I am a regular CSI viewer since the series began in 2000 and one of the things that has kept me tuning in (besides the fact that it is a great show anyway) was the sexual/romantic tension between Gil Grissom and Sara Sidle.
This particular episode was interesting in that it actually examined the fact that some men in the 19th/early 20th century wore corsets to improve their physique while also showing the effects of corsets on the human body (i.e. inner organs get pushed up and in and are squashed into a compact space) possibly contributing to the "fainting spells" most women had.
What really ticked me off was the end of the show. We see Gil sitting on the end of a bed wearing his robe talking, seemingly to no one about how he would like to die and what he would like to accomplish before he passed away. We then see a woman approaching him wearing a silky robe. She then stoops down and we see....SARA SIDLE!!! who murmurs something to the effect that she hopes that that won't happen any time soon. Personally, I was rooting for Lady Heather! That would have been a little more surprising and also given us an insight about the real Grissom.
While most women I've spoken to have mentioned the romantic tension existing between the characters, they've also said that they hope nothing happens - without it the show wouldn't be the same. Personally, I feel let down. The mask is off, the curtain has been pulled aside, the masquerade is over. Wow! though part of me was happy to see them together at last, another part of me mourned this. Where is the series going to go from here? In other shows, most famously "Happy Days" where Fonzie jumped the shark tank on his motorcycle, it was the start of the end of the series. While we may have desired to see Gil and Sara together, we did not actually want it to happen.
So, did CSI jump the shark? In my humble opinion, yes they did. So they might have to either up the ante between Warrick and Catherine or, find another element to pull in.
This particular episode was interesting in that it actually examined the fact that some men in the 19th/early 20th century wore corsets to improve their physique while also showing the effects of corsets on the human body (i.e. inner organs get pushed up and in and are squashed into a compact space) possibly contributing to the "fainting spells" most women had.
What really ticked me off was the end of the show. We see Gil sitting on the end of a bed wearing his robe talking, seemingly to no one about how he would like to die and what he would like to accomplish before he passed away. We then see a woman approaching him wearing a silky robe. She then stoops down and we see....SARA SIDLE!!! who murmurs something to the effect that she hopes that that won't happen any time soon. Personally, I was rooting for Lady Heather! That would have been a little more surprising and also given us an insight about the real Grissom.
While most women I've spoken to have mentioned the romantic tension existing between the characters, they've also said that they hope nothing happens - without it the show wouldn't be the same. Personally, I feel let down. The mask is off, the curtain has been pulled aside, the masquerade is over. Wow! though part of me was happy to see them together at last, another part of me mourned this. Where is the series going to go from here? In other shows, most famously "Happy Days" where Fonzie jumped the shark tank on his motorcycle, it was the start of the end of the series. While we may have desired to see Gil and Sara together, we did not actually want it to happen.
So, did CSI jump the shark? In my humble opinion, yes they did. So they might have to either up the ante between Warrick and Catherine or, find another element to pull in.
