First of all, I must say that I was wrong. I didn’t get it right at all. If you are wondering what I am referring to I mean my guess at the serial killer in the broadcast television show CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (as stated in my post Thoughts on this season of CSI - 11.4.2006.1). I had run through the various members of the CSI team, and had thought there could be a strong case made that Grissom, Sarah, or Greg were in fact the killer. This was proven to be completely incorrect.
In last nights episode the actual killer was revealed. The killer had nothing to do with the CSI team. My speculation missed on every point, except the exasperation that Grissom seems to be feeling. The weight of dealing with the worst of what human beings can do to each other is showing on Grissom, as Katherine and Sarah have noticed clearly last night. I think both might have some concern, to a degree. Considering the fact that Grissom is so quiet and internalized leads me to think that if he loses it, it will be an explosive event.
I hope that this part of the storyline is not an indication that Mr. William Petersen is planning on leaving the show. While I think the show could continue for a time, it’s Mr. Petersen’s Grissom that holds everything together. Grissom is the heart of the team, and its strength. Mr. Petersen has done a fantastic job of giving depth to an intellectual, deep thinking, cautious, and emotionally reserved character for several seasons now. Almost from the first episode it was this character that caused many to come back each week. The intensity of the character, the fear of being hurt, the desire to bring justice and truth, the potential girlfriends, and the evolving connection to Sarah have all been critical in the television shows success. I cannot see today how the program could continue long-term without him. But as we have all see, this is a program that is well written and not always going in the direction that we might expect or hope for (like the potential romance between Katherine and Warrick – which could have been interesting).
In current news, why is it that news media agencies are molding the voluntary surrender to authorities of Mr. Wesley Snipes as the cops actively moving in and arresting him? Mr. Snipes has returned from his work in Namibia, and as worked out surrendered to authorities peaceably. Yet if you listen to the soundbites on the news stations it sounds as if Mr. Snipes came back, got off a plane and authorities swooped in and arrested him like an episode of the television show COPS. This is untrue and unfair.
Mr. Snipes has not evaded arrest, has not resisted, nor hindered the authorities. Mr. Snipes was doing his job when authorities indicted him, and his work happened to place him overseas at the time. I have no doubt that the Government knew this fact, or could have known it if they chose to. To create a media event by claiming to be unaware of Mr. Snipe whereabouts, to structure this matter as if there was negative intent, is almost conspiratory. It just pisses me off. I hope Mr. Snipes is vindicated, and I’d love it if he were to see damages for the public charade that these irresponsible actions have created.
This is what I think, what do you think?
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