Even Her Name Is Boring
Warning: Spoilers for CSI Seasion 6 Episode 21, and ruminations on the reduced flatness of Nicks hair.
Seriously, it didn’t look anywhere near as flat this episode, and I think that’s what we were all concerned about. CSI was busting out the movie references on Tuesdays episode (which I watched yesterday, due to football). There was just the one case, a murder at her son’s wedding of a succesfull defense attourney that had represented (and failed to keep out of prison) a notable mob boss. Unfortunately, after spending eleven hours processing the evidence, Nick’s car, containing everything the team had recovered, was stolen from the car park of the cafe where they were having a coffee.
Having released the scene, and with most of the evidence missing, the team have to go back through their recollections of the investigation, and try to piece together a case. We get to see each team members’ version of events, following the eps title, Rashomama (as in Rashomon uptake fans). Each of the team starts with a stroll through an arch way that’s covered in roses, then we follow each investigation, with the help of a voice over. Sara’s generally not impressed with the wedding, or weddings in general, calling them a “property exchange between your father and your husband”, and asking on her walkthrough “can the love be real when the flowers are fake”. Gil’s segment has the camera tracking across the flowers (noting a ladybird, or “harmonia axyridis”, of course) and the bride during his interview with her, focusing on all the little details he picks up on. Nick smells the flowers, noting a rose by any other name would smell as sweet on a day so filled with love, and completely missing the fact the flowers were fake. Greg gets a particularly good segment (even with a Dude Where’s My Car reference at the start), with a noir’ish black and white flashback, and plenty of Greg-ish writing, such as noting on seeing two of the bridesmaids “those weren’t just miracle bras, they were creating four wonders of the world”.
Other than the excellent use of multiple perspectives, the supporting cast were really good, with Veronica Mars’ Amanda Seyfried turning up as one of the bridesmaids, and Veronica Cartwright killing it as the hellbitch victim (the post title is from part of her toast to the bride). Below is a cap, thanks to CSI-Caps, from Greg’s recollections, including red lipstick in the otherwise black and white shot. Top ep.
