Good show, but a terrible ending.

I was so surprised at the ending, and it DID bring tears to my eyes...I hope it will continue to be my #1 show...

I wasn't surprised. I was afraid they'd do something like that. I prefer to think a character like Grissom would leave his job for some scholarly or philosophical pursuit -- not to say he couldn't have that and romance both. But the Sidle character annoyed me so much that the romantic arc between the two of them really spoiled the technical side of the show for me. To that end, I'm glad to see both of them gone.

That's why I'm sort of glad they cast LF in the new role. Maybe now, they can make the show a little darker? The original concept was that Langston has a serial killer gene, and he has to fight those urges. Injecting a little Dexter or giving the show a little Silence of the Lambs/Hannibal Lector vibe could possibly turn the show into appointment TV again.

Not to dark...I watch this CSI by myself...

I don't think you have to worry about that, babs. CSI is a golden goose, and they're not going to change it too much and risk messing with it. What I was thinking is LF is a much better actor than WP, so now, they can write some really meaty stuff for him.

Thank you ragin...yes LF is a much better actor.

LF is a fantastic actor (man, that's an expressive face). I think you're right, ragin, they can do some creative writing for him. Sometimes a show get off to a great start with a really sharp premise, then it starts to coast and the ptb think they need to explore deeply into the personal lives of the characters. And sometimes that's a mistake. It drove me away from ER, and it threatened to do so with CSI. Maybe now they can drive the show as a procedural/thriller for a while. Hope so.

I, too, was hoping they wouldn't go that route. I would have preferred to see him with Lady Heather if anyone but being on his own enjoying his life or working on acceptance of his growing deafness-what happened to that long term story line?-would have been better.

They really did let that hearing problem vanish, didn't they? For as big a deal as they made of it at the time, it sure became a non-issue.