I've been waiting patiently for an episode to get on that would repeat the call I felt at the real start of this season, and - pardon me for saying - I was hit by "Smooth Criminal."
Finally, the missing balance found its way back into CSI: New York with a history that had emotional grounding and a thrilling mystery. The line between the police investigation and the scenes between the hit man and his captive were enticing and made me really take to remember about what was leaving on.
Even the overused device of fashioning the audience believe the law were knocking on the hit man's door instead of some random suspect achieved its goal.
Ne-Yo was excellent as the hit man, listed in the credits only as the Liberal Man. He was cold but cool, and I acknowledge I was kind of rooting for him. I cherished the Big Man to get a clean getaway. He was a villain, but the screen that has an obvious code otherwise he would get killed his target, Camille, at the end.
I think it could be argued that he didn't take her because he had developed an attraction to his mark in the little time they spent together. I think it's often more probable that he spared Camille because Dr. Kumi ended her contract once she sent a secondary assassin to stop the job.
Speaking of Dr. Kumi, I had fan girl moment when I saw Adrienne Barbeau. She's one of my favorite Catwomen, and knows how to twist an evil character.
I knew that Dr. Kumi would likely get a bigger hand in the level than her first question with Danny and Flack suggested. The character's true motives were played close to the vest, and it was a real surprise for me when Dr. Kumi turned out to be the brain behind the fake medication.
I had been quite confident that Camille was more ominous than Dr. Hawkes wanted to believe. The story between the two characters helped to fortify the smell of urgency for the CSIs to find where Camille was being held captive.
My lingering complaint is one I've had for a while, but it's really start to bug me more and more. Jo needs some fleshing out. She needs a character flaw, and the tiny tidbits of information she always just happens to know want to be granted to another character.
A tale involving the part showing there's more to her than being a perfect ex-FBI superwoman would do the trick.
What did you consider of last night's CSI: NY? Comment below!
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