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Some episodes are very rewarding, others make one wonder why we waste our time watching this. This episode belongs to the latter category. When I saw the bank teller videos showing a bearded "man" getting $10,000 in change for two fifties on two separate occasions from two separate tellers with impeccable records, I immediately pieced this one together - post-hypnotic suggestion, woman with fake beard - though it took the CSIs a little more time. The one thing that made me hesitate was that this theme is so old and hackneyed that I couldn't believe the writers would have the temerity to use it.
The Sara Sidle bit should have been left out but I guess that after 8 years, she must have a fan base. I don't dislike her, but she's a somewhat bland character, there's no chemistry between her and Grissom, and the writing to get her into the show when she doesn't even have a job there is just contrived.
The other story is half-decent, but the actor couldn't carry it.
I get the impression that the well is drying up.
Some episodes are very rewarding, others make one wonder why we waste our time watching this. This episode belongs to the latter category. When I saw the bank teller videos showing a bearded "man" getting $10,000 in change for two fifties on two separate occasions from two separate tellers with impeccable records, I immediately pieced this one together - post-hypnotic suggestion, woman with fake beard - though it took the CSIs a little more time. The one thing that made me hesitate was that this theme is so old and hackneyed that I couldn't believe the writers would have the temerity to use it.
The Sara Sidle bit should have been left out but I guess that after 8 years, she must have a fan base. I don't dislike her, but she's a somewhat bland character, there's no chemistry between her and Grissom, and the writing to get her into the show when she doesn't even have a job there is just contrived.
The other story is half-decent, but the actor couldn't carry it.
I get the impression that the well is drying up.