The story of this episode is good but not necessarily amazing. What makes this episode fun watching it almost 20 years later is the number of quality guest actors. I include Aisha Tyler in the count, even though she was a semi regular this season. There's also Carlos Gomez who played one of my favorite characters on The Glades, which I watched maybe 3 times total. And DB Woodside from both Buffy and Lucifer. Obviously, Melissa Leo became the biggest name. I'm sure someone has kept a count of how many CSI guest actors went on to become successful, either finding regular work in well known shows or becoming household names with big awards. This one has to have one of the highest amount in one episode. Even some of the lesser known actors are recognizable from frequent roles on other series. I do wish the script gave more time to America Ferrera's character or Woodside's to round them out and give them closure, but that was just the nature of the show that the minor characters might only get a few minutes. It's just strange to see really famous actors have so little to do. Ramon de Ocampo though had a super touching, moving scene at the end that showed he could keep up with the award winners. Finally, I did also like that Catherine's ongoing issues with Lindsay continued to carry over for years, including into the new CSI Vegas series. It's cool to see Lindsay go from little girl to grown woman with a kid of her own.
Review of Harvest
