From the Grave

a coffin with a gangster in it, a vulnerable housekeeper in a house filled with secrets, and a CSI with a guilty conscience...An interesting start to the season indeed.

I was rather impressed with the shooting from the coffin and the scene with Horatio and the priest. I wouldn't have taken him for a religious man, but I haven't been following the series long. I thought it was a tasty little bit of filming that they mirrored the confession booth look a moment later with the police officer looking at a suspect through the mesh in a car.

I found the plot engaging and the script a little better than normal (although aside from snappy one liners the script isn't that great in MOST episodes).

As with anyone who frequently watches crime dramas, I can become jaded towards scumbags after awhile, but I found myself vehemently angry at Mr. Livingston for his actions, and felt truly bad for the housekeeper's plight.

One thing that bothered me about the episode, however, was the idea that Horatio felt he had blood on his hands. Who is this referring to? Did he accidentally shoot a kid at one point? I ask because one of the biggest issues I have with the series is that he shoots people ALL THE TIME and doesn't seem to care about it. They are criminals, true, but we are talking about someone's life here. That they are making him out to be a really sensitive guy this one time makes it seem a little cynical.

Nevertheless, an episode worth seeing. I only worry about when the Mala Noche start to do some real damage...