‘CSI’ season 15 finale spoilers: The story for George Eads’ exit and more
For those wondering, we can confirm today that the Gig Harbor killer is going to remain a part of the “CSI” storyline until the second episode on Sunday, February 15. Then again, did you really expect anything else? This has been the show’s best storyline all season long, and Mark-Paul Gosselaar is secretly giving one of the best guest performances we’ve seen in a long time. He may be a longshot for an Emmy nomination, but we’d argue that he’s worthy.
Now, we turn to the bad news here: It feels almost like we could be getting near the end of the road for “CSI” as a series itself. These two episodes that we have synopses for below could be the last two of the entire show. We get the sense that CBS is trying to burn some of them off. Not only that, but they showed with “CSI: Miami” that they have no problem with sudden cancellations. If they did that here, we’d honestly feel pretty awful about it, given that this show has been such a longtime fixture. It deserves a proper send-off!
Now that we’ve said our piece, let’s get to share some thoughts about these episodes.
5×17, “Under My Skin” – “The CSI team investigates a murder with ties to two teenage kidnapped girls.”
5×18, “The End Game” – “The CSI unit faces the final showdown with the Gig Harbor killer whose motives are finally revealed. Meanwhile, Nick Stokes makes a decision that will affect the entire team moving forward.”
The first episode really could not be more vague if it tried. However, the second gives you a tease about George Eads’ exit from the show, and that it is his character’s own choosing. If the show does get a 16th season, it will be strange to see it without an original cast member on board.
What do you want to see happen over these final episodes? Let us know right now with a comment.
donincardona
February 15, 2015 @ 1:25 pm
cbs showed their hand. the other night they had an add that sunday night is the series finale. they are doing a jedi mind trick on everybody. so carter matt please respond. are you in the the trick?
Katy
February 14, 2015 @ 1:22 am
I think it’s time the show got cancelled. The pilot season was hands down the best though many would argue that the forensics weren’t as “sophisticated” as portrayed in subsequent seasons. The screenplay was smart and fluid and the chemistry between original cast members was incredible as they’ve shown great team dynamics that quite a few people associate with at the workplace. The show used to be my favorite up till Petersen and Dourdan left the show. It made more sense to have ended the show back then, all the whole maintaining peak ratings and a mystery around the lives of the original characters. I don’t think all the new characters they’ve introduced have favorably served the show and the writers’ creativity is wearing thin. I hope this is the last season as it used to be a wonderful show a decade ago. I think the best way out would be for Nick to leave out of burnout, Sara to make up with her ex and return to wherever he is, the assistant corner to be killed off and Greg to switch to another job. Whatever happens to the rest of the characters is of no consequence.