CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) No Humans Involved (2004) User Reviews

Tlhe Lower Depths

[Hitchcoc · 9/10 · 1 February 2021]

We get a look at the dark side of Vegas where the gangs are. It's a classic police versus minorities story. A man is found dead, and while people look on, shots ring out and another man is killed. Meanwhile, Greg discover a five year old, dead in a Roughneck container. Several gang members are rounded up and brought in. There is a confrontation at the jail, and Warrick gets into it with the police, asking some pretty pointed questions. This episode deals with race and poverty and the combat that goes on on a daily basis. Pretty harsh episode. We also get a glance at Grissom's new role and Catherine's methods in her new job.

Gang Shooting and Brain Dead

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 16 January 2023]

Grissom, Sofia and Greg investigate a gang shooting with two victims. Out of the blue, Greg finds the body of a young boy dumped in a trash bin. Sara and David Phillips join the investigation. Dr. Robbins notes in the autopsy that the boy was around five years old, was abused with several recent fractures and died of starvation. A further investigation identifies the boy as Devon Malton and Sara and Capt. Brass visit the foster home where he lived with Lorna Tenney. Meanwhile, Catherine, Nick, Warrick and Det. Louis Vartann investigate the case of the prisoner Samuel Mendez that was beaten up in a riot in a cell and now is brain dead. Warrick sees a gun in the cell that was under Samuels body. Lt. Arthur Chen that is the responsible for the prisoners has an argument with Warrick when he comments about a sloppy police search and abuse of force. Soon they learn that Samuel Mendez is not the wanted criminal but an innocent namesake.

"No Humans Involved" is a typical episode of "CSI" with two simultaneous cases. The first case is cruel, with the death by starvation of a child. The second one is brilliantly resolved by Catherine's team, finding what happened in the riot. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "No Humans Involved"

I was pleasantly surprised.

[m-47826 · 7/10 · 18 July 2022]

I thought it would be just another minorities pity party episode. But it ended up being the exact opposite. Willows is a great chief of staff. She's by the book, but fair. And I liked her last scene with Grissom. Warwick on the other hand, really get on my nerves with his biases and holier than thou attitude. Like being a policeman requires getting feces thrown at you, and remain perfectly calm... The part with the child abuse was unbelievable. And I still don't get why the mother wasn't prosecuted for putting her own kids at risk. Leaving them with that woman. But I thought the investigation was gripping. All in all, it's a good CSI episode, with drama, mystery and a little touch of humor. It was so much better when scripts were written without the fear of being offensive. I've spotted a couple of lines and parts that won't go down today, which is really pathetic getting to that point...