CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) Too Tough to Die (2001) User Reviews

The CSI we all know and love

[xbatgirl-30029 · 9/10 · 15 June 2022]

I wrote a review for one of the earlier episodes and said something was missing at that point and the writing a little clumsy. I realized after watching this one and the one previous, that this now is the show fully developed and the characters we love. The actors and writers have figured out exactly who each character is and given them dimension. There's chemistry and camaraderie. I think each character has been paired off with all the others in different scenes now so they have their own dynamic between them. We also now how our regular doctor and Greg in the lab. There's more than just style going on. There's emotion and grey areas. But it's not a total soap opera the way certain others shows can become. It's still a serious procedural. This is what kept people watching for years and years.

Also I can't believe how young Aldis Hodge was here! The only small criticism I have is when the female victim was lying in the road, there was no crucial reason for her to have her bra so prominently exposed. That seemed like the director was still trying too hard to be shocking. But other than that, a really excellent episode.

Decent episode, ruined by Sara

[Valkonian · 7/10 · 18 September 2023]

Always fun to re-watch these episodes years later to see how they have aged. When I first started watching CSI the original was my favorite but then I moved on to liking NY and Miami much more, Miami being my favorite. Yes I know the acting and everything about it was outrageous. But that's what I personally was looking for in a show.

In this episode we are dealing with a brutal and visceral rape. IMO, the other investigation is very secondary and kind of boring. The rape case is so much more interesting. Although Sara does a great job in her role, in the end it's pathetic. These officers should know in their line of work you must leave your emotions, especially personally emotions at home. I would even argue it's a good advice to take with any job you have in any line of work.

I never liked Sara's character because of this. She just puts her emotions into too much of her work and it ultimately interferes with her life. This is a bad recipe and Grissom repeatedly tells her this in one form or another throughout the series. This is season 1 and he's already telling her.

At the end he tells her she needs to let go and she says she wishes she could feel nothing like he does. This is the WRONG interpretation of what Grissom is trying to tell her. Just because Grissom doesn't show emotion for a case doesn't mean he has no feelings! He doesn't let those feelings dominate his job, which Sara does! This is the difference.

Of course I am not blaming Sara, I almost cried for the woman to got raped and zero justice. Sara complained the criminal would be out in 48 months. Well if Sara is so upset about then FIGHT to try and make the rape laws MORE strict. Rape is a disgusting and truly violent crime that should be SEVERELY punished. That is what Sara's ultimately goal should be. Not to go home, cry and wait for the next rape victim where she can let her emotions run amok again.

Sara's Pain

[Hitchcoc · 7/10 · 31 December 2020]

We have two cases. The first involves a couple of lowlifes who get into it over a damaged motorcycle, and one shoots and kills the other. The witnesses are consistent but it seems that what they profess couldn't have happened. The second case is about a young woman who is attacked, raped, and left alive with two inoperable bullets in her head. Sara becomes involved emotionally and realizes that there is no possibility of real justice. More gut level than many of these. Katherine has another encounter with her ex.

The Adolescent, the Survival and the Laws

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 2 September 2022]

While in a garage building, a young black woman is attacked and kidnapped in her car. Later, she is found in the road shoulder raped and with two bullets in her skull and left to die. Grissom, Nick and Sara investigate the case, while Catherine and Warrick are assigned to help the prosecutor in a case that is finally going to trial after three years, but the key evidence is missing. Sara visits the Jane Doe in coma in the hospital and feels involved with the case when she learns that the woman would live a vegetative life in case of surviving. Meanwhile, Catherine and Warrick find contradictory statements from the killer, who was a neighbor, and the widow and follow this evidence to find the truth.

"Too Tough to Die" is another great episode of "CSI" that makes the viewer think about adolescent violators and how the laws are condescends in many countries like in Brazil and United States. The plot shows a well-married woman, living her normal life with her husband, that has her life taken by a adolescent that committed rape and shoot at her head. However, it seems that judges and legislators are not aware of this situation in their countries. The other case, is brightly resolved by Catherine and Warrick. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Duro Demais para Morrer" ("Too Tough to Die")