CSI: NY (TV Series) Tri-Borough (2005) User Reviews

Three cases, two shockers, one serious load of puns.

[tzvikrasner · 31 December 2017]

This was an absolutely enjoyable episode. First off, the splitting of the team on three cases is great, because it gives us a great look at the characters. Second, we've got the one-off character of Detective Kalie Maka to give us a look at Danny's player rep. Personally, I love Kelly Hu, and though Anna Belknap's Lindsay Monroe was a perfect fit for Danny, Kelly would have been great as a love interest. Then we've got the inestimable T.J. Thyne playing the rare books seller. As always a wonderful performance by a vastly underrated actor. Not to mention the gigantic amount of puns dropped by absolutely everybody (my favorite was Sheldon Hawkes's description of the smell as a "James Brown. It's funky.") Lastly is the two more shocking culprits. First off, the kid in Mac and Stella's case is clearly a budding killer. They definitely got that one off the streets early. Then there's Aiden and Flack's. A frigging blue-ice bomb to the noggin. Only in a Bellasario.

There should be a law against...

[jwb001 · 3/10 · 22 January 2016]

There should be a law against using a "chicken-cross-the-road" joke in a prime-time television show, even when it also includes a ham-handed, follow-on joke about the double meaning of "other side":

(Mac and Stella examine the scene of a dead young man lying on the subway tracks) Mac Taylor: Why would a kid cross the tracks? Stella Bonasera: To get to the other side? Mac Taylor: One way or another.

There should DEFINITELY be a law against covering three cases in a single episode of "CSI: NY". Seriously. As the episode jumped between cases, I had a difficult time keeping track of which case the characters were discussing. Viewers shouldn't need to work so hard to process the episode; we come here to watch for relaxation.