CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) Father of the Bride (2011) User Reviews

Fun, But Very Little Credibility

[ccthemovieman-1 · 6/10 · 19 March 2012]

We are back to "Nate Haskell," the notorious "Dick and Jane" killer who haunts CSI's "Ray Langston," in particular. The rest of the season is devoted to stopping him, too. That is three episodes, beginning here.

With Haskell and his brides (actually, they are groupies) you know it's going to be somewhat of a creepy show, which is fine.

This is one of those episodes that keeps your attention in a big way, but hopes the audience is brain-dead because a lot of things don't make sense, if you think about them (such has how serial killer Haskell can come up with two million dollars, have surgery and still not be pursued by federal cops?? Come on, man!) A fun episode, but check your brains at the door.

Where Is He Now?

[Hitchcoc · 8/10 · 15 March 2021]

After the discovery of body parts on a farm, the farmer who looks like a refugee from a Freddy Kreuger movie, humorless and cold, becomes the center of something. That something is Haskell, who has continued to taunt Ray, to make him suffer. We have a scene where Ray's ex, who is an accomplished cellist and her new husband (I believe he a cop in Breaking Bad) having drinks. Who with, you ask. It Haskell and his newest bride. Decent setup for the conclusion of the season.

Body Parts and Plastic Surgery

[claudio_carvalho · 8/10 · 3 November 2023]

After discovering a severed body of a woman without head and hands and two hands of a man in a barn in the countryside, Nick and Langston arrives at the crime. Soon Langston receives a phone call and leaves Nick alone. He returns to the office where the CSI have received a video from Nate Haskell with his fiancée Vivian Tinsdale requesting ransom to her father and Haskell taunting Langston. They proceed their investigation and find that both events are entwined.

"Father of the Bride" is a great episode of "CSI", with the return of the serial-killer Nate Haskell. The plot has many twists and all the CSI discoveries are one step behind. Nate Haskell and his crazy "fiancées" are the great attraction of this show, to be continued. Looking forward to see the conclusion. My vote is eight.

Title (Brazil): "Father of the Bride"

CSI can do better than Nate Haskell

[mspeed44 · 3/10 · 28 April 2011]

As a long time CSI fan, I can hope this is the beginning of the end of Nate Haskell, and for Ray Langston. Nick's "mooing" at the black and white cow was the only humor of the night, and the best part of this episode. Nick and Greg find a barn filled with body parts (and Farmer Thorpe is vaguely familiar--oh, he was Grissom's old mentor, Dr. Gerard in 2002!!) Sophia returns for all of 3 minutes to tell Ray she's calling in the feds to look for Nate Haskell.

Langston is hurling himself around with his own agenda, telling Chief Detective Sophia (or whatever her new title is) what to do and why she can't call in the feds to look for this horrendous serial killer who escaped eight weeks ago!! Would an escaped serial killer really be walking around, getting plastic surgery, and the feds NOT be after him? Meanwhile, Nate has managed to extract 2 million dollars from the father of one of his 'brides'--what makes a groupie a 'bride'? (Now, we all know banks will not give out 2 million $ to anyone without calling in the feds, but Nate gets his millions!) We see cut up male and female part--a bit overdone, imo--and the group figures out who is who and with his amazing powers, CSI newbie Ray Langston figures out Nate is really sending a message to him and Nate is no longer anywhere near Vegas BUT he's somewhere else where he can "blend in"---OH, as with a magic wand, Dr. Ray decides Nate Haskell has to be in California--Los Angeles, of all places!! Next shot is a pretty woman playing a cello with a small audience and we see Nate and one of his women in the audience. And the cello playing beauty is none other than Langston's former wife!! Another close up of Nate Haskell and them "To Be Continued"...

I am beginning to think someone at CSI is out to close this once fine series down! This episode came across as cut-out and paste-together scenes--no flow, no smooth teamwork as seen for many years, just jumping around from one set to another.