Was a loyal weekly viewer up till Grissom's exit so I kind of felt obliged to tune in for the finale. I'm not sure if the face of tv dramas has changed so much in the past few years or if the early years of the show just weren't as good as I thought. The whole storyline seemed downright ludicrous which is strange given that I reveled in plots about killers dressed as plush animals, pipe bombs in sewers or scuba divers in trees. It felt very disjointed and thrown together. Grissom has always been my favorite so I didn't mind the attention given the character since to be honest I had no idea who any of the characters post his exit even were.
I was just glad to see Catherine, Brass, Henry and Hodges one more time even in a limited role. Somehow the Grissom character just seemed "off". I'm not sure if it was Petersen's choice to have him mellow or if he has sort of forgotten how to play the character many people know too well. Anyhow it was no grand exit but I'm a sucker for happy endings and was ok with seeing Sara and Grissom sail into the sunset. Good bye CSI and thanks for the memories.