S02.E01: Why-Fi

[thewhiteowl]

D.B. Russell, a civilian specialist, transfers from Las Vegas to become the director of the newly created division of Next Generation Cyber Forensics. He joins Avery and her team as they track down the most dangerous cyber criminals, beginning with the hacking of a home security system that turns into a homicide investigation. Also, Avery considers moving to a new position within the hierarchy of the FBI, Krumitz is a witness in his sister’s trial, Elijah deals with a delicate family situation and more is revealed about both Nelson’s and Raven’s backgrounds.

 

 

[ottoDbusdriver]

Also, Avery considers moving to a new position within the hierarchy of the FBI, Krumitz is a witness in his sister’s trial, Elijah deals with a delicate family situation and more is revealed about both Nelson’s and Raven’s backgrounds.

 

Sounds like the case of the week is just background filler for a "very special" episode where we get all kinds of family issues and character backgrounds.  Is Raven going to up and disappear for half the season again this time ?  Is Mundo's on-again, off-again, on-again relationship with his wife back off .... again ?  Is Brody Nelson going to talk smack about Krumitz while Krumitz isn't around (since he's in court) ?  Will there be even more redshirt extras milling around the main cyber room ?

[Twilight Man]

I just thought of something.  Danson was a regular cast member on last week's CSI finale.

Today he is a regular cast member on CSI: Cyber.

In two weeks he will be a regular cast member on Fargo on FX.

 

That's three shows he will be a regular cast member in one month.

(Sure, one of the "shows" was just a two hour finale "hung over" from last year)

That's still pretty impressive.

I would love to know the shooting schedule this guy had this past summer.

[iscoffy]

This show is still dumb, but I think the addition of Danson doing some actual on-scene sleuthing that doesn't make the writers think they need labored explanations along with silly CGI (as they do for basic cyber issues) is helping somewhat.  Although you'd think he'd want to empty out the Fauxmba in case there was any trace evidence it had vacuumed up prior to dumping coffee all over the floor.

 

Also, if my coworkers decided to take up an entire hallway to race roaches, I'd be pretty annoyed.

 

Krumm's family issues got even more tedious.  I wouldn't have believed it possible.  And Bow-wow and Raven are... hm.  I guess they now can effortlessly combine their lack of storylines into one.

 

You'd think we'd have learned long ago from Talky Tina that talking dolls are never up to any good, but thanks, CSI: Cyber!

[thuganomics85]

It's back!  I can't believe it!  I'm not sure if it's actually the dumbest CBS show out there, but the fact that it's airing in the competitive fall (at least Under the Dome and Zoo have the awareness to slack off in the summer), makes it one in my book.

 

At least they cut back on the ridiculous voice-over at the beginning.  Still lame, but not having that hilarious, over-dramatic "It can happen to you!" tag, certainly helps. I also noticed they did away with the character dramatically walking to the camera in the credits, which is also a good thing.  Of course, I choose to believe that they tried to shoot another one, but Ted Danson was like "Yeah, no.  I ain't doing that."

 

Danson might already be my favorite thing on this show already, but I really can't figure out what his character fits into on here.  Is he working for Avery and basically another underling?  That seems weird for a character played by someone like him (and from the original CSI.)  What's his background in computers?  He seems to be knowledgeable with tech of some kind (those dumb roaches), but I wonder why they decided to bring this character to this department (other then hoping to bump up the ratings, of course.)  Or, in the end, is he just here to do actual on-scene investigation, so it isn't just a bunch of people typing for the entire show?

 

Krummy's stuff was boring; of course, his sister was guilty.  Elijah's got a sick dad who is refusing treatment, but I still think his biggest concern should be legally changing his name, because "Elijah Mundo" still is the worst name ever.  And then there is Bow Wow and Raven hooking-up.  I guess I'll give the show credit for not obviously telegraphing it (most would have had numerous shots of them looking at each other or being awkward around one another), but I still could care less.

 

Sadly, Patricia Arquette's acting really hasn't improve.  I still think the worst of it is whenever Avery is attempting to be chummy with her team, because it doesn't feel natural.  More like a robot or alien trying to imitate a human being.

[Raja]

 

 

Danson might already be my favorite thing on this show already, but I really can't figure out what his character fits into on here.  Is he working for Avery and basically another underling?  That seems weird for a character played by someone like him (and from the original CSI.)  What's his background in computers?  He seems to be knowledgeable with tech of some kind (those dumb roaches), but I wonder why they decided to bring this character to this department (other then hoping to bump up the ratings, of course.)  Or, in the end, is he just here to do actual on-scene investigation, so it isn't just a bunch of people typing for the entire show?

 

 

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I think she is his only friend there so he is just hanging around instead supervising folks working on next generation forensic techniques.

[BooksRule]

Maybe someone else can verify, but it looks like the scene in the promo where they are looking down at the brown 'outline' of a body is the same scene where DB had the Roomba-like device make the outline of the victim in ground coffee.  However, the outline in the promo is a sharp representation of a body (almost like a typical cartoon 'dead body' diagram) and the one in the episode was crude.  Is this the same scene, but filmed multiple times? 

[Tony]

And off we go with the freak show...

 

They spent most of the episode focused on the characters (Danson/Avery's cockroach racing/drone flying scenes, neckbeard's sister's trial, BowWow/Raven's puke-inducing shower scene), and then rushed to wrap everything up in the last 8 minutes. Hats off to the writers for coming up with using phone's the motion sensor to figure out the hacker's email address. You really have to shut off your brain and suspend any logic while watching this show.

 

The good: no more annoying intro with the stolen patient files and whisper

The bad: Dawson is still failing at being a fake action hero and still abusing suspects

[Twilight Man]

At least they cut back on the ridiculous voice-over at the beginning.  Still lame, but not having that hilarious, over-dramatic "It can happen to you!" tag, certainly helps

 

I also noticed that they "trimmed" the intro on Scorpion.

Walter is no longer telling us each week that he's smarter than Einstein.

[Scott]

 And then there is Bow Wow and Raven hooking-up.  I guess I'll give the show credit for not obviously telegraphing it (most would have had numerous shots of them looking at each other or being awkward around one another), but I still could care less.

I would have much rather had that than what felt like twenty minutes of them oozing past each other in their glassed-in home sex sauna.

[GaT]

At least they cut back on the ridiculous voice-over at the beginning.  Still lame, but not having that hilarious, over-dramatic "It can happen to you!" tag, certainly helps.

That whispery "It can happen to you!" line drove me crazy, I was hoping it would be gone, but unfortunately, the rest of the show is still the same crap. I also don't understand Russell's job now, on the original CSI he did forensics, now he's a tech guy? I don't get it.

 

 

And then there is Bow Wow and Raven hooking-up.

First, I don't think it's necessary for the show, second, why do shows always hook up the Asian female with the Black guy?

[Raja]

That whispery "It can happen to you!" line drove me crazy, I was hoping it would be gone, but unfortunately, the rest of the show is still the same crap. I also don't understand Russell's job now, on the original CSI he did forensics, now he's a tech guy? I don't get it.

 

First, I don't think it's necessary for the show, second, why do shows always hook up the Asian female with the Black guy?

I think he is supposed to be in a lab developing new stuff for crime scene investigators but his only friend within hundreds of miles works in the cyber division so he is hanging around and doing the basic crime scene investigating to hold the franchise name.

 

As for the Black/Asian swirl all the Black women not on Empire are with White men. And when the Black male is with a White woman you have to make a political statement from The Jefferson's when first done to Andre and Rhonda on Empire today.. There are not enough Asian men on TV to make any meaningful analysis but a certain percentage will be mated with Whites while a couple of reoccurring characters on Sleepy Hollow and Hawaii 5-0 have been with , or wanted to be with Black women. There are similar cultural objections to Black/White relationships with the thought that White men will ignore their "own" to go for Asian women which are avoided if the on screen mate of the Asian woman is other than White.

[thewhiteowl]

Huh, I thought it was because they are the only younger attractive people on the show.

[Raja]

There is that too

[Kromm]

It's back!  I can't believe it!  I'm not sure if it's actually the dumbest CBS show out there, but the fact that it's airing in the competitive fall (at least Under the Dome and Zoo have the awareness to slack off in the summer), makes it one in my book.

Under The Dome and Zoo have the Summer Dumb Awards and CSI Cyber and Scorpion the Regular Season ones (although to be fair, Scorpion was very briefly for like 2 episodes kind of entertaining and then it just all quickly went in the crapper).

[auntiemel]

I did like the little moment of, "I don't *think* your parents are watching over you from above. I *know* they are," from Patricia Arquette...which I took to be a shout-out to Medium!

[shapeshifter]

I did like the little moment of, "I don't *think* your parents are watching over you from above. I *know* they are," from Patricia Arquette...which I took to be a shout-out to Medium!

That's where that line came from? Now it makes sense. Do you think it was in the script, did PA maybe forget which show she was on?