Should ‘CSI’s’ Sara Sidle live or die?

Sara dies!
Sara goes from co-worker to work. Catherine, Nick, Warrick, Greg, et al., are known to yuck it up pretty good over a corpse or two, laughing at the expense of the deceased. Catherine couldn’t contain her guffaws when they found a suspect caught in cement. Then there was Greg’s line about the empty decapitated head he found: “This one’s a no-brainer.” Of course, because this is television, the investigators won’t be relieved from this investigation because of conflict of interest. Let’s see how the team operates when they don’t have black humor to help them through a horrible crime scene.

More Lady Heather! Yes, “CSI” has hinted at Grissom’s age-inappropriate affection for Sara for years. When he couldn’t deal with a corpse because it resembled his favorite underling, viewers knew for sure. But frankly, it’s creepy. Grissom’s true soul mate is erstwhile dominatrix Lady Heather. Alas, whenever she resurfaces, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the law — kind of like Batman and Catwoman. Someday these crazy students of human behavior will figure it out. With Sara out of the way, it’ll be that much easier for the star crossed lovers to do just that. 

No Sara gives other characters room to grow. What happened with Warrick’s gambling problem or the wife he married on the spur of the moment? Did long work hours destroy their short relationship? Did they work it out, or can he and Catherine finally hook up? What about Catherine’s juvenile delinquent daughter? Will she turn just as bad as Det. Jim Brass’s kid?  How is Nick after his own kidnapping experience? Does he have nightmares? These are all plot lines left unfulfilled last year by writers focusing on the most forced TV pairing since Monica and Chandler on “Friends.”

No more Jorja Fox contract disputes.  Back in 2004, Jorja Fox (Sara) and George Eads (Nick) didn’t show up to work because they wanted to make more money. Instead, they were fired, then rehired with no raise. Rumor has it, Fox is doing it again and that’s why Sara got thrown under the bus — or the vintage muscle car. If Sara doesn’t make it through, you can blame Fox’s lousy management. At least we won’t have to read about it any more.

More for Grissom to brood over. With his beloved Sara dead and gone, surely Grissom will be wracked with guilt. If only they hadn’t been lovers, then the Miniature Killer wouldn’t have taken Sara! Can Grissom ever love again? Will he ever work again? After all, the profession he loves lead to the loss of the woman he loves. Fans of mopey Grissom, rejoice!

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