This episode is constructed like an intellectual puzzle that mostly works itself out by the end. The twists and turns are fun to watch. Yet the ending is empty, because there is no closure. We don't know what happened to the boy. In real life, I doubt the killer would ever even be convicted for murder. Obviously her kid is gone, but all they have in the end is what would get called circumstantial or too vague. So in the end, she's shown getting locked up. But in real life, that might possibly happen for falsely reporting a crime and stalking (if Nevada even has stalking laws), but then she'd be back on the street. Her neighbor better keep a good eye on his new dog.
One thing I kept thinking was "why not have a psychologist question her?" That was super silly to leave out. Anyway, this is yet another example of "tv crazy", which CSI uses frequently and has little to do with actual mental illness. Someone is so completely delusional, for months if not years, yet every other aspect of their life is perfect, neat, and well maintained. All of her stories were perfect. She could even trick one of the best crime labs in the country into believing a little boy lives in that house. This sort of thing only happens in fiction. Yet it shows up so often in media, most people believe it could be real.
Part the of emptiness that I felt after watching this was probably was due to the story lacking authenticity. Part of it might have been due to the actress cast as Karen. I'm sure things may have hit differently with someone else in the part. Enough said there.
Speaking of acting, Kevin Durand gave possibly the best performance of the episode, all in the single scene he got. Creepy & menacing. And scary while towering over Warrick.
One thing I kept thinking was "why not have a psychologist question her?" That was super silly to leave out. Anyway, this is yet another example of "tv crazy", which CSI uses frequently and has little to do with actual mental illness. Someone is so completely delusional, for months if not years, yet every other aspect of their life is perfect, neat, and well maintained. All of her stories were perfect. She could even trick one of the best crime labs in the country into believing a little boy lives in that house. This sort of thing only happens in fiction. Yet it shows up so often in media, most people believe it could be real.
Part the of emptiness that I felt after watching this was probably was due to the story lacking authenticity. Part of it might have been due to the actress cast as Karen. I'm sure things may have hit differently with someone else in the part. Enough said there.
Speaking of acting, Kevin Durand gave possibly the best performance of the episode, all in the single scene he got. Creepy & menacing. And scary while towering over Warrick.