CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (TV Series) Dog Eat Dog (2005) User Reviews

These Shows Are Getting More Strange Every Season

[ccthemovieman-1 · 8/10 · 12 March 2007]

Wow, what a weird episode this one is, in a TV show that has become known in recent years for its strange stories. This one is one of the most bizarre.

There are two crimes to solve. Well, actually the first isn't a crime but a disease that makes a person literally "eat himself to death." This segment is really gross, so be warned if you haven't seen it. Seeing someone "pig out" like this guy does is pretty obscene. Looking at what's inside his stomach back at the Medical examiner's office is even more disgusting.

The second story involves a newly-divorced husband and wife arguing over who gets the family pet, the golden retriever dog. The husband has been shot and the wife has had her throat torn up (with canine bite marks.) The dog seems just fine and where is the gun? What happens in very strange but some "dog facts" presented here are very interesting.

Prader-Willi Syndrome and The Golden Retriever

[claudio_carvalho · 7/10 · 29 January 2023]

Capt. Brass, Grissom, Catherine and Greg investigate a man found dead in a dumpster of a restaurant. The man is well dressed to be homeless and Dr. Robbins finds in the autopsy that his stomach had six liters of food inside and his fingernails have been chewed down. David Phillips finds a napkin from a pretzel stand and Catherine goes there to interview the owner, where she retrieves his wallet. When she finds the business card of the promoter for the Extreme Eating Federation, Digger James, they start to track down the steps of Jerry Gable. Meanwhile, Sofia Curtis, Nick and Sara investigate the death of Michael and Lori Tinsley in their home. They see also a car in the driveway that does not belong to them. There are also vinyl records missing in their collection. They also find the golden retriever Kahlua inside a room. They summon the owner of the car, Missy Halter, who tells that she is Michael's girlfriend and had lent her car to him. Further, the Tinsley couple was divorcing and she took the albums for Michael as per his request. When Davis Phillips finds a bullet in Michael's brain and Nick learns that a golden retriever also called Kahlua was found in the park, the team solves the case.

"Dog Eat Dog" is an episode of "CSI' that begins with the information that Capt. Brass has been cleared. The case of Jerry Gable is disgusting, but is a chance for us to learn that there is this Prader-Willi Syndrome. The case of the golden retriever is ironical. My vote is seven.

Title (Brazil): "Dog Eat Dog"

They Were Doggin' It

[Hitchcoc · 7/10 · 8 February 2021]

Prater Willy is really a sad thing. It is especially so when children have it. I had a student who had locks on his refrigerator because he would get up in the middle of the night and consume everything in there. The character here was a little over the top, even for this. By the way, I think those hot dog eating things are ridiculous. The second plot, about a dog being responsible (either directly or indirectly) was way too much to believe. Played more for humor after more serius episodes.

Not a Summary...just an answer to a question

[Christycat35 · 25 October 2009]

The name of the disorder the guy had is Prader-Willi Syndrome. It is a difficult syndrome to manage, but it is not impossible with the right environmental controls. You don't have to lock up the individuals who have it. Instead you lock up their food in the home and provide strict supervision when they are out of their home. The truth is, though, that they can most definitely eat themselves to death in one sitting! Obviously our stomachs only hold a certain amount of food and a person with PWS can't feel when the stomach is full, so they could eat so much their stomachs actually rupture. Furthermore, binge eating even of a lesser capacity can cause their stomachs to become necrotic and they can die from that too.

I have yet to see this episode. I missed it when it originally aired and can't seem to catch a rerun of it to save my life! LOL I know about this disorder because I work with 17 individuals who have it. My job is anything but boring! :)

What was the name of the disorder?

[mcr_2528 · 5/10 · 6 April 2008]

What was the name of the eating disorder that the guy had? I had never heard of it before. It was kind of disgusting the way he was eating but i felt sorry for him since it wasn't his fault that he couldn't stop eating. If i had a relative like that i don't think i could take care of them because i would feel so bad about locking them up like that. Although it would be better to lock them up than to let them eat the way they would if they had access to food. I hated that the dog had killed the girl but really it was kind of like karma. It was a good show though. CSI is awesome. I am glad that there are new episodes. I like CSI: Crime Scene Investigation more than i like CSI: NY or CSI: Miami.

Not one to watch if you feel unwell..

[henry-429-883632 · 5/10 · 18 September 2012]

So we go, in a few episodes, from "Gum drops" to - for me - one of the worst CSI episodes for a while.

The episode is certainly informative - one of the things I love about CSI (you get pretty good on what petechial haemorrhaging and what it means if you watch enough of this show, also other indicators of strangulation/drowning/bruising/lividity/time of death etc). I knew nothing of the condition affecting the hypothalamus that the poor fellow in this episode suffered from.

That said my stomach was not absolutely constant BEFORE I watched this episode - with the man's 6 litres of distended stomach contents being somehow sorted into different jars by food-type - and surprisingly I did not notice a big improvement during or after. As well as scientific info, we get another CSI staple - revolting fluids. Lots of them.

SPOILERS: The other story I find quite meaningless. A guy breaks back into his OWN HOUSE, after his ex has changed the locks. He's already stolen back his Beatles records (she was going to spitefully sell them) and now he wants his dog back (she cheated in a love-competition by handling bacon before they competitively called the dog to them). When he breaks back in, she shoots him. Bang. Gone. Just like that. Then one of the dogs kills her too. So that's nice!

I mean this is nonsense. I guess if they are trying to show us the pointlessness of some crimes (another CSI theme) then OK - but the episode doesn't work for me at all.