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I cap & script the episodes. In previous seasons you would have the opening crime then you would usually only see the guest stars when interrogated unofficially or officially by Goren & Eames with maybe one possibly two scenes with the guest stars alone panicking over what the cops know. And the aria or final scene was all about Goren/Eames taking the bad guy/guys down.

Now there are seven or eight scenes of the guest stars alone talking, and the aria is ending with the guest stars talking (or in Playing Dead, crying) and Goren/Eames watching.

I enjoyed the ending zingers from seasons before that always wrapped up the criminal. These no longer exist. Sadly. Everything is slow and pondering with the Nichols side getting the zingers.

As far as Alex, she looks sexier but her lines are not her snarky comments of the past. And poor Ross seems a bit lost. As great an actor as Eric is, that is a waste. But then so it is with Vincent and Kate.

But as I said before, I'd watch Vincent watching paint dry. I just miss the vibrating Goren.

Ia am not alone in these thoughts. There are a lot of angry followers out there raging over the poor writing this season.

But if you enjoy it I'm glad. Each of us to our own.