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comprehensive addictedtostorytelling csi meta and fic archive (current as of 07.20.21): part iii

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here is an archive of all of the csi meta posts, replies, and fics i’ve written since i first began posting commentary on and creative work for the show in 2014.

the archive is divided by subject, and each item is listed with the date on which it was originally published.

unfortunately, tumblr only allows 100 links per post, so i’m going to have to divide the archive up to make it functional.

the other parts of the archive can be found here.

there are currently 403 meta and fic items in the archive in total.

please note that some of these items were composed while the show was still airing and have since been contradicted or made irrelevant by show canon. please also note that all of the views expressed here are my own and should not be taken as authoritative.

some of the views i express in my writings have evolved over time, so generally speaking if there are multiple posts on the same subject, whichever one is most current will be most reflective of my present stances.

items marked with the ☆ symbol are ones i frequently cite, would consider my “cornerstone posts,” and/or are personal favorites of mine.

the symbol is mostly to help me find them quickly when i need them, ngl.

i will periodically update this post in the future as i write more metas and fics.

please feel welcome to send requests any time!

note: even if i have written on a particular character, pairing, episode, season, arc, or theme before, i am always happy to revisit the same topic, go into more depth, touch on another angle, or further explain as needed.

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16x01 and 16x02 “immortality” pts. i and ii

short answer: “how come grissom doesn’t seem to know who russell is in ‘immortality’? shouldn’t he have heard of him from sara previously?” (07.02.21)

“what is your headcanon for what grissom and sara do after the events of the finale? do they ever return to vegas?” (04.12.21)

“why doesn’t heather inform grissom that sara is still in love with him after she finds out that such is the case?” (12.05.20)

“does the finale add to/develop/change grissom and heather’s dynamic for you? do you think the show supports grissom’s claim that heather helps him love someone?” (10.06.20)

“what is your headcanon for what happens with grissom and sara after the events of the finale?” (02.05.20)

“what does grissom think of sara’s snarky quips during the events of the finale? also, does sara ever consider that the reason why grissom has been in recent contact with heather is due to the death of heather’s granddaughter?” (05.06.18)

“why no gsr kiss in the end?” (04.22.18)

“what is the significance of the song ‘good morning’ by norah jones playing during that final gsr scene on the pier?” (03.12.18)

“why does grissom return to vegas: for heather or for sara?” (05.03.16)

“why doesn’t heather tell grissom that sara is still in love with him once she knows that she is?” (03.05.16)

“what is going on in the scene near the end of the episode where after the bomber is apprehended, grissom is talking about his motives, and sara is staring at him, until finally he says ‘what?’?” (03.01.16)

“what’s your opinion on how grissom and sara’s storyline ends? does it make sense to you? is their behavior here ooc?” (12.08.15)

“during the interrogation, why does heather ask sara if she still loves grissom, considering that that information is really none of heather’s business?” (11.23.15)

“can you deconstruct the beekeeping scene?” (11.17.15)

short answer: “from whose pov is the song ‘good morning’ by norah jones supposed to be taking place, grissom’s or sara’s?” (11.13.15)

short answer: “is there a butterfly gsr motif in the finale? if so, where?” (11.13.15)

“can you deconstruct the ‘speechless’ scene? also, why does grissom say ‘what?’ when sara is staring at him on the bridge? finally, can you also talk about the catherine and sara scene after sara storms out of interviewing heather?” (11.07.15)

“can you deconstruct the ‘i thought we were talking’ and ‘speechless’ scenes?” (11.05.15)

“did sara’s purported final lines in the finale (‘wait, wait’) get cut? if so, why?” (11.03.15)

“what are some of your favorite scenes from the finale?” (10.28.15)

short answer: “shouldn’t grissom know who ‘db’ is when ecklie mentions him in the finale?” (10.17.15)

“if you were the one to write the csi finale, would you have written grissom in the same tongue-tied, lost-puppy way that the writers did? or do you feel as if how they portrayed him represented a regression of his character?” (10.15.15)

“why do you think grissom talks on the phone to heather before he comes back to vegas?” (10.02.15)

“why does sara ask grissom about his safe word with heather? do you think sara believes that grissom and heather have had sex?” (09.30.15)

“what does sara calling grissom ‘gil’ in the finale signify?” (09.30.15)

“what does grissom’s ‘i thought we were talking’ line even mean anyway?” (09.29.15)

“why don’t grissom and sara kiss in the final scene?” (09.28.15)

“on grissom and sara’s thoughts on the worthwhileness of love” (09.28.15) [also pertains to episode 15x05 “girls gone wilder”]

“bombs & beekeeping: a gsr play-by-play for ‘immortality’” (09.28.15)

“do you think the finale will reveal why grissom and sara divorced?” (09.27.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

short answer: “what do you think about grissom working on a sea shepherd after his divorce from sara?” (09.27.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

“do you think that sara will take grissom back? should she?” (09.11.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

“how do you think everyone at the lab will react to grissom coming back? will they be hostile toward him because he divorced sara?” (09.11.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

“a calm and rational essay about why i am invested in a gsr endgame” (08.31.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

“do you think that grissom and sara will end up together?” (08.24.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

“do you think grissom and sara will get back together in the finale?” (08.18.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

“are you optimistic about gsr in the finale?” (08.09.15) [written prior to the finale airing]

GSR SHIPPER’S GUIDES TO THE GALAXY

a season by season comprehensive guide to every major gsr scene and interaction across the csi: crime scene investigation series. includes meta analysis, timeline information, and overviews of each season’s major themes and developments for both grissom x sara as a couple and grissom and sara as individual characters.

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season one”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season two”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season three”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season four”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season five”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season six”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season seven”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season eight”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season nine”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season ten”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season eleven”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season twelve”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season thirteen”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season fourteen”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season fifteen”

“a gsr shipper’s guide to the galaxy: season sixteen”

MULTISEASON ARC QUESTIONS

season 1 to season 2 “early seasons” arc

“at what point does grissom’s behavior toward sara start to change?” (03.25.16)

season 3 to season 5 “gsr dark ages” arc

“why does grissom never tell sara about his otosclerosis/ear surgery?” (11.24.15) ☆

“in what episode does sara start drinking? does she do so because of grissom?” (10.21.15)

“can you talk about grissom’s jealousy toward hank peddigrew and his relationship with sara in s3?” (10.21.15)

“can you talk about the overall gsr arc in s4?” (10.20.15) ☆

season 5 to season 7 “secret dating” arc

“to what extent and what ends do grissom and sara ever discuss their decision to keep their relationship a secret while at work?” (01.26.21)

“why doesn’t grissom send sara his letter with the cocoon during his s7 sabbatical?” (09.08.15)

season 8 to season 9 “depression” arc

“why does grissom not seem to care when sara leaves him in s8 and s9?” (02.10.21)

“with regards to what sara says in her goodbye letter, how is grissom seeing her depression in s8 different than him seeing her depression in s4/s5? why does she react the way she does here?” (09.01.20)

“what is grissom’s reaction to sara’s depression in s8? does he notice that there’s anything going on with her before she abruptly leaves vegas?” (01.25.20)

“what happens after the events of episode 08x01 ‘dead doll’? how long does sara have to stay in the hospital? does grissom take care of her?” (05.16.18)

“why do you think that prior to the conversation they have in the car in episode 08x02 ‘a la cart’ grissom and sara have decided that grissom will be the one to change shifts?” (12.13.15)

“what is the deal with sara’s relationship with ronnie lake?” (10.10.15)

“on gil grissom’s heroic journey in s9” (05.19.15)

“how much time elapses between sara’s abduction at the end of s7 and her leaving vegas in episode 08x07 ‘goodbye & good luck’?” (03.23.15)

“depression and the s8 gsr storyline” (12.19.14)

season 13 to season 15 “divorce” arc

“is it ooc to grissom to disappear on sara and go incommunicado in the wake of their divorce?” (01.14.21)

“what conversations do you think take place surrounding the divorce?” (06.18.19)

“what is the divorce like on grissom’s end of things?” (05.18.19)

“what is grissom and sara’s dynamic like post-divorce? do they maintain any kind of communication at all?” (02.04.18)

“when does grissom arrive at the conclusion that he’s made a mistake in divorcing sara?” (11.25.15)

“do either grissom or sara have sex with other people after they get divorced from each other?” (11.17.15)

“in s13, why has grissom been ignoring sara’s calls?” (09.30.15)

CSI APPRECIATION WEEK 2015 METAS

day 1: “favorite season: s7” (09.20.15)

day 2: “favorite episodes” (09.21.15)

day 3: “favorite character: sara sidle edition” (09.22.15)

day 3: “favorite character: gil grissom edition” (09.22.15)

day 4: “favorite relationship: grissom x sara (gsr)” (09.23.15)

day 5: “favorite case: the miniature killer” (09.24.15)

day 7: “whatever you want: love letters to the original team graveyard” (09.26.15)

PRODUCTION QUESTIONS

“could morgan have ended up with greg or hodges after the series? why is that whole storyline so confusing?” (05.02.21)

“why did the writers come up with the idea to make grissom and sara’s marriage long-distance in the first place?” (04.24.21)

“why bother introducing keppler only to kill him off just a few episodes later?” (04.04.21)

“why is s10 so bad? what’s the deal with langston?” (10.10.21) ☆

“were grissom and sara’s personal space violations something that the production team planned or were they something billy and jorja just kind of naturally made happen?” (09.10.20)

“what are all of the gsr deleted scenes that we know about?” (02.27.17)

“where were the writers planning on going with the sqweegel plotline of s11? what was the point of that character?” (05.09.16)

short answer: “does liz devine make a cameo in episode 15x18 ‘the end game’? also, how much time elapses between the end of s15 and the events of the series finale? what’s the deal with finn’s death date?” (12.17.15)

“why doesn’t sara get to interact with the abusive husband in episode 14x12 ‘keep calm and carry on’? isn’t keeping her separate from this story a wasted narrative opportunity?” (12.14.15)

“considering that billy wrote the filmed version of grissom’s episode 04x12 ‘butterflied’ monologue himself and jorja wrote sara’s goodbye letter for episode 08x07 ‘goodbye & good luck,’ is it typical for actors to contribute so much to the writing of the show? how did their involvement in the writing process in these cases come about?” (12.13.15)

“why did the writers always leave the matter of whether or not grissom and heather had ever had sex so ambiguous?” (12.13.15)

“why did jorja fox leave the show in s8? why did she eventually return in s10?” (12.13.15)

“was jorja fox on set to film sara’s video message for episode 09x05 ‘leave out all the rest’? before the episode aired, did the fans know that billy petersen was leaving the show in episode 09x10 ‘one to go’?” (12.13.15)

short answer: “was there a big turnover with the writing staff during the later seasons of the show?” (11.17.15)

“why did the writers decide to divorce grissom and sara? how come don mcgill claimed they weren’t divorced (or even separated) after they were?” (11.17.15)

short answer: “can you talk about the paleyfest 2015 interview with the cast and specifically what billy said to jorja about her getting him/grissom?” (11.12.15)

“can you talk a bit about jorja’s acting choices in the series finale?” (11.09.15)

short answer: “why did csi get cancelled?” (11.09.15)

short answer: “why was langston’s integration onto the show so awkward?” (11.03.15)

“why did the writers of the later seasons move away from the traditional a plot/b plot format of the show? also, is episode 04x12 ‘butterflied’ written as if it were a four-act play?” (11.01.15)

“on the set dressings at grissom and sara’s condo” (04.06.15)

“a wishlist for csi s15” (03.07.15) [written prior to s15 airing]

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