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* {{Flatline}}: During Mac's operation, one of the nurses shouts, "He's flatlining!" as a long beep sounds from his heart monitor. He is subsequently shocked back to life.
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* {{Flatline}}: During Mac's operation, one of the nurses shouts, "He's flatlining!" as a long beep sounds from his heart monitor. He is subsequently shocked back to life.
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* GivenNameReveal: In spite of Mac's military records, Marine ID, etc being shown and referenced off and on over the past 8 seasons, prior to now not even his middle initial was known to any other character or the audience, much less his entire middle name of Llewellyn.
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* EndOfSeriesAwareness: Due to possible cancellation, certain things were included:
** Lampshaded by the title, "Near Death."
** After going thru 6 months of recovery, Mac returns to work in the final scene via Feet-First Introduction, which is a Call Back how he was originally shown in the Backdoor Pilot on CSI: Miami.
** The song playing at the end is Music/MacyGray's "Coming Back to You" which says "I've been here before, I'll be back for more. Maybe this time I can stay." (Renewal was announced four days after the original air date.)
* GivenNameReveal: In spite of Mac's military records, Marine ID,etc etc. being shown and referenced off and on over the past 8 seasons, prior to now not even his middle initial was known to any other character or the audience, much less his entire middle name of Llewellyn.
** Lampshaded by the title, "Near Death."
** After going thru 6 months of recovery, Mac returns to work in the final scene via Feet-First Introduction, which is a Call Back how he was originally shown in the Backdoor Pilot on CSI: Miami.
** The song playing at the end is Music/MacyGray's "Coming Back to You" which says "I've been here before, I'll be back for more. Maybe this time I can stay." (Renewal was announced four days after the original air date.)
* GivenNameReveal: In spite of Mac's military records, Marine ID,
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* AncestralName: At the hospital, Christine tells Jo that Mac's middle name (Llewellyn) was passed down through his mother's side of the family, which is Welsh.
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* GivenNameReveal: In spite of Mac's military records, Marine ID, etc being shown and referenced off and on over the past 8 seasons, prior to now not even his middle initial was known to any other character, much less his entire middle name of Llewellyn. Christine tells Jo that it was passed down through Mac's mother's side of the family, which is Welsh.
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* GivenNameReveal: In spite of Mac's military records, Marine ID, etc being shown and referenced off and on over the past 8 seasons, prior to now not even his middle initial was known to any other character, character or the audience, much less his entire middle name of Llewellyn. Christine tells Jo that it was passed down through Mac's mother's side of the family, which is Welsh.Llewellyn.
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* AfterActionHealingDrama: Mac is rushed to the hospital after being shot and is taken straight to surgery right past Jo who is screaming for someone to tell her what's going on. Flack has to reassure her that he's in good hands. Much of the episode focuses on his time in and out of consciousness while in the OR and his recovery room.
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* {{Flatline}}: This happens during Mac's operation. One of the nurses shouts, "He's flatlining!"
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* {{Flatline}}: This happens during During Mac's operation. One operation, one of the nurses shouts, "He's flatlining!"flatlining!" as a long beep sounds from his heart monitor. He is subsequently shocked back to life.
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* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn. She knows because her brother, Stan, had been Mac's partner back in the day, and had teased him relentlessly.
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* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: EmbarrassingMiddleName: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn. She knows because her brother, Stan, had been Mac's partner back in the day, and had teased him relentlessly.
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* GivenNameReveal: In spite of Mac's military records, Marine ID, etc being shown and referenced off and on over the past 8 seasons, prior to now not even his middle initial was known to any other character, much less his entire middle name of Llewellyn. Christine tells Jo that it was passed down through Mac's mother's side of the family, which is Welsh.
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* AdventuresInComaland / AfterlifeAntechamber / NearDeathExperience: While in surgery, Mac subconsciously visits the lab and precinct, holding conversations with his co-workers...[[DeadPersonConversation and Claire.]]
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* AdventuresInComaland / AfterlifeAntechamber / NearDeathExperience: AdventuresInComaland: While in surgery, Mac subconsciously visits the lab his coworkers, having conversations, hugging them and precinct, holding conversations even sharing a shot of whiskey with his co-workers...[[DeadPersonConversation Adam.
* AfterlifeAntechamber: Mac's perceived activity while unconscious takes place in various rooms of the Crime Lab andClaire.]]at the precinct.
* AfterlifeAntechamber: Mac's perceived activity while unconscious takes place in various rooms of the Crime Lab and
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* DeadPersonConversation: Mac's series of conversations with others while he's in the coma start and end with his late wife Claire visiting him, first in the Lab's hallway to tell him what happened, and lastly in his office to tell him he can't leave with her.
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* NearDeathExperience: Mac flatlines during surgery and goes into a coma during which he hallucinates encounters with various people.
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* SnowyScreenOfDeath: In scenes of the Lab during Mac's out of body experience, all the computer screens shown display static instead of their usual maps, test results, screen savers, etc.
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* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations are used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the groundbreaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
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* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations are used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: futures:
** Mac tells Jo he'll miss her friendship, but that she'll do a fine job without him. She says she could, but that she doesn't want to.
** Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the CrimeLab; Lab.
** Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI oneday; day.
** Sid tells Mac to hang around for the groundbreaking of a university building his pillow invention isfinancing; financing.
** Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let itgo; go.
** Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "theone," and one."
** Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
** Mac tells Jo he'll miss her friendship, but that she'll do a fine job without him. She says she could, but that she doesn't want to.
** Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime
** Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one
** Sid tells Mac to hang around for the groundbreaking of a university building his pillow invention is
** Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it
** Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the
** Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
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* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: A variation. When he visits Sid during his "limbo" period, he finds the man about to remove a sheet from a body. He asks Sid to wait and wants to know if that's himself on the table. Sid says, "Only if you've given up." They continue talking, but the body is never shown.
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* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: A variation. When he Mac visits Sid during his "limbo" period, he finds the man about to remove a sheet from a body. He asks Sid to wait and wants to know if that's himself on the table. Sid says, "Only if you've given up." They continue talking, but the body is never shown.
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* LeftForDead: Mac's shooter leaves him, the pharmacist, and another man lying on the floor.
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* LeftForDead: Mac's shooter leaves him, the pharmacist, and another man the robber lying on the floor.floor. Two of the three are indeed deceased.
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* PlatonicDeclarationOfLove: Mac's subconscious encounter with the Messer family ends with Lucy toddling off, Lindsay following her, and the two men standing side by side staring out the window and saying:
-->'''Danny:''' I love you, Mac.
-->'''Mac:''' I love you, too, Danny.
-->'''Danny:''' I love you, Mac.
-->'''Mac:''' I love you, too, Danny.
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A robbery goes wrong just as Mac enters a pharmacy and he is severely wounded. As he hovers between life and death, the rest of the team frantically race to find the person responsible.
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A robbery goes wrong just as Mac enters a pharmacy and he is severely critically wounded. As he hovers between life and death, the rest of the team frantically race to find the person responsible.
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A robbery goes wrong just as Mac enters a pharmacy. He gets shot and is barely clinging to life. Meanwhile the team frantically race to find the person responsible.
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A robbery goes wrong just as Mac enters a pharmacy. He gets shot pharmacy and he is barely clinging to life. Meanwhile severely wounded. As he hovers between life and death, the rest of the team frantically race to find the person responsible.
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* DiscoveringYourOwnDeadBody: A variation. When he visits Sid during his "limbo" period, he finds the man about to remove a sheet from a body. He asks Sid to wait and wants to know if that's himself on the table. Sid says, "Only if you've given up." They continue talking, but the body is never shown.
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* {{Flatline}}: This happens during Mac's operation.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn. Her brother, Stan, had been Mac's partner back in the day, and had teased him relentlessly.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn. Her brother, Stan, had been Mac's partner back in the day, and had teased him relentlessly.
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* {{Flatline}}: This happens during Mac's operation.
operation. One of the nurses shouts, "He's flatlining!"
* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn.Her She knows because her brother, Stan, had been Mac's partner back in the day, and had teased him relentlessly.
* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn.
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* HowWeGotHere: The timeline starts with Mac lying on the pharmacy floor and backs up after the opening credits.
* ItIsNotYourTime: Claire tells Mac he has "another tour of duty."
* LeftForDead: Mac's shooter leaves him, the pharmacist, and another man lying there.
* ItIsNotYourTime: Claire tells Mac he has "another tour of duty."
* LeftForDead: Mac's shooter leaves him, the pharmacist, and another man lying there.
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* HowWeGotHere: The timeline starts with Mac lying on the pharmacy floor and backs up to 12 hours earlier after the opening credits.
* InTheBack: Mac looks over his shoulder at the young woman who enters the pharmacy after him, asks her if she has a phone, and tells her to call 911 and tell them a man (the robber)'s been shot, not realizing the guy is her boyfriend. As he turns to face forward again, she reaches into her pocket and pulls out not a phone, but a gun, and shoots him directly in the back.
* ItIsNotYourTime: Claire tells Mac he has "another tour ofduty.duty" and that he can't leave with her because he's "not invited."
* LeftForDead: Mac's shooter leaves him, the pharmacist, and another man lyingthere.on the floor.
* InTheBack: Mac looks over his shoulder at the young woman who enters the pharmacy after him, asks her if she has a phone, and tells her to call 911 and tell them a man (the robber)'s been shot, not realizing the guy is her boyfriend. As he turns to face forward again, she reaches into her pocket and pulls out not a phone, but a gun, and shoots him directly in the back.
* ItIsNotYourTime: Claire tells Mac he has "another tour of
* LeftForDead: Mac's shooter leaves him, the pharmacist, and another man lying
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* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations were used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the ground breaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
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* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations were are used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the ground breaking groundbreaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
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* UnbrokenVigil: Christine keeps vigil at Mac's bedside after his surgery (apparently after all of the team have gone home).
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* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back into the field...[[Music/TheWho getting his back into his living]] once again.
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* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back into the field...[[Music/TheWho getting his back into his living]] once again.again.
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* LeftForDead: The shooter leaves Mac, the pharmacist, and another man lying there.
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* LeftForDead: The Mac's shooter leaves Mac, him, the pharmacist, and another man lying there.
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--> '''Jo:''' Mac ''Llewellyn'' Taylor?? Good Lord.
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* CopKillerManhunt: The team go after the perp just determinedly as if Mac had been killed.
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* CopKillerManhunt: The team go after the perp just as determinedly as if Mac had been killed.
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* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back into the field...[[Music/TheWho getting his back into his living once again.]]
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* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back into the field...[[Music/TheWho getting his back into his living living]] once again.]]
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"'''Near Death'''" is the 18th (and finale) episode of Season 8 and the 180th overall. It originally aired May 11, 2012.
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"'''Near Death'''" is the 18th (and finale) episode of Season 8 and the 180th overall. It originally aired May 11, 2012.
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* CopKillerManhunt: The team go after the perp just determinedly as if Mac had been killed.
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* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back in into the field.field...[[Music/TheWho getting his back into his living once again.]]
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* ItIsNotYourTime: Claire tells Mac he has "another tour of duty."
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* GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn.
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* EmbarrassingMiddleName / GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn.Llewellyn. Her brother, Stan, had been Mac's partner back in the day, and had teased him relentlessly.
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* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations were used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the ground breaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
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* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations were used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the ground breaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...day...
* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back in the field.
* TimeSkip: The episode closes with Mac arriving at a crime scene "Six Months Later." Everyone's joyful reaction makes it clear this is his first foray back in the field.
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Directed by Creator/AlexZakrzewski
Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn, Creator/ZacharyReiter & Creator/PamVeasey
A robbery goes wrong just as Mac enters a pharmacy. He gets shot and is barely clinging to life. Meanwhile the team frantically race to find the person responsible.
!Tropes for the episode:
* AdventuresInComaland / AfterlifeAntechamber / NearDeathExperience: While in surgery, Mac subconsciously visits the lab and precinct, holding conversations with his co-workers...[[DeadPersonConversation and Claire.]]
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Christine prays over Mac with a rosary while he's in recovery.
* CopKillerManhunt: The team go after the perp just as if Mac had been killed.
* {{Flatline}}: This happens during Mac's operation.
* GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn.
* HowWeGotHere: The timeline starts with Mac lying on the pharmacy floor and backs up after the opening credits.
* LeftForDead: The shooter leaves Mac, the pharmacist, and another man lying there.
* MirandaRights: Flack's variation to the shooter? "Shut up! That's short for 'You have the right to remain silent!'"
* ParanormalEpisode: The action bounces back and forth between what's really happening and what's going on in Mac's subconscious for a good portion of the ep.
* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations were used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the ground breaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn, Creator/ZacharyReiter & Creator/PamVeasey
A robbery goes wrong just as Mac enters a pharmacy. He gets shot and is barely clinging to life. Meanwhile the team frantically race to find the person responsible.
!Tropes for the episode:
* AdventuresInComaland / AfterlifeAntechamber / NearDeathExperience: While in surgery, Mac subconsciously visits the lab and precinct, holding conversations with his co-workers...[[DeadPersonConversation and Claire.]]
* ChristianityIsCatholic: Christine prays over Mac with a rosary while he's in recovery.
* CopKillerManhunt: The team go after the perp just as if Mac had been killed.
* {{Flatline}}: This happens during Mac's operation.
* GivenNameReveal: When Jo is frustrated by all the questions on Mac's hospital paperwork, Christine tells her that his middle name is Llewellyn.
* HowWeGotHere: The timeline starts with Mac lying on the pharmacy floor and backs up after the opening credits.
* LeftForDead: The shooter leaves Mac, the pharmacist, and another man lying there.
* MirandaRights: Flack's variation to the shooter? "Shut up! That's short for 'You have the right to remain silent!'"
* ParanormalEpisode: The action bounces back and forth between what's really happening and what's going on in Mac's subconscious for a good portion of the ep.
* SeriesFauxnale: Much like the year before, renewal was in question at the time. Mac's limbo conversations were used to tie up loose ends and give hints about some of the characters' futures: Danny and Lindsay speculate about moving out of the city and thus leaving the Crime Lab; Mac tells Adam he'll be a great CSI one day; Sid tells Mac to hang around for the ground breaking of a university building his pillow invention is financing; Mac tells Flack he knew about him shooting Angell's killer all along, and why he let it go; Mac asks Sheldon if Camille is "the one," and Sheldon reminds Mac that he could still be a father some day...
