Goodbye to my favorite TV show CSI. The Las Vegas Crime Lab is losing their supervisor and friend. Gil Grissom is packing up his office and leaving Las Vegas. The night shift supervisor, the most influential scientist on the staff, Dr. Gilbert “Gil” Grissom will be a character that won’t easily be forgotten, and most of all very hard to replace.
CSI Exclusive: William Petersen Says Goodbye
After eight and a half seasons, Gil Grisson will be leaving the CSI team and hopefully solving the mystery of the copycat Dick and Jane serial killer before he departs. But, the actor, William Petersen will most likely not be killed but will make occasional guest appearances.
CSI Las Vegas “One To Go”
The Las Vegas CSI team will continue to reveal the circumstances behind mysterious and unusual deaths and other crimes but tonight, it’s all about saying goodbye to Grissom (William Petersen) as he makes a stunning announcement in the episode “One to Go.”
In tonight’s CSI episode “ One To Go”, the team works close to Grissom’s last open case, the “Dick & Jane” murders, but is shocked and distraught when he announces to leave the team for good. Before leaving, though, Grissom offers Dr. Raymond Langston (Laurence Fishburne), who helped the CSI’s with the “Dick & Jane” case, a permanent position as part of the CSI team.
Grissom’s plan of leaving officially started in November 2007, when his fiancée Sara (Jorja Fox) left Las Vegas, and it continued with the tragic shooting death of Warrick (Gary Dourdan) in October of the following year. In fact, Warrick’s death and Grissom’s swan song were originally scheduled to air by last May, but the 100-day writers’ strike shortened the season, so there wasn’t enough time to tell all the stories Petersen wanted, including the return of the Miniature Serial Killer and Melinda Clarke’s dominatrix, Lady Heather.
Postponing his farewell not only put some much-needed space between the high-profile exits of Fox and Dourdan, but it also gave the show’s creative team plenty of time to find Petersen’s successor.
Meanwhile, Fishburne hints on what fans can expect in Grissom’s final episode.
“The fun stuff begins when Grissom makes his exit, and Langston comes in as a bona fide CSI,” Fishburne said. “The character has some troubles to start with. He messes up a crime scene, and it isn’t easy for him to adjust to working on the night shift. While David Hodges [Wallace Langham] keeps his distance from the man replacing Grissom, Dr. Al Robbins [Robert David Hall] quickly becomes a friend.”
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