Our hearts leaped when Greg Sanders’ name was dropped in Season 2, Episode 10 of “CSI: Vegas,” and then again in Episode 17 when we watched Greg walk down the stairs and meet Roby for the first time. But we quickly realized that — despite not having been seen since the original “CSI” ended eight years ago — we weren’t going to get any info related to what Greg’s has been up to for the past decade. “So there’s no story to go along with Greg coming back? He’s just [gonna be] another CSI?” tweeted @BrookeShute13. Others agreed, with @Sammi_Beckett tweeting, “Raise your hand if you were disappointed by Greg’s reunion episode that had no Catherine and the reason for Greg coming back was an after thought, and felt like he deserved an episode that revolves around him.”
It was great to see Greg get along so well with the new team, especially Penny Gill (Sarah Gilman). Watching the two of them brainstorm together and feed off each others’ insights was delightful, but fans were disappointed that he didn’t have any scenes with the only other original member, Catherine Willows (Marg Helgenberger). Luckily, comments by showrunner Jason Tracey to TVInsider tell us that will be remedied in Episodes 18 and 19. “They’re fantastic on screen together,” Tracey said about the pair. “The sort of big sister, little brother dynamic that they always played came right back instantly. It’s like just ‘add water.’ It’s fun to watch them.”