This case is absolutely solid, with enough going on that it fills the episode nicely, but doesn’t overflow (ha) into Hodges territory.
Related CSI: Vegas Review: Let the Chips Fall (Season 1 Episode 5) Of course, he does, because he’s Gil Grissom. Turns out I was wrong, and maybe dumping a body in acid isn’t the way to go. On the other hand, we get to see Grissom go absolutely HAM in trying to figure out how a tiny pageant mother of two killed two men. Reminiscent of literally any Mary-Kate and Ashley movie, the concept of a surprise twin is used, but not abused! Then we find out there are two victims, and one is a twin? I wish I’d counted the number of puns that came with a man being liquified and entering his sewage pipes, but after that impeccable shot of Josh scooping the… gunk out of the tub with a ladle, I was done for. “Pipe Cleaner” - Pictured L-R: Jorja Fox as Sara Sidle and Mel Rodriguez as Hugo Ramirez Photo: Bill Inoshita/CBS ©2021 CBS Broadcasting, Inc.
On “Pipe Cleaner,” we’re given a chance to see the cause and effect behind this clever but deadly strategy. The idea of dumping a body in acid has always been the best way to do it, in my humble opinion, if you’re looking to kill someone. On what is the show’s best episode yet, we meet a victim who completes a thinspo challenge by being able to fit down a drainpipe in one go. On CSI: Vegas Season 1 Episode 8 “Pipe Cleaner,” Grissom and Sara hope for a miracle in some trash, and Josh Folsom proves he is The Best Man™.