While at times both have expressed more than a hint of interest in the other romantically, it is not until the sixth season finale that they are definitely shown to be involved. In seventh season episodes, he continues to be involved with Sara Sidle, but is keeping the relationship a secret from others in the lab, probably because of the repercussions it could have for both their careers.
Grissom trusts Sara intimately Fallen Idols. Grissom proposed to Sara in Season 8, and they were married between Seasons 9 and In season 13, episode Forget Me Not , they have been separated for a while. They eventually got together again in "Immortality". CSI Explore. Season 2 Season 1. Main Characters D. Explore Wikis Community Central. Register Don't have an account? Gil Grissom.
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Night shift supervisor formerly. This section is a stub and requires expanding. Season 1. Season 2. Season 3. Season 4. Season 5. Season 6. Season 7. In short, Petersen left CSI because he believed he was becoming "too comfortable" in the role, and wanted to pursue other opportunities. Because his role was so solidified in the long-running series , the job became monotonous, and he felt as though he wasn't growing as an actor.
I've got it all figured out," Petersen told said in a interview. You do anything for nine years, it becomes somewhat rote. Petersen decided the best way to expand his craft was to pursue theater. And he did just that. He had starred in a multitude of stage productions prior to CSI , and after his departure from the show, he added to his resume.
He starred in productions such as Endgame , Slowgirl and The Minutes. He even won a Jeff Award for his performance in Blackbird. With Grissom's initial diagnosis, his ENT presents him with no options, suggesting that nothing could be done for his condition.
When Grissom's ENT fails to mention hearing aids as an option, this program misses an opportunity to promote the benefits of hearing aids and other accommodations to people who feel limited or impaired by hearing loss.
Overall, the creators of CSI missed an opportunity to portray the experience of hearing loss in a more positive light.
Yet, this show could have featured constructive means of dealing with hearing loss, such as seeking support from colleagues or by Grissom requesting some degree of accommodation; thereby giving viewers a hopeful portrayal of coping with hearing loss. This program also could have had Grissom speak with his deaf mother, who also lost her hearing from otosclerosis — a situation that may have comforted Grissom, and demonstrated that hearing loss does not need to be an isolating and embarrassing experience.
Through Grissom, hearing loss is presented as a lonely experience that can hinder one's work. On the other hand, multiple perspectives of deafness are presented in the first season episode "Sounds of Silence. A CSI shot illustrates his condition, juxtaposing a "normal" eardrum with Brian's. Robbins provides a voice over during the shots, explaining, "Normally, the malleus is shaped like a hammer — a long, smooth handle connecting to a blunt head — but Brian's malleus is knotted, both of them — birth defect.
CSI Warrick immediately speculates that Brian's deafness led to his death: "So, Brian takes a walk crosses the street, doesn't hear the car, gets creamed. Later, along comes a compact — thump — runs over his dead body. Robbins notes blood on the victim's knuckles and disputes Warrick and Sara's assumptions, stating that Brian's death was not an accident, but a homicide. Brian's mother also initially believes that her son's deafness lead to his death.
After learning of Brian's demise, his mother blames herself, stating, "This is my fault… when I was pregnant, I had the German Measles and the virus took away his hearing. The reaction of Mrs.
Clemens suggests that she believed that her son's deafness limited his awareness, leading to his death. Some of the CSIs also initially perceive deafness as a communication barrier. In an interview with Dr. During the interview, Warrick and Sara repeatedly turn to face the interpreter standing behind them, instead of facing Gilbert.
Gilbert informs them, "I'm severely deaf, and I can communicate fine. I'd appreciate it if you'd look at me when you speak to me. I wear a hearing aid and I can read lips. You could have asked if I needed an interpreter.
Unlike others in this episode, Grissom does not perceive deafness as a physical weakness or a communication barrier. Gilbert behaved unprofessionally. As Sara and Warrick watch, Grissom signs and speaks with Dr. Gilbert, demonstrating that she can communicate, is willing to cooperate, and does not require an interpreter. Grissom's perceptions of deafness are clarified with a conversation between Grissom and Sara. After the meeting with Gilbert, Sara tells Grissom, "The president of the college is a real whack job.
For Dr. Gilbert, her deafness is not her handicap, it's her way of life. Gilbert and her perspective is reinforced by his lack of collaboration with the other CSIs on the case. He spends most of the episode speaking with Dr. Gilbert about the case or sitting alone in his office. The end of the episode continues with Grissom's perspective that deafness can be a "way of life," and not just a physical difference.
The final scene begins with a shot of Grissom and Dr. Gilbert, as they sit by a fountain at the college for the deaf. Gilbert tells Grissom, "You don't see us as different. At this point, Grissom and Gilbert only sign, meaning that those who do not know ASL cannot follow the dialogue. Gilbert, deafness is her "way of life," not a functional limitation, weakness, or communication barrier. By having Grissom, the main character and authority figure on the show, only sign, this scene suggests that Grissom clearly does not view deafness as a weakness, and neither should the viewing audience.
The portrayal of deafness through the character of Dr. Gilbert demonstrates that a severely deaf woman can communicate with hearing and deaf people. Played by Deanne Bray, a deaf actor, Gilbert is an articulate speaker and corrects CSIs Sara and Warrick in their assumption that she needs an interpreter.
Gilbert is also a fluid signer. At the end of "Sounds of Silence," as the camera zooms out, Gilbert rapidly and gracefully signs, much more quickly than when she simultaneously spoke.
In her abilities to speech read, speak, and sign, Gilbert as a character bridges the hearing and Deaf worlds. Gilbert emphasizes the separation of the Deaf community and her college from the outside world, stating, "The crime didn't happen here. It happened out there," which once again parallels the hearing world with Deaf culture. Later, after Grissom questions a deaf student, Gilbert reinforces this idea, telling Grissom, "If you want to find the killer, look outside the school," again differentiating between her school of deaf and hard of hearing students and the hearing world.
Grissom's interactions with Dr. Gilbert and his distancing from other CSIs in this episode, convey a cultural understanding of deafness. At the same time, Grissom's ability to sign and conversation with Gilbert provide insight into his connection to the Deaf community. Although he is a man of science, Grissom's upbringing by a strong deaf woman mean that he, unlike the other CSIs, understands that deafness is not necessarily a weakness or limitation.
This program's theme is that modern science can solve any problem or mystery, particularly with Dr. Gil Grissom, who has devoted his life to what is "rational. With his progressive hearing loss, initially, Grissom is betrayed by modern science. According to his doctor, nothing in modern medicine can save Grissom from losing his hearing to otosclerosis.
Yet, eventually, the doctor reveals that surgery could help Grissom hear again. Grissom undergoes the surgery and regains his hearing. In this way, the science which appeared to have betrayed him, rescues Grissom from his hearing loss, presented as a source of shame and embarrassment for this character. Representations of deafness in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation suggest conflicting scientific and cultural perceptions.
On one hand, the coroner and most of the CSIs perceive deafness as a physical weakness or an evolutionary flaw. On the other hand, Grissom, who typically views life through a scientific lens, does not perceive deafness at least before he begins to lose his hearing as a physical weakness.
Grissom emphasizes to his co-workers that deafness is not always understood to be a physical limitation, but is considered by some to be a "way of life" or one characteristic of a cultural community. Through the character of Grissom in this program, hearing loss and deafness, at times, both conflict and coincide with Grissom's reverence and devotion to science. For Grissom, hearing loss is a frustrating functional limitation that hinders his work and leads to embarrassment.
With his surgery, modern science reverses the damage caused by his own genetic weakness. Grissom's experience does not suggest hearing loss to be a "way of life" — at least not one that he wishes to embrace. And yet, it is Grissom who earlier had suggested that deafness is not necessarily a weakness, but can be simply a characteristic that unites a rich community through the use of American Sign Language.
Grissom's connections with the Deaf community through his mother, his own experience with hearing loss, and his restored hearing, offer conflicting perspectives of hearing loss and deafness, set within the context of a program that worships scientific reasoning and physical evidence. This research found conflicting portrayals of what it means to experience hearing loss or to be deaf.
On one hand, Grissom's experience with hearing loss appears to be devastating. From his diagnosis until he goes in for surgery, Grissom's hearing loss causes him to act withdrawn, to misinterpret conversations, and it generally threatens his ability to work as a Crime Scene Investigator.
He appears to be ashamed and hides his condition from his colleagues. Grissom's doctor does not offer treatment options until many episodes later when his condition significantly worsens. Understandably, Grissom's experience with hearing loss likely mirrors some of the feelings some people have with hearing loss. Furthermore, this program further stigmatizes the use of hearing devices by not suggesting hearing aids as an option.
Besides Grissom's experience, this program offers other portrayals of hearing loss and deafness. The "Sounds of Silence" episode presents deafness in a historically stereotypical way, yet also challenges that stereotype through Grissom's interactions with Dr. Throughout the episode, Grissom repeatedly emphasizes to his CSIs that deafness is not necessary a disability, but can be part of one's identity.
Grissom's acceptance and knowledge of Deaf culture is further conveyed by the closing scene, in which he and Dr. Gilbert sign. The constructions of hearing loss and deafness in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation provide insight into continuing debates over stigmas about hearing loss and deafness as both physical and cultural traits.
If more fictional media depicted these issues, perhaps hearing loss stigmas would diminish and more people would recognize the Deaf community as a social group. Other factors that influence a person's decision to use hearing aids include cost, a belief that they do not need them, and lifestyle Kochkin, Examples of this storyline include the characters Tootie on Facts of Life , who experiences hearing loss due to fluid in her ear and Nurse Ernestine Shoop, of Trapper John, M.
Even so, one would expect surgery to be presented as a treatment option upon diagnosis. Grissom signs: [My mother] lost her hearing when she was 8. She loves to swim. I asked her what it was like to be deaf. She told me to put my head under water. Gilbert responds, "True.
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Open Journal Systems. Current Issue. Abstract Even with the increasing rate of hearing loss in adults, stigmas about hearing loss and old age continue to prevail. Introduction The National Health Interview Survey indicated that 17 percent of adults or approximately
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