Las Vegas: Head Games

ORIGINAL EPISODES, FRIDAYS @ 10PM ON NBC

There's not all that much to talk about with this episode. The most important storyline of the night dealt with Sam and her increasing unwillingness to talk about what happened on the plane when she was kidnapped. She's been suffering from insomnia and paranoia ever since. Despite seeing a therapist she refuses to revisit the events of that night. Then when she sees a women being stabbed at the Montecito she begins to wonder if she's becoming delusional after Danny and Mike couldn't find a body, let alone any evidence of a crime whatsoever.

As the episode progressed Sam continues to pursue the married couple who she believes committed a murder but is hiding the body. Unfortunately, no one believes her and she comes off as a lunatic that's harassing the guests. In the end, Sam figure out that the husband did kill a woman but with his wife already in the hotel room they were able to cover it up and make it look like he was dragging his drunk wife back to the room. Apparently, solving a murder gave Sam the strength to talk with her therapist about the events on the plane. She seems to be back to normal which is a good thing because she's the best character left on this show.

The rest of the episode was surprisingly normal. Mike had to solve the mystery of the bikini contest sabotage, Danny ran around poorly balancing his work and love life, and Delinda sat around making awful jokes and basically doing nothing. Most of the episode was boring and uneventful. If this was the type of episode we should expect with James Caan and Nikki Cox gone I'm not sure how much longer this show is going to last. The best thing NBC could have done for Las Vegas was move it to 10PM, which is surprising because NBC usually does whatever they can to kill shows. By moving it to 10, adults (parents in particular) have the opportunity to arrive home from dinner plans without missing the show. The younger crowd is out at 9 or 10 so it makes no difference for the 15-30 group but at least now the show can bring in some of the older viewers. This change may keep Vegas around for a little while longer but I have a feeling this could be the last season of our beloved "Las Vegas."