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* SuicidePact: Two teenagers make a suicide pact. One of them goes thru with it; the other has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
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* SuicidePact: Two teenagers make a suicide pact. One of them goes thru through with it; the other has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
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* BreakUpDemand / FantasyForbiddingFather / FeudingFamilies: The fathers of the young couple in the first case can't stand each other and forbid their children to continue dating, foiling the teenagers' plans to run away.
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* BreakUpDemand / FantasyForbiddingFather / FeudingFamilies: BreakUpDemand: The fathers of the young couple in the first case can't stand each other and forbid their children to continue dating, foiling the teenagers' plans but they sneak around to run away.see each other anyway.
* FantasyForbiddingFather: The young couple portray the eponymous characters in the circus' theme of "Romeo and Juliet." They become enamored with the story and each other as a result. The girl's father looks down on the boy's family as peasants and forbids her to see him, destroying her dreams of running away with the young man.
* FeudingFamilies: The teenagers are from rival circus families; the boy is a fourth-generation contortionist carrying on his family's tradition, while the girl's father had joined because he thought he'd make a good strongman. Thus, the boy's father resents the other man's popularity. Meanwhile the girl's father accuses the young man of "attacking" his daughter when he see the two simply sharing a kiss.
* FeudingFamilies: The teenagers are from rival circus families; the boy is a fourth-generation contortionist carrying on his family's tradition, while the girl's father had joined because he thought he'd make a good strongman. Thus, the boy's father resents the other man's popularity. Meanwhile the girl's father accuses the young man of "attacking" his daughter when he see the two simply sharing a kiss.
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* SuicidePact: Two people make a suicide pact. One of them goes thru with it; the other has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet." Lines from the play are quoted by the Ringmaster, a trapeze artist and Mac.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet." Lines from the play are quoted by the Ringmaster, a trapeze artist and Mac.
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* SuicidePact: Two people teenagers make a suicide pact. One of them goes thru with it; the other has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is"Romeo and Juliet." ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet''. Lines from the play are quoted by the Ringmaster, a trapeze artist and Mac.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is
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* SuicideNotMurder: At first it is believed that the young man was forced into the box and thrown into the ocean, but it is later learned that he folded himself into it and got his girlfriend to set the box adrift.
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* BodyInABreadbox: The box the young man is found in is a perfect 2 foot cube.
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* BodyInABreadbox: The box the young man is found in is a perfect 2 foot 2-foot cube.
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* {{Contortionist}}: The first victim performs as one in the circus.
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* {{Contortionist}}: The first victim performs as one in teenage boy is a fourth-generation circus performer. He is shown passing his entire body through an un-strung tennis racket during his act, and later folding himself into the circus.2-foot wooden cube. His body is found after rigor mortis has set in, and it takes Sheldon and Mac working together to un-contort him so he can be autopsied.
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* SuicidePact: One of the parties goes thru with it; the other has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
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* SuicidePact: Two people make a suicide pact. One of the parties them goes thru with it; the other has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
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* BreakUpDemand / FantasyForbiddingFather / FeudingFamilies: The fathers of the young couple in the first case can't stand each other and forbid their children to continue dating.
* CircusEpisode: Acts from the circus involved in the first case are shown and discussed.
* CircusEpisode: Acts from the circus involved in the first case are shown and discussed.
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* BreakUpDemand / FantasyForbiddingFather / FeudingFamilies: The fathers of the young couple in the first case can't stand each other and forbid their children to continue dating.
dating, foiling the teenagers' plans to run away.
* CircusEpisode: Acts from the circus involved in the first case are shown anddiscussed.discussed, including clowns, elephants, and trapeze aerialists.
* CircusEpisode: Acts from the circus involved in the first case are shown and
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* SuicidePact: One of the parties goes thru with it; the other does not.
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* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet," complete with lines from the play.
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* SuicidePact: One of the parties goes thru with it; the other does not.
has second thoughts at the last minute and backs out.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo andJuliet," complete with lines Juliet." Lines from the play.play are quoted by the Ringmaster, a trapeze artist and Mac.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and
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* {{Contortionist}}: The first victim performed as one in the circus.
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* {{Contortionist}}: The first victim performed performs as one in the circus.
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!Trivia for the episode:
* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]] Like his character here, he has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
* Several others appearing in the circus scenes were actual performers as well.
* The group in the opening is based on the real-life "Polar Bear Club" whose members go swimming near Coney Island every Sunday, October through April.
* Live elephants were used during filming.
* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]] Like his character here, he has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
* Several others appearing in the circus scenes were actual performers as well.
* The group in the opening is based on the real-life "Polar Bear Club" whose members go swimming near Coney Island every Sunday, October through April.
* Live elephants were used during filming.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]] Like his character here, he has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
* Several others appearing in the circus scenes were actual performers as well.
* The group in the opening is based on the real-life "Polar Bear Club" whose members go swimming near Coney Island every Sunday, October through April.
* Live elephants were used during filming.
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* SeinfeldianConversation: While digging up the crate by hand, Mac & Stella discuss the winner of a hot-dog eating contest, which has absolutely nothing to do with the entire series much less the case at hand.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]] Like his character here, he has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]] Like his character here, he has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.Syndrome.
* Several others appearing in the circus scenes were actual performers as well.
* The group in the opening is based on the real-life "Polar Bear Club" whose members go swimming near Coney Island every Sunday, October through April.
* Live elephants were used during filming.
* Several others appearing in the circus scenes were actual performers as well.
* The group in the opening is based on the real-life "Polar Bear Club" whose members go swimming near Coney Island every Sunday, October through April.
* Live elephants were used during filming.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]]
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]]"]] Like his character here, he has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
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"'''Blood, Sweat and Tears'''" is the fourteenth episode of Season 1.
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"'''Blood, Sweat and Tears'''" is the fourteenth episode of Season 1. It originally aired February 9, 2005.
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"'''Blood, Sweat and Tears'''" is the fourteenth episode of Season 1.
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"'''Blood, Sweat and Tears'''" is the fourteenth episode of Season 1.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist. He also portrayed the eponymous character in the ''Series/{{CSI}}'' episode, [[Recap/CSIS11E4Sqweegel "Sqweegel."]]
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* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet," complete with lines from the play.
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* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet," complete with lines from the play.play.
!Trivia for the episode:
* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist.
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* Creator/DanielBrowningSmith, who plays the young man found in the box, is an actual contortionist.
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* {{Contortionist}}: The first victim performed as one in the circus.
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* BodyInABreadbox: The box the young man is found in is a perfect 2 foot cube.
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Directed by Creator/ScotLautanen
Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn, Creator/EricaShelton & Creator/EliTalbert
A small wooden box containing the body of a nearly nude young man washes up on the beach. This case leads the team to the circus. Meanwhile, Danny and Flack find the body of a young woman in the garbage chute of an apartment building.
!Tropes for the episode:
* BreakUpDemand / FantasyForbiddingFather / FeudingFamilies: The fathers of the young couple in the first case can't stand each other and forbid their children to continue dating.
* CircusEpisode: Acts from the circus involved in the first case are shown and discussed.
* SuicidePact: One of the parties goes thru with it; the other does not.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet," complete with lines from the play.
Written by Creator/AnthonyEZuiker, Creator/AnnDonahue, Creator/CarolMendelsohn, Creator/EricaShelton & Creator/EliTalbert
A small wooden box containing the body of a nearly nude young man washes up on the beach. This case leads the team to the circus. Meanwhile, Danny and Flack find the body of a young woman in the garbage chute of an apartment building.
!Tropes for the episode:
* BreakUpDemand / FantasyForbiddingFather / FeudingFamilies: The fathers of the young couple in the first case can't stand each other and forbid their children to continue dating.
* CircusEpisode: Acts from the circus involved in the first case are shown and discussed.
* SuicidePact: One of the parties goes thru with it; the other does not.
* ShoutOut: The theme of the traveling circus is "Romeo and Juliet," complete with lines from the play.
