it was only later when doe eyes to Grissom became her primary reason to exist that I gave up on her.

Oh yeah...I know. That episode where the only purpose of the murder was to show Grissom getting all emo-ey when the victim resembled (sort of) Sarah Sidle...ick. Give me a break.

And you're right. It's in the later season, the one I first saw, where I was so "Yuck, these Fashion Forensics People!" No personalities! And I don't think I was wrong. They did all get shallower (if that was possible) in the later seasons. And the cow-eyes did get more frequent.