\n\tJosh Folsom has sworn he\u2018s tried to change where he came from by helping others and solving crimes. Yet when he suspected Kahn Schefter murdered his mother, he snapped.<\/p>\n
\n\tMany of us can relate to that as you\u2019d want to harm someone who killed your parents, but would you do it, especially if you were law enforcement?<\/p>\n
\n\tJosh\u2019s arc has been tricky. Some people relate to it, while others hate it. Luckily, it ended tonight when the undersheriff and the review board decided his fate.<\/p>\n
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\n\tTV Fanatic chatted with Matt Lauria<\/a> about his thoughts on Josh\u2019s latest arc, how relationships with Max and Allie would change, and when Josh would return to the field.<\/p>\n
\n\tCheck out the interview below:<\/p>\n![\"Pleading](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--khyC9G69--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709404716\/pleading-his-case-csi-vegas-s3e3.jpg\")
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\n\tSo, what are your thoughts on Josh’s latest character arc? While he grew up defending his family and believing in an eye for an eye, I thought he was past that.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tGreat question. When under pressure, we resort to what is most familiar, whether everyday habits or internal processes. Josh is under a significant amount of pressure, stress, and grief. There’s this overwhelming grief and guilt that is telling him that his mother is dead because of him.<\/p>\n
\n\tSo, a small part of Josh believed he deserved to be in jail. He feared that he was like the folks he was raised by and grew up around, whom he tried his entire life to be dissimilar to. There’s this reckoning in the arena of family and blood and loyalty. That’s all thrown in the blender, and becomes messy.<\/p>\n
\n\tIt does indeed. And, uh, it has to be very complicated since he\u2019s a CSI working to get justice but wanting to exact justice himself because it’s his mother.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tAt this point, these types of tests question whether Josh<\/a> is willing or ready to throw it all away. That’s why, in all those scenes, I’m not answering questions. He\u2019s still processing what he experienced and finding himself face-to-face with the man who murdered his mother.<\/p>\n![\"Speak](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--WbYtNJV7--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709415234\/speak-no-evil-csi-vegas-s3e3.jpg\")
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\n\tHe overwhelmed Jeannette and overpowered her when she was a helpless victim, and that’s heavy on his mind.<\/p>\n
\n\tThe question arises if he\u2019s internalizing this conundrum of if he\u2019s as bad as he\u2019s tried not to be. He\u2019s suspected he might be fractured. His lifelong ambition is to prove to himself that he\u2019s not the thing he\u2019s always feared.<\/p>\n
\n\tThen there\u2019s this ongoing dilemma of what that thing is. Should he give up and throw it all away? I also think that there’s a level of internal mental and psychological confusion and, at a moment of extreme stress. All this has happened in a short amount of time. So, he\u2019s still trying to snap out of it.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhat do you think the fan reaction has been so far? Do you think the fans enjoy this in-depth look into Josh’s psyche as he hits rock bottom and root for him to rejoin the team?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tI have no idea. I suspect there might be some who are rooting for Josh and some who are not. It depends since we see things through our filters from our life experiences.<\/p>\n![\"Matt](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--3agQekQK--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709415558\/matt-lauria-taping-jail-scenes-csi-vegas-s3e1.jpg\")
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\n\tI would never be able to imagine what people are thinking. You just put it so beautifully with what you said about his psyche and hitting rock bottom. It\u2019s been one thing after another.<\/p>\n
\n\tJosh kept getting smashed, from getting passed over for the promotion to finding out that his mother is back on drugs, finding out that she’s running drugs and tangled up with some bad dudes, to finding out that Trey lied to him about an overdose that happened in his house.<\/p>\n
\n\tHe kept getting drawn back into the old life. Then, Serena started getting illogical about her expectations about the relationship and what happened there. Then, his mom died, so it’s like Josh just getting punched down lower and lower. If it\u2019s not rock bottom, it’s pretty close.<\/p>\n
\n\tYes. So why do you think Max changed sides and ultimately fought for Josh’s job? How will this alter their relationship and his place on the team?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tI think that Max<\/a> did it because she loves Josh. On the one hand, she knows what a great asset he is to the team. But I think, more than that, she knows deep inside what a good person he is. Max and Josh share an extraordinary bond.<\/p>\n![\"Max's](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--uzB4w8z6--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709415299\/maxs-disappointment-csi-vegas-s3e3.jpg\")
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\n\tIt is part mentor-mentee and part family relationship, sort of an older, more experienced, and wiser family member. There’s nobody in this world whom Josh probably respects more than Max. They share a special bond that supersedes a working relationship.<\/p>\n
\n\tThere are extra layers of trust, personal intimacy about their families and what’s happening with them, and much care. The worst of it all is that he\u2019s betrayed that trust.<\/p>\n
\n\tShe not only questions Josh\u2019s judgment to do the right thing and be a standup guy but also probably questions whether or not she can trust him again. The damage he\u2019s done to the relationship cannot be overstated.<\/p>\n
\n\tThat is fair. Do you think the two of you will have to watch yourselves around the new undersheriff?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tAbsolutely. He’s so great, isn’t he? That actor is phenomenal.<\/p>\n![\"Judgement](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--lZptbHkM--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709424688\/judgement-day-csi-vegas-s3e3.jpg\")
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\n\tOh, I love Reggie Lee<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tReggie’s incredible. He’s an outstanding actor. Yeah, we better watch ourselves. With folks like Nora Cross and undersheriff, we’re in trouble. No, we’re not in trouble.<\/p>\n
\n\tBut poor Max. Poor Max knows about all these types of things. She knows about the processes that have to convolve with the Undersheriff and Internal Affairs and all that stuff. She has to she has to maintain a calm demeanor and constitution. It’s not an easy job.<\/p>\n
\n\tWhat is in the cards for you and Allie? She seemed to be the only one that showed the most overt support. But she could be your boss when you return to work.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tThat\u2019s very interesting. Allie<\/a> is the person Josh probably values the most in this world. This situation has cast some shadows on his hopes of anything happening with her because Josh is worried that Allie will see what he\u2019s always tried to hide from her.<\/p>\n![\"Comforting](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--nTGWPpwN--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709415709\/comforting-josh-csi-vegas-s3e2.jpg\")
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\n\tHere’s the big issue. Josh didn’t kill him, but he could have, like, he was going to. He had murderous intentions, and I mean, that’s it. How is he any better than any of these guys, right? I think Josh is hard on himself, holds himself to an insanely high standard, and has fallen gravely short of that.<\/p>\n
\n\tHis greatest disappointment of all of that is that Allie might see that he potentially could be a murderer. He didn’t, but he could have if Trey hadn\u2019t stopped him. So, that question haunts him of what he would have done. Josh is returning to work, and our relationship is already under pressure.<\/p>\n
\n\tThat was a great question about Allie\u2019s work. We will see that unfold as we get deeper into the season.<\/p>\n
\n\tThere’s nothing that Josh wants more than Allie, but he also equally wants Allie’s happiness and Ali’s being able to fully be all she is and achieve all that she is worthy of and capable of. So that’s a direct conflict.<\/p>\n![\"Everything](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--3uZiP7VQ--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709424960\/everything-has-changed-csi-vegas-s3e3.jpg\")
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\n\tSo, how soon will we see Josh back in the field?<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tYou\u2019ll see him return in Episode 4 because Josh gets put on probation in CSI: Vegas Episode 3<\/a>. Max busts him down to level one, so he\u2019s back on it. But Josh isn\u2019t heading anything up by himself and is under close supervision.<\/p>\n
\n\tWe’ll happily see you back in the field with the rest of the team.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tI’ve been looking forward to that.<\/p>\n
\n\tI bet you have. I bet it’s been very different filming scenes away from almost everybody else.<\/strong><\/p>\n![\"Matt](\"https:\/\/tv-fanatic-res.cloudinary.com\/iu\/s--UKM_jrwA--\/t_xlarge_p\/cs_srgb,d_tv-fanatic-placeholder-square.png,f_auto,fl_strip_profile.lossy,q_auto:420\/v1709415489\/matt-lauria-behind-the-scenes-csi-vegas-s3e3.jpg\")
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\n\tYeah, I barely saw Marg Helgenberger or Lex Medlin. I’ve worked most frequently with Mandeep Dhillon,<\/a> who plays Allie. In the first half of the season, we barely saw each other.<\/p>\n
\n\tThank you for chatting with us again, Matt.<\/strong><\/p>\n
\n\tCSI: Vegas airs on CBS on Sundays at 10\/9c and streams on Paramount Plus the following day.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n
\n\tThis interview has been edited for length and clarity.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n