Castle S03E07 Almost Famous
This week on Castle, a fun party turned ghoulish. Unfortunately too much partying allowed for a rift in memories of the party-goers, so Brennan and Castle needed a bit more help. A lot more investigation led them to a strip joint, which allowed for a ton of jokes and humorous quips.
I love how Detectives Ryan and Esposito completely took the agents remarks to heart, and ribbed each other about their 'types'. The fire extinguisher scene was hilarious, though I'm a bit unsure how safe it was in reality.
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11/02/2010
10/28/2010
You Killed? I Tripled it
Castle S03E06 3XK
This week's episode was completely enthralling. It dealt with a serial killer who suddenly returned after several years off. Other than the witty little banter between Castle and Beckett during the profile briefing, the episode seemed much more serious and detective-y than it has been before. It's a good little breather for the show (it can't survive completely on humorous portions).
I absolutely loved the over the shoulder shot near the very beginning - where it wasn't immediately recognizable as a person in the left. It suitably changed the tone of the entire episode to one of utter creepiness. However, the one scene I found odd was immediately after the briefing, when Det. Ryan appeared because all the officers should have been in the briefing. Why did Ryan come up as if he hadn't been in the room (he came from behind the whiteboard)?
Definitely creepy and just in time for Halloween, this episode hits all the right marks and makes me wish it was a two-hour special because I can't take the suspense.
This week's episode was completely enthralling. It dealt with a serial killer who suddenly returned after several years off. Other than the witty little banter between Castle and Beckett during the profile briefing, the episode seemed much more serious and detective-y than it has been before. It's a good little breather for the show (it can't survive completely on humorous portions).
I absolutely loved the over the shoulder shot near the very beginning - where it wasn't immediately recognizable as a person in the left. It suitably changed the tone of the entire episode to one of utter creepiness. However, the one scene I found odd was immediately after the briefing, when Det. Ryan appeared because all the officers should have been in the briefing. Why did Ryan come up as if he hadn't been in the room (he came from behind the whiteboard)?
Definitely creepy and just in time for Halloween, this episode hits all the right marks and makes me wish it was a two-hour special because I can't take the suspense.
10/26/2010
Crimes of True Love
Castle S03E05 Anatomy of a Murder
In last week's episode, an extra dead body was discovered stuffed into a closed casket during a funeral when the pall-bearer accidentally lost his grip (a too-heavy casket will do that). The hunt for the good doctor's killer led them to a flirtatious male nurse (with lots of little plays on the McDreamy name from Grey's Anatomy), a mystery boyfriend, as well as El Diablo - a druglord.
The plot was a well-written tale of intrigue and misdirection. Of course, the side plot of true everlasting love was worthy of a second glance as well - poor Castle got upstaged by his own ex-wife in Alexis' happily ever after. Plus Beckett's ending comment was absolute brilliance, though I'm a bit unsure whether the writers intended for her to know the implications.
10/13/2010
Steam-Punk Romanticism
Castle S03E04 Punked
This week's episode dealt with old-fashioned ideals and Romance. I absolutely loved the beginning shots of the city, the horses, and the dead body all interspersed with each other. The policemen on horses riding up to the green meadow definitely set the tone of 19th century Victorian London, and got me wondering whether they still exist today, which apparently they do!
The joke of Esposito's injured neck was used for great slap-stick effect, when he and Ryan were attempting to question 'Lord Henry', and when the suspect ran into them at the door. It was actually an awesome shot of Esposito's eyes widening, the suspect running into him, and Ryan slowly turning around.
Several fantastic shots were in this episode. I liked the one where Castle attempted to high-five Lanie, only for her to already be walking away. There was also the progression of technology for Castle's shooting attempts, although considering that he saved Beckett earlier in the show using a gun it didn't really make sense, but it was hilarious. Another awesome scene was Castle's talk of love with Alexis, only to turn around and ask Beckett.
However, there was one shot that kind of bothered me. After the talk with the sister of the murdered man, the shot showed Ryan just standing there facing the camera, a good ways away from the door, when he had just knocked. Why couldn't they have had him stand at the door as if he had just knocked?
Anyways, the episode was a tiny bit predictable - I managed to grasp the idea immediately after the clothes were shown, although that may have been the point. Right up until Castle explained the idea to Beckett and Ryan, I was thinking 'Come on, come on...I have to be right.'
The best part was that I learned of a new culture - steam-punk society, a sub-culture of sci-fi and history. In essence, it incorporates the time when steam power was prominent (usu 19th century/Victorian London) with the ideas of sci-fi/fantasy. Although I've seen instances of steam-punk and its other variants (e.g. cyberpunk, gaslight romance, clockpunk, etc.), I had never known that it was actually an entire sub-culture. I loved the entire geekiness of it.
Unfortunately for Castle, not only did Alexis fall in love this episode, but also Beckett (sorta). She has a new boyfriend, Josh, and he drives a motorcycle. Beckett's back in her wild-child phase :P I kind of feel sorry for Castle, but he totally blew his chance, speaking of which, I haven't seen his ex-wife/girlfriend this season yet they continue to introduce her character as his current girlfriend. >.>
This week's episode dealt with old-fashioned ideals and Romance. I absolutely loved the beginning shots of the city, the horses, and the dead body all interspersed with each other. The policemen on horses riding up to the green meadow definitely set the tone of 19th century Victorian London, and got me wondering whether they still exist today, which apparently they do!
The joke of Esposito's injured neck was used for great slap-stick effect, when he and Ryan were attempting to question 'Lord Henry', and when the suspect ran into them at the door. It was actually an awesome shot of Esposito's eyes widening, the suspect running into him, and Ryan slowly turning around.
Several fantastic shots were in this episode. I liked the one where Castle attempted to high-five Lanie, only for her to already be walking away. There was also the progression of technology for Castle's shooting attempts, although considering that he saved Beckett earlier in the show using a gun it didn't really make sense, but it was hilarious. Another awesome scene was Castle's talk of love with Alexis, only to turn around and ask Beckett.
However, there was one shot that kind of bothered me. After the talk with the sister of the murdered man, the shot showed Ryan just standing there facing the camera, a good ways away from the door, when he had just knocked. Why couldn't they have had him stand at the door as if he had just knocked?
Anyways, the episode was a tiny bit predictable - I managed to grasp the idea immediately after the clothes were shown, although that may have been the point. Right up until Castle explained the idea to Beckett and Ryan, I was thinking 'Come on, come on...I have to be right.'
The best part was that I learned of a new culture - steam-punk society, a sub-culture of sci-fi and history. In essence, it incorporates the time when steam power was prominent (usu 19th century/Victorian London) with the ideas of sci-fi/fantasy. Although I've seen instances of steam-punk and its other variants (e.g. cyberpunk, gaslight romance, clockpunk, etc.), I had never known that it was actually an entire sub-culture. I loved the entire geekiness of it.
Unfortunately for Castle, not only did Alexis fall in love this episode, but also Beckett (sorta). She has a new boyfriend, Josh, and he drives a motorcycle. Beckett's back in her wild-child phase :P I kind of feel sorry for Castle, but he totally blew his chance, speaking of which, I haven't seen his ex-wife/girlfriend this season yet they continue to introduce her character as his current girlfriend. >.>
10/07/2010
A Pirates' Life for Me...
Castle S03E03 Under the Gun
This week's episode is a humorous plot upon a plot upon a plot, with people making deals with others, cutting others in and out, and eavesdropping for a treasure worth $10 million (though now, it's worth more like $30). Almost every character they meet seems to be unrelated to the original murder, although Castle sees a conspiracy and claims that the document of random drawings is the key. Once they discover that it is in actuality a treasure map, everything seems to fall into place.
Surprisingly, the family relationships didn't have much to do with figuring out the murder this time around although bringing in Alexis' supposed wild-side allowed for Beckett's past indiscretions to come to light. Poor Beckett can't catch a break - almost every guy we've seen her with past and present has been horrible, except for Demming.
The funniest thing is that I could tell it was the same writer as a previous episode, S02E09 Love Me Dead. The guy they dragged in (Random) was a smooth-talker, just like Norman from before. He was 'jogging and cross-training' instead of running away and climbing down the building.
Can't wait for the next episode!
This week's episode is a humorous plot upon a plot upon a plot, with people making deals with others, cutting others in and out, and eavesdropping for a treasure worth $10 million (though now, it's worth more like $30). Almost every character they meet seems to be unrelated to the original murder, although Castle sees a conspiracy and claims that the document of random drawings is the key. Once they discover that it is in actuality a treasure map, everything seems to fall into place.
Surprisingly, the family relationships didn't have much to do with figuring out the murder this time around although bringing in Alexis' supposed wild-side allowed for Beckett's past indiscretions to come to light. Poor Beckett can't catch a break - almost every guy we've seen her with past and present has been horrible, except for Demming.
The funniest thing is that I could tell it was the same writer as a previous episode, S02E09 Love Me Dead. The guy they dragged in (Random) was a smooth-talker, just like Norman from before. He was 'jogging and cross-training' instead of running away and climbing down the building.
Can't wait for the next episode!
9/29/2010
Double-Rainbow: Psychic or Skeptic?
Castle S03E02 He's Dead, She's Dead
Every cop show, even the comedic ones, eventually deal with the topic of psychics; Castle did an excellent job of balancing the two sides of skeptic and believer the entire episode. Though the expected line of 'she (the psychic) didn't see that coming' was said (it had to be), in fact the running debate was whether she actually HAD seen it coming because a letter to the police detailing things from the murder appeared.
The very first shot of the episode showed a view 90 degrees above a girl entering a door. At the time, I thought it was just a cool opening to the show, but now I realize they were setting up the idea of the mother's POV looking down from above.
The sound mixer usually does a fantastic job with Castle, knowing exactly when to start playing more light-hearted music to signify a humorous jest, and when to cut out the music to emphasize the idea of 'crickets chirping' from the inanity of a comment (usually Castle or Ryan). This episode made one large glaring error. When the daughter called her mother's cell-phone and quickly turned around because she heard something, the muffled ringing isn't heard until she already reached the couch. While it was pretty obvious to me that in context the ringing is the reason she turned around, the background music completely overwhelmed the sound.
The fascinating thing about Castle is that the writers keep the show current by including things from popular culture. As soon as I heard Martha (Castle's mother) say she needed to decide whether she was 'in or out' I was immediately reminded of Project Runway (probably because Heidi's phrasing of 'in or out' has been a subject of joking by the designers for several seasons running). Not only that, but they brought in the 'double rainbow' phrase as something as unbelievable as unicorns and fairies - from the viral video of some guy going crazy over seeing (and filming) double rainbows.
I also liked the daughter's weird pieces of advice to Beckett. The moment she told Beckett about an important Alexander who might save her life, I knew that Alexander would be Castle - the writers wouldn't write in another character prophesied to get together with Beckett. At the same time, I was wondering whether it was foreshadowing of more danger or whether it was just rehashing the past because in the previous season Beckett was saved by Castle's call.
Although I'm a very rational and logical person the majority of the time, I'm willing to admit that psychics possibly exist, simply because of a very weird experience I had when I was younger. The episode captured my indecision about psychics perfectly - confronted with 'proof' of a psychic, Beckett was able to rationally explain them away as coincidences (and for the most part she wasn't stretching for ideas). I love that the ending scenes with Castle and Beckett kept up the mystery of the psychic.
Great mother-son interaction was explored this episode because of Chet's proposal to Martha, and later his death, which caught me completely off-guard (good thing I don't like reading spoilers). A very touching scene occurred when Castle reminded his mother that by putting off her decision about marriage, she gave Chet an extra day of hope allowing him to die in peace. The most heartwarming scene, however, is when Martha tells Castle that she raised a good man, despite her many mistakes; it reminds me that I not only watch this show for comedic value and entertainment, but also for the feelings it can inspire.
Every cop show, even the comedic ones, eventually deal with the topic of psychics; Castle did an excellent job of balancing the two sides of skeptic and believer the entire episode. Though the expected line of 'she (the psychic) didn't see that coming' was said (it had to be), in fact the running debate was whether she actually HAD seen it coming because a letter to the police detailing things from the murder appeared.
The very first shot of the episode showed a view 90 degrees above a girl entering a door. At the time, I thought it was just a cool opening to the show, but now I realize they were setting up the idea of the mother's POV looking down from above.
The sound mixer usually does a fantastic job with Castle, knowing exactly when to start playing more light-hearted music to signify a humorous jest, and when to cut out the music to emphasize the idea of 'crickets chirping' from the inanity of a comment (usually Castle or Ryan). This episode made one large glaring error. When the daughter called her mother's cell-phone and quickly turned around because she heard something, the muffled ringing isn't heard until she already reached the couch. While it was pretty obvious to me that in context the ringing is the reason she turned around, the background music completely overwhelmed the sound.
The fascinating thing about Castle is that the writers keep the show current by including things from popular culture. As soon as I heard Martha (Castle's mother) say she needed to decide whether she was 'in or out' I was immediately reminded of Project Runway (probably because Heidi's phrasing of 'in or out' has been a subject of joking by the designers for several seasons running). Not only that, but they brought in the 'double rainbow' phrase as something as unbelievable as unicorns and fairies - from the viral video of some guy going crazy over seeing (and filming) double rainbows.
I also liked the daughter's weird pieces of advice to Beckett. The moment she told Beckett about an important Alexander who might save her life, I knew that Alexander would be Castle - the writers wouldn't write in another character prophesied to get together with Beckett. At the same time, I was wondering whether it was foreshadowing of more danger or whether it was just rehashing the past because in the previous season Beckett was saved by Castle's call.
Although I'm a very rational and logical person the majority of the time, I'm willing to admit that psychics possibly exist, simply because of a very weird experience I had when I was younger. The episode captured my indecision about psychics perfectly - confronted with 'proof' of a psychic, Beckett was able to rationally explain them away as coincidences (and for the most part she wasn't stretching for ideas). I love that the ending scenes with Castle and Beckett kept up the mystery of the psychic.
Great mother-son interaction was explored this episode because of Chet's proposal to Martha, and later his death, which caught me completely off-guard (good thing I don't like reading spoilers). A very touching scene occurred when Castle reminded his mother that by putting off her decision about marriage, she gave Chet an extra day of hope allowing him to die in peace. The most heartwarming scene, however, is when Martha tells Castle that she raised a good man, despite her many mistakes; it reminds me that I not only watch this show for comedic value and entertainment, but also for the feelings it can inspire.
9/21/2010
Re-connecting
Castle S03E01 A Deadly Affair
I was super excited for the season 3 premiere of Castle that premiered yesterday because I loved the past couple seasons full of mystery, intrigue, and comedy - and it fulfilled my every expectation.
The show definitely began with a bang, literally. The opening scenes were ones of chaos, running, and Beckett and Castle pointing their guns and shooting - at each other. The comedic elements were really well done, as always. However, I didn't enjoy the parallels to Castle's 'home life' as much this time around.
Usually the show relies on using the characters of Castle's daughter and/or mother to help him understand how he has blundered in his relationship with Beckett. This time it felt as though the point the writers were trying to make was too blatantly obvious.
Other than that small point, the plot line really captured my attention, as Castle frequently appeared in the right place at the wrong time. I adore this show and can't wait until next week's episode.
I was super excited for the season 3 premiere of Castle that premiered yesterday because I loved the past couple seasons full of mystery, intrigue, and comedy - and it fulfilled my every expectation.
The show definitely began with a bang, literally. The opening scenes were ones of chaos, running, and Beckett and Castle pointing their guns and shooting - at each other. The comedic elements were really well done, as always. However, I didn't enjoy the parallels to Castle's 'home life' as much this time around.
Usually the show relies on using the characters of Castle's daughter and/or mother to help him understand how he has blundered in his relationship with Beckett. This time it felt as though the point the writers were trying to make was too blatantly obvious.
Other than that small point, the plot line really captured my attention, as Castle frequently appeared in the right place at the wrong time. I adore this show and can't wait until next week's episode.
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