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Random thoughts... I was very slightly spoiled, so when I heard “plane” and “Cadence” early in the show, I panicked. So. Much. Makeup! And only a 16 year old would selfie during what is pretty much a business meeting. Last week bandage, this week big freakin’ hat. Kid really didn’t want to cut his hair for this role. As with many things on this show, when they are not moving things too slowly, they go too fast: Last week: Will hiding in his house. This week: Will stormin’ the beaches. Kudos on his amazing response to that hateful talk show host - it was wonderfully heartfelt and masterfully used the personal - "I'm a good man, a good son" - to frame the universal. Layla - ME! ME! ME! Everybody stop what you are doing and worship ME! And if she rolls her eyes any harder they’re going to fall out of her head. This is the first time The Exes’ manager seemed honestly concerned about his clients’ personal wellbeing. Way to read a room, Autumn. Although I bet little Miss Bulldozer has never concerned herself with noticing other people’s feelings. “Want something to drink” uh-oh… Seriously, teenagers, step away from the Snapchat and check out the news every now and then. How did Rayna phrase it - going old school by writing a letter - I figured she meant an e-mail, but in my day, children, you wrote a letter on actual paper. Tell us more, Grandma... “I just fired Glen” The truth distortion field around that girl is endless. I didn’t realize how invested I was in ScarGun until I found myself rewinding their kiss 5 times. Which might be tricky, as it seems to me the scenes in Nashville were ofter very short, and at times nearly choppy, with only a few lines then on to to the next. But sign me up for fewer characters. Did the writers just run out of ideas to explore the great characters they did have, and that's why they kept adding new people to fill up the time?

Continuity fail + Missed opportunity for meaningful character backstory = The curse of Castle.

Random thoughts: Carson with the gals of season 10 - who dresses these women? So much black and white tonight. I get coordinating the contestants, but over the season it was getting a bit ridiculous. I am not hip to the musics of today - re: Hannah’s new song last night and Little Big Town tonight - are all of Pharrell’s songs that repetitive and redundant? Christina must spend more time on hair and makeup in a day than I do in a month. In the 80s, the hubs grew up across the street of the family of Don Henley’s then girlfriend, and got to meet Don and Joe Walsh, and even have Don Henley school him in guitar. As a former children’s librarian, I was both amused and appalled by Pharrell’s story time. So I don’t know all the BTS details of the show - how long do the contestants live together? Did they live together on AI? I vaguely recall them filming in the group house, or whatever it was, during AI’s first season. If they did have the contestants together, I would have enjoyed some BTS of them talking and working together. Might have made me feel more connected to them, which I very much was not this season. The bottom of Alisan’s dress during her performance looked like a jellyfish’s tentacles flowing in the ocean current, but not in a good way. Adam’s group song was pretty weak, while Hannah’s group did ok by Adele. They just flashed to the final 4 waiting in the wings - those dresses the ladies are wearing are awful! I did not understand half of the words coming out of Ariana Grande’s mouth. Although she does have a good voice, and is an incredible mimic. If you have not seen her imitating the vocal stylings of Christina and Britney on the Tonight Show, do check it out. My hubs tolerates watching this with me for 3 reasons: 1. mocking; 2. Laith’s guitar licks; 3. Christina’s boobs. He was actually looking forward to the Christina/Ariana duet, but when I rewound it for him, his comment? Make it stop. Christina leaping in joy for Alisan: Me: Don’t jump too much! Hubs: Please jump a lot! balloons everywhere!

More comments from TV critic Matt Roush

Had that exact convo with the hubs. Alisan has a wonderful voice, but the moment Christina began to sing, I'm all, "oh, that's what this should sound like." It's almost unfair to have anyone duet with Christina, no matter how good they are, very few come out ahead in that comparison. Alisan has great vocal control, but her voice often has a flatness to it, compared to the full, rich tone of Christina's.

Her body's fine, I just find her face a bit gaunt for my taste.

Additional random thoughts after time to think and watching bits of the finale again: Martha's haircut is much more youthful than Alexis' When they found fake Caleb's scratchings in the trunk, and the first 2 letters were RT, my first thought was that it referred to Stepmomma Rita The paranoid part of me occasionally wondered during C/B scenes: actor or body double? Were those sweet smiles at the end to each other, or their stand-ins? “I could sleep for a week.” A favorite phrase of my Mother and Grandmother. Castle was wearing a blue shirt during all the shenanigans, but had a dark red shirt on when they got back to the precinct. And Kate was still dressed the same. Huh? The showrunners weren't completely clueless when it came to continuity - this last ep had a kidnapped Castle, a gunless Kate, and yet another bad guy breaking into the loft. Life lesson learned - always tip your doorman so he doesn’t have to take bribes from baddies trying to get into your place. And seriously people, shoot first, ask questions later! Sign me up for whatever NF’s been doing - he looks great! A little scruff and we’re talking first season hot here. Upon further watching, the moving from dead on the floor to 3 kids is rather jarring, although I did like hearing their parting words from the first ep, “it woulda been great.” And for the most part, it was. Thank you, show.

Random thoughts while watching: Any one else need a Zoloft after this? Even though it's only been a few days in Nashville time (I think), for a moment there I thought Scarlett was going to say she was pregnant. Hey Layla, how about you put down that contouring brush, stop chasing the closest piece of ass that you think will further your career, and be your own woman for a change. Although I use the term "woman" loosely, since you still act, and look, 15 years old. Maybe she'll notice how many famous friends Autumn has, switch teams, and the 2 of them can connive each other to death. And speaking of Autumn, hey, we've got a Brit and and Aussie on this show who can both do a passable Southern accent, so you need to rethink your vocal choices. And eat a cheeseburger, for heaven's sake! Kudos to Juliette for being honest to herself and Noah, and sending him on his way rather than hooking up with him just for the optics during the Oscar race. And Will's balls grew three sizes that day.

Oh, you are so right. Had to sit through that show once when the in-laws were in town, and it gave me actual nightmares.

TV Critic Matt Roush's take on the ending of Castle:

When this American visits family in Ireland and the UK, I've found that you have to specifically ask for ice in your soda in restaurants, and bottles of soda there have a little blurb on them that reads "best served cold." No wonder the Puritans left ;) Yes! I was thinking: you're a character in the last 5 minutes of the season finale of a telenovela! Don't. Leave. The. Room!!

Just mentioned to my husband that 4 people were being kicked off tonight. His response: The ones in the chairs?

And I even got my "You have no idea" tossed in there too! They even mentioned going to a bar - how hard would it have been to have the boys refer to The Old Haunt by name? I coulda had a hat trick! Cheesy ending indeed, but I would have preferred a nice hunk of creamy brie compared to the plastic-wrapped Kraft Single we got. But since it got us out of what would have been a horrifying cliffhanger and a dead Beckett, that is one grilled cheese sandwich I will happily chow on. Looking forward to wearing my sash and tiara as I parade before my subjects while running errands to the grocery store and post office.

For a moment while they were on the floor bleeding out together, before the flash-forward, I thought we'd get a voiceover with Kate telling Rick, who would be imagining this scene as he wrote the story of their great adventure, to make that ending not so over-the-top.

Missed the live-watch, so here are my random thoughts as the show progressed. Haven't read the thread yet, so sorry if I get repetitive and redundant: show seems fresher to me somehow wasn’t expecting Mason to save the day when you’re being hunted, don’t take public transportation yes, alexis' eyeroll was more “something must be up if they’re all 'i love you'” was waiting for the house they stormed into to blow up behind them (I’ve watched too much blacklist) wasn’t that bad guy in galaxy quest um, where’s the “did castle get to the precinct ok” phone call to freak everyone out this hour is moving quite quickly, could just be my nerves um, a do-over? set up for the new show? i actually wasn’t expecting mason. anyone want to sell me a bridge in brooklyn? Mason's questions "who knows about me" is vague -just because they know about mason didnt mean they knew he was loksat, which they obviously didnt. but drama! great sadness and anger from NF i will miss expo kicking ass first then asking questions great action and suspense really wasn’t expecting caleb whoa! quick and dirty wrap up, but I’ll take it!