WendyCR72 February 5, 2015 Share February 5, 2015 When clues in a murder implicate Castle and Beckett's nemesis, Dr. Kelly Nieman, Castle is called in to consult on the case. (First of the two-parter, hence the 1 after the title.) Link to comment
merylinkid February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 O.M.G. Beckett is kidnapped. At least her gun didn't get taken. But when the lady said she was standing on the street corner and Beckett told her NOT TO MOVE, I yelled at the tv, why don't you tell her to walk to the nearest police station. I mean the lady is scared so just leave her standing on the street. So much better for you to head out there ALONE when you suspect a serial killer is on the loose. And 3K whatever is the smartest, bestest serial killer of all time (even better than Red John). He apparently has unlimited funds to do all this stuff. Not to mention a psycho minion working for him. That is a MUST for the modern serial killer. And both killer and minion are sooooo smooth, there are never clues left that police can use to nail them. Because serial killer AND minion are geniuses. Honestly this show does so much better when they just do fluffy case of the week. 7 Link to comment
McManda February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Too many flashbacks. I watch the show. I don't need or want the reminders. Thanks. So we all knew Beckett was going to get taken. I want to know why. To mess with Castle? I want to know who was on the other end of the phone call to Nieman at the end. (The woman Beckett was trying to save?) But what I mostly want to know is what happens next week, because that part of the promo, with a slumped over Beckett and a tearful Castle and a "I'm so sorry" was probably the most heartwrenching part of the whole episode. Is Beckett just almost dead? Hurt? Has Nieman crafted a doppelganger Beckett ("you have a lovely face") that 3XK has killed? (Have we seen Stana filming lately? Does she still look the same? Is this some kind of convoluted ploy because they don't want to end the show but Stana wants out so they're getting someone else? [...that's a joke. mostly.]) Are the allusions to a baby because Beckett is already pregnant but loses it because of this trauma? [... again, a joke. mostly.] I have so, so, so many questions. Edited February 10, 2015 by McManda 2 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Martha has an actual life outside the precinct? Good to know. Alexis is studying.... for what? Castle and Beckett baby talk...tumblr explodes. OH MY GOD I HAVE SO MANY FEELINGS ABOUT THIS RIGHT NOW! Lividity Lanie was on the case this week. She figured it out way before the rest of them did, I was like come on guys... Love Nieman but that Vera Lynn song but I must be one of the few people that don't get freaked out by it. Loved the smile Kate had on her face with Espo says Castle is back on the case. Hey Tory! I don't miss you. It's amazing how lucky they are in getting street cam footage when they need it. Hang on a second Castle is giving police briefings now? Urgh just no. I hated that bit. It felt totally forced and awkward. It was so obvious Nieman and Tyson are playing them constantly. Tyson gets caught way too easily you know it's never that simple that they've got their man, especially when characters then promptly say it. Starting to have to do a fair bit of hand waving now. His records are missing absolutely everything? I don't buy that they're unable to prove his identity. Castle is allowed into a holding pen alone with 3XK given his issues with the DA I wuld have thought that unlikely. And the serial killer with mommy issues....predictable. Oh come on the baby tooth, I groaned at that point. More misdirection. So they go over Castle feeling guilty. Kate going off at the end into such an obvious set up with no back whatsoever and Castle letting her go that felt dumb on both their parts given the people they're dealing with. You knew they were getting released when Gates was on the phone. Promo looked suitably melodramatic with Castle distressed etc lets hope the conclusion is worth the wait. I didn't find this episode that creepy and it was predictable for the most part. Link to comment
KaveDweller February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 But when the lady said she was standing on the street corner and Beckett told her NOT TO MOVE, I yelled at the tv, why don't you tell her to walk to the nearest police station. I mean the lady is scared so just leave her standing on the street. So much better for you to head out there ALONE when you suspect a serial killer is on the loose. That's such a TV thing. "We'll I'm about to go to something dangerous. I should probably do this alone." I mean Beckett is a cop and can take care of herself, but still. This is 3XK we're talking about. Who apparently was smart enough to swap out a baby tooth his mother kept of his? It's not as bad as what the girls on Pretty Little Liars did last week though. I thought it was pretty good, I thought the end while waiting for the DNA results was very tense and well done. I don't get the hype about how it's the greatest cliffhanger or anything, but it was still good. I'm hoping Beckett doesn't get tortured too much next week though, since I don't want to deal with long term fallout of that. I actually liked Alexis at the beginning. "Bye, Dad, I'm off to work as an escort." That made me laugh. My one complaint. Are we really supposed to believe that every single piece of evidence related to Jerry Tyson was kept in some boxes in the police precinct. They didn't have backups? That stuff's not electronic? If there's a fire all evidence on everyone the 12th precinct has arrested can go free? 2 Link to comment
S55 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I agree that the flashbacks were unnecessary. For me, they were so glaring and really took me out of the current story fast. It’s like they presume someone watching hasn’t seen these past eps already (which I highly doubt was the case for many viewers). When Beckett tells Castle she was going to meet Amy alone, you could've put a neon light over her head that said "Future Abduction Victim." It was so obvious by that point what was coming. Even if I hadn't guessed it ahead of time, I would have at that moment. I'll admit the promo got my attention. Seeing Beckett strapped to that table (waiting for God knows what to happen) while Castle is frantic to find her ~could be the signs of a great conclusion to the story. Though, as I have for all of this season, I reserve the right to carry some doubt about how well they write this out. Link to comment
SparklesBitch February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) But what I mostly want to know is what happens next week, because that part of the promo, with a slumped over Beckett and a tearful Castle and a "I'm so sorry" was probably the most heartwrenching part of the whole episode. Yes! That part of the promo freaked me out because of how completely devastated he looked. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it came off as less of a "I'm really sorry you got kidnapped and maybe a little hurt but mostly inconvenienced" kind of an apology and more of a "oh my god you're permanently maimed because I didn't get to you fast enough and how will I ever live with myself?" kind of apology. Yikes. Also, it was way too obvious that Beckett was going to get taken. Why oh why do ANY of these people go ANYWHERE without backup anymore?! Come on. At this point they almost deserve to get snatched. So glad that Martha landed a part. Something for her to do outside the loft, yay! I thought Alexis' comment about he escort service was cute, and I was totally charmed by her giving Beckett a goodbye kiss. Very sweet. =) And ALL of evidence related to Tyson disappearing? Every single last piece AND he manages to swap out a baby tooth. Seriously? Lastly.....mentions of Castle babies. Just....please, can we not? I'd kill for Beckett to say she's never wanted kids, and for Castle to be totally fine with that. Oh well, a girl can dream. Edited February 10, 2015 by SparklesBitch 2 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Too many flashbacks. I watch the show. I don't need or want the reminders. Thanks. Yeah I felt the same, my memory is not that wonderful but it's not that bad. For all the drama Amann generated I thought it was fairly predictable and logically I had to hand wave a lot of stuff to enjoy it. They used too many flashbacks to "pad" out the episode going over all ground instead of concentrating on building more emotional depth to the here and now. It's the first part so difficult to judge, it was okay but definitely not as amazing as the screeners would have you believe, again those reviewers over hype everything. Best bit and most emotional was the promo at the end. I don't think Beckett would have been that gullible letting herself fall into what seemed such an obvious trap. She's not stupid but this made her out to be dumb which I dislike and Castle looked gullible too and yet he's mean't to be this great expert on 3XK and Nieman? Hmmmmmm.. It seemed like the characters got stupid suddenly just to get to the cliffhanger. Edited February 10, 2015 by verdana Link to comment
McManda February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I'll admit the promo got my attention. Seeing Beckett strapped to that table (waiting for God knows what to happen) while Castle is frantic to find her ~could be the signs of a great conclusion to the story. Though, as I have for all of this season, I reserve the right to carry some doubt about how well they write this out. Protective Castle is the best, so I'm actually looking forward to his desperation (but only because this is Castle and it's going to end happily). I think that's why the best/worst part of the whole episode was in the promo, with his "I'm so sorry". It makes me want to know how they get there and what happens/ed. Otherwise, this episode was kind of slow. It really did feel like a recap. Especially knowing all the questions were going to pop up in the last 2 minutes. Yes! That part of the promo freaked me out because of how completely devastated he looked. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it came off as less of a "I'm really sorry you got kidnapped and maybe a little hurt but mostly inconvenienced" kind of an apology and more of a "oh my god you're permanently maimed because I didn't get to you fast enough and how will I ever live with myself?" kind of apology. Yikes. Yeah, which makes me believe that it's not really Beckett but an almost clone-Beckett that Nieman didn't finish with first or something. I'm pretty sure Stana's still going to be the same, for better or worse, supermodel Beckett in 7x16. Of course I kinda feel like I did after Beckett got shot. I was almost 100% she she wasn't going to die, but that little sliver of doubt stuck with me for a very long time. 2 Link to comment
sinkwriter February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 But when the lady said she was standing on the street corner and Beckett told her NOT TO MOVE, I yelled at the tv, why don't you tell her to walk to the nearest police station. Yes! My first thought was, tell her to call a cab and have it take her immediately to their precinct. Of course, if the woman was lying in order to draw out Beckett, then she's probably in on it and she was the one who stabbed Beckett with the syringe. But they couldn't have predicted whether or not someone would come with Beckett (at the very least they had to think maybe Castle would go with her), so I just think there are too many details that seem too "perfect" -- this is the kind of thing that pissed me off about one of those "all powerful, all knowing, gets away with everything all the time" characters over on Bones. I refuse to speak the character's name because it was just that stupid. 3 Link to comment
Hipshooter February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Too many flashbacks. I watch the show. I don't need or want the reminders. Thanks. So we all knew Beckett was going to get taken. I want to know why. To mess with Castle? I want to know who was on the other end of the phone call to Nieman at the end. (The woman Beckett was trying to save?) But what I mostly want to know is what happens next week, because that part of the promo, with a slumped over Beckett and a tearful Castle and a "I'm so sorry" was probably the most heartwrenching part of the whole episode. Is Beckett just almost dead? Hurt? Has Nieman crafted a doppelganger Beckett ("you have a lovely face") that 3XK has killed? (Have we seen Stana filming lately? Does she still look the same? Is this some kind of convoluted ploy because they don't want to end the show but Stana wants out so they're getting someone else? [...that's a joke. mostly.]) Are the allusions to a baby because Beckett is already pregnant but loses it because of this trauma? [... again, a joke. mostly.] I have so, so, so many questions. Like minds and all that. It's like you read my mind. Castle finds a duplicate Beckett. Drugs and trauma case a miscarriage? My first thought. Seriously!!! Wersching and Mosley really carried the show. Best episode this season. Actually looking forward to next week. Go figure right. Link to comment
KaveDweller February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 So we all knew Beckett was going to get taken. I want to know why. I want to know who was on the other end of the phone call to Nieman at the end. (The woman Beckett was trying to save?) Yeah, I think that phone call from Amy Barrett was a set up. Or it's a third woman that was given the same face pretending to be Amy Barrett. I agree that the flashbacks were unnecessary. For me, they were so glaring and really took me out of the current story fast. It’s like they presume someone watching hasn't seen these past eps already (which I highly doubt was the case for many viewers). They could have just done a previouslies thing instead, it would have been less awkward. "I'm so sorry". It makes me want to know how they get there and what happens/ed. I wonder if they are going to have her already pregnant without knowing, but miscarry? Neimen did say she looked fatigue (is that a real pregnancy symptom or just a TV one?) But yeah, that I'm so sorry sounds like something was seriously fucked up going on. An interesting thought about the scene in the loft....after Beckett answers her phone as "Beckett," Castle turned and gave her this look like he was wondering why she still was using her name. I may be reading too much into things, but it was definitely a significant look. Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Yes! That part of the promo freaked me out because of how completely devastated he looked. Maybe I'm reading too much into it, but it came off as less of a "I'm really sorry you got kidnapped and maybe a little hurt but mostly inconvenienced" kind of an apology and more of a "oh my god you're permanently maimed because I didn't get to you fast enough and how will I ever live with myself?" kind of apology. Yikes. I hope it's not an unfortunate case of overdoing it (a bit like Stana with her reaction to the song in Disciple) because yeah he looked utterly devastated and almost hysterical. Kate getting taken. Even if you hadn't read the spoilers the eventual outcome was no surprise I think it was obvious where this was all going. Ever since Disciple it's been obvious. I hope this means they're ready to conclude this saga in 7.15 for good. The more interesting bit is going to the second part, this was okay as a set up but I want to see the reconciliation between Castle and Beckett (especially now I've seen the promo) and how they deal with Nieman and 3XK. Also how badly she's been hurt? If she's been tortured again or scarred in some way physically then they had better not brush it under the carpet again but they probably will. *sigh* Link to comment
sinkwriter February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Yeah, which makes me believe that it's not really Beckett but an almost clone-Beckett that Nieman didn't finish with first or something. I swear, if the person Castle finds is a woman he thinks is Beckett but it's actually an almost-clone of her (Nieman's handiwork) and the real Beckett is somehow "missing" to them for the rest of the season until the team figures out that she's not really dead or something... I'm going to be very annoyed. Because after all the copycat work Nieman has done, you'd think "clone" would be the first thing they'd think to check. Link to comment
McManda February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Like minds and all that. It's like you read my mind. Castle finds a duplicate Beckett. Drugs and trauma case a miscarriage? My first thought. Seriously!!! Hahaha... my rambling, train of thought post. Though I think it's still pretty accurate. I feel like those are the only ways it can be right? But that's almost ... to easy? I think that's what makes me most nervous. I wonder if they are going to have her already pregnant without knowing, but miscarry? Neimen did say she looked fatigue (is that a real pregnancy symptom or just a TV one?) But yeah, that I'm so sorry sounds like something was seriously fucked up going on. Never been pregnant, but from friends that were, fatigue is a real thing. I don't know if it hits before you find out - all my friends were actively trying, so they sort of kept an eye out on what to look for. An interesting thought about the scene in the loft....after Beckett answers her phone as "Beckett," Castle turned and gave her this look like he was wondering why she still was using her name. I may be reading too much into things, but it was definitely a significant look. I thought that was just surprise that she was thinking about kids and that she brought it up. I swear, if the person Castle finds is a woman he thinks is Beckett but it's actually an almost-clone of her (Nieman's handiwork) and the real Beckett is somehow "missing" to them for the rest of the season until the team figures out that she's not really dead or something... I'm going to be very annoyed. Because after all the copycat work Nieman has done, you'd think "clone" would be the first thing they'd think to check. I don't think she'll be gone the rest of the season, but it's more of a "Castle finds "Beckett" maimed and dying and he doesn't have time to think that it might not actually be her, but it's okay because she's in the other room a bit worse for wear but mostly okay and definitely unscarred" kind of thing. Edited February 10, 2015 by McManda 1 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Okay the opening exchange in the loft, I got the message loud and clear you want little Caskett babies. Why can't TV writers let couples just be couples for a while? *sigh* Since the writers have zero subtlety about them I'm now almost certain that the S7 finale (or the run in) is going to revolve around a Beckett baby drama of some kind, meh to all that. Although I did enjoy the totally unexpected kiss between Alexis and Kate, it's still a shock when these two interact in any way and I enjoy it no matter how short. 2 Link to comment
SparklesBitch February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Yeah, which makes me believe that it's not really Beckett but an almost clone-Beckett that Nieman didn't finish with first or something. I'm pretty sure Stana's still going to be the same, for better or worse, supermodel Beckett in 7x16. I feel like this would fit in extremely well with the cruel, tortuous head games that 3XK likes. Maybe real!Beckett wouldn't come to any serious harm, but clone!Beckett would be all sorts screwed up and the real payoff would be for him to get to enjoy Castle believing that it really is his Beckett, for however short a time. Those continuous references that the doctor makes to Beckett's gorgeous features can't be woven in for nothing. 3 Link to comment
McManda February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Oooh, even better tumblr theory - Beckett's starting to think kids, but Nieman does something (that theory specifically states a forced hysterectomy, but ...) and now she can't have them. Interesting twist, but I'm not sure if Castle it willing to go that dark. Plus the implications that'd have for Beckett's character. Highly unlikely, but I like the out-of-the-box thinking. Edited February 10, 2015 by McManda 1 Link to comment
cappuccino February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Count me in on not being a fan of the flashbacks. I watch the show. I don't need them, thanks. So the tooth didn't match but what about the fingerprints on those toys? I'm no expert but do they change when you grow up? Or do they vanish from a surface? All that baby, mother, looking fatigue stuff was really heavy in this episode. I don't really wanna see a pregnancy storyline for an entire season nor a Beckett lost her baby either. Beckett going EVERYWHERE without backup was just stupid. Giving Tysons history noone should have walked around alone. That one scene from the promo got my blood pressure up more than the entire episode. I like Tyson. So nice and creepy but I hope they're done with him next week. Don't drag it out too much. 2 Link to comment
Samantha84 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) As much as Tyson is obsessed w. Castle ... Castle is just as obsessed w. him! So much so that he stayed behind to try and mind fuck him in interrogation instead of going w. his wife! He could have stayed in the car as not to scare the girl but letting her go alone? Why didn't Ryan or Espo go? They'd rather sit and wait for DNA test to come back ... which, even put on rush, would take days not hours. Castle briefing the police? What the fuck shit was that?!? Year of Castle, we get it but that was stupid, absurd, and forced. Edited February 10, 2015 by Samantha84 1 Link to comment
McManda February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Can we talk Beckett's boots for a second? They were so tall! Usually Stana in heels puts her at or slightly about Jon's height. Walking to that crime scene she was at least half a head taller than he was. But the boots/skinny jeans/belt to thigh holster over sweater outfit was pretty awesome. Even if she did have Kevlar on over it. Also, has anyone downloaded the episode? At the 10:31 mark (or when Beckett sees Nieman for the first time), Nieman is in with a patient before she comes out to see Beckett. Maybe that's who she's working on to be a clone-Beckett? Though I guess a day or two isn't enough to finish surgery before they kidnap Beckett, so ... maybe not? Still so, so many questions. Edited February 10, 2015 by McManda Link to comment
S55 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 One of the ways the episode lost me is asking me to believe that not a single one of them thought about the possibility that 3XK and Niemann may be playing a bigger game here. Not one of them thought they'd be after Castle and Beckett after he'd set Castle up for murder and staged crime scenes with Espo and Lanie lookalikes? Seriously? C'mon man. 8 Link to comment
KaveDweller February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Oooh, even better tumblr theory - Beckett's starting to think kids, but Nieman does something (that theory specifically states a forced hysterectomy, but ...) and now she can't have them. Interesting twist, but I'm not sure if Castle it willing to go that dark. Plus the implications that'd have for Beckett's character. Highly unlikely, but I like the out-of-the-box thinking. They could do that, but would they know so quickly that she couldn't have kids? Not that this show cares about realism. But I agree, they wouldn't go that dark....would they? So the tooth didn't match but what about the fingerprints on those toys? I'm no expert but do they change when you grow up? Or do they vanish from a surface? I think they didn't want to match the fingerprints because they thought he had changed them somehow. He didn't match the fingerprints from the prison (although those could have been swapped out). Why can't TV writers let couples just be couples for a while? *sigh* They are catering to the devoted shippers. I mean, my Tumblr dashboard was filled with baby talk today, and that was just based on a spoiler of them talking about kids. Edited February 10, 2015 by KaveDweller Link to comment
sinkwriter February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 One of the ways the episode lost me is asking me to believe that not a single one of them thought about the possibility that 3XK and Niemann may be playing a bigger game here. Not one of them thought they'd be after Castle and Beckett after he'd set Castle up for murder and staged crime scenes with Espo and Lanie lookalikes? Seriously? C'mon man. That's what bugged me. After everything they've all been through with this guy, they still don't seem to think ahead or take it all more seriously. If they had, they never would have let Beckett go anywhere alone. Same with Castle. Details like that drive me nuts. 2 Link to comment
merylinkid February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 We'll know its a clone of Beckett when she starts eating frogs. 3 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) My one complaint. Are we really supposed to believe that every single piece of evidence related to Jerry Tyson was kept in some boxes in the police precinct. They didn't have backups? That stuff's not electronic? If there's a fire all evidence on everyone the 12th precinct has arrested can go free? That's what had me shaking my head. There's no evidence contained on any central computer system or squirrelled away on some FBI file somewhere? Everything just got lost from the precinct and that's it they're screwed? Almost every firm now does back ups and has files stored elsewhere in case of some disaster and yet the police don't? That's unbelievable in this day and age. One of the ways the episode lost me is asking me to believe that not a single one of them thought about the possibility that 3XK and Niemann may be playing a bigger game here. Not one of them thought they'd be after Castle and Beckett after he'd set Castle up for murder and staged crime scenes with Espo and Lanie lookalikes? Seriously? C'mon man. That was the big weakness of this episode for me, they acted so naively about everything, for all the expertise and supposed background knowledge they acted like first timers on a fresh case not practised detectives who have detailed experience of what these two are capable of it felt off and took me out of the episode. I kept on eye rolling every time they took one more plodding step towards the inevitable. Edited February 10, 2015 by verdana Link to comment
McManda February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 We'll know its a clone of Beckett when she starts eating frogs. I'm torn between "nooooooooo!" and "of course, because that's what clones do". Luckily in Castle's world there aren't real clones (even though I've called them clones), just lookalikes. Which is better, really. Even Lois and Clark couldn't pull off actual clones. Link to comment
sinkwriter February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 We'll know its a clone of Beckett when she starts eating frogs. HA!! (And oh no... don't follow that show's terrible plotline. It was awful.) 1 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I thought I would find the scene where Castle talks about his guilt over letting 3XK get away more moving than I did, it felt rather stiff. The trouble was that the episode did feel like one long recap so everyone was getting their exposition in to remind fans what had happened before. I was kind of disappointed that I didn't feel more emotional than I did during certain scenes. May be next week. 1 Link to comment
GeorgieNY February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I'm torn between "nooooooooo!" and "of course, because that's what clones do". Luckily in Castle's world there aren't real clones (even though I've called them clones), just lookalikes. Which is better, really. Even Lois and Clark couldn't pull off actual clones. The thing about these lookalikes- no plastic surgeon is THAT good. It even looked like the original Mike guy had blue eyes...I know there are colored contacts, but that would be easy for them to check. People who have extensive plastic surgery look like they have had extensive plastic surgery. I guess we have to just suspend disbelief, but it's lame. 2 Link to comment
shapeshifter February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 ...But the boots/skinny jeans/belt to thigh holster over sweater outfit was pretty awesome. Even if she did have Kevlar on over it....So that's how NYC cops dress these days to go to active crime scenes? Seems like it would invite heckling from more than one quarter. Aahh, the wonderful stretchability of lycra. Link to comment
benteen February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Strong episode. Loved Annie Wersching since 24 and she was creepy good here. I knew Beckett was walking into a trap and it annoyed me she didn't have back-up. I laughed at Alexis's escort joke. Link to comment
turnitwayup February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) But what I mostly want to know is what happens next week, because that part of the promo, with a slumped over Beckett and a tearful Castle and a "I'm so sorry" was probably the most heartwrenching part of the whole episode. This! The promo looked more interesting and actiony while this ep felt like a super long filler recap. Srsly that was excessive use of flashbacks. A previously on at the beginning would've been sufficient. It was unnecessary to have all those green flashbacks to pad the ep. That hospital set is really get some use this season. It's becoming a semi permanent set now. I did like the beginning scene of Alexis teasing Castle but still another library mention and no idea what she's majoring or any internship prospects. It would be nice if there is a future scene of the family leaving the loft for Martha's opening night. Also liked Lanie's braid she had in the alley. Nice touch on the scalpel instead of pen for the credits. Castle's briefing was kinda redic since wouldn't most of them been around last season and some since 3XK was introduced. But at least Tyson/Neiman still can bring the creepy in their scenes. Edited February 10, 2015 by turnitwayup Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 They are catering to the devoted shippers. I mean, my Tumblr dashboard was filled with baby talk today, and that was just based on a spoiler of them talking about kids. I like to think of myself as a die hard shipper but I think I've failed the test big time. Just after that scene aired I checked on tumblr during the first ad break and the reaction was incredible (and scary). Because if that's what it's like with them simply talking about it for about ten seconds sweet Jesus and Mary I don't want to think how bad it's going to get if they start actively doing something about it. I know it's inevitable because this is how their story has been planned out but I may have to eventually abandon tumblr to avoid the hysteria. Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I don't think she'll be gone the rest of the season, but it's more of a "Castle finds "Beckett" maimed and dying and he doesn't have time to think that it might not actually be her, but it's okay because she's in the other room a bit worse for wear but mostly okay and definitely unscarred" kind of thing. Checking out that promo again with Castle sobbing I think you're dead right, that's how it will play out. Her head is bowed and he can't really see who it is and then in his distress he assumes it's the "real" Beckett but when he tips her head up he realises it's not her (eventually) and she's being hidden elsewhere. And I must be a sick individual because when she got stuck with that needle and then got pushed in the wheelchair with her arm flapping out I laughed. Link to comment
pennben February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) I thought Alexis' comment about he escort service was cute, and I was totally charmed by her giving Beckett a goodbye kiss. Very sweet. =) Agreed. Maybe I've watched too many episodes close in time, as I just caught up, but they seem to be making a point that Alexis and Martha are being quite close with Beckett in the last few. I've been trying to figure out why, and maybe it is nothing more than what it seems, but it feels like a setup to something. Perhaps it is nothing more than them bonding. Perhaps I'm seeing things that aren't there because I've watched several in a row. But I feel like we were meant to notice it. I swear, if they've been setting this up so Alexis and Martha are the ones to figure out that Rick has brought home a clone Beckett, I will scream for the second time. The first time I would scream in that situation is that there was a clone Beckett in the first place. Edited February 10, 2015 by pennben Link to comment
Flannery Tanner February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Couldn't they have checked for bullet scars on 3xk? One of the tedious flashbacks reminded us that he got shot a whole bunch when he fell in the river, so shouldn't they just ask to see his chest? 3 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Nice touch Nieman and 3XK holding hands at the end. They really the perfect (sick) couple. That lift is as slow as the one at my work. Alexis was perfectly used this episode with a funny one liner, the added bonus of a kiss which was completely unexpected and then she promptly disappeared. She'd be lousy as an escort girl though. .But the boots/skinny jeans/belt to thigh holster over sweater outfit was pretty awesome. Even if she did have Kevlar on over it.... I thought the high boots were a bit of an overkill, felt like supermodel!Beckett strutting her stuff for the audience rather than Beckett the cop going about her job. I know it's TV land and it looks hot as hell but I wish they could have shot her not from that angle to make it look less obvious. I thought that was just surprise that she was thinking about kids and that she brought it up. Watching it again right now, that's exactly how it came over to me although should he be surprised? He's not getting any younger, she's mid thirties and probably at a stage in her career when she might want promotion etc but needs to think ahead like she said. They're married so TV law dictates that she can get pregnant, seems like something she would naturally bring up since they've already established they both want kids together already. I hope we find out how Martha went with her audition. Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) Couldn't they have checked for bullet scars on 3xk? One of the tedious flashbacks reminded us that he got shot a whole bunch when he fell in the river, so shouldn't they just ask to see his chest? Couldn't they have done some kind of series of medical tests to establish who he was? Is is really that impossible to prove who you are (or not) in this day and age where somewhere your details are probably more than likely held on a database that shared around and you haven't got a clue. That county clerk knew Beckett had been married before at a touch of a button from 15 years ago but they've mysteriously got nothing on 3XK. Edited February 10, 2015 by verdana Link to comment
turnitwayup February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I hope we find out how Martha went with her audition. She got the part and was going in for a wardrobe fitting. I think this is gonna be Martha's subplot for the season if they show her reading her reviews and maybe everyone going to support her at opening night etc... Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Andrew W. Marlowe @AndrewWMarlowe · 3h 3 hours agoNext week, I have plans for the fandom. Evil evil plans. If you though this episode was tense, you ain't seen nothing yet. Uh oh. Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 She got the part and was going in for a wardrobe fitting. I think this is gonna be Martha's subplot for the season if they show her reading her reviews and maybe everyone going to support her at opening night etc... Oh right thanks, I'm obviously not paying attention. I'd like to see them both going out to support her, anything social after work would be good and giving Susan a little more to do would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Castle Recap: 'We'll... Meet Againnn...' by Matt Mitovich at TV Line All told, this long-awaited opener to the sweeps two-parter was pretty damn tight, not a moment wasted, every scene counted. Guest stars Annie Wersching and Michael Mosley, on screen together for the first time, made for a chilling one-two punch, even when holding frickin’ hands as they waltzed out of the 12th. It all built to a final sequence that, yes, you probably saw coming, but nonetheless was alternately gripping and haunting. That said, it did rely heavily on one narrative cheat, as denoted by my “GMAB” below. I agree with Matt's GMAB that bit was eye rolling. Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Scrolling down the comments at TV Line, I thought one poster made a good point that even if you can change your looks, changing the distinct pattern and tone a person speaks is much more difficult. Link to comment
iRarelyWatchTV36 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 So, never would have seen that 'Beckett gets abducted' bit coming from half a galaxy away, when the lady called and she decided to go by herself. Jerry Tyson is the Stephen Hawking of serial killers, or whatever the equivalent for how out-of-this-world brilliant he is, not to mention resourceful enough to generate the funds needed for what happened in Disciple and Resurrection. This guy can seriously do no wrong, until the writers need to dumb him down enough to be suspected and/or caught or 'killed'. The only real complaint I have about the show, in general, but especially in the JT-heavy eps is how super smart Castle can be, not to mention how fast it comes to him. Don't get me wrong, I know he's no dummy, but a bit of realism, if you please. In the very first 3XK ep, he 'profiled' JT as being a serial killer because of his mom and her mistreatment or lack of caring. And then reinforced that in the new ep, while ultra-blindingly quickly puts together that 'Ed Turner' is an anagram for 'returned'. Seriously, that kind of mental prowess would get high praise from a certain mentalist on another network. Since we know that everyone will be mostly OK by the end of next week, the only question I have going into it is; was Beckett's abduction & possible harm done just to get at and hurt Castle, or are they considered a packaged deal now? IE, is it just making another vengeance run at Castle or do they want to make Kate pay too?? Link to comment
rspad February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I for one loved how they did the flashbacks. Yeah, I didn't need the exposition recap, but more than that, most of the clips they picked focused on the growing psychological game Tyson and Neiman have been playing over the years. As someone who hasn't really watched those episodes since they aired, it added to the tension of the story and the history these characters shared. A 2 min, or more, "previous on..." couldn't do that for me. No electronic records to prove the guy's Tyson? Beckett running off on her own? Sure I eye rolled, but I don't watch the show for logic & realism. Tyson's wink to Castle? Pure chilling entertainment. That's why I watch. 4 Link to comment
iRarelyWatchTV36 February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 I for one loved how they did the flashbacks. Yeah, I didn't need the exposition recap, but more than that, most of the clips they picked focused on the growing psychological game Tyson and Neiman have been playing over the years. As someone who hasn't really watched those episodes since they aired, it added to the tension of the story and the history these characters shared. A 2 min, or more, "previous on..." couldn't do that for me. Joke was on me. Hindsight is always 20/20, but I wasted 45 minutes on watching last season's Disciple, right before Resurrection, in anticipation of the new ep, to both catch up and maybe easily connect matching parts of the two storylines. If only I'd known they'd show the highlights in flashbacks, I could have saved myself some time. lol 1 Link to comment
rspad February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Lol. A dedicated viewer for sure! I'm a lazy one - I rely on my hazy memory and the writers to fill in the gaps :) Link to comment
verdana February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 Castle's palpable folds...she said that right? Poor Castle, Nieman loves getting those digs in. 1 Link to comment
cappuccino February 10, 2015 Share February 10, 2015 (edited) The thing about these lookalikes- no plastic surgeon is THAT good. It even looked like the original Mike guy had blue eyes...I know there are colored contacts, but that would be easy for them to check. People who have extensive plastic surgery look like they have had extensive plastic surgery. I guess we have to just suspend disbelief, but it's lame. I just can't buy it because seriously you just can't go and change the face or the voice. The height, the weight, the entire body language and structure needs to be the same. I hardly doubt you can find a look-a-like so perfect in build that Castle wouldn't see right through it. And I must be a sick individual because when she got stuck with that needle and then got pushed in the wheelchair with her arm flapping out I laughed. At least she was abducted in public this time and not in a supposed secured building. We all know how well guarded the loft and the 12th is ;) Uh oh. Yeah he can talk all he wants. His track record is not very good looking back at his past episodes. I'll judge when I have seen the episode. Edited February 10, 2015 by cappuccino Link to comment
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