Castle said:

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ROFL

I liked the case in this one- kept me guessing.  When I saw Gregg Henry on the screen (Winston), I just knew he was gonna be the bad guy.  Whoops!

Definitely agree that Montgomery and Martha were excellently awesome tonight.

Did anyone else giggle when they were talking about the 'Caskett?'  Hahahaha.

GreenyJess said:

Did anyone else giggle when they were talking about the 'Caskett?'  Hahahaha.

Aw, c'mon…. now you're just being silly

Yep, I'll join in and praise tonight's ep for the greatness of Montgomery and Martha. Really nice to see that, hope we'll get some more in the coming episodes The case was interesting, and I for sure thought it was Winston who killed her! Nice twist, but the mother was kind of a lame ending. I mean it's classic, she has to "protect the family" as it were… she had the most (her legacy) to lose. Would've been a nice twist if someone killed her because they thought her and Winston were having an affair or sth…

Anyway, it wasn't one of my favorite eps, but definitely a good one. Loved the "My Face" thing, really funny how that's true about those social networking sites, esp Facebook. You get all kinds of weird friend requests from people you haven't heard from in ages. Then you wonder "do I accept, or do I ignore?"

The only problem I had was with Perlmutter. Is he supposed to be an ass? I dunno, I just found myself getting kinda pissed at him.

Loved that magnifying glass line, though :D

Overall, pretty good. Solid. Hopefully next week's will be even better.

OT: Welcome to the boards Maddarilke!

I thought it was an okay episode.  The episode was case heavy with Montgomery and even Martha getting good screen time.  The story was well written and directed too.       

Looking more forward to next week's episode though. 

CastleFan66 said:

Not my favorite episode, but thoroughly enjoyed the captain this week.  Great acting. 

Admin, do you know something we don't?

Much like Admin, I suspect we'll get a "real advance" into the Castle-Beckett relationship during this next episode.  I believe this is where they mention that Alexis goes to Beckett for "some important reason."  I think having Alexis become more involved with Beckett is the ticket to a closer relationship between Beckett and Castle.  Alexis seems to be "the thread" that moves Castle from Playboy to responsible adult.  And, it is the "responsible adult" that is attractive to Beckett, NOT the playboy.  That Beckett could assist Alexis in some capacity when Alexis won't go to her Dad will likely create a bond of some kind between Alexis and Beckett whereas before Alexis is only connected to Beckett thru her Dad's interaction with Beckett.  

As for this week's episode, Stana has stated in several interviews that this season they would "let other characters shine" and I think this episode did just that.  Montgomery was the real focus, with Martha as a 2ndary main player with the whole facebook issue.  The writers threw us a bone with the "not yet"/"No" exchange between Castle and Beckett to maintain their interplay, but left their relationship in a kind of "hold pattern", which is actually pretty smart.  They are advancing this relationship slowly, over time, and some pieces of that time will just be savoring the Previous episode's advance, rather than directly moving the relationship forward.  I think we saw a major advance in the Castle Beckett relationship last week, so this week was merely a "reiteration" of that previous advance, and that made it an excellent time to let other characters shine.  I doubt they'll do two (other characters shining) episodes in a row and likely they will advance the B-C relationship in those episodes where the B-C relationship is the primary focus. 

Just my opinion

I pretty much agree with what everyone else has said.

Montgomery and Martha were awesome tonight. What a beautiful way to let them shine. The captain handing the senator his butt was great. I knew something was coming when he smiled at Beckett (after she made some pfft comment) and said let's hear him out. And while it may be silly I've waffled back and forth about whether accepting a friend request from old friends.

I loved that I didn't know who the killer was. I guessed two times and was wrong. While it wasn't some huge twist the killers are not as obvious (to me at least) to me as they were last season.

While it was great to see a couple of the other characters shine it was a bit strange to have Castle and Beckett take a back seat if you will. It worked but it was still strange. They've done such a great job with the relationship this season I don't mind not having them progress every week. I think we're in for a wild ride no matter what time table they've set.

I'm forever going to have the image of Beckett's face when she realizes Esposito got the wrong name. Not to mention the 3 guys drinking tea with cats running all over them.

I love this show so much.

Can't remember the exact wording, but something about insanity being hereditary. ;)

angie1379 said:

I thought the whole "No/Not yet" line was a good indication that we have quite a while before we see anything resembling a romance between these two. This was proof positive that Rick is still nowhere near ready for the kind of relationship Kate (and the show) deserves.

This is fiction, and the odds of the producers ending this show without these two together are about as good as the odds were that J.K. Rolling would kill off Harry Potter. We can also assume they will be getting together for the so-called "right reason": because they love each other. However, despite a few authenitc, tender moments on Rick's part, Kate is still largely a challenge for him — a conquest if you will, though not necessarily in purely sexual terms. I have no doubt he's looking for more than a one-night stand with her, but his chief motivator is not yet his feelings for her, but rather his own ego.

The "not yet" comment combined with his affirmative response last week that Ryan and Esposito were interrupting something, shows us that he is actively and unabashedly pursuing Beckett. He wants to start a relationship, but at this point, he can't possibly see it as anything more than any other relationship he's ever started — all of which ended in failure. He wants to be with her for selfish reasons — namely that he's attracted to her, and she's the only woman to consistently reject him. Kate knows this, which is why she's rejecting him. Until Rick's motives become a little more pure — and Kate come to trust those motives — we'll be seeing a lot more of this infamous UST.

But J.K. Rowling did technically kill off Harry Potter!

Not only did I love the "Absolutely not/Note Yet" comment, but I love both of their faces during it. And the fact that they don't look at each other.

I also loved during the scene when Castle was explaining about why he knows all about caskets he says to Beckett "But of course you already know that." Refering to her being obessed with his books, hehe.