Last night’s episode, ‘Eye of the Beholder’turned out to be a very light and fun hour of television. I admit I was slightly apprehensive about this episode and, while I thought it was very entertaining for the most part, there were a few things that stood out and bothered me a little.
‘Eye of the Beholder’was very reminiscent of last season’s ‘Nikki Heat’. It had the same tone, the same jealous Beckett plot and the same over the top blonde who wanted to get her hands on Castle. It is no secret that ‘Nikki Heat’is one of my all time favorite episodes — and this is coming from someone who prefers the more dramatic ones — and although last night’s episode was very much like ‘Nikki Heat’, it wasn’t exactly as brilliant. Last season, Natalie Rhodes had me laughing out loud at her extremely thorough method acting; last night, Serena Kaye just pissed me off. Sure it was great to see Beckett’s jealousy rear its ugly head, but this time I just felt bad for her. Last night wasn’t about a woman trying to get into her head and imitate her; no, last night things got personal. It was about some other woman trying to take away the man she is in love with. For if there is one thing ‘Eye of the Beholder’established is that Kate Beckett is one hundred percent in love with Castle.
What bothered me, however — besides Serena Kaye — was the fact that Castle was suddenly so willing to chase after another woman. I get that the guy is only human and even if he loves Kate, he can’t just become celibate all of a sudden because she is not ready for a relationship yet. But the change was so sudden that it almost gave a whiplash. This is the guy that until last week was head over heels in love with Kate Beckett and suddenly he is all smitten with a leggy blonde? Of course, there was Martha’s advice, which I think Castle kind of took it the wrong way. When she said he needed to get out there, part of me understood that he either had to do something about his non-relationship with Beckett or move on, but it was mostly to urge him to move things forward with her. If it wasn’t, then I don’t understand what they tried to do with her character there because I thought she supported his relationship with Kate. So I am a little lost here.
Even though Serena Kaye just annoyed the hell out of me, she at least served the purpose of getting Kate’s possessive side out. She was all but branding Castle and growling out ‘mine’ whenever Serena so much as looked at him. When she caught them kissing outside her hotel room, she looked positively livid. If looks could kill, the insurance investigator would have died several times over last night.
What I absolutely loved about ‘Eye of the Beholder’, however, was the scene that Kate is talking to her therapist. I know I have complained over and over that they should have just given that role of Kate’s sounding board to Lanie or some other friend, but now I can definitely see the wisdom of their decision of bringing a shrink in. Even though we assume Lanie is one of her best friends, I doubt Kate would be so candid and honest with her about her feelings. A therapist gives her the chance of talking things out with someone who is completely neutral about everything. He doesn’t judge, he doesn’t know Castle and he is not rooting for them to get together already. He is just there for her to vent and help her figure things out in her own time and I am so glad we are finally getting to see just what is going on in her head.
When he asked her what she was afraid of, I think he hit the nail right on the head and deep down I believe she is afraid of both possibilities: that Castle loves her enough to wait however long it takes her to be ready or that he does love her, but he won’t wait around forever. By the end of the episode, it felt like a role reversal of the end of season 2, when Castle decided to step down so she could be with Demming. This time, Kate was the one who decided to bow out so he could be with Serena if that was what he wanted. And this is the crux of the matter for me, really. Because if we keep on the role reversal mind track, Castle is the one who is now sending completely mixed signals her way. One day he is all in love and then suddenly he is all taken with another woman. Knowing Kate like we all do by now, that will just make her push him away. So what are we (and Kate) supposed to take from that?
In short, ‘Eye of the Beholder’had its moments and was mostly entertaining, but it left me with a feeling that it lacked something. Maybe I just need to watch it again, but for now it gets a B-.
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I find it interesting that Beckett spent all of last season with another man, while supposedly loving Castle, but he so much as looks at another woman and he's sending mixed signals. What kind of crappy double standard is that?
Sure I felt sorry for Beckett in that she's seeing what she saw BUT she's only getting 10% of what Castle felt all of last season when she was doing much more than dating Josh. Beckett's jealously was irrational (and I get that) to the point that she expects Castle to wait for her to be ready all the while closing his eyes to other women. Yeah bc that makes perfect sense!
I understood Martha's POV. Yes she knows her son loves Beckett but she also knows that Beckett isn't ready – she doesn't want to see her son in a state of limbo for who knows how long. She didn't tell him to go out, fall in love w someone else, get engaged, get married, and have babies – She just wanted him to try and live a little.
I have seen, in just 5 episode, the growth in Beckett's character …….. so much so that I like her 10x more than I did all of season 3. That is progress. As long as Marlowe & Co. keep character development, communication, and continuity I'm happy.
I agree with all of that. Beckett's character development has been amazing thus far. What bothered me – and I know I'm in the minority here – was that Castle's change was too sudden. I have always been on his side and for all of season 3 I was pissed that Beckett was just leading him on while hanging onto Josh. It just felt odd, though, that out of the blue he was smitten with another woman. Maybe it was the acting or directing, but that was the impression I got. Of course that's just my two cents.
To be honest, I think our position as viewers is skewing our sense of their entire relationship. Yes, Rick loves Kate and he wants to be with her, but let's not forget that he doesn't know she knows he told her that and she has told him she's not interested in any relationship right now. So, whilst he wants to be with her, he thinks he can't and he doesn't want to act like some smitten teenager, waiting for Kate to finally notice him. Sure, the subtext from the first episode said that she wanted him, but that's not enough.
Then you've got Martha who is trying to set him up with someone and telling him to move on, that he can't wait forever. Is it any wonder a little attraction and a little fascination catches his eye and drags it away from Kate? After all, the ball is still firmly in Kate's court and she's doing nothing with it. We know she loves him and we know it's eating her inside, but Rick knows none of that. Oh, might I just add, that I am loving Dorn as the pyschiatrist, even though it's not right for him not to be playing Worf.
I loved how we got to see how emotional the pair are getting over their non-relationship, especially Kate. If anything, I think that this will probably propel her to doing something because Rick might not wait around forever and she might worry about the fact that he might. Also, it's blatantly clear that Ryan and Esposito are most definitely in the Caskett camp.
Funny,funny episode. I thought Castle was being Castle. He meets an attractive lady and as always, wants to know the story of who and why she is and how it affects the case Beckett is on. This is what he's always done.
"There's always a chain of events that makes everything makes sense," Richard Castle; Flowers For Your Grave.
The flirting is part of who he is. The difference is Beckett knows he loves her and it bothers her more than it used to. Also, Beckett is the one who studded him out, it wasn't his idea.
I, unlike many, get a kick out of how much lack of esteem Gates has for Castle. It is hilarious.
I'm waiting for the day that Eposito and Ryan finally tell B/C to own up to their feelings for one another , 'cause those two really know what's going on.
How is Castle all in love? Double standard, right I forgot. Kate can be with two men and Castle has to sit there and take it, but soon as he looks and only looks, he’s the evil man.
I’m soooo sick if the double standard. Poor Kate, jerk Castle. To me it has always been the other way around.
Oh, THANK GOD! I was starting to think I was the only one who didn’t think Castle’s behavior made sense. Whiplash is the perfect word for it. Definitely felt a little bit like a reset to season one Rick. Also, isn’t Martha the only person who knows Castle told Beckett that he loves her?
Anyway, I thought this episode was more loaded than Demming situation in season two because Castle has said he loves Kate – and we know that KATE knows he said it. It makes his words questionable. With Demmings there had been no declarations on either side. So while Demmings was painful to watch, it didn’t make Kate seem flaky in her affections.
When Knockout aired one of the quotes from those associated with the show was how once the words, “I love you” are said, they can’t be taken back. Yet, in this episode, it felt like that’s exactly what they were trying to do.
I completely agree with you and with this whole article.
The game has changed… we should not be taking steps back in this direction. I too felt like this episode belonged before Knockout. But the writer of this article has written out my concerns lovely so I won't repeat them here.
And on another note… the blonde investigator was beyond trashy. Every time you see her she is in a tight, revealing, evening dress while working? Sure. For that reason, I already dislike her.
I don’t agree with this review.
1. I don’t think Castle was smitten by Kaye. He found her intriguing and he felt she’d be a good character for his book. We all know the S1 Richard Castle who was always ready to jump into bed with women. Even in the episode “The Late Shaft”, he jumps into bed with an actress. In this episode, Serena practically threw herself at him and he resisted. I don’t think that’s the definition of ‘smitten’. He kissed Serena as a decoy. Throughout the date, he was focused on finding the truth (subtle questions to Kaye instead of outrageous innuendos that S1 Rick would’ve probably indulged in.
2.Serena Kaye is a fun character in her own way. While Nikki Heat’s comedy lay in her actions, Serena Kaye acts more of a catalyst to bring out comic situations between Castle and Beckett. She’s classy, she’s smart (an international art thief who never got caught), she mended her ways, she had her own set of principles (twisted, still…)She’s an excellent character and we could see why Beckett could be jealous. Nikki was more of a one time thing. A passionate actress who copied Beckett’s mannerisms. But Kaye? She’s attractive to someone like Castle in her own right. She’s gorgeous (though not as much as Beckett), has a charismatic personality (which even Beckett would admit if she were not pissed), driven by her goals (like Beckett), dead serious about the task at hand (like Beckett), professional (like Beckett)… Unlike (?Like) Beckett, she’s flirty. She’s more straight forward and she has a definite interest towards Castle. She’s worthy of Beckett’s jealousy unlike Nikki who was a carbon copy of Beckett the only difference being her willingness to sleep with Castle.
3.Matha’s position is understandable. She wants her son to either be happy with Beckett or to explore the fact that Beckett is not the end of the world.Castle didn’t take it the wrong way cuz he didn’t take the advice at all.
I agree with the other points of the interview.
I agree with absolutely everything you say in this comment. That is exactly how I saw it.
Can we please have s little less double standard when we look at both Kate and Castles behaviour.
There is a VERY telling line in this episode which speaks volumes about Castle's intentions. After Beckett finishes grilling Serena, Serena says to Castle, "At least I meant it when I kissed you."
I have to agree with you on certain points, espcially feeling bad for Beckett. When she first saw the exchanged looks we could see the rage in her eyes, like you said if looks could kill Serena would have died several times. At least now we know she's head over heals for Castle…As for Castle, I think that Martha's talk might influenced his turn around, also the guy had been a player most of his life, so of course he was interessted in this leggy chick lol. But I sensed that that was it, he thought she was sexy yes, but his true feelings are toward Becketts'. Yeah he liked being in Serna's company but, I could sense that he wasn't into it. His heart was elsewhere (1/3)
I 100% agree with you about the therapist scene. She opens up to him because he's neutral! Plus, like you mentioned, all he knows about Castle is what Kate told him. He seems to know what Castle told her and I think he's going to try, eventually, to make her realise that she can be in a relationship with him. Because let's face it, she's never felt this way about any of the men she dated…Hopefully it'll happen in an orderly fashion. I enjoyed the episode a lot, but I hated seeing Beckett hurting like that, I felt her pain…I know Stana's a good actress but I hated seeing Beckett this torn apart. (2/3)
I'd have to say, except the therapist scene, my favorite was when she was yelling at Castle because of the kiss, and then the "that's what you asked me to do" reply followed by him strangling air!! HAHA Makes me laugh all the time, it was like their first "couple" fight, well without being an actual couple *crossing fingure* yet. I loved it! Oh yeah one last thing, I think the only time I liked Serena was when she said:
"I don't steal things that belong to someone else" I liked her at that moment, I could have gone without her peck on the cheek though :P! I liked you approach on this review, good job :) (3/3)
I was suprised there was no parallel drawn between this kiss and Castle and Beckett’s kiss in Knockdown. Both kisses “only” occurred to distract/stall. I was extremely pleased to see the reappearance of the shrink again.
I miss your lists of the best parts!
Just wanted to chime in here. Don't know about you all, but Castle is the *only* show on TV that has me fully vested. Monday night plans end by 10pm, blogs/forums/tumblrs/etc are sought out and read thoroughly and in case it's not fully clear — I LOVE THIS SHOW (for better or worse).
While the Castle fandom is united in many areas (well hello there People's Choice Awards), it's only natural that each member of the fandom brings their own experiences, thoughts and ideas to the table and naturally, some opinions can and will vary — and they should. It would be terrible if everyone shared the same exact thoughts.
The characters have flaws just like their creators have flaws and we the viewers (also flawed) tune in week after week to see how it all plays out. I guess what I'm trying to get at, albeit poorly, — (see? flawed! :)) is that we're still gonna watch next week and the week after that for as long as there's a story still to be told. Is it perfect? No. But then again, who is?
Call me crazy, but I didn't feel the whiplash that everyone else felt. I mean it was kind of sudden to see Castle have a new interest after being in love with Beckett, but I think that was where it ended: an interest. He wasn't really smitten. None of his behavior indicated that. I feel like his use of the word "intrigued" was more appropriate. It's not as if he was pining for her and love struck. This was a casual thing at best (though I feel that the photo of the two of them on his cellphone was a bit much).
I would agree that this was one of the less intriguing episodes, especially in the face of last week's unreal performance. I do appreciate the character development for Beckett, though.
By the way, maybe this is just me being overly analytical…but does anyone else notice that the second major supporting character that Beckett and Castle talk to in most episodes ends up being the culprit at the end?
I love this episode. It is better than last week's episode IMO.
Regarding Castle, I'm with those who think Castle's interest in Serena is because of her characteristics. Let's not forget Castle is a mystery writer. It is his job to notice things and pursuit what's intriguing and benefit for his book, hence him following her. But that's all there is to it. Beckett is still his one and only. Period. (If, say, we replaced Serena with Ryan or Esposito, would you still say the same about Castle?)
And I do love Serena. She is like Beckett in a lot of ways, but she is also very different.
About Martha, I don't think she doesn't want C&B to get together. She understands her son pretty well, and she knows he wants to be with Beckett. But she wants her son to have a little break, hence encouraging him to take a chance with Serena. I think she knows that if he is too caught up in Johanna's case, she would lose him forever. Therefore, while she is still able to do sth, she would try to knock some sense into him, showing him that there are so many things out there that is worthy. Does that make any sense?
The boys in the elevator scene killed me…
Yeah, I fell out of my chair, with the elevator and ' the girl from ipanema playing in the background.
That was hands down one of the best moments of the ep. I legit laughed out loud.
It’s making me laugh again just reading about it! God bless Ryan and Esposito!
I also LOL and loved the “wink and nod” that Fillion gave fans when the guy Serena was meeting with referred to Castle as Jason Bateman and Castle saying, “Hey, that got me out of a ticket once.” If you’ve never heard that true story here it is on Youtube – Nathan starts telling it at the 3:14 minute mark: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9OcuHSQOjbE
OMG I laughed out loud at that. Elevator muzak and the SWAT team. hehe
Lucianna, thank Jon and the gang for fixing the page. Isn't this discourse great. How fantastic will the discussions get once the season is on a roll.
Glad to know things seem to be working. :)
Yeah, I was just thinking the one thing we can all agree on with this episode is that is sure has gotten us all into a passionate discussion. When that happens whether you hate the episode or love it, that’s good TV. :D
There are enough reasons to worry that Castle's balls are in Kate's purse w/o him not even able to notice another attractive woman.
IMO, he's allowed to notice other women and even appreciate their physique. Marlowe & Co. shouldn't have to 'de-man' Castle in order for Kate to feel secure. I think it's MORE of a compliment if he's aware of other women but simply isn't interested in pursuing them romantically (as I believe was the case here).
I didnt like Beckett in this episode because her jealousy made her look ignorant as a cop. Beckett has always been an awesome cop first and foremost and this episode didnt reflect that. THERE was thw whiplash moment. Where the heck was DETECTIVE Beckett? Oh thats right she's in love…she lost her mind.
IMO the Serena and Castle dynamic made Beckett look incompetant. If this is what we are going to have to put up with to see B/C together then I vote they stay apart. Dumbing down a strong female character just because she is in love is a stupid writers ploy.
To me this review came of as nothing more than the angry ravings of a Caskett fan. I disagree with many of your points. The first is with your complaint that Castle is so willing to get in a relationship with another woman. I didn't see that, it came of more as an infatuation. It was Beckett that was pushing for it. It was even her idea for him to go on a date with her. And whats wrong with him being infatuated. Looking at the show Castle hasn't been with a woman since he broke up with his ex-wife. So yeah I fully understand him getting turned on by someone else. I also disagree about what you wrote about Martha. Yeah she likes Kate, but she's a mother first. And she's obviously seen her son devastated many times by Becketts continued rejection and of course she's seen how lonely he has been. So I don't understand why you think its out of the norm for her to cheer up her own son. Many mothers do this many times for their sons.
I thought the most interesting part of the story was Beckett's admission to Serena as to Castle's true character. How many of us would admit, to a rival, that the man we were both interested in was a man worth fighting for? She basically told her he was worth the effort. To me, that says she really loves him enough to let him go. And Serena was smart enough to know that it would have been a helluva ride, but his heart would not have been in it.
And let's hear it for Beckett's therapist. It's about time we got to hear what's inside her head!
I really liked the episode but I know what you mean.
Let's face it. Andrew Marlowe made a huge mistake having Castle confess his love for Beckett last season. He went too far and he knew he was going to rein it all in the following season. He has stated in every interview he has given that they are afraid of the Moonlighting curse, so why get serious and have Castle say I love you. They should have gone with lust not love…Its hard to come back from love but lust…that never gets old. Instead, now we know the couple is in love but they are not going to get together because the creator keeps giving interviews telling us they are not. Now every episodes fall a bit flat. They leave us unsatisfied, and a bit resentful. We are still watching but we are starting to lose interest.Here's an idea. Come up with something different than keeping the couple apart. Try writing something new. Thing of something better. Be creative. Try to figure out why Moonlighting and Remington Steele failed after the couples got together and come up with a solution.How about forcing them to be together in uncomfortable situations.
I think they should have let Castle sleep with Serena. Then, have them blow up at each other. Then, he can go back to being a rogue and we can play the cat and mouse game again. Get rid of the love thing if you are not going to let them get together.
In this episode the writers have tried to handle the romance with humor but since the couple still has not talked about any feelings for each other at all, it doesn't feel funny. In the end, Beckett moves aside to let Serena have at Castle and Castle doesn't use Serena to make Beckett jealous. Boring…it's time to take the gloves off and start fighting dirty. That is so much more fun.
There is no reason for Castle not to continue with his attempts to get Beckett into bed. He's a guy…when do they ever get anything right. Bring back the player with a heart. He doesn't have to confess is love only his lust…much funnier. What is holding him back? Absolutely nothing. They should let him act shallow and hurt like most guys act when they cant have what they want.
And then we are supposed to believe that they don't talk about her mothers murder again for a whole month. Isn't this supposed to be the most important thing in Beckett's life? She's just going to let it go until the next ratings sweeps? All he has to say is "We'll figure it out. Just not today." and Beckett's mother's murder disappears. Hello, it's tomorrow now…what is going on with the investigation? I'm supposed to be satisfied with an episode about superheros and cryogenics(although fun) without any mention at all about what has transpired between the characters? What they should have done is dedicate a minute of every episode to Castle's investigation of Beckett's mother's murder behind her back and a minute to Beckett's feelings for Castle with Lanie or her therapist. These story could thread through each episode culminate in the episode where she finds out that he has been keeping her away from her mother's murder while investigating it on his own and he finds out that she heard what he said and refused to address his feelings like an adult. We all know the writers have already written this episode because Andrew Marlowe said as much in an interview. And we all know that when they find out the others secret they will be angry and less likely to get together. So, play it out. We know its coming anyway. Instead, they are going to go back and forth with the tone of the episodes (funny…serious). It's a little neurotic.
To further my frustration with the show, Nathan has gained a lot of weight. I know that I shouldn't be shallow but its not like I know the guy. He is an actor and he plays a character. A character I was attracted to because of his great looks. Call me selfish but I want the thinner Castle back.
I am really, really, really frustrated. I miss the old Castle and as much as I have enjoyed the last two episodes, I yearn for what the show used to be.
I don’t think the I love you was a mistake. The so-called Moonlighting curse, the Remmington Steele issue, they all came about because shows were trying to keep the same dynamic rather than letting the story evolve. The whole idea of “keeping them apart as long as possible” is what tanks a show because the audience hits the “this is stupid” point. It is BORING to watch a couple doing the same thing over and over again. It’s like when you know people who have been dating five years. They aren’t married, they haven’t split up and moved on, it’s just a stalemate. What’s interesting is watching a relationship grow, develop and move forward. Having Castle sleep with Serena would have been an out-of-nowhere move that wiped out three years of character developmen and turned Castle into a cheap soap-opera. That, would have been a mistake.
Castle’s little slideback was annoying and for me no in line with the way the story was developing. However, it did give us ANOTHER moment of Castle making a choice for Beckett. Castle is the one with player reputation, the one who Beckett met when he was signing women’s chest, dating starlets, etc. To borrow another commenters point, Castle’s balls had been out and about for quite a bit before he met Beckett. He’s a man who said HE WANTED a change in his life. What I think is a big part of the Castle story is how his relationship with Beckett IS changing. Is he the only one changing? No. He’s also changing Beckett. They are good for each other.
The show has the potential to be an amazing combo of, epic love story, screwball comedy and thriller…if it keeps away from the usual tv theory pitfalls. It’s quite an undertaking, and while I may have felt disappointed by some elements in this episode I absolutely love the intention and direction of the show and I hope it it will continue to take risks in breaking the ideals of mainstream TV theory and proving them to be fallacies that executives have used to cover their own mistakes in story choices.
Don't get me wrong. I want the couple to grow and be in love but Andrew Marlowe doesn't (refer to his interviews). They are not developing the characters. They are stunting their growth they still haven't had one frank conversation about their relationship (even to another character). Frankly, its not only the Moonlighting curse(for the producers), it is the Bones curse too (for the fan). I want the show to be sexy and fun and different than Moonlighting and Remington Steele and Bones. I want them to make something new. Surprise me. Don't keep the couple apart for seven years like Bones because you are afraid of Moonlighting. Give us Castle, a show that stand alone.
We had that huge conversation in the first episode of this season, though, on the swings? Am I the only one who saw all the huge damn subtext there, with Beckett really trying to say, "I want you so much but can't right now"? Fair enough, it's been quiet since then, but Beckett is trying to pretend nothing's happened, and what can Castle do then? If he tries to force the issue, like some want him to, Beckett will run a mile. She's not ready for that, nowhere near ready. Castle was right when he said she hid in nowhere relationships and she wants her and Castle to work. If she gets with him in the state's she's currently in, it will not work.
Marlowe hasn't explicitly said he doesn't want them not to get together, just that he wants it done right. Or that's what I've read anyway. I personally think we've seen some amazing character development in this season and really don't feel they are being stunted at all.
Get over it, the series has grown if depth and development, and this is as good an episode as we've seen in three plus seasons. Like everything in life, there's no going back.
You know what, I actually agree with you there, Nancy. Even though I don't think the "I love you" was a mistake and I am SO glad that Castle didn't sleep with Serena – that would've wiped out the amazing character development, like Beckstle said – but I can understand your frustration. I am frustrated too. We're four seasons in, we know they love each other. Sure, they have issues (let's not forget that Beckett is not the only one dealing with her demons), but they should be able to work through it together. And even though the episodes have been fun so far, it feels like it's missing something. I'm going to be honest, my favorite episode so far was "Kick the Ballistics" and that was the one episode that didn't focus on Castle & Beckett. What does that say about the show, really?
I think we are all entitled to our opinions, but just because we love a show doesn't mean we have to worship everything about it. No TV show is perfect and sometimes the fact that the fans point out the flaws or a plot line that is not working is the thing that is going to make it better.
I think you might want to reserve your judgement on the direction of the story. Look closely at where the psychiatrist is leading Beckett, " Are you more afraid that he won't wait for you or that he will." She'll come to the realization that the advice she gave officer Hastings is the only answer she can give to Dr. Dorn.
I think that will be the decision she will make sometime this season, and I believe she'll choose Castle.
Castle on the other hand will continue to search for Mr.X, thus complicating things.
I love how our roles have completely reversed here, lame.
And yes, I agree with all of that. I was just frustrated with this ONE episode. I didn't like how they handled it. Maybe it was poor writing or directing, I don't know. And as much as "Heroes & Villains" and "Head Case" were really entertaining, I just feel that in the overall story arc, there is something missing. Whatever happens, though, I'm along for the ride.
Could it be this episode didn't meet the very high expectation,you had wanted? Either way, the fact that Beckett may tell Castle she remembers everything and loves him too, would be as surprising an event as this series has seen, and I believe it will happen this season.
Then Mr.X will have Castle gunned down at the finale,for continuing the investigation.LOL,but true.
I have to agree. There's something missing and it's that feeling of continuity. The show has always lacked it, but the whole issue with Beckett's murder is a real big error here. It's pissed me off that we haven't seen hide nor hair or it since the first episode, not even on Castle's "murder board" when we are in his office or anything. It doesn't need a big discussion every episode, but we need to know that he's doing *something* to investigate it.
Beyond that, this episode was really cool because it actually shows you how far Beckett has come since the Nikki Heat fiasco. There she was all cool and collected, if damn jealous. In this episode, she's all but lost control and can barely keep herself together because she's so worried about losing Castle to the new girl. That says a lot about where she is as a person right now and the whole psychiatrist scene was just perfect.
I still think our biggest problem as fans, as I said above, is that we look on the situation with a bird's eye view and think that the characters should react to what we know, not what they see, meaning they do things we don't like because we see the truth whereas they are being written as seeing only the surface. We should try and appreciate that a bit more, I think. I think all of us expected to see some real development in the relationship, because of the last three episodes of the third season where they really hammered it home how the two felt, and then we get this season where we have to watch Beckett pretend nothing happened. It's annoying to us as shippers, but understandable. I hate the whole issue with "Moonlighting". That was clearly a case of bad writing not because the two characters got together. If the writing is good, the show will survive, simple as.
"Cops & Robbers" is going to be an important episode, I think. Just from the pictures you can see how upset it makes Beckett, like.
I enjoyed the episode. I thought it centered on Beckett's development. While I think they could have achieved this little push in another way, instead of having Castle so smitten that he followed Serena around everywhere. And maybe that was the point, how easily he could replace Beckett with someone else, which made Beckett take pause. What did the therapist say … “Was she afraid he wouldn’t wait for her or that he would?” By the end of the episode she had an answer to at least one of those questions. If Serena was the one he wanted, and he was certainly giving off the vibes he wanted her. Then as much as it would hurt Beckett, she wanted him to be happy even if that meant with someone else. It showed the depth and maturity of her love for him. I also loved that after Serena’s little talk with Beckett that she let Castle go.
Castle on the other hand gave Serena all the signs that he was available and interested. I would have liked at some point if he told Serena he was kinda seeing someone. OR if she asked if he was single he responded with "it's complicated." There are dozens of ways for Castle to let Serena know there is someone else that has a piece of his heart. Give some clue that he still has feelings for Beckett that he hasn't put them on the shelf for the next best thing.
couldn’t fully commit … to show all that maturity he has shown last season … but sadly he seemed to revert backwards.
Oh this one has to take the cake for sheer ridiculousness. So now its somehow Castle's fault that Serena is attracted to him? Sorry but the guy is charming and handsome. The odds of another woman being attracted to him are pretty good.
News flash for you he isn't with someone. And why the hell should he inform every girl that has an interest in him that he loves someone else? You've got a lot to learn about men kiddo.
Umm perhaps you miss read … no it's not Castle fault that she is interested in him … it's Castle's playboy ways that makes him merely a joke in the eppy. And if you go for men that only chase after every skirt they see … then by all means knock yourself out. I was hoping for a little more maturity from Castle … he's not a hormonal teenager. I just think the women Serena and Beckett showed far more maturity than Castle did.
All in all, that therapist scene was my top moment in this episode. I had been dying to see the therapist back and yet again, he helped give the audience insight into Beckett's mind. Although this wasn't the best episode all time, it was enjoyable. What I'm really looking forward to, is episode 7. Now that's one episode that I hope won't let me down!
I know, Flick. That's the one episode I'm ridiculously excited about.
Don't overlook 4.06, I'll bet the house there's a little gem in there that'll shake one of the storylines up.