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Post by java on May 8, 2015 23:03:02 GMT -5
It sounds like a classic Castle show tonight, with a mix of emotion in regards to Alexis and a load of fun in connection with the case. Please join in the discussion after you've seen the episode. I don't get the Alexis hate at all, and I was prepared to be annoyed. Cadtle acted like a jerk. One problem I have with the first 6 episodes is the time line is really off. Alexis was still home when he got engaged, but he didn't tell her? Huh? Just really poor continuity. I did mostly enjoy the episode. First comment - my new favorite hair style for Kate! I loved her hair pulled back off her face but then down in the back. I really enjoyed the case again. It was a well thought out mystery with fun reveals along the way, my favorite being that the clues and the letter were all part of a scavenger hunt and that the sword fighter was an actor. Nice twist! Alfred Sole and his team really outdid themselves with the sets this time. The chamber with the coffin and the blacksmith's shop were wonderful. Gotta love Castle cataloging the swords and noting which ones he had and which ones he wanted, then telling the guy, "I'm really good at this!" It was a fun throwback to his fencing with Alexis. I liked that there actually was a treasure this time. This case also allowed Castle to show off his incredible amount of background knowledge as he knew the meanings of the symbols, the history of the treasure and the meaning of the Latin in the letter. What a guy! There were some great comments and gags too. Loved Kate's mocking of Castle referring to Pi as career man-child or something like that and Ryan had a zinger when he said that sometimes he wished Beckett had stayed in DC. Even though it had been a sneak peek, I still giggled over Castle freaking Kate out when he stuck his hand into the wall in the church. "I can't believe you fell for that!" And .... the struggle with Alexis continues. I thought there was some excellent acting on both sides. Molly played her part beautifully and so did Nathan. Personally, I'm not taking sides. This is something that a lot of families go through and they come out on the other side - usually for the better. If, indeed, the pea pod bond is as strong as we've been led to believe, Alexis and her dad will find their way back to each other. I just have to be patient and watch the story unfold. Since ABC very definitely wanted the shows this week to tie into Halloween somehow, I think this was a great way for the Castle team to do that. Loved the felonious monk line. LOVE Beckett's hair!!! Alexis is growing up and I am loving this arc in season 6. I believe the writing is staying truthful to the characters and I have never enjoyed Alexis more than I have this season. I love how the show is striking a balance between the case and the family dynamics. I so love season 6! Beckett to Castle in 3x24: "Yeah, well, last time I checked it was my life, not your personal jungle gym." Beckett to Castle in 4x23: "My life. Mine. You don't get to decide." Beckett to Castle in 5x24: "This is about me. This is about my life." Alexis to Castle in 6x05: "But it's my life, my future. I have to find out for myself." Alexis is leaving the nest and trying to make a life for herself. She moved in with a guy. They've split expenses. They've managed their money. They've scavenged. They've decorated their home. Alexis did all of this with another man without the aid of her father, his fame, his wealth. Martha recognizes this but Castle does not. He chastise, criticize, and belittles their efforts but this isn't his little girl anymore. This is a woman living her life inviting her father over and he just plain blows it and makes it worse later with his apology. Alexis has no choice but to refuse her father's apology. He doesn't mean it. He's placating her, he's patronizing, and the worse offense of all is the offer of ice cream which is something you do when you've wronged young children. To remain independent, Alexis has no choice but to refute and refuse. Martha to Castle in 1x08: "And a real woman does not want to be patronized." Alexis agrees with Martha in 1x08: "She's right, dad." Do I approve of Alexis moving in with Pi after such a brief relationship? Nope. Do I approve of her moving in while she's still in school? Nope. But, as a friend of mine who is also a fan of the show said, "At that age you really can't stop them." He has four daughters and his 19 year old did the same thing. Great writing! Did I mention I LOVE Beckett's hair??? I thought this was a totally fun episode! Loved the case and all the hilarity it brought! Pop references galore, and loved every minute of it! Castle and Kate and the annoyances over Castle's "enthusiasm" with the case was adorable! And then when he was pouting, and disappointed that the case wasn't panning out to live up to what he thought/hoped, just too cute! Lanie's pink scrubs & pink gloves = awesome! And immediately following, Ryan's pink shirt! Awesome! Ha ha! I was like Luke, dude! Lovin' all the pink! LoL! Pi & Alexis'a apartment, totally cute! I'm a huge vintage and second-hand shopper, and their place was absolutely a wonderful example of what you can do with things with the "reuse and recycle" mentality. Their place was kitschy and charming and seemed to be totally them! Ryan's comment about Beckett staying in DC...totally thought that was adorable! Even though he said it, his expression and lips were laced with love. This whole team warms my heart! Loved Martha being a mom. In every aspect tonight. Susan can really bring it. I had more thoughts as I was watching. I should take notes! Sheesh! Agreed with all comments about Kate's hair. She's a stunner. That's for sure. I say more in my review but it bugged the heck out of me that Alexis wouldn't even let her father in the door. That he came to apologize and she made him stand in the hallway. I didn't see the ice cream offer so much about placating a child as it's always been a Castle family tradition during difficult times and it would have given them more of a chance to talk things out. Castle wasn't at his best during that dinner but what father is happy that his 19 year old daughter is moving in with a guy? As much as I've never liked Pi or Alexis moving in with him, I've always sided with her being able to make her own decisions but she really annoyed me in the final scene of this episode. I know they'll eventually come out of this phase OK but Alexis speech about acceptance would have carried more weight with me if she'd let her father in the door. Another awesome episode  I say more in my review but it bugged the heck out of me that Alexis wouldn't even let her father in the door. That he came to apologize and she made him stand in the hallway. I didn't see the ice cream offer so much about placating a child as it's always been a Castle family tradition during difficult times and it would have given them more of a chance to talk things out. Castle wasn't at his best during that dinner but what father is happy that his 19 year old daughter is moving in with a guy? As much as I've never liked Pi or Alexis moving in with him, I've always sided with her being able to make her own decisions but she really annoyed me in the final scene of this episode. I know they'll eventually come out of this phase OK but Alexis speech about acceptance would have carried more weight with me if she'd let her father in the door. I agree, Christine. While I get Alexis and Castle's feelings, and each of them are fully justified, the end scene left me indeed, heartbroken. Even though Castle had upset Alexis, I felt there was too much disrespect. Something. Cannot put my finger on it. I know when my initial reaction when I saw it was, "Whoa, Alexis!", that it didn't sit right with me. Still trying to process it. Like I said, I get it. I get her feelings. I just felt Castle deserved one notch higher of respect than what she gave him. We have stellar acting on this show to make us all react so intensely. That is for sure! And again... where's Sully? lol..... GET A CLUE offers a suspenseful murder to solve!!! It also provides suspense-filled father-daughter relationship to face and remedy!!! Aided by Tamala, Jon, and Seamus—Stana and Nathan are their respective characters, every movement, expression, gesture, tone, word, and look exactly as should be!!! Likewise, writer, director, and all team and crew members contribute to a marvelous, special episode, as do Susan, Molly, and Myko!!! Penny, I miss you when you are not present!!! Sets—the chapel, the crypt and hidden room, the blacksmith shop, Alexis’ and Pi’s hallway and apartment—and our “regular” sets—amazing!!! Kate’s hair—lovely—and all outfits, too!!! The entire cast was/were perfectly made-up and costumed!!! Music set up/complimented everything!!! From Rick’s comments about the slasher-flick-like hall of Alexis’ and Pi’s apartment to Martha’s admonishing Rick to avoid being judgmental and to “be nice”--Alexis’ and Pi’s and Rick’s and Martha’s every expression, gesture, and reaction are perfection, including Rick tangling in the decorative fringe and Martha struggling with the futon!!! The evening disintegrates--from the charming, creatively decorated apartment, which Alexis and Pi’s have, obviously, proudly enjoyed arranging, if, at times with, dumpster/street corner discovered furnishings!!! We recall RYAN’S red couch!!! Martha later gives advice to CASTLE to pay attention to the real world, to Alexis and her point of view, to what is important to her—for now—including Pi and his job!!! Rick’s apology to Alexis and his offers to try to appreciate Pi are as dismally received as was his offer of his own in-storage, “color” “free” sofa!!! IMHO, the loving, father-daughter relationship will be re-established; but just now, Rick and Alexis are hurting!!! I find that Rick, Alexis, and Pi are suffering from both clashes of expectations and dashed expectations, from which I feel sure, at least, Rick and Alexis will recover!!! Is Alexis still suffering the after-effects of her kidnapping and her captivity in Paris?! Certainly, she is hurt that Rick did not, himself, tell her about his engagement to Kate!!! She and Rick, at least, can voice their feelings—at age nineteen or twenty, Alexis naturally lacks experience and perspective—at the moment, she seems to also lack appreciation and respect for her father, let alone for Kate and for Martha!!! But she is a sophomore, in my opinion, being Sophomoric—she, typically, feels that she has knowledge and can handle consequences of any mistakes she makes, from which she must learn!!! Adoring and protective parent Rick wants to spare her pain and to see her happily realize her potential!!! IMHO, Alexis’ acceptance of her father’s fiancée, Police Detective Kate, a five plus year partnership and relationship, the joys, terrors, heartbreak, support, and devotion of which Alexis cannot help but be more than somewhat aware and Rick’s acceptance of Pi, whom Alexis has known for a very few months—who lacks common courtesy, a passport, ambition, and evident gratitude—are not comparable!!! But Alexis, not atypically for one her age, is not only making her way and seeking independence, but also hoping for approval and support from her father!!! I think that wonderful, giving, supportive father, Rick, often treated Alexis as an adult; because he responded to her unique personality!!! Alexis, at times, parented Rick—but IMHO, he also gave her a magical childhood, the child-at-heart joy that I hope we all savor and retain!!! I think that Alexis like most of us, will learn that she is less wise than she thinks and that her father, one of her parents, fortunately, is wiser than she now finds him!!! I would have been happy had Kate been included in the new apartment, dinner invitation—but I believe that Kate is, while gently supporting and advising Rick, stepping back to allow Alexis and Rick to resolve their differences before beginning to blend their family, an equally acceptable and caring approach by all involved parties!!! Who among us has been the perfect child or perfect parent?! I believe that knowing that both parent and child would, in truth, do anything for the other and have been “in there trying” will, eventually, “carry the day”—Rick has reached out—I believe that Alexis will reach back—her “wild child” phase, even worse as a “good girl” in her “wild child” phase has, indeed, been foreshadowed for us!!! CASTLE confides in Kate, “It’s as though he’s [Pi’s] turned being a charming man child into a career.” Lost on Rick just now is BECKETT’S eye-roll-accompanied reply, “Now, that doesn’t sound familiar does it?” What is involved in Susanna’s murder?! The mystery is convoluted and challenging—just what is truly involved: things medieval; DaVinci Code meets National Treasure meets Indiana JONES meets CASTLE; Freemasonry symbols used during the American Revolutionary War for secrets; treasure, perhaps, left behind British gold; America’s first, minted coins, missing, silver, half- dimes; scavenger hunt as fund-raising game; sinister conspiracy involving Free Masons; monks protecting or trying to find a great secret; symbols; letters in order; family lore?! We celebrate Kate’s acceptance of Rick’s comment, “This is not what I had in mind for going to the chapel with you”!!! BECKETT describes a suspect as an ex-con, a “felonious Monk;” Rick exults over “a sinister conspiracy involving Free Masons” and/or “monks, in it up to their hoods,” possibly protecting or trying to find a great secret!!! Also involved are a patriot, spy, secretive brotherhood, codes, anagrams, symbols, cyphers, puzzles, and/or letters in a particular order!!! At one point, Kate intends to come by later to try to cheer Rick up after his self-described most disappointing, crime-solving day!!! Yet, our undaunted detective duo eventually combine evidence finding experience, resolutely seek cell phone bars, and use French—with knowledge of Latin, a Lower Manhattan Blacksmith Shop, sword fighting, and the components of alchemy and the elements: earth, fire, water, air—and ether!!! As always, RYAN, ESPOSITO, and Lanie are welcome episode additions!!! Lanie and ESPSITO, are perhaps a bit snarky with one another?!!! Lovely pink, wow!!! RYAN, when BECKETT assigns him the task to locate a taxi cab by its rooftop poster advertising WICKED—how appropriate for this case—RYAN mentions that sometimes, he wished that BECKETT had remained in D.C.!!! PTVJ, I saw Rick's ice cream offer as you did, "not as an attempt to placate a child, but as a CASTLE family tradition"!!! Must add that I love the call back Rick fencing, at which he is really good--and his sword "evaluation"!!! I also smiled at Kate's wild theory spinning, "making stuff up, just like you do," and Rick's reaction that she is "messing with the order of the universe"/similar!!! How lovely, too, to see our OTP, DD walking toward us down a church aisle!!! I say more in my review but it bugged the heck out of me that Alexis wouldn't even let her father in the door. That he came to apologize and she made him stand in the hallway. I didn't see the ice cream offer so much about placating a child as it's always been a Castle family tradition during difficult times and it would have given them more of a chance to talk things out. Castle wasn't at his best during that dinner but what father is happy that his 19 year old daughter is moving in with a guy? As much as I've never liked Pi or Alexis moving in with him, I've always sided with her being able to make her own decisions but she really annoyed me in the final scene of this episode. I know they'll eventually come out of this phase OK but Alexis speech about acceptance would have carried more weight with me if she'd let her father in the door. I completely agree it was rude to not let him in, but I thought it was completely believable. She is 19, and mad and reacting emotionally. Also, I thought the ice cream offer was patronizing, and showed he was clueless about what was going on with them. Of course she was going to see it as him treating her like a little girl. Whether she is right is beside the point. It is how she perceives it that matters and Castle really needs to learn this. He's a great writer, but not a great communicator. And, he never has been. Also, at dinner he had no excuse to be such a jerk. Presumably, he had time to prepare himself for the dinner yet showed up brooding and acting like a sarcastic jerk. The question is raised what father is happy his 19 year old daughter is moving in with a guy. I will first say that depending on where they live, education level and how they feel about the guy, there are probably many dads that would be happy. In Castle's world it's not the norm so I get he's upset. But, that doesn't excuse accepting an invitation to someone's home and acting like an ass. Maybe, Alexis didn't let him into the apartment because he was so disrespectful the first time he was there and she was unwilling to subject herself or Pi to that attitude again. As I said earlier, I was prepared to be annoyed at Alexis, but Castle's attitude changed my mind. One last preemptive point. Alexis's line about not knowing if Kate was the one was not a dig at Kate. It was not a comparison of the two relationships. She is pointing out that we can never know how things will end, but she will be happy for him no matter what as long as long as he is happy. Pi may or may not work. It may or may not be a big mistake. But, she is saying that I am happy, and if you love me and support me then that should be enough to overcome your reservations and be happy for us. It's not about who is right. It is about living life. Editing to make a point which is I find Castle's behavior believable as well. I just think that it is what precipitated the events between him and Alexis, and I think, obviously, he was wrong. I completely agree it was rude to not let him in, but I thought it was completely believable. She is 19, and mad and reacting emotionally. Also, I thought the ice cream offer was patronizing, and showed he was clueless about what was going on with them. Of course she was going to see it as him treating her like a little girl. Whether she is right is beside the point. It is how she perceives it that matters and Castle really needs to learn this. He's a great writer, but not a great communicator. And, he never has been. Also, at dinner he had no excuse to be such a jerk. Presumably, he had time to prepare himself for the dinner yet showed up brooding and acting like a sarcastic jerk. The question is raised what father is happy his 19 year old daughter is moving in with a guy. I will first say that depending on where they live, education level and how they feel about the guy, there are probably many dads that would be happy. In Castle's world it's not the norm so I get he's upset. But, that doesn't excuse accepting an invitation to someone's home and acting like an ass. Maybe, Alexis didn't let him into the apartment because he was so disrespectful the first time he was there and she was unwilling to subject herself or Pi to that attitude again. As I said earlier, I was prepared to be annoyed at Alexis, but Castle's attitude changed my mind. One last preemptive point. Alexis's line about not knowing if Kate was the one was not a dig at Kate. It was not a comparison of the two relationships. She is pointing out that we can never know how things will end, but she will be happy for him no matter what as long as long as he is happy. Pi may or may not work. It may or may not be a big mistake. But, she is saying that I am happy, and if you love me and support me then that should be enough to overcome your reservations and be happy for us. It's not about who is right. It is about living life.
And got a great laugh out of Martha slithering onto the futon...I can SO understand.
I so agree, Castle 88... and I am warming to Pi a LITTLE bit. Being a proud dumpster diver/thrift shop person myself, I too thought their apartment was, as castlekat described, "...kitschy and charming and seemed to be totally them! " And in defense of Pi's "bee counting", there actually is a critical environmental/agricultural cause for concern and ongoing research efforts as honeybees are dying off and they are the pollinators of our crops, not to mention source of honey...so perhaps his job is not so inconsequential as Castle thinks. And I can understand Alexis being hurt and angered by Castle's reaction and demeanor because she was proud of what she and Pi had accomplished... and no, an offer of ice cream isn't going to fix this...not this time.
And got a great laugh out of Martha slithering onto the futon...I can SO understand.
Nice post, fjordmom! Agree with you about Pi, his job, everything. I couldn't help but feel a tad bit of charm from him. He's a free spirit and definately different. Just because he's different, doesn't mean he isn't fun and loving and kind, and Alexis may just need someone like him right now. He's definately growing on me. And you are absolutely right about the bee population!
I can totally empathize with Alexis and Castle. That last scene just about killed me, though. I wasn't very charitable toward Alexis last week, and this week didn't help matters. But what gets me -- and I think what might be that missing element castlekat can't put her finger on -- is that Castle is entirely on his own here. No one is reaffirming for him that his feelings are justified and that he is entitled to a little more respect and consideration than he's getting. He and Alexis split with her feeling even more justified over her anger that was barely justified to begin with. Yes, he was a bit harsh in the beginning, but he was hardly some ogre out to destroy her bubble, and she still had no right to treat him like a scolded child who is in time-out until he learns his lesson. I have always had an overwhelmingly wonderful relationship with my dad, and we've had our fights over the years, particularly when I was in my late teens. But I hope I was never so smugly self-righteous and disrespectful toward him. And if I was, you can bet he didn't let me get away with it. Everyone is telling Castle that he has to accept that Alexis is growing up and that this is her life and her choices. But no one is telling Alexis that her dad has every right to be very worried about her right now and that her actions are not inspiring confidence. She is shacking up with a guy she's known a matter of months, putting herself at risk for multiple levels of heartbreak. Yes, her father has a right to be concerned. She is nineteen, and while that entitles her to all the rights and responsibilities of an adult in our civic society, it does not mean she gets to act like she is now an equal partner in her father/daughter relationship. And I won't even touch her comparison of herself and Pi to Castle and Kate. If that didn't signal her naivete about this whole situation, nothing will. Back in season four, Nathan Fillion summarized the season by saying it was about doing what was necessary rather than doing what you wanted. I think a little bird might want to whisper that to Alexis now. She has her whole life to be independent and play house. Right now, she's in college, she's 19, and she has a wonderful home, father, and overall support network. She needs to do what she has to, not what she wants to. It's called delayed gratification, and by all accounts she has a lot of practice with it, which is why her father is petrified of seeing it all lost over her current demand that he respect her "happiness." But other than that, the episode was awesome! Loved Kate's line to Ryan, "Impress me." That got a big LOL. And the banter between Castle and Beckett was absolutely classic. While the romance was scaled back, I barely had time to miss it because they were so darn cute in that way they've been cute together since season one. It was interactions like this that allowed us to just know they were meant to be together. I'm looking forward to watching it again and catching some of the one-liners others have pointed out that I apparently missed. And yes, the sword fight is definitely worth watching a dozen times over. Please forgive my frustration with Alexis if you don't agree with it. I know I'm not being kind to her right now, but I still love her as a character and as Castle's daughter. I just hope Castle gets some of the reaffirmation and vindication I think he deserves right now. The lasting impression of this episode was the Alexis & Dad moment. I like Alexis and she is clearly going through the "I am young but just as smart as my Dad" moment. I have issues with Castle's dinnerside manner or total lack of them. If you are invited into a home that someone is proud of and wants to share it with you, then, at least have the good manners to be polite and as cheerful as possible. Not only was this Alexis's home, but, her very first home. She wanted to share it with her Dad and Gram. For that I am totally unhappy with Castle for being such a jerk. I am not a huge Pi fan, but, anyone who works a full time job deserves respect. I don't care what the job might be. He did find a job. He is apparently working the job. I give him credit for not sitting around hoping that his GF's dad will pick up the tab. Castle deserves more respect than the door closing in his face. That is waaaay beyond the pale for me. HIs lifetime of commitment to her was definitely not taken into consideration. I am anxious to see how the writers manage to bring her back to her senses. There is much more to come on this front. I look forward to seeing where this leads us and them. I liked this episode both for the great banter between the whole team and the back and forth case, although the more serious Castle/Alexis were an important part of the story as well. There are parallels to “Rise” in the final scene. Alexis telling her father how Pi makes her happy, the same thing Castle said was “enough for now” when talking about Beckett. Alexis did have valid concerns then about Castle putting his life in danger to keep working at the precinct, just like he has now of her relationship with Pi. The difference is that when Alexis was lashing out during moments in Season 4, Castle didn’t shut her out or ignore her concerns, he gave her time to accept it, which happened in “Cops and Robbers”, when Beckett saved Rick and Martha. Alexis isn’t really giving him a chance to come to terms with PI, which is unfair, especially her closing the door at the end. I do hope that next week’s episode, being the seventh of the season like Cops and Robbers has some progress made between the two of them. So here are my thoughts on the Castle and Alexis interactions in last nights episode. In the end I feel that both were right and both were wrong in the own respective ways. While Castle has every right to be the concerned parent, after all moving in with someone after only knowing them for a short period of time is not the smartest of moves, that does not give him the right to in a very sarcastic, round about way, dismiss all that she had accomplished on her own. Now, I may not know much about the world being only 25 myself but, I do know this, you don't go to someone you care about's home, no matter how old they are, and basically make them feel like their couch is inadequate, their concern for matching decor meaningless, and their ingenuity at creating a table out of a found door, disconcerting. Now Castle does have point, her apartment does appear to be in a part of town you would not want to found in and, Pi questioning the gift of a free couch's color is a bit rude, it is free after all and when one is in need you don't really look the gift horse in the mouth but, being sarcastic about it isn't the way to resolve the issue. As noted above he does have a right to be concerned about Pi although, I will say this of all the guys in the world Alexis's character could have been paired with, I would say Pi is the tame one. Does he need to learn about personal space, yeah and is a bit free spirited, yes. But, is he a bad guy, no. His job may not be as a brain surgeon or a successful lawyer but, he at least is working and its a job he cares about. Does it pay a lot probably not but, in the end is he trying to make a difference in this world in his own way, yep. And, that to me, at least means more, then working at a job that pays a lot but, does nothing for you on a personal level. Which leads me to Alexis. I am only few years older then her character but, I have done the living on my own thing for bit. Turned into a disaster, rather quickly, though it had nothing to do with moving out with a guy, don't think I would ever do that, even now but, had to do with picking bad roommates. From there I lived with my Aunt for a while, paying rent and utilities (though at a much lower rate then in the outside world) and know what it is like to pay one's own bills. It makes one feel a little more accomplished, a little more responsible. So I can understand her getting her own place and seeking that independence and understand what it must have felt like to have your Father essentially worry about something you're rather proud of, after all she and Pi have put all they had into making a house, a home. No its not Park Avenue and moving in with a guy you barely met is probably not a good idea but, it is her home and her chance at creating a life of her own. Now, I will say her actions and words at the end of the episode were a bit harsh. And, I do imagine there might be apologies concerning it in the future but, I do understand her point of view here. Its your home and someone in a round about way tells you its not up to par, are you willing to let them in your house again? Apologies are just words, it takes actions to truly show you've changed your tune. Again, I have to admit Castle had a right to be concerned for his daughter, the last time he left her on her own in this big world, she went to a harmless lecture about Climate change and almost never came home again. That does leave big scares and, what does even she know about Pi and his deeper motives. A few months does not tell you much about person, specially since its in those few months people sometimes put on their best in order to impress and win you over before you see their true selves. So in the end, again I truly believe they were both right and wrong in their perspectives. Alexis has a right to decide who she is with and how she will build her life. Does it mean she is making the right choices, that is a matter of personal opinion, I believe she does have the right to try her wings for the first time but, I do understand what others are saying about listening to her Father, as he does have more life experience. Castle does have a right to worry about his child, he's almost lost her once, he's not going to want to lose her again. Does that give him the right to be sarcastic and dismiss all his child has accomplished on her own, not really. No, a table made out a door isn't the best of living situations but, it is making the best out of a difficult one, yes. I do believe both have reasons to apologize and change their tune. Alexis needs to see her Father's side of things and give him credit where credit is due and, Castle needs to understand his child is not five anymore and while he can still guide her with advice and worry about her, he needs to step back and give her the space she needs to grow from the child to an adult in this world and, she can't do that if he keeps her from making those mistakes he believes she's making. In the end you don't learn to be an adult who understands those mistakes if you're not allowed to make them. The best he can do now is to be there if and when she needs him. Does it hurt yes. But, life in the end has its pains and joys and understanding that, is a part of what it means to grow up. So for two weeks in a row, we have a great and fun episode, but a very sad and mind numbing ending. To me, this qualifies as ARC material. We have "Fun with Rick and Kate", but now we are seeing how others relate to it. Alexis can't believe her Dad won't cut her a break with PI, while all the while, she has accepted Beckett. The fact is, she hasn't, and we will see that as time goes on. She needs her father in her life and, she, in a weird way, depends on him more than she shows and all she wants is just a little respect from the old man. But she confuses a father's love for his only daughter with the love for his fiance. They are two different things and Alexis needs to realize that Rick can separate the two. Alexis is always his little girl, while Kate is his one and only. But neither should cause harm, yet Alexis feels slighted. She complains that Rick didn't tell her about the engagement, but what did Dad come home to after his book signing tour? Some no-name refugee from Costa Rica via Denmark named PI, who we are told is now living there. Talk about respect. While Rick doesn't share his engagement, she dissed Dad by bringing a total stranger to live and take over the couch of the apartment. And then she moves in with the guy. The engagement meant that Rick loved Kate enough to spend the rest of his life with him, and Alexis, if Kate is an issue, has replaced her affection with PI...Just sayin..... Alexis knows Kate, but Rick doesn't know PI from squat. It was pretty ballsy of Alexis to even consider that without asking. Just like last season when she wouldn't stop video-blogging. She does without thinking. Now where does she get that from? Now wasn't the rest of the episode a hoot? Castle swashbuckling with a Pirate? Arrrrrggggg Matey!!! And warning him that he was very good at this...... too bad Beckett didn't see it. I know he worked some "OPPS" with the CIA...come on..he had too...he is so smooth. He then pieces together a mystery that couldn't be solved for, who knows... forever?, and solving a murder to boot. Amazing. Over the last two weeks, Beckett must be rethinking that the impossible is a possibility. These two have ascended to a higher plain. The show is now Castle and Beckett as one, and the rest of everyone else. Kate now tells everyone that "Castle and I" will go. She used to always ask him or give him a funny line to push him, but now, one doesn't move without the other. and when he goes to attend to "other things(Alexis)", she loves the fact that she is control enough of her life to pick up the case where they left it and work it with the boys. She is totally free and he basks in that freedom, which doesn't bother him one bit. He is the rare bird who encourages it. And their interaction, I mean, that playful blood curdling scream by Castle and he is puzzled cause she didn't just know that it was a joke....fantastic. They just play off each other so well. The comments fly and the knowledge is shared and they are quite the team. Their cases are not your normal homicides, so what what was Kate complaining about having to go to DC for anyway? McCord wishes she had cases like these. So much fun and so meaningful at the same time. Kate speaks for the dead and Castle speaks to anyone who will listen. Yet, we see compassion from the two and it just works. I do see Kate wanting more. Look how she dresses now. It is a step up in opinion. In 5 years, she may be in law school. Yes the Senate is in her future. Rick believes that and thinks that is so cool. They cheer for each other, but the freedom issue is what makes Kate so Awesome and allows to give herself totally to him. He is the man child he calls PI and she wouldn't have it any other way. Martha is the resident shrink and and really helped her son in so many ways. The liability has become the asset. No doubt. Kate looked at times to be just a step behind Rick in this one cause she is worried about the Father/Daughter dynamic. It is a critical issue and though she may be the one to comfort him, as she offered in the episode, she is smart to keep her distance till she is invited in the conversation or controversy. She loves Alexis and will show when the time is right. The end was sad though. Rick was left shaking his head again. He is wondering what he did wrong and once again, everyone needs to point it out to him. I imagine the next episode could be different. I loved everything about the show, Great story, mystery, intrigue, twists, great music, fun, action, compassion, love. Great elements in a great episode I think Alexis ripped Rick's heart out at the end of last night's episode. That was just wrong. She thinks she's his parent, not the other way around. I don't care that she's 19 & is an "adult," you don't talk like that to your parents. |
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Post by java on May 8, 2015 23:04:34 GMT -5
I think Alexis ripped Rick's heart out at the end of last night's episode. That was just wrong. She thinks she's his parent, not the other way around. I don't care that she's 19 & is an "adult," you don't talk like that to your parents. I know lots of teenagers who have been rude to their parents. Heck, I am pretty polite, but I've said things I regret to my parents. Hasn't everyone? Usually it gets worked out. Let's let this play out before we judge. Here's the thing... people have always been more inclined to side with Castle because we generally see this story through his eyes and through his experiences. It's easy to understand where he's coming from because we see the effects of things on him. We see him lamenting to Kate or to Martha, we see him in his moments of sadness, and we see how much he loves his daughter and wants to protect her. But we also need to look at it from Alexis' side as well. Had we seen a scene of her crying to Pi after Martha and Castle left from dinner that night, brokenhearted because of the hurtful things Castle said to her or the way he refused to accept and appreciate that she's doing something that makes her happy, would we still have that same ill opinion of her or would we feel just as bad for her as we do for Castle? A lot of it has to do with our own experiences as well. Many of those who think that Alexis was being disrespectful to her father are parents themselves, perhaps putting themselves in Castle's shoes and feeling the sadness and hurt they would feel if their children acted that way towards them. But, again, think back to when you were Alexis' age. How would you have felt if your father absolutely broke your heart by putting you and your choices down? How would you feel if he continually made your boyfriend feel like he wasn't good enough despite never putting any effort in to actually getting to know him? How would you feel if the things you were proud of for doing on your own were made to feel inadequate or worthless just because it wasn't the life he was used to living or providing for you? All of her excitement at her accomplishments of making this new apartment into a home for herself and Pi, all of her excitement over having her father and grandmother over to share a nice dinner together as a family, and all of her pride and joy in finding this sense of independence and doing it on her own were so quickly dashed away because Castle couldn't bring himself to put his own views aside and just be happy for her. Yes, that would hurt any of us, wouldn't it? Nobody, not even Martha or Kate, has told Castle that he's wrong or that he shouldn't feel the way he feels. He's a single father who has always done well to give his daughter a good life and to protect her. But he can't keep her in a bubble and take away her opportunity to live her own life and make her own mistakes, no more than Martha could have ever done for him. Parents often find it hard to let their kids make their own mistakes and live and learn from those mistakes, wanting to protect them from heartbreak and pain. But really, the only way any of us become the strong adults that we are is by doing exactly that. Alexis isn't a child anymore and while she's not entirely an adult either, the only way that she can become one is by finding her independence, finding her place in life, and making mistakes along the way that she'll learn from. She can't do that if Castle isn't willing to let her go at some point. That's all that Kate and Martha have told him. And they're absolutely right. As much as they understand his need to protect his daughter and his desire to shield her from any of life's pain and suffering, they know that that's not what she needs. What she needs is to have the freedom to make mistakes and learn from them and know, 100%, that her father will always be there for her to help her through those tough times. Is it a bad idea to move in with someone she's only just met, especially at such a young age? Probably. But we know Castle made those same mistakes and he turned out just fine. Alexis could be rebelling with drugs and partying and wasting away her education like a lot of people her age. Instead, she's going to school and she's working hard and now she's also working a steady job to pay for her rent and her living expenses. She's found someone in her life who she respects and really likes and while I'm definitely not a fan of anyone getting into a living situation with someone they could potentially break up with in a couple of months down the road, that's more from watching my friends do that same thing at Alexis' age and seeing that it presents all kinds of issues that are hard to get free from. But aside from Pi being a little annoying, is he really that bad? He treats Alexis like gold, he's much smarter than he sometimes comes across (just listen to him speak about his job in last night's episode), he's now got a steady job to help support them, and he's got a little bit of charm in him under that ridiculous facial hair and that mop on his head. And whether Castle likes him or not, whether he thinks he's right for his daughter or not, none of that is the point. The point is that he makes Alexis happy, if only for now, and Alexis was right when she said that Castle needs to be able to accept that. And it kind of does make sense that Alexis and Pi moved seemingly so quickly towards wanting to live together. Yes, Alexis is moving in with a boy she's known for maybe four months given the timeline (college students are usually done school in late April/early May and we know she's heading back to school or maybe already just went back depending on how much time had passed between 6x05 and 6x06) but she also lived with him all summer on her trip and then she lived with him at the loft. So really, that's all they know in their relationship, isn't it? And when you live with someone and spend that much time with someone you're dating, the time doesn't exactly equate to the same amount of time that it does to a couple who see each other a couple of nights a week or on weekends while they're dating. If you spend every waking hour (and sleeping hour) with someone you're in a relationship with, one month of that may be the equivalent to four or five months of a "normal" courtship. As for that last scene, I really don't understand why it has people so upset. Was it heartbreaking to watch? 100%. But was Alexis being disrespectful to her father? I don't really believe she was. The scene started with Castle trying to make one of his typical "I can make everything better by saying I'm sorry" pitches to her. Was he sorry? Of course he was. But he was only sorry because Martha told him that he would lose his daughter if he didn't make amends. While his apology was sincere to some degree, he still had no true understanding as to how much he had hurt his daughter and how much more it would take than a simple "I'm sorry" to fix this rift between them. Remember, Castle is someone who constantly uses the phrase "I'll make it up to you" as his way of fixing things. And it works in some cases like when he hasn't done anything terribly wrong or hurt anyone too badly. But he severely wounded his daughter in a way that made it really hard for her to just forgive and forget. So he shows up to say he's sorry and she lets him know that it's not enough for her. Saying "I'm sorry" won't wipe the slate clean or take away those memories for her. He put her down, he put down her boyfriend, and he mocked the life that she was making for herself just because it wasn't the one he would have chosen for her. And I totally understand her not wanting to invite Castle into her home again, not after the way he had acted the last time he was there. It wasn't good enough for him then and she didn't want to feel again like it still wasn't good enough for him. It was also symbolic of her not letting him back into her life so easily. He'll always be a part of her life because he's her father but he didn't care to be a part of the life she was making for herself the other night so why let him in now? Her keeping him out of her home was her way of protecting herself and also an unconscious sign that she wasn't letting him in to that part of her life until he could accept it and be happy for her. Did that hurt him? Of course it did. Was it hard to watch? Definitely. But was it wrong for her to do that? No, because it's how she was feeling in that moment and it's the only thing she knew to do to protect herself from being hurt again the way she was at that dinner the other night. I know a lot of people are miffed that she compared her relationship with Pi to her father's relationship with Kate but I definitely didn't see it that way. To me, she was simply saying that despite her own personal feelings about his relationship with Kate and the doubts that she clearly has about whether or not this really is "the one" for her father, she still supported him and still kept her opinions to herself and accepted his decisions because it was obvious that Kate made him happy. Yes, she was vocal before they became a couple that she had issues with him putting himself in danger to be around Kate so much and that she felt slighted at times that he chose Kate over her every now and again, but once they became a couple and she knew her father was committed to this relationship, she never said a word against it. She expected him to show her that same respect, to accept Pi as the guy in her life even if he didn't like him or even if he didn't think he was "the one" for her either. And really, she is right on that. I don't think a parent should ever express their disapproval of someone their kid wants to date or live with or marry, not unless this person poses an actual threat to them in some way (ie: has a drug addiction, is involved in criminal activity, etc.). You may not like the person your offspring chooses to be with but that's ultimately not your decision and you don't have to like them but you do have to accept them. So all Alexis was saying here was that she had put aside her own personal feelings about Kate and about Castle's relationship with her in order to accept their relationship and let her father be happy. And that's all she ever wanted from him was just to accept her choices and accept her relationship even if he didn't like it. Plus, she was also still very much stung by his decision to propose to Kate without even telling her about it or talking about it with her and having that father/daughter talk to see how she felt about it. Darn right I'd be pretty upset about that too. Her father doesn't have to ask for her permission, of course, but being that his decisions about bringing someone else into their family will undoubtedly have an affect on Alexis, he really should have talked to her about it. And yes, she was in Costa Rica when it happened but why wasn't Castle the one to call her right away and tell her the news himself? I'm sure they visited Martha so why not pick up the phone and call her himself or Skype her so he could kind of tell her in person? Why just leave it and then say "I was going to tell you" like you had intended having that conversation but just forgot? Why not sit down with her when she got back from her trip to talk to her about it? Right, because he was in D.C. with Kate. Not that I blame him but I'm just pointing out how this all looks to Alexis. She was his number one her entire life and now she's starting to get the impression that she's really not anymore. And the fact that he didn't even know that Martha had told her about his engagement to Beckett, that he didn't even know how she knew and kind of just assumed that she knew somehow but hadn't really put much thought into how that happened when he clearly didn't tell her himself, that's kind of like pouring lemon juice on an open wound. Yeah, it makes it sting even more. He was so busy living his life without her that he didn't stop for a second and wonder, "wait, did I ever even tell Alexis I got engaged or did someone else tell her?" Again, that's not how I see it but that's how Alexis would definitely see it. So mix all of this up and you've got one really hurt young woman. She sees it as though her father couldn't seem to care less about involving her in his life yet he's unwilling to let her live her own life either. Not a good situation for her to be in, that's for sure. So when he comes to apologize, she's already hurt beyond belief and now she's a good deal insulted by his words and actions as well. And to top it all off, he thinks he can make it all better with an apology? This isn't a skinned knee that he can kiss and make it magically better. No, this is pure and utter heartbreak and probably the first time in her life that she's actually disappointed in her father. That can be a devastating thing in and of itself. So she stands firm and she lets him know how she feels. She explains the part about how she just wanted him to accept her relationship with Pi and her decisions about how she wanted to live her life because it was clearly making her happy, just as she accepted his relationship with Kate and his decisions about how to live his life because it was clearly making him happy. But she wasn't rude and she wasn't harsh, just honest and truthful and very much to the point of why she couldn't just accept his "I'm sorry" and get over it. No, for her it would take more than that. It would take action. It would take him honestly and truly trying to be accepting and to be happy for her, and to be accepting of Pi as well. If not, she just didn't want him to be around to continue to upset her or upset Pi or make them both feel like they were worthless, pretty much exactly what he did at dinner that other night. She didn't ever want to feel that again, not from her own father, so she made that clear. I don't think that was wrong. Again, she's protecting herself and she wants to know that Castle isn't just saying he's sorry to make things okay and then revert back to the same actions again. No, she wants to know that he will back up his words with actions and put in the effort to show her some acceptance from now on. So that's exactly what he promises, or at least he promises to work on it. That's exactly the right answer and he probably would have been wise to leave it at that, say goodnight, and walk away to head home and think about what he could do to take steps towards giving her that acceptance that she needs right now. Maybe invite her and Pi over for dinner one night, take an active interest in getting to know Pi, and show her that he's willing to try at least. But, instead, he basically tells her that he hasn't heard anything she's said because he thinks this is over now and he offers to take her out for "make-up ice cream". Oh no. Okay, so while we can look at this from Castle's perspective and see that it was a sweet tradition between them and see that he's doing this as a way of getting back to being the way they used to be, can we really not see this from Alexis' perspective as well? She just told him that a meaningless "I'm sorry" wasn't enough to fix things, that it was going to take effort and work and a real commitment from him to find a way to accept her relationship and what she's doing with her life before the damage can be repaired. And just as he seems to actually understand that and agrees to try, he turns around and make a statement that sort of says "okay, so this is all over now, right?" It's so incredibly patronizing, or she may see it that way, because it's almost like he hasn't heard a single thing she's said to him and he thinks he's fixed things already and now it's time to celebrate with some "make up ice cream". But they haven't actually made up, have they? See, there's the issue. He's acting like they have whereas she just made it abundantly clear to him (or so she thought) that they still had a long way to go. So she's bound to feel like he really didn't hear a word she said and didn't understand how hurt she really was and how much more it will take to repair this rift between them. Ladies, have you ever had a really serious argument with your husband/boyfriend and while you're still upset and you've voiced your feelings pretty clearly, he kind of thinks it's over and takes your silence as meaning that he's off the hook now so he just looks at you for a few seconds before stupidly saying, "so are we going to have makeup sex now?" I've heard that story from numerous friends and I've even had it happen a few times in past relationships and I can tell you that it never EVER leads to something good for the boyfriend/husband. Lol. The other side of it is that Alexis is trying to appeal to her father as a young adult, someone who isn't his little girl anymore and who is growing up and is trying to be independent and find her place in the world and live her own life. She'll always be his little girl in some ways but right now she's desperately trying to distinguish herself as something exactly the opposite of that. But here he is, ignoring all of that even though he just promised to try, asking her to go out for ice cream with him like she's still just his little girl. Again, he means well and we know he does, but this is the worst possible thing he could have said to her in this moment. With all of this in mind, I don't blame her for telling him how she feels and making it clear that she wasn't letting him off the hook that easily. Again, I don't think she was rude or spiteful in any way. She was honest and truthful, maybe a little blunter than was necessary, but maybe he needed bluntness when he clearly didn't understand her point just a few seconds ago when she tried to not be as blunt and direct. Did it hurt him? 100%. But was it wrong for her to speak her mind and tell him how she felt? I don't think so, not at all. So she told him how she felt, she told him she was done discussing it for now, and she said goodbye to him before slowly closing the door and leaving him to wander down the hallway with his thoughts to keep him company. I've heard it described as if she told him to get lost and slammed the door in his face but that's so not what happened. Lol. They had nothing more to talk about in that moment, nothing left to say to each other, so she said goodnight to him, told him she'd see him later (ie: when he was ready to put a real effort in to accept her and her life), and slowly closed the door since there was no reason to just stand there any longer. Again, put yourself in her shoes and ask yourself what you would have done? Would you have just stood there? Argued about this more? Invited him in for ice cream? I mean, really, there was nothing left to say or do. Now it was up to Castle to go home and figure out how to find that path of acceptance. So she sent him on his way to do exactly that. And yes, that look on his face at the end was heartbreaking. Absolutely. It was hard to watch, it was a tense scene, and it ended with so much emotion. But that look was no different than the look we saw on Alexis' face at the end of the first scene, a perfect mirror between her and her father from the one scene to the next between them. She was devastated, she was heartbroken, and she was destroyed inside. The pain was obvious and it was just as hard to watch. So that's how I see it. I know we get to see more of this story from Castle's angle and we've always sort of gone along for the ride in his shoes, something that has always made it a little harder for some people to understand the perspective of the other characters. People are finding it hard to understand Alexis or to forgive her actions and some are quick to chastise her for the way she's "treating" her father. But haven't people said the same about Kate for ages? Hasn't she been chastised every time she's said or done something that's hurt Castle's feelings, even though it was never intentional and often totally unknown to her at all? In the end, for all of the pain and heartache that Castle and Beckett have gone through together, and sometimes because of each other, look where they are now. Conflict is a necessary part of life and it's even more so a necessary part of storytelling. It helps the characters to learn and grow and be better for it. But part of our understanding comes from stepping back, removing one's own personal feelings and personal reactions that are based on our experiences in our own lives, and really trying to see things from each character's perspective. Just curious about how you feel about this. All the emphasis has been on Alexis and Rick for the last 2 shows. I for one miss our couple being together.This is from a reviewer on another site. Hope it does not last long.Feels like last season again. "I want to be able to swoon over Caskett…By the way, where WAS Caskett this episode? Beckett mentioned going to Castle’s place to cheer him up, and there was a brief “this is not my idea of going to the chapel with you” line, but other than that, it was as if these two weren’t even together. And I don’t even know if Beckett actually made it to Castle’s place to cheer him up? When he came back to the precinct to reveal what he’d found out about the puzzle pieces, Beckett was in a different shirt (should signal a new day seeing as how we didn’t see her get covered in anything or whatever), and it didn’t exactly seem as if the two had seen each other since Castle had left the precinct. Ok then. These two started off so strongly in season six, and now it’s just not happening. Why aren’t they living together again? Oh, there’s no logical reason. I forgot." catluver Me too. This episode could be placed anywhere as long as it's before the wedding. Someone else noted that Caskett say maybe one or two things that indicate they may possibly be in some sort of an intimate a [#respecttheprocess] relationship but act as if they are somewhere in season 4. ZipItKitten and catluver, Remember that Gates said they could still work together as long as they kept it professional in the work place. This episode was almost completely in the work place. They are being professional and do not want to jeopardize them being able to work together. I've been married to 16 years and I do not flirt, touch, kiss passionately, make suggestive comments to my husband every day. I didn't even do that every day when we were engaged. There were days when work and our life together conflicted and we couldn't be together. It seemed to me in Get A Clue that Castle and Beckett were even more "in sync" than usual on the case. Although she disagreed, Kate wasn't rolling her eyes every time he said something crazy. Usually there was a slight smile on her lips. And they were working through the whole Alexis thing. I understand wanting more. There were Caskett moments in MOnday's episode. They were more subtle than outspoken. Actually, passion or heat is not a requirement for intimacy. It's the interaction between the two leads that is interesting to watch. Like in 6x04, for example when KB helps RC put on the WRITER vest in full view of a large police presence, Gates included. Intimate without being over the top. From that gesture & the cheeseburger comment, you can see they are together. Intimate and still professional. No spice required.
Just an FYI. I think Beckett did go to the loft. When Castle puts the puzzle together he is in a different shirt from the day before, and it's the same one he wears into the precinct. She just left earlier. Remember there was no reason for him to go into the precinct because they don't think it's about the clues anymore. He goes in because he puts the puzzle together. Well, I am not one of those asking for more and more kissing scenes ( but would not object) but just wonder if "subtle" is all we are going to get from now on. Set design for Get a ClueOn a happier note, this may have been posted on another thread and I missed it but this is just amazing to me. The work that goes on behind the scene for this show deserves an emmy!! Be sure to check it out. Would love to be able to post some of the pictures but am not good at that. Well, I am not one of those asking for more and more kissing scenes ( but would not object) but just wonder if "subtle" is all we are going to get from now on. Nah. We'll get plenty of Caskett that's not subtle. 4 of the 6 episodes have been Caskett heavy. And, I would argue that Time Will Tell was Caskett heavy as well. I thought Kate's talk with Castle about Alexis was one of the best Caskett scenes yet. Haven't had a chance to read all the great posts here, but I do want to drop a few ideas myself that, weirdly enough, spun through my head as I was falling asleep last night. The first thing I noticed was the victim's last name. Collins. We had another victim named Collins....Staci Collins who was a matchmaker and ended up double staked on a gate. That was when Castle was referred to mostly as Kate's dark shadow. That idea made me think of that old serial Dark Shadows about a vampire woken up in the 20th century who's name was, anyone, anyone...Barnabas Collins. So in that episode we kind of had a reference to that show, and as Castle had been referred to as Kate's dark shadow before and we had Vampire Weekend, that was kind of a twice mentioned reference. Now, with our victim Collins, possibly a third reference as it is close to Halloween and our victim was, more or less, feed upon or taken advantage of by her cousin because of his greed. Second thing I noticed, was more in depth to our victim's position. Sure, of course the ritual positioning of her basically being crucified, so called stigmata and all. But, look closer there. The first time we see her body, she is upside down to us and to Kate and Castle as they walk up. That suggests someone upside down on a cross, which is a symbol of evil or the satanic. Then, as the scene progresses, we see the camera angle turn to face Kate and Castle, thus turning and make our victim appear right side up, as someone in the religious aspect of the cross meaning good or sacrifice. Symbolically, with the camera angle changing we see her upside down and right side up on a cross, more or less, and this suggests the idea of good versus evil as well as the idea of sacrifice. As the story progresses and we find out the motive and that her cousin was the perp, then all this really makes a great deal of sense. Our victim died because of her cousin's greed over a suspected family secret. As our victim looked like she was on a cross, thus symbolizing she's a sacrifice, that shows that she died because of her cousin's sin of greed. Ultimately, good versus evil and evil won in this case. The search for treasure can lead us down the right path or the wrong path. Obtaining the treasure may or may not be the best thing. As we did have another reference to Indiana Jones with Castle pulling the bag of half dimes out of the sarcophagus and the booby traps going off, we discover that there's treasure and then there's treasure. Gold and jewels aren't worth dying over if you lose your soul (see scene in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade with Indy trying to pull Ilsa up as she's trying to get the Cup, and then his dad doing the same thing, the whole idea of what is treasure and what is true treasure, i.e. the line why do you seek the cup of Christ). Our victim was searching for family/historical truth because she wanted to know, as she was following the clues, getting the clues from the scavenger hunt. Her cousin was the scavenger, a vulture, a hyena, looking for a free handout with her doing the work and ultimately looking for a free handout with all the wealth he thought he'd get because of the half dimes. She had good intensions, he didn't. Last thing I realized was how similar to our victim's positioning was to our victim in Probable Cause. Both stages as on a cross, both bloodied and a horrible death. Both poises to get attention, to call attention to the true motive. The only difference was that in Probable Cause that victim was on the ceiling, basically suspended in her death and in GAC, she was on the ground, resting in her death. Both women victims because they had to be sacrificed for what the killer thought was the greater good of their motive. Tyson, to frame Rickand hurt all those he's connected to; the cousin to get riches, which in the end, hurt someone he was connected to, his family. And Beckett did make a suggestive comment to Castle about coming to his place to try to cheer him up, but it either 1. didn't register with him or 2. he didn't care about it. . I disagree. He was looking for the case to be thrilling because he needed distraction from Alexis living with Pi. Going to the loft alone, even with the knowledge that Kate would be there later to offer distraction, was depressing. Would she be one hour, or four? How long would he be there alone, trying to not miss his baby girl and lamenting where she's chosen to be instead? Even though it sounded like an offer for sex, would they be too tired by the time she got there? Would he be too preoccupied for that particular distraction to help? He's depressed, there's really not anything Kate can do to help besides being there to comfort him, and they both know it. Her advice, as well as Martha's, is basically to trust that Alexis is mature enough to figure out for herself what to do. That's asking a lot from a daddy who hopes the ice cream can still patch things up. I've been on holidays for the last week and a bit so I finally just got some downtime to watch this past Monday's episode. Castle and Alexis scene at the end had me in tears. One the best scenes this season. :crying: I hope they talk about it more in tonight's episode. I'm assuming they will since Alexis has to seek her dad's help on this one. One can hope.  |
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