Nathan Fillion's New Series: Castle

[big boss]

Thought it was a boring episode, not bad just boring. And it was annoying when they

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were like "We caught the killer! Wait just kidding opps...." and did that like 3 times...

Don't they do that, like, every episode?

They do, but admittedly it's more annoying when the primary evidence they have is "wearing the costume!". Every time.

I guess they do, but this time it felt different to me because the evidence was overwhelming and the events seemed way more contrived than usual.

[Angua]

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I thought it was interesting that they decided to have Alexis rejected from Stanford. I'm guessing she'll probably reapply and get in after she finishes high school. However, they could make it interesting and have her go off the rails (I'm thinking more crazy partying rather than depression here) for a bit which would be fun.

[Alder]

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I thought it was interesting that they decided to have Alexis rejected from Stanford. I'm guessing she'll probably reapply and get in after she finishes high school. However, they could make it interesting and have her go off the rails (I'm thinking more crazy partying rather than depression here) for a bit which would be fun.

A)

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Aye, I really liked that! It stopped her from 'coasting' through her life quite so easily and has given her something to work for, and really think about what she wants.

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Oh ugh, please no. They did *exactly that* in the second season of "Shark" and it was 'orrible. They had his (reasonably) good/pleasant daughter get a drug addict boyfriend (who appeared from nowhere, it was pretty weird) and generally go off the rails as a result of it. It was boring and predictable and bugged me silly.

[Angua]

I missed the second season of Shark.

[Alder]

I missed the second season of Shark.

You...actually didn't miss much. It careened wildly downhill, like a car with no brakes.

[big boss]

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Good episode, the intro scene with the view of Earth and the end with the eye twinkle was a bit weird and I really don't get why they did that, made me think of magic...

The end scene when the chased the Prof down the fire escape gave me a laugh.

[Angua]

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Good episode, the intro scene with the view of Earth and the end with the eye twinkle was a bit weird and I really don't get why they did that, made me think of magic...

The end scene when the chased the Prof down the fire escape gave me a laugh.

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The Earth from space and weird eyes are sciency and scifi-y, which cryogenics and life extending implants are, so that's the link.

[big boss]

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Good episode, the intro scene with the view of Earth and the end with the eye twinkle was a bit weird and I really don't get why they did that, made me think of magic...

The end scene when the chased the Prof down the fire escape gave me a laugh.

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The Earth from space and weird eyes are sciency and scifi-y, which cryogenics and life extending implants are, so that's the link.

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I guess I don't view cryogenics as very scifi-y then

[ArgonV]

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Well, this was a nice break from the normal formula

[SlyReaper]

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Well, this was a nice break from the normal formula

Did that really need to be spoilered?

[ArgonV]

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Well, this was a nice break from the normal formula

Did that really need to be spoilered?

Better to be safe that sorry in these circumstances, right? This way it won't spoil the surprise.

[big boss]

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Why do they keep teasing us! It seemed they were so close to kissing/revealing their feelings when she rescued Castle. GAH!

[ArgonV]

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Why do they keep teasing us! It seemed they were so close to kissing/revealing their feelings when she rescued Castle. GAH!

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Yeah, nice job ruining that Martha... And how about Beckett's face when Castle called and said 'Tell me you need me?'

[big boss]

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Why do they keep teasing us! It seemed they were so close to kissing/revealing their feelings when she rescued Castle. GAH!

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Yeah, nice job ruining that Martha... And how about Beckett's face when Castle called and said 'Tell me you need me?'

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Yea her face there made me crack up. Has anyone else found themselves just spoiling anything they post in this thread even if it doesn't need it? like this post I'm writing right now probably. I just find it odd responding to someone's spoilered post if my own post isn't in spoiler tags

[lanicita]

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I feel like I love the show a whole lot more since they managed to find a plausible way to make it clear that both of them are aware of each other's feelings, while still keeping them from actually dating. A LOT of shows try to do that and don't quite pull it off. I never expected this one to turn into such a beautiful little love story.

[hawkinsssable]

Quick question for castle fans: I'm roughly 8 or 9 episodes into season 1, and I'm not really feeling it. I enjoyed quite a few of them, but... not really enough to actively want to keep watching. Is it worth sticking with, or if I'm this far in to the series without loving it, should I try something else instead?

[SlyReaper]

The format doesn't change much, so if you're not into it already, I don't think you ever will be.

[roband]

But it's freakin' awesome, what's wrong with you?

In seriousness, the man in the hat is right. If the occasional Firefly reference isn't enough to keep you interested, there's no hope

[lanicita]

I think it has gotten much better since season 1, but yes, it is still formulaic and if you don't like the structure then you should maybe give it up.

[Alder]

I enjoyed it from the beginning, 'cause I'm a general fan of crime drama stuff, but I definitely think that season 2 is stronger than the first.

[Zorlin]

WINDOWS LOGO OUT OF NOWHERE

...but seriously, Microsoft, enough with your fucking product placement. It was fine when it was nicely integrated, but blahhhh. Enough. I hope ABC's getting paid a lot for that shit.

Vaguely amusingly the iPhone featured moments later was also locked...

I realize I'm just whining, but the immersion is fucking ruined when they show bright zoomed-in Windows start buttons

[ArgonV]

Anyone else think wild-haired Beckett was ridiculously sexy?

[Zorlin]

Anyone else think wild-haired Beckett was ridiculously sexy?

Yup.

[Zorlin]

That episode was... actually really good. Got a decent jump out of me a couple of times, too.

yes, I'm double-post-bumping. deal with it. ;p

[big boss]

So the latest episode was one of the best of the series I think, it was completely different than anything else.

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That episode hinted at Castle and Becket's relationship more so than in any other previous episode, and then there are all the sexual innuendos with the handcuffs and sex positions. I loved it. And the tiger actually seemed like it fit in nicely with the plot, it didn't feel contrived. Well done.

Edit: Becket is sexy.

[SlyReaper]

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What would have happened if they just kicked the tiger in the nose when they were still on top of the box? Also, I distinctly remember them having access to a lot of very scary looking knives. If it came to it, I reckon they could have taken it, with just one or maybe two limbs being lost in the process.

Oh, the box was too heavy to push towards the hole the tiger was coming out of, but it was light enough that they could tip it on its end? Wut?

Still, awesome episode.

[Zorlin]

So the latest episode was one of the best of the series I think, it was completely different than anything else.

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That episode hinted at Castle and Becket's relationship more so than in any other previous episode, and then there are all the sexual innuendos with the handcuffs and sex positions. I loved it. And the tiger actually seemed like it fit in nicely with the plot, it didn't feel contrived. Well done.

Edit: Becket is sexy.

Uhh... really?

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I don't think it's even hinting at this point.

[big boss]

So the latest episode was one of the best of the series I think, it was completely different than anything else.

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That episode hinted at Castle and Becket's relationship more so than in any other previous episode, and then there are all the sexual innuendos with the handcuffs and sex positions. I loved it. And the tiger actually seemed like it fit in nicely with the plot, it didn't feel contrived. Well done.

Edit: Becket is sexy.

Uhh... really?

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I don't think it's even hinting at this point.

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I guess hinting was the wrong word, its more like overtly suggestive or blatantly obvious.

[Zorlin]

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I don't know... that was effectively Beckett being like "HEY LET'S DO THIS AGAIN SOME TIME." There isn't really an out for that statement, besides "I wasn't myself" or "I changed my mind".

[Angua]

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What would have happened if they just kicked the tiger in the nose when they were still on top of the box? Also, I distinctly remember them having access to a lot of very scary looking knives. If it came to it, I reckon they could have taken it, with just one or maybe two limbs being lost in the process.

Oh, the box was too heavy to push towards the hole the tiger was coming out of, but it was light enough that they could tip it on its end? Wut?

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Also, they couldn't have tipped it like that when they were trying to get out of the hatch the first time?

[Gwydion]

They couldn't move the box before because it was full of hundreds of pounds of manacles and chains. They emptied it out part-way through the episode, leaving it light enough to move.

[Angua]

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They couldn't move the box before because it was full of hundreds of pounds of manacles and chains. They emptied it out part-way through the episode, leaving it light enough to move.

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That doesn't make sense because they emptied it first, and what we are saying they should have done would have happened after the manacles.

[Alder]

What annoyed me a wee bit about that part was that

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I'd thought that they were going to turn the freezer on end when they emptied it in the first place, and when they didn't I assumed it was too heavy to do that with. When Castle said he had a plan I was waiting for something crazy that I'd missed...

[big boss]

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they could have also tipped the thing over so it was upside down and then hid from the tiger underneath it

[Ryom]

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they could have also tipped the thing over so it was upside down and then hid from the tiger underneath it

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The lid would have gotten in the way.

[Zorlin]

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So... lift lid, flip anyway.

[Ryom]

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The cat would have just clawed them or lifted the freezer with the huge gap an open lid would have forced. They certainly couldn't rely on being able to snap it off in 10 seconds either.

[Zorlin]

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The cat would have just clawed them or lifted the freezer with the huge gap an open lid would have forced. They certainly couldn't rely on being able to snap it off in 10 seconds either.

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Well, they were acting like it wasn't exactly light. Tigers will paw around out of curiosity but likely not actively think "oh, I need to flip this shit."

[quantumcat42]

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The cat would have just clawed them or lifted the freezer with the huge gap an open lid would have forced. They certainly couldn't rely on being able to snap it off in 10 seconds either.

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Well, they were acting like it wasn't exactly light. Tigers will paw around out of curiosity but likely not actively think "oh, I need to flip this shit."

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If a couple of people can flip it, a tiger can flip it. And if my domesticated house cat can flip off the trash can lid to get at chicken scraps, a tiger can certainly figure out how to get at the chewy, screaming prize under the box.

[Ryom]

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Humans are tasty and cats are problem solvers.