Castle 4x23: Always
It's been forever, huh? Just a few thoughts under the cut.
Okay, is there a reason that we didn't get 24 eps this season? Just wondering.
I will say first off, I love Ryan and Alexis. Thought they were excellent. Love Ryan voicing his doubts and eventually following his gut in doing the right thing. It might've cost him Espo's trust and Beckett's resignation, but he still did the right thing. I believe anyway. I knew he'd eventually squeal, but at least you can't blame him. If anything, Ryan made the biggest sacrifice of the ep. Not Espo, not Castle and not Beckett. Yes, Beckett essentially loses who she is by not being a cop, but at least she has Castle now. Ryan... has Jenny basically.
Oooh, there needs to be lots of angsty Ryan fics now. Hmm...
Figured the assassin guy was looking for Mr. Smith. Not hard to figure out.
I was underwhelmed. I'll be honest. This was not my favorite finale, despite the fact that Castle and Beckett finally got together. It felt too easy at the end. The rain, the quitting, the knocking on the door and kissing him and apologizing and admitting that she wants him just felt so cliche. Maybe that's the problem. It was wonderfully acted, Nathan and Stana were beautiful, but the scene still fell flat for me. Maybe the pacing is what's setting me off. But it just felt too easy.
I loved the argument though. It was quiet and emotion filled instead of the yelling we got last season. But of course, they stick to tradition and break them apart, except it was Castle who initiated it this time. I loved that Castle finally put everything on the line and told her he loved her and that he knew that she knew all along. What I REALLY loved was that he physically put himself in front of the window panel of doom Johanna Beckett's murder when he spilled his secret. I loved it. Dunno why, but I did.
Or maybe the real reason this is not working for me is because THEY DIDN'T SOLVE THE CASE. I thought by now, by end of season 4, they'd solve Johanna Beckett's murder. No. They're dragging it out. Dragging it out LONGER than they're dragging out Castle/Beckett. Seriously? I understand it's the thread that keeps on going, but I'M GETTING BORED. Waiting for the next thing which happens to be the same formula over and over again. Apparently now they just want to kill Beckett. Um, okay. I suppose it leaves more angst for when the case does come back and she gets obsessed and Castle fears for her once again, but it's the same thing over and over again. ;alskdjf;alskdfja;ds
I DON'T KNOW. I don't know why this didn't work for me. Honestly, the only thing I liked was Ryan and Alexis fretting over her graduation speech. It just... ugh.
I fail at being a shipper right now. Castle/Beckett are canon and I cannot accept it. It's not making me flail like I should. Or squee. Or make me want to write a bazillion fics. I'm just... disappointed. Bored. It could be because I'm on a Tony/Pepper kick and that's overriding everything because they're just so adorable or something. Or maybe it's because we were basically spoiled for the finale with that quick shot of Beckett soaked and going after Castle's lips. No surprise. Maybe that was it. No suspense, no surprise. I knew they'd get together this season or it was never going to happen. Okay, I didn't exactly see the resignation part, maybe just a suspension, but that's just a minor detail. ;) I just -- ;alskdjfa;lsdkjfa;lsdkfja;ld
Yeah. That about sums it up.
Okay, is there a reason that we didn't get 24 eps this season? Just wondering.
I will say first off, I love Ryan and Alexis. Thought they were excellent. Love Ryan voicing his doubts and eventually following his gut in doing the right thing. It might've cost him Espo's trust and Beckett's resignation, but he still did the right thing. I believe anyway. I knew he'd eventually squeal, but at least you can't blame him. If anything, Ryan made the biggest sacrifice of the ep. Not Espo, not Castle and not Beckett. Yes, Beckett essentially loses who she is by not being a cop, but at least she has Castle now. Ryan... has Jenny basically.
Oooh, there needs to be lots of angsty Ryan fics now. Hmm...
Figured the assassin guy was looking for Mr. Smith. Not hard to figure out.
I was underwhelmed. I'll be honest. This was not my favorite finale, despite the fact that Castle and Beckett finally got together. It felt too easy at the end. The rain, the quitting, the knocking on the door and kissing him and apologizing and admitting that she wants him just felt so cliche. Maybe that's the problem. It was wonderfully acted, Nathan and Stana were beautiful, but the scene still fell flat for me. Maybe the pacing is what's setting me off. But it just felt too easy.
I loved the argument though. It was quiet and emotion filled instead of the yelling we got last season. But of course, they stick to tradition and break them apart, except it was Castle who initiated it this time. I loved that Castle finally put everything on the line and told her he loved her and that he knew that she knew all along. What I REALLY loved was that he physically put himself in front of the window panel of doom Johanna Beckett's murder when he spilled his secret. I loved it. Dunno why, but I did.
Or maybe the real reason this is not working for me is because THEY DIDN'T SOLVE THE CASE. I thought by now, by end of season 4, they'd solve Johanna Beckett's murder. No. They're dragging it out. Dragging it out LONGER than they're dragging out Castle/Beckett. Seriously? I understand it's the thread that keeps on going, but I'M GETTING BORED. Waiting for the next thing which happens to be the same formula over and over again. Apparently now they just want to kill Beckett. Um, okay. I suppose it leaves more angst for when the case does come back and she gets obsessed and Castle fears for her once again, but it's the same thing over and over again. ;alskdjf;alskdfja;ds
I DON'T KNOW. I don't know why this didn't work for me. Honestly, the only thing I liked was Ryan and Alexis fretting over her graduation speech. It just... ugh.
I fail at being a shipper right now. Castle/Beckett are canon and I cannot accept it. It's not making me flail like I should. Or squee. Or make me want to write a bazillion fics. I'm just... disappointed. Bored. It could be because I'm on a Tony/Pepper kick and that's overriding everything because they're just so adorable or something. Or maybe it's because we were basically spoiled for the finale with that quick shot of Beckett soaked and going after Castle's lips. No surprise. Maybe that was it. No suspense, no surprise. I knew they'd get together this season or it was never going to happen. Okay, I didn't exactly see the resignation part, maybe just a suspension, but that's just a minor detail. ;) I just -- ;alskdjfa;lsdkjfa;lsdkfja;ld
Yeah. That about sums it up.