Castle – Fun and uncomplicated is NOT what his life needs

The pull of the will-they/won’t-they drama continues is ramped up even more in this week’s Castle. I may not always appreciate the twists and turns of that particular story, but I do like that the show takes them head-on. In most of these stories on television these days, the connection/tension/love seems to go unmentioned. At least Castle is willing to take that particular aspect of the story head-on.

I really enjoyed the conversation between Lanie and Beckett in the teaser. Speaking about her feelings outloud, specifically that she knows she’s still “dealing with some things” yet realizing that the moment could be passing her by, was a very big moment for Beckett. I don’t believe for an instant that Castle wouldn’t immediately (yet tactfully and politely) upgrade from First Class to Beckett Class if the detective had the same type of serious, open conversation with him as she did with Lanie.

The point is that they need to have that conversation. The barrier at this point is Beckett. Castle told her how he feels, and now that he knows that she knows that, his reaction is logical. While she may not be aware of the catalyst, she’s noticed the change. Will she be able to overcome the excuses or the hesitation or the fear or whatever it is that is keeping her from having that discussion with Castle? No doubt, and likely before the end of the season … but will it be in time?

The only thing I did not appreciate about the little chat Lanie and Beckett had was the fact that Lanie doesn’t realize how epic the Castle/Beckett dynamic actually is. Doesn’t she watch this show each week?!?!

The :45 Guess: As I stopped in the last commercial break, I really couldn’t figure out what I was supposed to be guessing. The victim had somehow uncovered a pretty big smuggling problem – the Stingers are more likely part of an arms deal than an indicator of a secret British invasion. The only other suspects are the singer and her producer. Biggie Slim is the logical guess of the two. Though, “logical” might be stretching things, as that being the resolution to the case that involved Stinger missiles in diplomatic pouches seems a bit too coincidental for me.

The Answer: I guess coincidental isn’t the right word when the stories are linked together like that. I think I should have gone with trite. I hate to criticize the show for this, especially because I don’t really watch it for the crime solving. Though, I loved the hypocrisy of Beckett calling out Castle for sharing information outside the team, because operational security has always been foremost in the team’s eyes.

Notes & Quotes:

• “I feel I just walked into a bad episode of Miami Vice.” – Beckett
  “First: there are no bad episodes of Miami Vice, and second: who died?” – Castle
• “Hey Lanie, how does it look? [Asking about the victim].” – Beckett
  “Like you waited too long [Talking about Castle].” – Lanie
• “Where’s Castle?” – Lanie
  “He took off for a lunch date.” – Beckett
  “In a Ferrari full of flight attendant?” – Lanie
  “He’s probably trying to rack up his frequent flyer miles.” – Beckett
• “Ryan, you’ll be here, front door dressed as a flower delivery boy. Esposito, you’ll be here, dressed as a hobo.” – Castle
  “Question? Why does the brown man gotta be the hobo?” – Esposito
  “You want the flowers?” – Castle
  “Hobo it is.” – Esposito
• Love that Beckett dances at a ball at the British Consulate to a song by, in my humble opinion, American’s quintessential composer George Gershwin.
• Agent Bauer? Really? A little obvious, no?

Clacked by Ivey West
on Apr 03, 2012 @ 08:04 EST5EDT