Okay - the kiss was awesome, I've already talked about that. I forgot to mention how hilarious EVERYONE in that episode was. Every time I think of "Ey girl, what yo' name is?" it makes me laugh out - man, Winston killed it. And fainting Schmidt was SOOOOO FUNNY.
I'm pretty sure NBC is already doing the fairy-tale thing (i.e. Grimm). At least Grimm is different. This just sounds like a Once Upon A Time-ish show.
Finally I've caught up - and can I just say how much I love this show? The characters are all so freakin messed up, all broken mortals trying the best they know how. Rayna's fascinating because she has so little insight into her own flaws. I understand her though - she's had to be the strong one in every relationship she's been in, she only trusts herself. She can't allow herself to be flawed.
My favourite scenes all involved Deacon. I loved how he stuck it to Rayna, I loved his rock-bottom talk with Juliette (I think they make a GREAT pair as friends), and I loved how he walked onto the bus and basically presented his rear end for all to kiss. He's a fantastic character. I still can't get over it - Chip Esten, giant ham on Whose Line - is freakin' Deacon.
Juliette is evolving so much as a character, and I love what they're doing with their mom.
The Gunnar/Scarlett side story wasn't as interesting this time, but I always enjoy seeing them together. And I am interested in Gunnar's brother's story...
(sigh) I'm sorry Castle - but I really didn't like this episode - AT ALL.
1. One line drove me crazy:
Castle: I have two words for you - "Vito Corleone"
Beckett: Technically those are names, not words.
I almost died. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How did that line make it past editing? Who wrote that?!? And more importantly, where's the Richard Castle we used to know - the famous author/grammar snob - to tell Kate that names are proper nouns and are actually words? Gah.
2. Alexis having a vlog is a bad idea - not just because the internet can be a bad place with creepy people, but because her father is a famous & RICH man that nefarious people would probably love to target for a ransom. How did that not factor into the argument?
3. Why wouldn't Espo have waited for the case to close before asking the chick out? I mean, there hasn't been a single case where someone hasn't had to be questioned twice.
Sorry, as much as I love Castle, I thought this episode was sloppy.
I really enjoyed this - it was disturbing and thrilling and captivating. I'm a lit nerd so I enjoyed the Poe references. I thought both Bacon and Purefoy were quite compelling - especially when their past and presents are contrasted. Purefoy as the lit professor seemed like a completely different person than the jailed serial killer, and Bacon was the epitome of broken mortal.
My only concern is that the "twists" in the plot will become too much - I'm afraid that there will be a pacing issue by mid-season. But I will continue to tune in.
Question: now that Kevin Bacon is on TV, do we reduce his degrees of separation to 5? :-)
First of all: welcome back, Ms Orlando! Your absence was felt :-)
Second: I thought this episode was great, and I like that the show isn't afraid to raise the stakes by messing with beloved characters. What happened to Belle broke my heart, but it made everything just that much more intense. Hook is going to have hell to pay with Rumple's wrath after this...
Third: I'm also glad they didn't drag the "Archie-held-captive" part of the story - the show's moving at a good pace. I'm even more curious now as to how Regina is going to handle this bombshell - that her mother's in town, that she was framed for murder, and that no one believed her.
First of all - Ray Wise was great, but I just can't mentally accept anyone besides Eric Braeden as Robin's dad.
Second - The best scene was undoubtedly Lily and Ted on the roof. That was probably one of Alyson Hannigan's best pieces of work on the series, she NAILED it.
Third - that being said, talk about 1 step forward, 5 steps back. It's like everything that the last episode accomplished was undone by this episode. I was finally beginning to root for Ted again and there he went, pining and whining for Robin again...
Fourth - given that we already knew that the mom was at the wedding, really, finding out she was in the band at the wedding didn't really gratify me. At this point, I need more than the crumbs the writers are throwing at us.
I take it Christine Orlando is on vacation? LOL...I'm not usually one to be negative, but this doesn't quite meet the requirements of a "review".
Anyway - I like Regina more and more every episode. I think Lana Parilla has been knocking it out of the park every week, she's a pleasure to watch. She's almost on par with Robert Carlyle.
The episode: meh, it was okay. It didn't really grab me, but I did feel really bad for Regina. She's so unaware that her every move in life has been manipulated into being. Cora is a ridiculously evil human being - my gosh.
@FlySi - that's exactly what I was thinking. Beckett saying "You're not the man I thought you were" is probably going to end up being Beckett realizing that Castle isn't as much of a womanizer as she thought.
She's totally right - Meredith is my favourite of Castle's exes because she's the worst LOL. I absolutely love to hate her.
Maybe I remember the series more than most because I watched the first three seasons in like a month to catch up to season 4, but we know Castle's not a cheater. He was a playboy, a love-em-leave-em-no-commitment kind of guy, but we know he's not a cheater, he's said so.
Best Episode: Murder, He Wrote. Between Ryan's interrogation scene and Rick/Kate's "building theory" scene, it's the most memorable for me all season.
Worst Episode: Cloudy with a Chance Of Murder.
Biggest Improvement: FINALLY they're a couple! GEEZ!!
Biggest Disappointment: Man, is Kate ever slow in the communication department.
Hopes for 2013: They're not enough of a couple. I like that the writers are trying to keep a balance between the procedural and the romance, but they need to kick up the romance just a tiny notch. It needs to make a difference in how they work together.
PS: We already know how Kate started reading Castle's novels - She read them to distract herself when her mother got murdered. Her old partner, Royce, said that during the California episode.
On an aside, I stopped watching Big Bang Theory about a season and a half ago. I watched that clip, and I can't believe that's funny to people. An autistic savant giving corporal punishment to a grown woman who's enjoying it?? Okay then.
I don't trust ABC previews at all. They're almost always misleading. But in any case, I don't think that's too big of a spoiler. I think that's something everyone expected to happen at some point, now we just know when.
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Going to rewatch now...
How I Met Your Mother: Renewed for Season 9!
New Girl Review: In Front of the Iron Curtain
Honestly one of the best episodes ever.
New Girl Review: In Front of the Iron Curtain
Good grief, they need to market True American. I want that game. The Abu Nazir quip made me laugh so hard LOL
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My favourite scenes all involved Deacon. I loved how he stuck it to Rayna, I loved his rock-bottom talk with Juliette (I think they make a GREAT pair as friends), and I loved how he walked onto the bus and basically presented his rear end for all to kiss. He's a fantastic character. I still can't get over it - Chip Esten, giant ham on Whose Line - is freakin' Deacon.
Juliette is evolving so much as a character, and I love what they're doing with their mom.
The Gunnar/Scarlett side story wasn't as interesting this time, but I always enjoy seeing them together. And I am interested in Gunnar's brother's story...
Castle Review: Wild Nights Result in Death
1. One line drove me crazy:
Castle: I have two words for you - "Vito Corleone"
Beckett: Technically those are names, not words.
I almost died. ARE YOU KIDDING ME? How did that line make it past editing? Who wrote that?!? And more importantly, where's the Richard Castle we used to know - the famous author/grammar snob - to tell Kate that names are proper nouns and are actually words? Gah.
2. Alexis having a vlog is a bad idea - not just because the internet can be a bad place with creepy people, but because her father is a famous & RICH man that nefarious people would probably love to target for a ransom. How did that not factor into the argument?
3. Why wouldn't Espo have waited for the case to close before asking the chick out? I mean, there hasn't been a single case where someone hasn't had to be questioned twice.
Sorry, as much as I love Castle, I thought this episode was sloppy.
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My only concern is that the "twists" in the plot will become too much - I'm afraid that there will be a pacing issue by mid-season. But I will continue to tune in.
Question: now that Kevin Bacon is on TV, do we reduce his degrees of separation to 5? :-)
Castle Episode Promo: One Tough In-Breast-igation
Once Upon a Time Review: What Cannot Be Undone
Second: I thought this episode was great, and I like that the show isn't afraid to raise the stakes by messing with beloved characters. What happened to Belle broke my heart, but it made everything just that much more intense. Hook is going to have hell to pay with Rumple's wrath after this...
Third: I'm also glad they didn't drag the "Archie-held-captive" part of the story - the show's moving at a good pace. I'm even more curious now as to how Regina is going to handle this bombshell - that her mother's in town, that she was framed for murder, and that no one believed her.
How I Met Your Mother Review: And The Band Played On
Second - The best scene was undoubtedly Lily and Ted on the roof. That was probably one of Alyson Hannigan's best pieces of work on the series, she NAILED it.
Third - that being said, talk about 1 step forward, 5 steps back. It's like everything that the last episode accomplished was undone by this episode. I was finally beginning to root for Ted again and there he went, pining and whining for Robin again...
Fourth - given that we already knew that the mom was at the wedding, really, finding out she was in the band at the wedding didn't really gratify me. At this point, I need more than the crumbs the writers are throwing at us.
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Anyway - I like Regina more and more every episode. I think Lana Parilla has been knocking it out of the park every week, she's a pleasure to watch. She's almost on par with Robert Carlyle.
The episode: meh, it was okay. It didn't really grab me, but I did feel really bad for Regina. She's so unaware that her every move in life has been manipulated into being. Cora is a ridiculously evil human being - my gosh.
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Castle Clips: Guest Stars and House Guests
Darby Stanchfield Teases "Naughty" Return of Meredith to Castle
Maybe I remember the series more than most because I watched the first three seasons in like a month to catch up to season 4, but we know Castle's not a cheater. He was a playboy, a love-em-leave-em-no-commitment kind of guy, but we know he's not a cheater, he's said so.
Year in Review: Saddest Character Death of 2012
Castle Midseason Report Card: A-
Worst Episode: Cloudy with a Chance Of Murder.
Biggest Improvement: FINALLY they're a couple! GEEZ!!
Biggest Disappointment: Man, is Kate ever slow in the communication department.
Hopes for 2013: They're not enough of a couple. I like that the writers are trying to keep a balance between the procedural and the romance, but they need to kick up the romance just a tiny notch. It needs to make a difference in how they work together.
PS: We already know how Kate started reading Castle's novels - She read them to distract herself when her mother got murdered. Her old partner, Royce, said that during the California episode.
Once Upon a Time Midseason Report Card: A
2. Worst Ep: Into The Deep annoyed me - too many characters doing senseless things.
3. Most Improved: David/James.
4: Most Disappointing: Holy crow, could Mulan and Aurora be any worse?
5: Most Confusing: Rumple's motives. And I'm so glad they are.
6: Hope to see Flynn Rider (played by Zachary Levi) and Rapunzel (by Mandy Moore). That would be awesome!
7: Shocker: Emma's got magic?!?!
8: Please tell us who Rumple's son is! SO looking forward to that!
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On an aside, I stopped watching Big Bang Theory about a season and a half ago. I watched that clip, and I can't believe that's funny to people. An autistic savant giving corporal punishment to a grown woman who's enjoying it?? Okay then.
Tournament of TV Fanatic: Katharine McPhee vs. Danny Pudi!
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Year in Review: Best Male Performance of 2012