Terrific episode. One of the best. Is Catherine really in the Navy? Lounging at the pool-the Hilton no less. Driving a Vette? Great duty if you can get it. No real change in the ratings. 7.7 million viewers compared to 10.7 for Castle and 7.1 for Revolution.
Way too many plot errors to ignore. The writers obviously wanted to skewer the FCC and the network. But she was on a late night talk show. Late night talk shows haven't been live since Jack Paar. There was a football overrun(good inside joke}. This happens only on Sunday no talk shows on Sunday.Why is this trial in Chicago?Shouldn't it be in LA or New York?
Nice to have a episode that focuses on the case of the week instead of the subplots involving the team. The team starts on the case Halloween evening, they work through the night, all day on Nov. 1 into the evening, Steve caps the bad boy, and then goes home to watch "Chucky" with Catherine? Danno comes over with Grace. Isn't kind of late for her - a school night? When do they sleep? Not good news on the rating scene. H50 finished last with only 7.4 million viewers-lowest of the season. The CBS news special had 7.9 million viewers. The show will probably be on another season or two to get enough episodes for syndication but its definitely not going to equal the original.
Best thing about the episode - more about Gibb's past and tribute to the Montford Marines. Worst thing about the episode - Case of the week. Very poor. Tony leaves the kid in interrogation and its decided to let Gibbs decide what to do with him. Next morning Gibbs comes in and the kid is still in the room! Did he sleep on the floor? Did they feed him?
Good entertaining episode. The only problem the killer (the scrap guy) wasn't believable. He's one step above a guy pushing a shopping cart collecting cans and one step below Sanford and Son with his old pickup full of junk and yet he has $ 300,000.00 and a boat big enough to land a helicopter on.
One additional comment about ratings. H50 isn't getting much help from the CBS comedies that precede it. They are being beaten significantly by the two "talent" shows The Voice(NBC) and Dancing With the Stars(ABC) which run from 8-10 PM.
Enjoyable episode. One question - the team's star player is killed in the morning and that afternoon they play a game as if nothing happened? at least guys black arm bands?. Here are the ratings so far:
Revolution Castle H50
9/25 9.2 10.4 8.1
10/2 8.3 10.3 8.0
10/9 8.0 10.6 8.4
10/16 8.6 10.9 8.7
Numbers are millions of viewers. Revolution leads in the 18-49 age group. Castle has the most viewers but is last in the 18-49.
Just to make sure we are all on the same page. The character of Father Francis Mulcahy was played by Rene Auberjonois in the 1970 movie and by William Christopher in the TV series which ran from 1972-1983.
Mildly surprised by this episode. Turned out much better than expected from the preview. Two minor issues active duty military are expressly forbidden from actively assisting local law enforcement by the Posse Comitatus Act. Second for Steve: Float Plan!! The Coast Guard guy should have given you a head slap for not having one.
Rene Auberjonois from Star Trek: Deep Space Nine. Also was Father Mulcahy in the movie MASH. Also still would like to know how Palmer wemt from lab assistant to medical examiner doing autopsies.
It's episodes like this that explain why the show has lasted 10 years and gets the ratings it does. We care about the characters. One quibble (my tribal name would probably be 'Rambling Quibbler'). How did Jimmy get Ducky's job? Don't you need to be a MD?
Agree an excellant start. Only question can they make this premise last a full season let alone being renewed for season 2? If the Islamic world is upset with us for a movie how do you think they would react to 2 nukes dropped on an Islamic country? Too bad this show isn't on CBS, they could have a crossover with Gibbs and his NCIS team investigating.
Great to have the show back. It was a long summer.If the opener is any indication this season should be great. The only miss was the helicopter snatch of the armored car. Yes it was right out of James Bond - "License to Kill" and "You Only Live Twice" to be exact. Why did they drop it 40 to 50 feet into the water. The fall would have killed or seriously injured anyone inside. Why not gently lower it to the surface? Also Max sure made a quick recovery.
Ambivalent toward this episode. On one hand it was interesting to see what they are doing with the characters with one episode to go. And the episode was well crafted with the "Rashomon" style of viewing the same scene from multiple viewpoints. But really there is better security at the Mayberry jail with Andy and Barney than at the 15 Division.
What an original plot! Female cop goes undercover as a hooker to catch a killer but killer is smarter than her backup and her life is put in immediate danger. At least the other plotlines were entertaining.
Agree completely with the review. Show is getting better every episode. However they should be ashamed of the blatant sponsor placement. Really Maura giving Angela a Dr. Scholls insert!
I get conflicted at times watching the show. I love the action, the scenery(especially in HD), the characters and their interactions with each other, so I try to forgive the holes in the plots and disconnects with reality. Example- the broken gas line. I don't think it was broken that long to blow the whole building plus all gas lines have shut off valves for just such situations but it added to storyline and props to the H50 special effects guys for a great piece, so I let it pass.
Maybe someone can correct me if I'm wrong. Isn't Delano in prison for Murder One? Didn't he kill the volleyball coach in the episode which revealed Kono was undercover? Makes it hard to believe Chin could spring him so easily in the middle of the night. Minor point though can't wait for September.
Obviously staged and televised for one audience-the Iranians. As for Callan not being able to go undercover, the show seems to be gradually getting away from this with Callan being a regular field agent more often.
Well, I didn't see that coming. The finale was not about Steve/Wo Fat or Kono/Adam but brought back a story line from season 1 ( Chin and the missing money ) and one from season 2 ( Kono undercover ) that were supposedly resolved. I think the key is the Toothpick Guy. He did all the heavy lifting. Who is he and what is his connection to Delano? Delano couldn't have planned all this from Halawa CF. I think Wo Fat is behind this. As has been mentioned he gave up way too easy. I think this summer I'm going back to season 1 episode 1 and watch and see if all these story lines make sense. Can't wait for September.
Just read that one of NBC's new series for the fall is from producer Dick Wolf (creator of the Law&Order franchise) called "Chicago Fire" about the Chicago Fire Department. One of the stars is Lauren German. So those few fans of our favorite Homeland Security profiler Lori Weston, who proved that 5 into 4 doesn't go, you are out of luck if you expect a return, not that it was forthcoming.
Good news and bad news. Good news? - next weeks season finale should be awesome. Bad news? - its a long wait til September and season 3. Is there any more maligned (with the possible exception of the TSA) federal agency than the CIA? Both NCIS and NCIS LA have done the CIA as bad guys already.Although it was amusing to see them kidnap Danny. Right out of the Steve/Danno "over the top" playbook.
Love the family dynamics among the different Reagan generations. One minor quibble. I know they needed some sort of excuse to get Danny and Jackie in the ER but a tummy ache? If Jackie has stomach problems from work stress the ER is not the place to go. I'm sure the unions have seen that the NYPD has a decent medical plan. Despite what Danny says the ER is for emergencies. One final thought if these guys have all this money to waste on fight clubs, maybe the Occupy Wall Streeters are right.
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