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I’m
back this week and so is Castle! This
week’s episode was like Castle meets Saw with our crime solving duo trapped in
puzzled filled rooms fighting for their lives.
I personally loved the puzzle and clue solving aspect of the episode and
felt like we were starting to get back to what I loved about Castle’s early
seasons. It was fun and intense and we
got to see Castle and Beckett work together to solve the crime. So excited to watch an episode and not feel
like I complained about more than I enjoyed!
I’m not going to lie, picking top moments was hard because I felt the
episode was so great as a whole… but it had to be done! So let’s solve the
puzzle of this week’s top moments and get the countdown started!
**I also wanted to quickly apologize for being absent for some recent episodes. I told you I had good reason and I'm now happy to share with you all that I'm expecting my first child later this summer! I've been super exhausted and nauseated so it has limited my writing but I'm happy to be back!
3. Mrs. Finch?
After being knocked out, Castle wakes up in what appears to
be an elementary classroom. He takes in
his surroundings and asks “where am I? In kindergarten again?” He continues to
look around and says “so where’s Mrs. Finch?”
Next to him, another male stirs and he looks at him, stating the
obvious, saying “You are not Mrs. Finch.”
I loved this scene for a few reasons.
One it set up the mystery of the classroom full of puzzles (which I
loved). Also, it kept the traditional Castle
humor even as he was waking up from being knocked out. You can always count on Castle to keep things
light even when the situation is super stressful and I felt like this was a
great setup for the rest of the episode.
Short moment, but classic Castle!
And it gave us a little humor being the episode got serious!
2. Booyah!
You guys know I love Martha, and we don’t get nearly enough of
her so I have to hype her presence when we get it. In the beginning of the episode, Martha and
Alexis are enjoying coffee together when Castle interrupts their discussion
with a loud “BOOYAH!” He asks who’s
about to have the best day ever and Martha says “could it be the fellah who
just interrupted us rather rudely with booyah?”
Alexis asks what’s going on but Castle says “I’m sorry, I can’t tell
you. I’m sworn to secrecy.” Knowing
Castle all too well (and that he wants to be prompted to spill his secret)
Alexis simply says “ok” and returns to her conversation with Martha. Annoyed,
Castle asks “you’re not even gonna try to pry the secret out of me?” Martha
tries to continue to conversation but Alexis admits he will continue to pout
until he gets his way. Castle then
reveals that Stephen King wants to talk to him about collaborating. Castle says “Richard Castle and Stephen King
present” as he walks away and Martha says “darling if you think you’re going to
get top billing over Stephen King you’re going to need more than luck.” I always love family time with Castle,
Martha, and Alexis and Castle was being his usual excitable kid self. I love that Alexis steps in as the adult
recognizing Castle’s ploy to spread his secret.
Martha’s responses were also entertaining as always. She always has a way of knocking Castle’s ego
down a notch when he starts to get to full of himself. Gotta enjoy the family moments!
1. Screw the Rules
Locked in the building after escaping their respective rooms,
Castle, Beckett and the others have 5 minutes to escape. They find a clue
reading “of those who remain only your better half can survive.” They have to pull 3 levers between the six of
them and Brandon pulls the first one.
Castle, never wanting to endanger Beckett, pulls a lever himself. Beckett says “fine but I’m not letting you
stay here alone” and pulls the third lever.
Brandon worried about the consequences prompting Beckett to say “screw
the rules!” The others escape and Caskett is left with Brandon, who they have
now figured out is the one who orchestrated this whole trap. He pulls a shotgun on them and Beckett and
Castle try to talk him down. Brandon
says one of them has to die but both Castle and Beckett refuse to choose. Using
their unspoken communication, they get the jump on Brandon and disarm him right
as Ryan and Espo show up. I LOVE that Castle and Beckett are back on the same
page and able to use that unspoken connection to save the day like they did in
seasons past. I felt like you could
finally see their relationship and personal connection again even without a
Caskett PDA scene. I know it wasn’t perfect but I adored this moment and I have
more optimism about Castle after this episode.
So
what did you think? Did this feel more
like classic Castle to you too (again... I'm not saying it was perfect... just better)? Or are
you still missing the spark? Join the discussion in the comments section below,
tweet me @DenialLove or tweet us at @TwelfthPrecinct!
Xo Always ~DenialLove
“Even
on the worst days there’s a possibility for joy.”
Screencaps via: Castle-fans.tv
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