Yeah, I really didn't like her. I didn't think that she sold the "hard bitten cop" thing.

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I thought the fact that she could - and would - bring in her complete collection of his books, with her personal bookplate, in and force them onto the other cops jarred. It just seemed ... girlish? fangirl-ish?

Though I did love the "Don't you read???"

I loved that too.

I distrust the reading creds of anyone who has matching hardback editions with pristine covers and bookplates. People have given me bookplates, and it is to laugh. Bookplates come in quantities expressed in two digits. My books come in quantities expressed in four digits.

I was irritated when, at the beginning, she said something about not having dates and another woman said, "You could wear some lipstick." Come on. She was, even by television standards, pretty heavily made up.

I didn't think that she sold the "hard bitten cop" thing.

I guess the reason I like her is because I don't think that she *is* "hard bitten" and she doesn't seem to be intended as such. I haven't read any blurbs on her character, but even if that's what she's been sold as, it doesn't play like she's even trying to be and failing. The chica from New Amsterdam struck me as such (trying and failing).

Hmmm. I think I have to agree with you, Juliebird. The detective isn't supposed to be that hard-bitten, because this show isn't focused primarily on the procedural part of it, so she doesn't need to be. I'm not quite sure what to call this show. It's not a rom-com, it's not a soap, it's vaguely procedural, but whatever you wanna call it, it's fun! I just don't personally care for the actress, I think I've only seen maybe three expressions on her face and two of them involve eye rolling.

I watched Castle and really enjoyed it! I liked Castle's mom..there was something about her. And I liked the daughter.

For awhile I was thinking Castle is a bit too ...sueish maybe since he has everything figured but then he made a few mistakes.

I don't think the cop is supposed to be hard bitten or bitter. She seems like..just the impression from this episode and the bit of history Castle sussed out it seems like Cop isn't the first thing she was going to do, but she decided on it and so now she's going to be the part.

Anyone catch the previews for The Unusuals? I wasn't going to watch it but Amber Tamblyn is in it so I think I'll give it a try.

Okay, wait, who is the British woman on Lie To Me tonight? I swear she's been on Doctor Who or something.

Oh, it's Simone the dog trainer from Pushing Daisies.