OHMIGODCASTLEWTF!
Damn.
I was thread spoiled, insofar as, something terribly bad happened, and it was still completely wrenching.
And oh, the fight, so bad. And so understandable. But so awful! My boys!
But even with the redemption, it's such a huge betrayal. All that time. All those years. That whole relationship. I'm glad they pulled him back from the edge some, because I hate late in the game character stuff like this that makes me want to go back and watch the whole series to see if we had clues. But of course we wouldn't have. If this show were Doctor Who, there'd be stuff seeded, but it's not.
When the Captain said he'd taken care of it, I was sure he'd killed his family. So what made him think they were safe, especially after he died? The whole thing was big enough that it was ludicrous to think they'd be safe, or Beckett would be safe. He was very lucky in the number of people he managed to kill, but there was no way going in he could know he would succeed in that way, or that all of the players would come to the hangar.
And Beckett keeping the secret contributes to the danger. I understand the impulse to keep both herself and the family out of the pain of the deconstruct, but it's not the right thing to "keep it in the family." There should have been serious security at that funeral, and keeping the secret meant there wasn't.
He mailed off files to someone, and upthread it was speculated it might be Castle.
But he called Castle to the scene. He had no guarantee that Castle wouldn't be killed in the ensuing firefight either. Mailing files to Castle wouldn't be insurance.
The fight between the boys is what made my eyes start to water. By the time we got to Beckett's anguished cries as Castle carried her out of the hangar the tears were flowing.
One thing I really liked was the look on Beckett's face when she told the Capt she wanted Castle gone and he said yes. She was startled but trying to cover it, like she didn't know the Capt would ever say yes.
It looked like she didn't want him to say yes.
I'm glad they pulled him back from the edge some, because I hate late in the game character stuff like this that makes me want to go back and watch the whole series to see if we had clues.
I think we did. VERY subtle ones, but I do remember wondering what his timeline was with the force when it was revealed that cops were involved.
I totally forgot the files in my FLAILING over Ryan and Esposito fighting and then THEIR FAAAAACES as they come to grips with it. That was a gut-punch (and GREAT TV).
THEIR FAAAAACES
INORITE? Hella actors, I will say that. Don't fight, my boys!
I agree with whoever said that a crossover with "The Mentalist" would be awesome. I think it is time for a Red John Castle/Mentalist crossover 2-parter for November sweeps.
Cho and the boys? Awesome.
ABC and CBS, make this happen.
Re: Castle - Wow. Just, wow. Not coherent on the topic.
Re: Castle/Mentalist crossover - Yes, please. Pondering Castle and Jane egging each other on and going way over the top coming up with craxy schemes and theories. Also pondering Castle threatening to write Jane rather unflatteringly into the next book, after Jane says something snide about mystery writers. Either or both to be accompanied by mighty rolling of eyes of both Beckett and Lisbon. Castle sends an espresso machine to California after Lisbon waxes eloquent on her enjoyment and/or envy of the one at the 12th.
Re: Ship portmanteau - Caskett is mildly annoying compared to Jisbon. Bleurgh. Makes me shudder. It's almost enough to make me quit reading the fic.
