Hey, side note--the murdering hippie chick on the Mentalist last week? That's my friend Devon! I don't watch the show normally, but I thought she was awesome. I may be biased, but still.

Hey, side note--the murdering hippie chick on the Mentalist last week? That's my friend Devon! I don't watch the show normally, but I thought she was awesome. I may be biased, but still.

Extremely cool. She did a great job with the role. Devon can really bring the crazy.

I watched again. The boys' fight through the end just kills me. Her voice as Castle carries her out of the hangar is absolutely gutting. Damn.

Oh, and Kate's dad and Montgomery basically telling Castle that he's the only one who can save Beckett from herself? Again... damn.

aurelia is me. Except I haven't watched it again yet, and I'm not sure if I can because gutting is definitely how it was.

I just watched it for the first time! And what y'all said about the OMGWTF. But especially this:

Oh, and can I just have a moment here for the Boys? They damn near broke me last night, especially with Ryan refusing to back down after Esposito hit him (oh, how I adore that tough little Irish Catholic man) and then with the single tear running down his cheek after Beckett said that no one outside their immediate family ever needed to know what had happened. And that she called them a family.

I just love the whole dynamic at the station, and taking Montgomery out is going to change everything, but I hope in not a bad way. And Seamus Deaver is probably my favorite find of this show, even more than Stana Katic. I had only seen him play a baddie on NCIS, so I didn't know him at all, but he has really transformed Ryan from a relatively mild-mannered guy to a badass Rock of Gibraltrar.

CBS is moving csi to Wednesdays at 10/9 Central.

They have a new show, Person of Interest, in the Old csi timeslot and NBC has their version of Prime Suspect in the 10/9 central Thursday spot.

Here is the new grid. Are the CW upfronts today?

NCIS - I hope that Tony's role is a way to give that character back some of the integrity he had before they decided that all he was is an overgrown Frat boy.

he has really transformed Ryan from a relatively mild-mannered guy to a badass Rock of Gibraltrar.

A casual look at a description of the show would make most viewers think that this was about the two main characters, yet somehow the show-runners and writers have been skillful and canny enough to turn it into an ensemble show. The cast as a whole are strong enough, brilliant enough to meet the challenges that are given to the supporting characters. Seamus Deaver isn't the only one who can do a lot with a little, then deliver a truckload when given more to work with. I wonder if the people who develop tv shows are generally getting smarter about not just spitting out 2D supporting characters, or if Mr. Fillion has been preaching that gospel there.

I've said it before, but Ryan and Esposito so easily could have been ongoing stooges for Castle and Beckett. Indeed, it almost looked like they were going there early on, but they went a whole 'nother, much more surprising and better way.

Yeah, Ryan and Esposito are my all time favorite 2nd cop partners. There's just so much more there there to their characters. And the fact that they give it play just makes me love this show.

I could do with Alexis angsting about more than just the boy, and I liked it when mom had more going on than wise fireside counsel for her son. But as far as secondary characters getting full shift, this show does really well with it for such an apparently lightweight show. Even Lanie gets character development.