I enjoyed Castle immensely, but I have to say that they'd better get Ryan and Esposito to make up stat, because as adorbs as I thought Castle and Beckett were, it's the other two whose relationship and banter bring me the most consistent amusement and enjoyment. I thought there was a lot of funny from NF.
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There was a lot to like in Castle, but I do not understand keeping the relationship secret.
I don't think you could keep a secret from a bunch of cops, but conversely, they probably think they've been making it the whole time anyway.
Because otherwise there are fewer opportunities for zany hijinks.
I watch Castle for intelligent humor and playing with the tropes of detective shows. Maybe they'll twist the idea of "we mustn't tell anyone what we're up to!"
They've each discussed their feelings towards the other with pretty much everyone at some point, so going to any trouble at all to not just say, yeah, we're together now seems peculiar at best.
They played the "we must be a secret!" game with Esposito and the doctor, and everyone knew anyway. That was fun.
Really? I didn't find it to be that funny of an episode
Not as a whole, but it started and ended with fun stuff.
Because otherwise there are fewer opportunities for zany hijinks.
Yep.
NCIS: That felt anti-climatic.
They played the "we must be a secret!" game with Esposito and the doctor, and everyone knew anyway. That was fun.
Yeah, I like the way they handled that. And the break-up.
NCIS: That felt anti-climatic.
Word.
I like how Jimmy's rising to the occasion, though. And next week looks like the ep where the personal fallout of it all gets dealt with. So that may be more interesting.
I like shows where people who like and trust each other but who squabble occasionally deal with difficult things. Having the drama coming from interpersonal angst does not appeal to me. It sends things into soap opera territory for me, and feels like the writers are going, "Huh, I'm running out of ideas--I know, those two people will have an affair and it will end badly and they can be sexy and angry at each other all the time, even though they've been working together happily for years!"