There was a lot to like in Castle, but I do not understand keeping the relationship secret.
Whoa! I... I think I'm having a thought. Yeah, yeah, yeah, that's a thought. Now I'm having a plan. Now I'm having a wiggins.
Xander ,'First Date'
Procedurals 1: Anything You Say Can and Will Be Used Against You.
This thread is for procedural TV, shows where the primary idea is to figure out the case. [NAFDA]
-t - Sep 25, 2012 11:15:45 am PDT #9199 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
erikaj - Sep 25, 2012 11:22:20 am PDT #9200 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
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.
Connie Neil - Sep 25, 2012 11:22:47 am PDT #9201 of 11831
brillig
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!"
-t - Sep 25, 2012 11:46:26 am PDT #9202 of 11831
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
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.
Connie Neil - Sep 25, 2012 11:57:07 am PDT #9203 of 11831
brillig
They played the "we must be a secret!" game with Esposito and the doctor, and everyone knew anyway. That was fun.
aurelia - Sep 25, 2012 3:38:40 pm PDT #9204 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
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.
sj - Sep 25, 2012 3:58:15 pm PDT #9205 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
NCIS: That felt anti-climatic.
JenP - Sep 25, 2012 4:31:14 pm PDT #9206 of 11831
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.
Connie Neil - Sep 25, 2012 5:28:02 pm PDT #9207 of 11831
brillig
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!"
§ ita § - Sep 25, 2012 6:48:53 pm PDT #9208 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Why is NCIS shooting through a Vaselined lens? Does Mark Harmon have a rider in his contract? Or is it Michael Weatherly's doing?