Yeah, Castle was good, especially for a serious Castle episode. Though I don't remember the villain's original appearance on the show at all.
I have a vague memory of it, but I couldn't make TCG remember it at all either.
Honestly, you meet the most appalling sort of people....
Giles ,'Chosen'
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]
sj - Nov 01, 2012 8:11:43 am PDT #9369 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
askye - Nov 01, 2012 8:34:58 am PDT #9370 of 11831
Thrive to spite them
I remember this because Will and I watched the episode recently (we're working our way through Castle).
This is the third episode to deal with the 3XK (Triple X killer). The first episode was in season 3 and they run across the case and realize it's the same as a pattern from 4 years ago. The team works to solve the crime but 3XK does things like use a double to screw with time lines. He actually has everyone believing that he's the former cellmate of 3XK and they have him in a safe house.
Castle and Ryan go to the safe house and it's there that Castle figures out this guy Jerry is really the 3XK. Except he blurts it out and Jerry gets the drop on them and ties them up -- at some point Martha calls and Jerry gives the phone to Castle who says he's fine blah blah and ends the call with "I love you Mom". (or just I love you).
3XK does the evil villain thing and is either about to kill them when Beckett and the police swarm in or has left them.
Martha knew something was "terrible wrong" when Castle said I love you so she called Becket who sent everyone to the safe house.
Then in a later episode in season 4 a woman is killed with Ryan's gun. They spend a lot of time trying to figure out how the killer got his gun from Jerry and eventually they get a lead from the guy who had the gun that the guy who sold it to them, Jerry was going off to some state. But Castle doesn't believe it because it's too easy.
That episode is the one where the girl is the tutor and it turns out she's secretly involved with the guy she's tutoring - one of the sons of a Yakuza boss. The older brother killed the girl, but the love interest brother went into witness protection after offering to give evidence against his family.
sj - Nov 01, 2012 8:47:55 am PDT #9371 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
Castle and Ryan go to the safe house and it's there that Castle figures out this guy Jerry is really the 3XK. Except he blurts it out and Jerry gets the drop on them and ties them up
Thanks, askye! This is literally the only part I remember about the episode, but now that you describe it, I remember it much better, especially the "I love you" part.
EpicTangent - Nov 01, 2012 10:59:21 am PDT #9372 of 11831
Why isn't everyone pelting me with JOY, dammit? - Zenkitty
If I didn't recognize the actor from Pan Am, I wouldn't remember the character at all either. As it is, I appreciate the recap!
sj - Nov 01, 2012 11:08:43 am PDT #9373 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
If I didn't recognize the actor from Pan Am
That's why he looked familar!
ION has been playing Numb3rs repeats. I forgot how much I missed that show.
§ ita § - Nov 01, 2012 11:28:46 am PDT #9374 of 11831
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Have you seen Eppes the Younger in Partners?
sj - Nov 01, 2012 11:43:57 am PDT #9375 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
ita ! I have. I'm not completely won over by the show yet, but I am hopeful. I'm afraid that the premise is going to get old very quickly.
erikaj - Nov 01, 2012 3:05:41 pm PDT #9376 of 11831
Always Anti-fascist!
He's really cute, though. When is he not?
sj - Nov 01, 2012 3:06:22 pm PDT #9377 of 11831
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
He is, and I also like the actor from Ugly Betty, so I really want the show to be good.
aurelia - Nov 01, 2012 5:04:34 pm PDT #9378 of 11831
All sorrows can be borne if you put them into a story. Tell me a story.
When the previews indicated that Castle was going to be a suspect I fully expected it to be a frame job by 3XK since 3XK was obviously set up to return at some point (and might again!). I still gasped when Jerry showed up. I wasn't expecting him to saunter right into the precinct to taunt Castle!