Castle Season Premiere Review: Captain, Oh New Captain
Welcome back TV Fanatics! Castle kicked off its fourth season with "Rise" and wasted no time making us feel the angst and anxiety we were left with from the May finale. There were confessions, arguments and new characters. Time to discuss!
Beckett is alive! Ok, this comes as a shock to nobody, but it was great seeing our favorite female detective back on her feet. Girl is doing more thank alright, too, admitting that she remembers everything from the shooting, and even more importantly, Castle’s confession!
Captain “Iron” Gates is no Montgomery. Penny Johnson has joined the cast to replace Captain Montgomery.
We were warned she was going to be tough and, boy, was that the truth. I have reservations about this character, though. I don’t think she can stay on opposite ends of the team for too long, so let’s hope she ends being a Caskett shipper like the rest of us. Either way, there is no replacement for the severely missed Roy Montgomery.
More Screen Time for Bromances! There was definitely a spike in screen time for Ryan and Esposito. Let’s hope this continues throughout the season, shall we? If anyone deserves it, it is these two. Plus, how can you not love the bromance between these two and Castle? Anyone else love when Ryan mentioned that Castle would have loved the case?
The Real Case: After the finale, I could not figure out how they could make Beckett’s mother's case any better. For me, there was no getting better than finding out about Montgomery’s involvement. Here is hoping that season four provides the same twists that keep this case the backbone of the series.
Side Notes…
- Castle and Beckett’s exchanges in the hospital = pure chemistry.
- She broke up with Josh!!
- Beckett remembers everything. Who is with me in saying that I cannot wait for the conversation between her and Castle about those three little words?
- Who is the man that Montgomery sent the files to and called Castle?
Things I Am Hoping for This Season:
- The return of 3XK.
- Castle having a romance with anyone besides his ex-wife.
- Alexis having a significant role... or no role at all.
- A Lanie/Esposito engagement
- So. we are going to try something new this season. Each week, I will pick the best quote and the character who stole a scene from the episode. Join me in the comments and let the rest of us TV Fanatics who you think is the Quote King/Queen and Scene Stealer.
Best Quote:
Castle: “You’re damn right I’m angry. I watched you die in that ambulance, you know that? Do you know what that’s like? To watch the life drain out of someone you care about?
Scene Stealer:
Kate Beckett: Freezing up while facing off with this week’s killer. Stana Katic played this flawlessly.
Season premiere down... only new episodes to go! Sound off and let us know what you thought of the first episode of season four, starting with this question Anyone else instantly hate Gates?
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May 2nd, 2013 10:55 PM
Beckett was not forthright with Josh. He had the wrong information.
boy did he play the insecure almost jealous boyfriend well.
September 28th, 2011 2:21 AM
didnt anybody notice that mr smith.. the guy with the clippings was in a doctors coat walking past castle as he was about to enter becketts room with flowers
September 24th, 2011 8:57 PM
I am not sure why everyone thinks the captain will become pleasant. I have worked for women, and men, like her. They start out assh***s, and they stay that way. Not everyone becomes sweet and washed in the milk of human kindness. This woman clearly has some serious issues, insisting on being called "Sir", and I would be more surprised if she softens at all, than if she does not. She survived and thrived in the poisonous atmosphere of Internal Affairs. It is not likely that she has any remaining kindness in her.
Wishing she is going to go away or get shot is not going to send her to the cornfield, either. They signed her for the year, and advertised the bejeebers out of it. The show runners are proud to have landed this actress, and will be using her. I never saw "24", but if she played a nasty person there, too, then I am wondering if she is a one trick pony. In any case, she should provide some good complications.
Speaking from personal experience, it is easier to work
September 22nd, 2011 7:10 PM
Kate Beckett: Freezing up while facing off with this week’s killer. Stana Katic played this flawlessly.
I love that you noticed that. I replayed that moment like 20 times because of how well Katic played it. Good eye.
September 22nd, 2011 11:16 AM
i actually think that quote was: "“You’re damn right I’m angry. I watched you die in that ambulance, you know that? Do you know what that’s like? To watch the life drain out of someone you lo... care about?"
September 22nd, 2011 10:44 AM
As regards the new captain...hope she gets shot soon. She is a real downer.
I am so sick of seeing "tough, minority" women being put in positions of power that their personality alone, would probably keep them from getting.
Otherwise, "Rise" was great.
September 22nd, 2011 3:35 AM
From what I understand there IS going to be an episode where Castle and another woman become romantically involved. I have read many comments on here from people rejecting this plan and I totally agree with them. The problem I see is that it has probably already been shot and is ready to air. I am resolved to the fact that we will be seeing this happen but pray that it is handled in a way that instead of setting Castle and Beckett back in their relationship may actually bring them closer.
As strange as that sounds, I can see it being written as a method of soothing Castle's feelings of hurt and rejection by Beckett. When someone comes along and shows him that he is still desirable and fun it makes him feel good about himself again. Beckett however realizes that suddenly she is becoming angry and jealous and sets out to end this little interlude between Castle and this other woman. Lanie sees the anger in Beckett and decides to be blunt with her saying she can see this as his
September 21st, 2011 12:32 PM
LOVED your review! Thank you for focusing on what we saw rather than comparing it to different Castle episodes. I, too loved the Bromance stuff. The new captain is interesting. One of the first things on the table is she sees Beckett as a threat. That little quip about Kate beating her by six weeks spoke volumes. It's gonna be tense for AWHILE. I think a slight softening could occur if the captain comes to realize Beckett doesn't have the same ambitions as her, but never to the point that she'd mess up her own career opportunities.
I knew Kate was lying when she said she didn't remember, but as she went on about realizing about her walls and needing to resolve her mother's murder so she could bring those walls down, I got why she did. No way could she deal with Castle KNOWING she'd heard when she's struggling to open herself up to recieve that kind of love. I also loved her veiled admission that what Castle said to her in their fight that night was correct. I think she emph
Rank: Guest Star
September 21st, 2011 12:05 PM
i think Kate should bring her back to reality right now! she knew she's in love with someone else . that's why she broke up with that doctor guy! if i were Castle, i'd leave after finishing Kate's case. he should think of his family in the first place, right? he did what he needed to do. and now he keeps waiting for Beckett to reciprocate? he wasted three months for her to call him!!! and she came and said "she was sorry"!!! that's that!!
September 21st, 2011 11:24 AM
"Things I Am Hoping for This Season:
Castle having a romance with anyone besides his ex-wife."
Are we kidding? So you want him to forget those three little words and hook up with anyone, in other words maybe not even Becket, just as long as it isn't his ex-wife? I am hoping for anything but that. Castle has grown. And I REALLY hope we're moving past the love triangles that are overly done on every show anyway.