Castle 4x14 - The Blue Butterfly
A few (obviously spoilery) thoughts about "The Blue Butterfly:"
* Martha as a character who's discouraging someone from drinking? Kind of hilarious ;)
* I knew this already, but damn, the clothes and shoes and hair in the 40s were gorgeous!
* I adore and want those t-strap shoes Sally was wearing...
* Alexis Sally turning out to be the villain was awesome and so unexpected, just because it's Alexis. It must have been fun for Molly Quinn to play!
* 1947!Ryan and 1947!Esposito were fantastic.
* Castle trying to get Ryan to say "boyo" also cracked me up.
* Stana Katic seems to get more beautiful with every episode. ♥
* I hope they found a way to arrest Clyde the Treasure Hunter for something, because wow, he was a pretentious douchebag.
* The actor who played 2012 Joe reminded me so, so much of John Sheppard/Joe Flanigan. It made me smile.
* They never really explained what happened to Tom Dempsey. Are we supposed to believe that he just happened to have a heart attack, perhaps after the shock of losing the Blue Butterfly? I didn't get the impression that Joe and Vera killed him, though I guess it's possible, but a heart attack just four months later doesn't sound all that coincidental...
* I must admit I was hoping for a lot more kissing...
* But the moment when Castle said "I can't give you anything but love" totally made up for that. Beckett's expression was so perfect.
Overall, "The Blue Butterfly" made me very happy. I can't say it reached the level of ecstatic perfection that was "Knockout," but then, what actually could? Still, definitely good times, and I enjoyed the second viewing just as much as the first :)
Also, it inspired me to get The Novels of Dashiell Hammett out of the library, which I've been meaning to do for at least a year. I can't wait to finish up my current book so I can get started on them!
* Martha as a character who's discouraging someone from drinking? Kind of hilarious ;)
* I knew this already, but damn, the clothes and shoes and hair in the 40s were gorgeous!
* I adore and want those t-strap shoes Sally was wearing...
* Alexis Sally turning out to be the villain was awesome and so unexpected, just because it's Alexis. It must have been fun for Molly Quinn to play!
* 1947!Ryan and 1947!Esposito were fantastic.
* Castle trying to get Ryan to say "boyo" also cracked me up.
* Stana Katic seems to get more beautiful with every episode. ♥
* I hope they found a way to arrest Clyde the Treasure Hunter for something, because wow, he was a pretentious douchebag.
* The actor who played 2012 Joe reminded me so, so much of John Sheppard/Joe Flanigan. It made me smile.
* They never really explained what happened to Tom Dempsey. Are we supposed to believe that he just happened to have a heart attack, perhaps after the shock of losing the Blue Butterfly? I didn't get the impression that Joe and Vera killed him, though I guess it's possible, but a heart attack just four months later doesn't sound all that coincidental...
* I must admit I was hoping for a lot more kissing...
* But the moment when Castle said "I can't give you anything but love" totally made up for that. Beckett's expression was so perfect.
Overall, "The Blue Butterfly" made me very happy. I can't say it reached the level of ecstatic perfection that was "Knockout," but then, what actually could? Still, definitely good times, and I enjoyed the second viewing just as much as the first :)
Also, it inspired me to get The Novels of Dashiell Hammett out of the library, which I've been meaning to do for at least a year. I can't wait to finish up my current book so I can get started on them!