'...there's such a fooled heart beating so fast, in search of new dreams, a love that will last...'
I’ve made the obvious Castle/Mentalist comparison before- straightlaced, tough-talking female cops teaming with roguishly charming and often infuriating, meddling civilian consultants. But when I watched Castle 2x13, I noticed a different similarity:
The search for who murdered their loved ones:
In Mentalist, the mythology eps are based on Jane’s hunt for vengeance against Red John- the theme is a little more blatantly explored in the series, even in RJ!less eps, through Jane questioning killers to see if getting revenge made any difference to them at all. Quite clever, because it shows us that RJ is never far from his thoughts, even in cases with no relation to him at all. Just off the top of my head, we have Jane discussing the topic of murder in the name of revenge in Flame Red-
Jane: We never discussed this because I thought it went without saying, but when I catch Red John, I'm gonna cut him open and watch him die slowly like he did with my wife and child. Now if you have a problem with that, we should talk.
Lisbon: Then let's talk. Because when we catch Red John, we are going to take him into custody and he's going to be tried in a court of law.
Jane: Not if I'm still breathing.
Lisbon: If you try and do violence to him, I will try and stop you. If you succeed in doing violence to him, I will arrest you.
Jane: I confess, I never did get to the end of [Moby Dick]. Ahab does die, doesn't he?
Tommy: Yes. But so does the whale.
Jane: That's my point, reveng doesn't come cheap.
Tommy: Oh, spare me your moralizing. I know what revenge costs, it's worth the price...those animals deserved what they got, it was justice.
…and Scarlett Fever-
Jane: Does it feel better?
Heather: [crying] It doesn’t change a thing.
It's just a little chilling, because you know Jane is asking for personal reasons- he's picturing killing Red John in his head, and he's using the criminals they catch to try and anticipate what he'll feel like, what he'll go through afterwards.
In Castle, Beckett’s mom’s murder wasn’t made known to us from the start. We knew she had some undefined tragedy in her past, but her damage wasn’t shown at the beginning, like Jane, which is why I didn’t really make the connection til now. [Shh, I’m kinda slow that way]
I think the show’s starting to go the Mentalist route of creating an ever-expanding conspiracy that encompasses many characters in its web [much like Life]. Before, most of the episodes were self-contained, but now it’s getting an arc of its own with seeds of a larger sub-plot sown into a few different eps.
Jane kills the sheriff to save Lisbon.
Beckett kills the assassin to save Castle.
The way that Jane finds people linked to Red John only to have them die on him...
...is reminiscent of this ep where she finds her mother’s killer, only to have him die on her before she can find out who hired him.
The 'oh crap, I was responsible for screwing up my partner's chance at resolving the tragedy that's been haunting them for years' expression.
'Now I am to blame for their wrenching, soul-deep pain.' *woobie!face*
Aftermath:
Instead of weird metaphors involving solitude and oranges [I still don’t get the symbolism there- sadly, my theory that the titles in the second season would be based on the color orange didn't eventuate]...
...we have Beckett and Castle eating Thai. Accompanied by squeeworthy shippy dialogue! Aww!
Castle: I overstepped. I came down here to say that I’m sorry- and that I’m through. I can’t shadow you anymore. If it wasn’t for me-
Beckett: If it wasn’t for you, I would have never found my mom’s killer. And someday soon, I’m going to find the sons of bitches who had [Koonan?] kill her.
Beckett: [looking all soft and dreamy] And I’d like you around when I do. And if you tell anyone what I’m about to say, there’s going to be another shooting, but- I’ve gotten used to you pulling my pigtails. I have a hard job, Castle, and having you around makes it…a little more fun.
*dies of shipper glee* This is the most open and emotionally intimate they've been! I mean, usually she plays the resigned, long-suffering detective card to hide the fact that she truly enjoys his company, and now she's laying her cards on the table? AWESOME.
*flails* There better be a whole lot of animated icons of this scene! <33333
[Hee. Why that makes me think of Lady and the Tramp, I don't know]
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Meme:
30 Day meme: snurched from labrt2004
Day 05 → Your favourite quote.
In general? Um...I admit, I fail at memorizing pithy quotes that I can trot out when appropriate, I so wish I was that kind of person. *sighs* Hmm, I think I'll go with Emily's quote from Minimal Loss, 'Reason is not automatic. Those who ignore it cannot be conquered by it...'
Oh, and Rossi's from Masterpiece: 'Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us to each other, it will unriddle many riddles...'
Plus, Hotch's from House on Fire: 'I have loved to the point of madness; that which is called madness, that which to me is the only sensible way to love...'
I really admire whoever it is on the CM staff that unearths these gems for each ep. ^_^
Who is your Harry Potter Mate
Your Result: Severus Snape
You like your mate with a dry wit and a sharp tounge. You do not mind the emotional baggage that comes with him. You may have to drag him kicking and screaming from the potion lab, but once his love is given, it will never waiver.
Lord Voldemort
Ronald Weasley
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter
Albus Dumbledore
Lucius Malfoy
Draco Malfoy
Who is your Harry Potter Mate
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz
OMG, Voldemort comes in second place? But I think I'm more horrified that RON is at third. *headdesk*
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Vidspam:
God, this clip amuses me so much. It's so random! I don't get what the plot's about, I don't think there IS any real story behind it except 'let Alan Rickman stroke and caress my body and make millions of fangirls explode with jealousy'. Lol. It's actually a little creepy...no, scratch that, a lot creepy. *g*
The search for who murdered their loved ones:
In Mentalist, the mythology eps are based on Jane’s hunt for vengeance against Red John- the theme is a little more blatantly explored in the series, even in RJ!less eps, through Jane questioning killers to see if getting revenge made any difference to them at all. Quite clever, because it shows us that RJ is never far from his thoughts, even in cases with no relation to him at all. Just off the top of my head, we have Jane discussing the topic of murder in the name of revenge in Flame Red-
Jane: We never discussed this because I thought it went without saying, but when I catch Red John, I'm gonna cut him open and watch him die slowly like he did with my wife and child. Now if you have a problem with that, we should talk.
Lisbon: Then let's talk. Because when we catch Red John, we are going to take him into custody and he's going to be tried in a court of law.
Jane: Not if I'm still breathing.
Lisbon: If you try and do violence to him, I will try and stop you. If you succeed in doing violence to him, I will arrest you.
Jane: I confess, I never did get to the end of [Moby Dick]. Ahab does die, doesn't he?
Tommy: Yes. But so does the whale.
Jane: That's my point, reveng doesn't come cheap.
Tommy: Oh, spare me your moralizing. I know what revenge costs, it's worth the price...those animals deserved what they got, it was justice.
…and Scarlett Fever-
Jane: Does it feel better?
Heather: [crying] It doesn’t change a thing.
It's just a little chilling, because you know Jane is asking for personal reasons- he's picturing killing Red John in his head, and he's using the criminals they catch to try and anticipate what he'll feel like, what he'll go through afterwards.
In Castle, Beckett’s mom’s murder wasn’t made known to us from the start. We knew she had some undefined tragedy in her past, but her damage wasn’t shown at the beginning, like Jane, which is why I didn’t really make the connection til now. [Shh, I’m kinda slow that way]
I think the show’s starting to go the Mentalist route of creating an ever-expanding conspiracy that encompasses many characters in its web [much like Life]. Before, most of the episodes were self-contained, but now it’s getting an arc of its own with seeds of a larger sub-plot sown into a few different eps.
Jane kills the sheriff to save Lisbon.
Beckett kills the assassin to save Castle.
The way that Jane finds people linked to Red John only to have them die on him...
...is reminiscent of this ep where she finds her mother’s killer, only to have him die on her before she can find out who hired him.
The 'oh crap, I was responsible for screwing up my partner's chance at resolving the tragedy that's been haunting them for years' expression.
'Now I am to blame for their wrenching, soul-deep pain.' *woobie!face*
Aftermath:
Instead of weird metaphors involving solitude and oranges [I still don’t get the symbolism there- sadly, my theory that the titles in the second season would be based on the color orange didn't eventuate]...
...we have Beckett and Castle eating Thai. Accompanied by squeeworthy shippy dialogue! Aww!
Castle: I overstepped. I came down here to say that I’m sorry- and that I’m through. I can’t shadow you anymore. If it wasn’t for me-
Beckett: If it wasn’t for you, I would have never found my mom’s killer. And someday soon, I’m going to find the sons of bitches who had [Koonan?] kill her.
Beckett: [looking all soft and dreamy] And I’d like you around when I do. And if you tell anyone what I’m about to say, there’s going to be another shooting, but- I’ve gotten used to you pulling my pigtails. I have a hard job, Castle, and having you around makes it…a little more fun.
*dies of shipper glee* This is the most open and emotionally intimate they've been! I mean, usually she plays the resigned, long-suffering detective card to hide the fact that she truly enjoys his company, and now she's laying her cards on the table? AWESOME.
*flails* There better be a whole lot of animated icons of this scene! <33333
[Hee. Why that makes me think of Lady and the Tramp, I don't know]
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Meme:
30 Day meme: snurched from labrt2004
Day 05 → Your favourite quote.
In general? Um...I admit, I fail at memorizing pithy quotes that I can trot out when appropriate, I so wish I was that kind of person. *sighs* Hmm, I think I'll go with Emily's quote from Minimal Loss, 'Reason is not automatic. Those who ignore it cannot be conquered by it...'
Oh, and Rossi's from Masterpiece: 'Let us consider that we are all insane. It will explain us to each other, it will unriddle many riddles...'
Plus, Hotch's from House on Fire: 'I have loved to the point of madness; that which is called madness, that which to me is the only sensible way to love...'
I really admire whoever it is on the CM staff that unearths these gems for each ep. ^_^
Who is your Harry Potter Mate
Your Result: Severus Snape
You like your mate with a dry wit and a sharp tounge. You do not mind the emotional baggage that comes with him. You may have to drag him kicking and screaming from the potion lab, but once his love is given, it will never waiver.
Lord Voldemort
Ronald Weasley
Remus Lupin
Harry Potter
Albus Dumbledore
Lucius Malfoy
Draco Malfoy
Who is your Harry Potter Mate
Quiz Created on GoToQuiz
OMG, Voldemort comes in second place? But I think I'm more horrified that RON is at third. *headdesk*
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Vidspam:
God, this clip amuses me so much. It's so random! I don't get what the plot's about, I don't think there IS any real story behind it except 'let Alan Rickman stroke and caress my body and make millions of fangirls explode with jealousy'. Lol. It's actually a little creepy...no, scratch that, a lot creepy. *g*
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