Castle 2×07 — “Famous Last Words”: Once again, viewers were treated to a very good Castle episode this week. This is easily my favorite show on television right now! Yes, I know it’s not all that “edgy” or “sexy”, but it’s an excellent hour of light entertainment — perfect for taking my mind off all the pressing tasks that seem to constantly populate my “To Do” list right now.
I loved how Alexis was somewhat involved in the case right at the beginning, and thought it was great that Castle called her out as a suspect because she was on the “periphery of the investigation”. And when Beckett told him to go home and question her? Come on, those two were sooo meant to be together!
The case was pretty interesting, and actually had a few twists. I suspected the husband, though, because there was just something skeevy about him. I can’t believe he was willing to let his wife take the fall. What an ass.
Bones 5×06 — “The Tough Man in the Tender Chicken”: This had to be one of the worst Bones episodes ever. I hated all of Angela’s crusading, as well as the video snippets of how chickens are treated in processing plants. Look, I eat chicken. I know some activists and organizations don’t like the way the animals are treated before slaughter, but that’s not really a subject I want covered on a show like Bones.
So the case itself was dumb, and the subplots were ridiculous as well. Angela and Wendell?? Why did they have to go there? The fight between Angela and Brennan over the pig was dumb too. Don’t tell me Angela, with her high-tech job and ZZ Top dad couldn’t afford $1500 to save the damn pig herself. And even if she couldn’t she has no right to piss and moan about Brennan choosing not to give her money to that kind of cause.
The only moment I kind of liked was Booth reaching for Brennan’s hand at the diner. But then the director had to go and ruin it by making the camera hover on the hands for way too long. Ever hear of subtlety?
Criminal Minds 5×06 — “The Eyes Have It”: I thought this was a very good episode. It was creepy (though perhaps a bit on the violent side, even for Criminal Minds) and held my attention throughout. I was very interested in the profile, particularly since I was able to learn a new word from this episode: enucleation. Gross! Thanks, CM.
This ep even did a good job of building up tension during the midpoint kill scenes. Usually, only the first kill in an episode is the least bit scary because it’s the unexpected one. The rest of them are just so-so because we already know the motives and methods. But the middle kills in “The Eyes Have It” had me on the edge of my seat — especially when the guy went after the couple in the park.
Morgan was decent as team leader, and I liked the role reversal that showed Hotch going for the unsub without backup and practically tackling him just as Morgan would have done. I also loved how JJ and Garcia conspired to get Morgan his very own office. Aww! But like Dave, I’m wondering what the end game is here. How will Morgan go back to being just another team member once Hotch is a hundred percent?