"I love this state. The trees are LITerally the right height."

"I love this state. The trees are LITerally the right height."

"I'm sorry they won't be reviewing this show anymore.  That strikes me more as a factor of Phil's obvious hatred of the show rather than a lack of interest from those of us who come here."

"I'm sorry they won't be reviewing this show anymore.  That strikes me more as a factor of Phil's obvious hatred of the show rather than a lack of interest from those of us who come here."

RIP Castle coverage….I will miss these reviews even if I don't always agree with them.  Hopefully someone will step in to review Castle sporadically in the future, since this season has actually been quite good so far.
Now as for where to go to next…the Parks & Recreation pages are so crowded.  I suppose it will have…

RIP Castle coverage….I will miss these reviews even if I don't always agree with them.  Hopefully someone will step in to review Castle sporadically in the future, since this season has actually been quite good so far.
Now as for where to go to next…the Parks & Recreation pages are so crowded.  I suppose it will have…

oh noes! not sad cat!  That's my weakness.

oh noes! not sad cat!  That's my weakness.

"Dramatic effect derives from what is probable, and not from what is possible. - Aristotle"
In good drama, ideally the plot should be shocking but ultimately leave the audience with a sense that the outcome was inevitable due to the nature of the characters.

"Dramatic effect derives from what is probable, and not from what is possible. - Aristotle"
In good drama, ideally the plot should be shocking but ultimately leave the audience with a sense that the outcome was inevitable due to the nature of the characters.

The Castle doppelganger in the episode should have been Jason Bateman.

The Castle doppelganger in the episode should have been Jason Bateman.

Exactly right, @avclub-6307a12d5c9e2fb5f23518a9a0ee8dd1:disqus    They could have easily had Beckett regress into a fit of mistrust and jealousy, but it never happened.  Thankfully, I think the writers have moved on from that sort of thing, since they've been consistently writing the relationships well this season.…

Exactly right, @avclub-6307a12d5c9e2fb5f23518a9a0ee8dd1:disqus    They could have easily had Beckett regress into a fit of mistrust and jealousy, but it never happened.  Thankfully, I think the writers have moved on from that sort of thing, since they've been consistently writing the relationships well this season.…

That was the disappointing thing about it…they could have used the episode to build up 3XK into a scarier foe and ended the episode with him outsmarting everyone and escaping, but leaving just enough evidence to exonerate Castle.

That was the disappointing thing about it…they could have used the episode to build up 3XK into a scarier foe and ended the episode with him outsmarting everyone and escaping, but leaving just enough evidence to exonerate Castle.

They also never explained if Cpt. Cates was related to Marcus Gates from 3x06 who was the type to freely admit to killing a whole slew of women.

They also never explained if Cpt. Cates was related to Marcus Gates from 3x06 who was the type to freely admit to killing a whole slew of women.

Yeah, I actually thought this episode was decent: definitely in the B range.  
The weakness for me was the villain.  3XK wasn't scary enough for my tastes and randomly pulling him out of the woodwork with minimal introduction made the writers seem "desperate" in the same way Castle described.  In some moments, Castle…

Yeah, I actually thought this episode was decent: definitely in the B range.  
The weakness for me was the villain.  3XK wasn't scary enough for my tastes and randomly pulling him out of the woodwork with minimal introduction made the writers seem "desperate" in the same way Castle described.  In some moments, Castle…