Castle - Episode 3.10 - Last Call - Press Release
22 Nov 2010
CastleA MAN'S MURDER LEADS CASTLE AND BECKETT INTO THE BYGONE DAYS OF PROHIBITION, ON ABC'S "CASTLE"
"Last Call" - When the body of a dockworker turned bar owner is found floating in the East River, Castle and Beckett's investigation takes them into the forgotten tunnels and passageways of turn-of-the-century New York, where they uncover a secret that's been buried since the days of Prohibition. The story celebrates New York bar culture, setting Castle on a quest to preserve history by buying a bar of his very own, on "Castle," MONDAY, DECEMBER 6 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET) on ABC.
"Castle" stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Ruben Santiago-Hudson as NYPD Captain Roy Montgomery, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.
Guest Cast: Sam Page as Brian Elliott, Jillian Clare as Gracie, Chris Mulkey as Wilbur Pittorino, Alexandra Barreto as Annie Swift, Rand Holdren as Pete Mucha, Oliver Muirhead as Steven Heisler.
"Last Call" was written by Scott Williams and directed by Bryan Spicer.
Source: ABC
I still really like this show but "Castle" is slowly losing the little touches that make the show unique in favor of procedural staples and cliches.
ReplyDeleteI miss the neat aspects of the show introduced in season one that have been dropped like Castle using his shady contacts from his book research - mobsters, jewel thieves, forensic pathologists, etc. The "two worlds" episodes from the show are gone too when his famous author career intersected with his life at the precinct.
At the beginning of the series, Rick Castle was a guy who used his unique perspective, his superior investigative talents, and his resources not usually available to law enforcement to be an invaluable partner to Kate Beckett that she wouldn't get from another detective.
Now, Castle has been watered down to a wise-cracking author with an active imagination and some occasionally helpful insight.
Plus, now we get the "bar." The staple of countless procedurals where the victorious team goes to celebrate after taking a bad guy off the street and to commiserate when they don't.
Actually, I'm just the opposite. S1 was good but now, I literally love #castle! They are all clicking so perfectly, adding to the case, Castle isn't just a Marty-Sue who knows everything and knows how to do everything, which I was afraid this show could become.
ReplyDeleteI love the show even now, but after reading what you said, I think yeah, they can bring those aspects into the stories a little more.
ReplyDeleteI don't know if that would of been the case if they continued to integrate those aspects of Castle's life into the show, but what I do know is that they sacrificed those unique ideas for bland procedure. It's a shame.
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