Castle: "Ghosts" 4/27 - Grading & Discussion

[Aragorn]

Spoiler: Ghosts

Castle and Beckett investigate the murder of a woman found drowned in motor oil in a motel bathtub. They seek the help of a true crime journalist who might have a connection to the victim.

 

[Aragorn]

A friendly bump for anyone watching tonight, however few there are left of you.

Supposedly, this show is 50/50 on the bubble for renewal.

 

[ancientone51]

Daughter and I will be watching.

 

[Aragorn]

I figured pretty quickly that the third person in the bombing scheme would be alive. Thought it might be the true crime writer for a moment, even though she was too young (Joanne Kelly is hot, FYI).

You know, the police captain and the second set of detectives are pretty thankless roles. The two detectives seem to do less than the two "other guys" on The Mentalist.

 

[ThunderAeroI]

I love this show, please dont cancel it. I only watch it online at ABC.com, but i enjoy the show very much.

 

[AJBryant]

The two detectives seem to do less than the two "other guys" on The Mentalist.

Hey, don't be hatin' on Cho and... um... the Other Guy.

 

[Christopher]

A couple of the recent episodes have had mysteries as strong as the character work, but this time, the mystery was pretty obvious. As soon as that one character mentioned in passing that Susan had been "vaporized" in the explosion, it was obvious that she'd survived and gone into hiding and was the real killer. Heck, in fiction, "vaporized in the explosion" is always code for "alive and in hiding," and that's one fictional trope that actually makes real-world sense. I'm fairly sure it's physically impossible for a human body to be totally vaporized in anything short of a nuclear blast; it would certainly be impossible with a homemade bomb on an oil tanker. So I immediately didn't buy it and I don't think the authorities would have either. A major flaw in an otherwise entertaining episode.

The other flaw is that there wasn't nearly enough Alexis in this one.

 

[Ptrope]

^^ Agree with everything above, including the lack of Alexis. For which I'll burn in Hell, no doubt.

I was actually a bit frustrated that they kept throwing out such an obvious call to the other woman, and yet no one ever even questioned whether she'd really been 'vaporized' - it was really kind of sloppy, for once. But the characters are great, and I can tolerate a bit of sloppiness for that.

I'd hate to see this show canceled; it's a lot more entertaining than many of the other shows currently on the air - not everyone likes the deadly seriousness of L&O and CSI at every hour of primetime.

 

[Christopher]

I was actually a bit frustrated that they kept throwing out such an obvious call to the other woman, and yet no one ever even questioned whether she'd really been 'vaporized' - it was really kind of sloppy, for once.

For twice. It's the second time a Castle mystery has depended on the cops overlooking a screamingly obvious suspect. In that one where the politician was murdered, the cops resolutely avoided suspecting his widow for most of the episode, even though cops always investigate spouses as possible suspects and even though she had an obvious motive as soon as she declared she'd be running for his seat (and an even more obvious motive when they found out he was having an affair).

 

[Tomato]

Great episode. Please don't cancel this show ABC. I'll watch DWTS too if that will make you happy.