ABC’s ‘Castle’ review: Alexis and inner monsters
After featuring two episodes that were largely just about his relationship with Beckett and a case with the force, “Castle” re-adjusted its focus this week, and in the process reminded us that there is still a family for Castle to worry about here that has been neglected the past few weeks.
One of the sweetest moments of the whole hour came when Nathan Fillion’s character was moving his daughter into her dorm, and they had a little moment where he checked under her bed for monsters. Isn’t their relationship precious? The really nice there was that when Beckett and Castle’s new relationship entered the picture, there was some ambivalence here … as there would be. Isn’t it hard for someone like Alexis, who has seen a number of romantic partners enter and leave her father’s life, to really take a shine to someone right away? There’s still time for all of this to work out, and we don’t completely buy that Alexis’ sudden shift in attitude was completely and totally due to the fact that she was stressed about going to school.
Elsewhere, we did have a mystery that led to a fun little spoof on “Storage Wars,” and we even learned in the process that Gates has a large collection of dolls that she will do anything for. Give the girl a doll, and she is suddenly your new best friend! As for Castle and Beckett fans, the best moment of the episode came when Castle learned that his new girlfriend keeps a stick figure in her desk that was a gift from her father.
What did you think about this episode?
Ali, Sr.
October 9, 2012 @ 10:07 pm
ALEXIS :) – You are Castle’s sunshine & no one can take your place as the #1 Castle baby all grown up. Will there be issues to deal with? Of course, but Beckett is a “hands off” mom-to-be. Respectful & admiring of Richard & Alexis’ relationship she has always been there to assist, & Alexis has called on her more than once. They are both mature beyond their years; their love for Castle is a very unique bond. I hope to see them get closer during Season 5. Moving out for Alexis is hard – handing over her Dad to another woman is an emotional heart transplant. Beckett & Alexis have proven their tremendous capacity for unconditional love – left to their own devices they will pleasantly surprise us…:) Hands off Martha – too many times of not so “shining moments” :( Help us out here Mr. Marlowe – we know you can, of course you can…all you have to do is type some DOUBLE RAINBOWS..Please?