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Castle – Season 8 (TVR00008) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

The PolyBlog
March 15 2020

Overview

There is an episode near the end (E19) that is one of the best of the series…it is funny, it is interesting, it is vintage Season 1 and 4 all together in a big bowl of mystery with comedy sprinkled on top. A complete palate cleanser from all the EPs filled with angst. Yet by the time I got there, the first half of the season was almost making me wonder if I would continue watching. Definitely near the bottom of the seasons.

Episodes That I Liked

There are some pretty good EPs in the second half of the season, with diplomats and spies (E11); an escape room (E12); ESL (E13); the Great Detective Society (E14); Esposito’s ex-girlfriend (E16); a lamp and a genie (E17); and Hayley’s past in Britain (E18). However, there are two EPs that are vintage Castle at its best — the return of Slaughter (E06) is funny throughout, but then E19 brings out the best lines of the series with a victim who won’t stay dead.

Episodes That Were Watchable

At the start of the season, it really looked like the renewal from Season 7 to Season 8 was a “gift”. The vast majority of the first half of the season are watchable, but not memorable, with Beckett disappearing (sound familiar? E01, E02); a prisoner and guard experiment (E03); pathological liars and hermit authors (E04); art theft and murder (E05); an a capella group (E09); Castle as witness in a case, with new information coming forward (E10); murder at the police academy (E15); murder while doing Shakespeare (E20); and avenging angels and murderous demons (E21).

However, the two most disappointing are a sting-style episode (E07), and the series finale (E22), both with promising plots that go nowhere.

Episodes That I Didn’t Like

Episode 8 is entitled Mr. and Mrs. Castle and the whole episode is about the two of them deciding if they want to be together or not. Lies, half-truths, omissions, angst, it was just torturous to watch. I DON’T CARE, just decide something. Anything. And go with it. It felt like a complete repeat of the previous year when Castle had amnesia and was running around not telling Beckett what was going on, except the shoe is on the other foot, and did I mention, I DON’T CARE. Arghhh. Not to mention, it doesn’t GO anywhere. No resolution, no big emotional movement, NOTHING leading to MORE NOTHING.

List of Episodes from Season 8

EP #EPISODEREVIEWRATING
S08E01XYBeckett pulls a disappearing act plot déjà vu🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E02XXHappily ever after is over-rated🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E03PhDeadUniversities and prisons can be deadly🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E04What Lies BeneathPathological liar? How first season🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E05NoseOh, no, the nose knows murder, deception, truth🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E06Cool BoysSlaughter’s back, needs help, and jazz hands🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
S08E07Last SeductionSting? It’s on! Or off, or whatever🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E08Mr. & Mrs. CastleOn, off, on, off, on…yawn🐸⚪⚪⚪⚪
S08E09Tone DeathA capella murder, no liner notes🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E10Witness for the ProsecutionDid Castle see what he saw?🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E11Dead RedDiplomats, spies, and step-mothers🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E12Blame GameSeparate rooms, same story🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E13And Justice For AllThe English language can be murder🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E14G.D.S.Great detectives solve multiple cases at once🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E15Fidelis Ad MortemMurder at the academy or spinoff?🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E16HeartbreakerEspo’s ex is a con? Heartbreaking🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E17Death WishMake a wish, and she appears🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E18BackstabberNever trust the Brits🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪
S08E19Dead AgainThe victim that won’t stay dead🐸🐸🐸🐸🐸
S08E20Much Ado About MurderTo be or not to be murdered🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E21Hell to PayAvenging angels and murderous demons🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪
S08E22CrossfireLast season’s ending was better🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

The Bottom Line

The victim in EP19 might not stay dead, but the series dies by the end

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Castle – Season 7 (TVR00007) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

The PolyBlog
March 14 2020

As I watched the episodes, I frequently felt, “Okay, last season”. Quite a few EPs seem like repeats of story ideas they’ve used before or promising ones that go nowhere. I was initially skeptical of the “Castle as P.I.” plot device, but it isn’t completely batty in its execution, and it does work for the most part. Washington? Not so much.

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Castle – Season 6 (TVR00006) – 🐸🐸🐸⚪⚪

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March 14 2020

The season starts off with Beckett working in Washington, and the whole dynamic just doesn’t work. I like the 3XK stuff, and a Carrie-like prank. I’ll even accept the wedding episode. But not a great season overall, one of the lower average scores so far.

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Castle – Season 5 (TVR00005) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

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March 14 2020

I really want to love this season, and there are some seriously good episodes, like Ryan going undercover or the Rear Window episode. And while the average is higher for individual EPs, driving the season up to 4.0 overall, my overall satisfaction was down — the backstory just wasn’t working for me any more around Bracken, 3XK, Beckett’s mom, and the wildside of Castle’s Dad’s story (great premise, not awesomely executed).

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Castle – Season 4 (TVR00004) – 🐸🐸🐸🐸⚪

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March 14 2020

Building off Season 3, this season really starts to gel in certain areas. Which is odd, because the characters are written so they are NOT gelling…Castle finished off Season 3 with a big pronouncement, and Beckett says she doesn’t remember it. So they are at odds for most of the season. They have their moments, and then they have stumbling blocks. While a lot of Seasons 1-3 were about Castle growing up a little, finding something to care about besides being a playboy writer, this season is about Beckett growing as a person, finding something to care about other than her job.

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