I spoiled myself, so it wasn't as shocking as it could've been. I think I agree with you on most of it, though - the whole scene from the moment she got the text to the moment she ran back into the hanger was phenomenal, and I dearly loved it even as I was pissed off about the Writers That Be making him the third cop. The scene with Becket and Castle at her apartment was also great and I agree, very much needed to be done.
Ryan and Esposito near broke my heart when they found out, especially Esposito's reaction once they got back out in the ally and Ryan being so... *partnerly* and awesome and I have so much love for those two. And thank to your spoilers (I read them when I was about halfway through the episode during one of the Hulu commercials, cause I figure I had restrained myself long enough), I was able to almost not notice the exclamation point in the text. :)
After all that with Montgomery and the showdown and the awesomely done scenes before it, Kate getting shot at the funeral just seemed... kind of tacked on, almost to the point of taking away Montgomery's sacrifice. It would've been better without that, or even if they had faded to black the moment the shot was fired and we were left not knowing who was hit. Really unhappy with the "I love you" from Castle, too, because again, it just seemed... less... than it could've been. If they just had to leave in the shooting and Beckett falling and bleeding and passing out, I would've been more impressed if he had left it at "Kate, stay with me" or "Please don't leave me".
Dear Castle Writers
You have such amazing characters and some phenomenal moments and scenes that are Made of Awesome all on their own. Then you take away from them by doing something... typical.
Stop trying to be the popular, cool kid who is exactly the same as every other popular, cool kid in every other school (or network in your case), because trust me - these days, "popular and cool" is about a dime a dozen and I know I am not the only one who is kind of tired of them. Instead, try for the class clown who everyone likes just because they are not afraid to be just exactly the way they are - you're good at that, or at least you have been in the past and that is why I started loving you. If that isn't good enough, how about the quiet unassuming type who proceeds to blow everyone the f**** away the moment he picks up a violin? There is such great potential in your writerly brains, it seems a shame to waste it on trying be exactly the same as everyone else out there.
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Date: 2011-05-17 11:10 pm (UTC)Ryan and Esposito near broke my heart when they found out, especially Esposito's reaction once they got back out in the ally and Ryan being so... *partnerly* and awesome and I have so much love for those two. And thank to your spoilers (I read them when I was about halfway through the episode during one of the Hulu commercials, cause I figure I had restrained myself long enough), I was able to almost not notice the exclamation point in the text. :)
After all that with Montgomery and the showdown and the awesomely done scenes before it, Kate getting shot at the funeral just seemed... kind of tacked on, almost to the point of taking away Montgomery's sacrifice. It would've been better without that, or even if they had faded to black the moment the shot was fired and we were left not knowing who was hit. Really unhappy with the "I love you" from Castle, too, because again, it just seemed... less... than it could've been. If they just had to leave in the shooting and Beckett falling and bleeding and passing out, I would've been more impressed if he had left it at "Kate, stay with me" or "Please don't leave me".
Dear Castle Writers
You have such amazing characters and some phenomenal moments and scenes that are Made of Awesome all on their own. Then you take away from them by doing something... typical.
Stop trying to be the popular, cool kid who is exactly the same as every other popular, cool kid in every other school (or network in your case), because trust me - these days, "popular and cool" is about a dime a dozen and I know I am not the only one who is kind of tired of them. Instead, try for the class clown who everyone likes just because they are not afraid to be just exactly the way they are - you're good at that, or at least you have been in the past and that is why I started loving you. If that isn't good enough, how about the quiet unassuming type who proceeds to blow everyone the f**** away the moment he picks up a violin? There is such great potential in your writerly brains, it seems a shame to waste it on trying be exactly the same as everyone else out there.
Cliches are boring. Seriously, you can do better.