the writers really outdid themselves on this one.... One of the funniest episodes ever... Great chemistry between Nathan and Stana... A change of pace is very welcome , and some great twists... This is the best series on right now.... The Ryan character also is very well developed. Not a bloody episode. Also , a great "Italian Mafia" nod. Stana is hotter than ever, Nathan is getting old all of a sudden (well.. in the last few seasons), Alexis is a Woman now, and as always , the wardrobe and hair stylist people L O V E Susan Sullivan. My favorite episode so far. The house is really something. I love how Rick and Kate exchange their uncertainties. Can't wait for the commentary on the DVD.
3 Reviews
Lots of fun
VetteRanger6 January 2023
In their young romance, Castle and Becket decide to take a weekend at his home in the Hamptons, and an impressive place it is. Of course, a murder victim staggers up his yard from the beach and falls into his pool.
Awkward. They're trying to keep their relationship secret, and this is an event where secrecy is far from guaranteed. In fact, Castle doesn't like the local police chief's choice of culprit, so he and Becket get involved, trying to balance investigating a murder with keep their secret.
Castle's clue to uncover the real murderer is cute, and while the clues don't tell you who the murderer is, they DO keep telling you who it isn't.
Lots of scenes involving keeping their secret and their relationship with the local police chief are highly amusing. A good watch.
Awkward. They're trying to keep their relationship secret, and this is an event where secrecy is far from guaranteed. In fact, Castle doesn't like the local police chief's choice of culprit, so he and Becket get involved, trying to balance investigating a murder with keep their secret.
Castle's clue to uncover the real murderer is cute, and while the clues don't tell you who the murderer is, they DO keep telling you who it isn't.
Lots of scenes involving keeping their secret and their relationship with the local police chief are highly amusing. A good watch.
My least favorite episode of the young season
MichaelSeese22 October 2012
Warning: Spoilers
This was my least favorite episode of the young season. I can appreciate that the writers want to shake things up by putting the leads into new locales. But as I've said at least once before, I really consider New York City to be one of the characters. So if you take the show out of the city, it loses something. That's why "Murder He Wrote" left me lukewarm.
Still, there were many good elements worth mentioning.
SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH Four standout scenes come to mind. The first was the gang's inquisition of Beckett as they sought her boyfriend's identity; you just knew Castle couldn't resist lobbing a beach ball like, "A boyfriend, Beckett? Really?" Also noteworthy was Castle's and Beckett's back-and-forth as they realized that Franklin was the meth king of the Hamptons. Another was Ryan's interrogation of Aaron Lerner, especially the way he ratcheted up the intensity as he drew closer to cracking, not the case, but the Castle-Beckett romance. (Nit-pick: why wasn't Esposito on the other side of the one-way glass providing a second set of eyes and ears? They ALWAYS do that.) Finally, there was the speaker phone conversation between Castle (with Beckett listening in) and Ryan, where the two of them came to the dreadful realization that Ryan knew.
I also love how Castle's Ferrari has become the currency for favors from the boys, as in "Headhunters" last season.
SPOILER HERE The ending, likewise, was a nice surprise. As was the case with the episodes "Til Death Do Us Part" and "A Deadly Game," the killer was someone who was not even on the radar, but popped up at the last minute.
My two favorite lines were:
Castle: "Call 911." Beckett: "Really?"
and
"Suspects tend to hold back on stuff like that," said by Castle to Chief Brady, in reference to the affair between Franklin and Natalia Roosevelt.
There were very few "looks." The best was Esposito's quizzical eyebrow arch as Castle and Beckett went their separate ways after the "boyfriend" discussion.
Still, there were many good elements worth mentioning.
SPOILERS IN THIS PARAGRAPH Four standout scenes come to mind. The first was the gang's inquisition of Beckett as they sought her boyfriend's identity; you just knew Castle couldn't resist lobbing a beach ball like, "A boyfriend, Beckett? Really?" Also noteworthy was Castle's and Beckett's back-and-forth as they realized that Franklin was the meth king of the Hamptons. Another was Ryan's interrogation of Aaron Lerner, especially the way he ratcheted up the intensity as he drew closer to cracking, not the case, but the Castle-Beckett romance. (Nit-pick: why wasn't Esposito on the other side of the one-way glass providing a second set of eyes and ears? They ALWAYS do that.) Finally, there was the speaker phone conversation between Castle (with Beckett listening in) and Ryan, where the two of them came to the dreadful realization that Ryan knew.
I also love how Castle's Ferrari has become the currency for favors from the boys, as in "Headhunters" last season.
SPOILER HERE The ending, likewise, was a nice surprise. As was the case with the episodes "Til Death Do Us Part" and "A Deadly Game," the killer was someone who was not even on the radar, but popped up at the last minute.
My two favorite lines were:
Castle: "Call 911." Beckett: "Really?"
and
"Suspects tend to hold back on stuff like that," said by Castle to Chief Brady, in reference to the affair between Franklin and Natalia Roosevelt.
There were very few "looks." The best was Esposito's quizzical eyebrow arch as Castle and Beckett went their separate ways after the "boyfriend" discussion.
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