On an otherwise slow news day, news arrives that ABC has ordered an additional episode of “Castle” this season, bringing its total to 23. This is fantastic news if you’re a fan of Captain Tightpants and Stana Katic. I am a fan of both, though I’m not so much a fan of “Castle” anymore. The ratings for the show have been steadily building over the last three and a half seasons, but as shows are wont to do, the more popular it becomes, the more formulaic. In fact, I wrote a piece last year before I bailed on the show, about how “Castle” featured virtually the exact same six scenes at the beginning of each episode. Yes, there’s a different victim, but each episode’s initial set up is virtually the identical; it got to the point where I would watch the first five minutes, predict the killer, and then fast forward to the last five minutes to see if I was right. Eighty-percent of the time it’s the assistant, or the equivalent thereof. But it’s easy watching, perfectly decent background television while you’re surfing the Internet. It’s also a perfect gateway to the intoxicating drug that is Stana Katic. Could she fill the Alison Brie GIF void during the “Community” hiatus?
Let’s examine:
Nice! Alluring yet playful, and those legs travel all the way to China. But it’s just not the same. After this, it just feels so meaningless and empty.
