User Reviews

Castle is one fine series. But hey, it's been scientifically proved that Nathan Fillion improves *anything* he appears in by 17% (I like to believe in that clever statement, unlikely as the statement sounds). Too bad some idiot here has hidden the show in a midnight slot between Sunday and Monday. I miss most of the episodes. Ah, this must be a clever DVD box marketing scheme! First they get you hooked on a couple of episodes and then you *have to* buy the box...

But I digress. It appears the Castle - Beckett mutual-denial-attraction has progressed since the previous time I witnessed an episode. Fillion is obviously funnier than Katic, but together they form a pair not unlike Bones & Booth (B&B amongst friends and fans). The perfectly judged humor (no unintentional silliness like in CSI Miami), quality production values and just good old fashioned storytelling is also present in both. However, the series have such a distinct identity that one would never confuse one with the other. Time will tell which one resolves the main characters' romantic relationship better.

There are no earth-shaking revelations here. The blind dates are absolutely hilarious. The spider. The snakes. The mystery. All crafted with love and care. If only the CSIs, Criminal Mindses and whatevers were as impeccably *solid* from week to week as Castle (and Bones). Obviously both the CSI franchise and Criminal Minds (where is Criminal Minds: Europe or Some Other Country, by the way?) have a *huge* following, so it doesn't matter if the series are uneven. Try writing a review that highlights flaws in Criminal Minds and several fans unable to accept the truth mark your review as "Unuseful". Praise the odd gem and the same (probably) people mark your review as "Useful"... Castle, on the other hand, has mostly earned the high episode ratings based on what I've seen. Let's hope it survives for years in the merciless US TV jungle.

Oh yeah, this is a 8/10* thanks (in addition to all that is mentioned above) to nice twists you will be hard pressed to see coming (unlike in some of the less distinguished competition).

*) HOW THE RATING IS GIVEN: Since the average between the lowest rating (1) and highest rating (10) is 5.5, everything gets a starting rating of 6. After that, points are either added or subtracted depending on the actual content: Plot, script, acting, directing, music, production values and so on. Also, the content is weighted against previously rated works, which act as a guideline. Also, to get the lowest or highest possible rating, the work must approach the worst or best thing ever seen, respectively. And as the laws of probability state, both are *extremely* rare.

When I was a kid our house didn't have electricity so we had an ice box. Looked pretty much like the one in this episode.

We got the ice from the ice man who came by a couple of times a week and brought us a 60 lb block of ice which he put in the top of the ice box. A lot of our neighbors had ice boxes so it was a full time business. The ice was harvested from the river during the winter when it froze over. Crews went out in the winter with ice saws (another "stupid" term for you) and cut blocks of ice and stored them in the ice house (another "mystery" term I'm sure).

Next time, maybe do a little research before writing your review.

This definitely one of the many memorable episodes of Castle. It becomes quite evident by now that both Castle and Beckett are inwardly fighting about their feelings for one another and the jealously factor is quite adorable indeed. The blind date was indeed quite hilarious.And once again Castle impresses once again with the plot twists. The Castle-Beckett duo also manage to do what they do best and keep the audience amused at the same time as there are many comic scenes throughout too like a scene with a tarantula or the usual flirty banter between Castle and Beckett. So if you are a die-hard Castle fan, I believe this episode is also a must watch for you.

There is a scene where Castle says quite literally the stupidest thing I've ever heard on any TV series to date. He says "Before they had refrigeration they had ice boxes. You kept your food cool by keeping it in a box filled with ice." Before refrigeration they didn't have freezers so where are they getting the ice? Unless you lived in the Arctic or only used the ice box during cold winter days where the temperatures reach below zero, there is no way you could keep ice in a box. First, where are you getting the ice. You can't make the ice, so where is it coming from. Secondly, how is a box in a warm room going to stay frozen. Before refrigeration there was food drying, canning, curing, and several other ways to preserve food, but they didn't freeze it unless they lived in the Arctic.