Kill Shot
- Episode aired Nov 21, 2011
- TV-PG
- 45m
A case involving a sniper brings back memories for Beckett of her own shooting.A case involving a sniper brings back memories for Beckett of her own shooting.A case involving a sniper brings back memories for Beckett of her own shooting.
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- Alexis Castle
- (as Molly Quinn)
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaStana Katic and Jon Huertas won a PRISM award in the mental health category for their portrayal of PTSD.
- GoofsKate's chest was cut open after she was shot so they could remove the bullet and find the source of the uncontrolled bleeding; they even showed the doctor manipulating her heart. There is no scar, except the bullet hole mark.
- Quotes
[Esposito leads her into the evidence lockup]
Kate Beckett: Espo, what are we doing back here?
Javier Esposito: I want to show you something.
[walking around a table, Esposito pulls out a sniper rifle]
Kate Beckett: What is that?
Javier Esposito: The rifle, that shot you.
Kate Beckett: You are way out of line.
Javier Esposito: Just look at it.
Kate Beckett: [backing away, near tears] What the hell are you doing?
Javier Esposito: I've been where you are, I know what you're going through.
Kate Beckett: Javi, I'm fine.
Javier Esposito: You're not fine. You're just trying to act like you are. This is just a tool... It's a hunk of steel. It has no magical powers, and the person that fired it is not some all-powerful God. Just a guy with a gun. Just like the guy we're hunting now. And like every other bad guy, he's damaged goods.
Kate Beckett: [after a long pause] So am I.
Javier Esposito: That's right. And that's okay. You think it's a weakness? Make it a strength. It's a part of you... So use it.
- SoundtracksCastle Theme
Written by Robert Duncan
Also missing in action are Castle's family, his mom & daughter who add so much life to the series, probably a calculated scripting ploy. Instead we have intense, quite melodramatic focus on Beckett and her life-sapping neuroses recovering from a near-death shooting, and having to hunt a sniper on the loose in Manhattan.
Stana Katic carries the story -she looks different (careful makeup & hairdo work to achieve the effect) and her acting is strong. I was surprised to see that Jon Huertas was elevated in effect to the male lead -Fillion was present and doing his thing, but faded into the background a bit as Huertas asserted himself and literally saved the day.
There's nothing wrong with trying for a serious tone in a series like this, and I particularly appreciated the strong scenes of Katic and her shrink, which pointed towards further examination of the depths of Beckett's character (especially her mania for resolving the case of her mother's killing) in the future.
But eliminating of the banter, romantic innuendo, light touch and self-mocking tone that has made "Castle" a fan favorite was a mistake in my opinion. It would be like tacking on a late '40s entry in the Nick & Nora theatrical THIN MAN series done in classic film noir fashion -one could imagine William Powell pulling it off (just as Dick Powell proved to be an unlikely but memorable film noir hero), but what a horrible idea that would have been!
One more criticism: if the writers are serious about getting serious, I wish they would take the time to beef up or spotlight Penny Johnson Jerald's character. She is merely functional, barking out orders and presenting a strong facade, but this is purely 1-dimensional. Obviously her "24" role of the president's wife was a career peak, but more significantly it permitted her the chance for bravura acting, shading and creating a villain of Shakespearean depth. To waste her in a token "tough-talking boss" walk-through is ridiculous.
- lor_
- Nov 22, 2011
Details
- Runtime45 minutes
- Color
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- Aspect ratio
- 16:9 HD