ABC's CASTLE
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Stana Katic (Kate Beckett) and Tamala Jones (Lanie Parish) will not be returning for Season 9
http://tvline.com/2016/04/18/stana-katic-leaving-castle-season-9-beckett-dies/
http://tvline.com/2016/04/18/stana-katic-leaving-castle-season-9-beckett-dies/
spoiler tag maybe ?
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Same. I can't see where they will go with it after LokSat's identity is revealed. The entire storyline has felt like a retcon designed to bring Castle's disappearance into the Bracken story, and while it has been handled well, it's still a retcon.
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They probably gonna revovle more around the english detective (sry I'm bad with name) and developped a bit more Alexis's role while avenging Beckett death.
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I'm thinking more about the series-long narrative - everything has always come back to the Bracken/Johanna Beckett storyline. LokSat is a continuation of that, a powerbroker with a vested interest in getting Bracken into the White House - but they can't introduce someone with a similar set-up as a means of continuing the story.
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Looks like Season 8 will be the final season of Castle
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"Dear Castle fans and cast & crew:
Your devotion to our show has carried us for these unforgettable 8 seasons.
I'm lucky to have met & worked with & for the lot of you.
I will always be grateful. - Stana"
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"Dear Castle fans and cast & crew:
Your devotion to our show has carried us for these unforgettable 8 seasons.
I'm lucky to have met & worked with & for the lot of you.
I will always be grateful. - Stana"
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Probably a good thing if that story from a few weeks ago was indeed the plan:
Trying to keep the series going without Stana Katic was always going to be difficult.
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I'll be honest, I feel like Nathan Fillion needs to move on to more things. His non-Castle work the past few years have been unseen cameos and an Internet-only Kickstarter project. I was getting Castle burn out.
I could see him being picked up for a Marvel film with his connections to at least two of the more popular directors. Now that Whedon is finished with Avengers he might have an upcoming role that Fillion could fill.
I could see him being picked up for a Marvel film with his connections to at least two of the more popular directors. Now that Whedon is finished with Avengers he might have an upcoming role that Fillion could fill.
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It's usually pretty difficult for actors to schedule major projects around ongoing television series, especially one like "Castle" which does a lot of on-location work.
I think a lot of people were. Once Bracken was caught, the attempts to continue the story felt forced. Still, it was good to see Fillion attached to a long-term project for one.
I think Whedon is pretty jaded when it comes to television. "Firefly" was treated poorly by the network, and I don't think they had any faith in "Dollhouse" (which had potential, but also had problems).
We can only hope, but it's been fifteen years. I think that ship has sailed. If ever there was a return, I imagine that it would be with a new cast and a new ship in the same universe.
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I don't see why this would prevent him from working with Fillion again. Fillion is under no known contract after this season. Movies, TV, doesn't matter. And the two clearly enjoy working together.
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Oh, they certainly do - when Whedon made Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, Fillion agreed to join the cast without even asking what the project was. But I don't think Whedon will go back to television any time soon, and I don't know of any film projects that he has in the works.
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You know he's in Guardians Of The Galaxy Volume 2, right?
He's playing a still picture on a movie poster.
http://www.theouthousers.com/images/jce/sdsichero/2016/04/arkon.jpg
http://www.theouthousers.com/images/jce/sdsichero/2016/04/arkon.jpg
Obviously you meant a real role. But he got his foot in the door.
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Yeah, but that isn't even as a hero. It's a character who might one day be a hero, but like many side nods to fans, will likely never be seen or heard from again.
Now that he is free for more stuff James Gunn might write the character in as a more important part of the story in future films.
Now that he is free for more stuff James Gunn might write the character in as a more important part of the story in future films.
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Well ... that was confusing.
Mason is LOKSAT?
I suppose they were always going to have Castle and Beckett come into contact with LOKSAT at some point, but this just felt rushed.
I suppose they were always going to have Castle and Beckett come into contact with LOKSAT at some point, but this just felt rushed.
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Did they have a choice?
Last episode. No more time to tell the story. Either conclude it quickly or leave it unsolved.
Last episode. No more time to tell the story. Either conclude it quickly or leave it unsolved.
They clearly had the cliffhanger setup in a way that they could deal with any failed contract extensions in the next season. If it got renewed Beckett is dead and Laney leaves because of it. Show gets cancelled and you edit in your happy ending.
I wonder how long they've had that happy ending footage. It looked a bit older and like they looked younger, and the dream sequence filter was added to mask that fact.
I wonder how long they've had that happy ending footage. It looked a bit older and like they looked younger, and the dream sequence filter was added to mask that fact.
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ABC did reveal that they put together an alternate cut of the episode to conclude the series, and the epilogue is clearly of a different quality to the rest of the episode.
But I suspect the confusing twist is more of a by-product of the ad hoc storytelling that has plagued the series in the last two years. They no doubt wanted to reveal Mason to be LokSat, but there was probably another season in it - gradually feeding information to the audience. But the network probably started putting pressure on production, and with the threat of cancellation looming, they started moving the timetable up. Katic and Jones' departure probably accelerated it further.
But I suspect the confusing twist is more of a by-product of the ad hoc storytelling that has plagued the series in the last two years. They no doubt wanted to reveal Mason to be LokSat, but there was probably another season in it - gradually feeding information to the audience. But the network probably started putting pressure on production, and with the threat of cancellation looming, they started moving the timetable up. Katic and Jones' departure probably accelerated it further.
Still, I'm kind of glag that it ended the way they did because ...
It's been a bad year for arse-kicking female characters with goofy boyfriends.
"NCIS" killed off Ziva.
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