I wholeheartedly promise to update with a book review post later today (for American Pastoral by Philip Roth), but until then enjoy my feelings on 2 Broke Girls and the Castle premiere.
2 Broke Girls wanted me to love it and I tried very hard. Unfortunately, the off-putting laugh track, the forced jokes that my husband decided could only be hilarious to high-schoolers, and the predicable story lines ruined our potential love affair. And come on – they get the Williamsburg neighborhood of Brooklyn so entirely wrong. I think the show lacked subtlety and charm. Two more episodes to win me over – good luck!
Castle, I hope, needs no introduction. I would watch this show even if it were awful just because of Nathan Fillion, but thankfully this show is filled with win. Season 4 picks up right where Season 3 left off – with Beckett shot, Montgomery still dead, and everyone else devastated. Kate survives only to kick Castle to the curb for a few months as she needs ‘time’. I hate when people need time. The rest of the episode is fairly straightforward. Castle very quickly forgives Beckett for ignoring him for months. He’s such a puppy dog, I swear. The new Captain is Woman-Hear-Me-Roar type who likes to be called Sir. I hope we can put Beckett’s shooter/mommy killer storyline to bed soon. And I’m pissed that Kate is pretending she doesn’t remember Castle’s love confession. Not the most awesome of episodes, but I know the awesome will return.
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