Cute little Halloween episode but not my favorite. By the very conceit of the possibility of a ghost being the murderer, which by the show’s own rules we know can’t possibly happen, we’re just trudging along with it until the reveal of the murderer. Some thoughts:
· This may be the writer in me overanalyzing, but I thought there was a huge missed opportunity with the murderer sending letters to the victim’s brother saying that it was “demons” that killed him. I would’ve loved it if it turned out those letter’s were the cop gone bad’s twisted confession to the victim’s brother trying to explain that it was his own personal demons that drove him from being a good cop into a full-fledged adulterer and murderer and that’s what he was alluding to in the letters. The remnants of the good cop left in him were trying to offer an explanation to the victim’s family before he completely turned evil.
· Without the above, he looks like a complete idiot. His master plan to convince people the house was haunted so nobody would find the body was ridiculous considering how calm and collected a murderer he was, especially since the whole point of the plot was that the haunted house actually ATTRACTED people instead of keeping them away. At least show him becoming a little unhinged to explain his irrational actions and then being stuck to continue with them.
· They also missed playing upon the irony that the cop hated the fact that his paramour’s husband was abusive to her – and yet, he ironically committed the worst form of abuse in the end by brutally taking her life.
· I can’t believe I’m going to say this as a straight guy, but… I HATED BECKETT’S FRIGGIN’ HAIRDO!!!! Aside from being unflattering and misusing one of her sexier assets, it pulled back the skin on her face and made her look like a bit of an old hag. LET MY PEOPLE’S HAIR GO!!!!
· I’m not sure that the Ghostbusters references were as clever as they thought it was. Aside from being totally predictable, I’m not necessarily sure the fans Castle aims to attract would get such an old reference. I could be wrong on that, but it is a nearly 30 year old franchise.
· Though also predictable, I loved it when Castle screamed like a little girl when the desiccated skeleton fell out on top of him J
· They were really kind of riffing on the X-Files with Castle/Mulder as the believer and Beckett/Scully as the non-believer. Might’ve been more interesting character development if it were completely reversed. That would actually be believable as Castle’s research and writing skills could be seen as making him completely skeptical whereas Beckett’s unresolved feelings about her mother could lead us to believe she’s a believer in the afterlife if only for her own personal comfort
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