They said in advance they had doubts about their renewal chances, so they filmed two endings. Which probably means the death was just a tacked on cliffhanger.
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They said in advance they had doubts about their renewal chances, so they filmed two endings. Which probably means the death was just a tacked on cliffhanger.
ThLunarian
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I have a weird urge to write my own ending for this show because I have little faith that the real one will match my expectations. This is not something I normally do
I quit watching a while ago. What happened at the start of season 5?
Familienoberhauptvogel
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dbl post.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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They get together and go on a run of some of the best episodes of the show, simply amazing. W/o the will they won't they the chemistry really shined between Stana and Nathan, even if they don't like each other.
HellBlazer
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Well, that was weird.
Lactose_Intolerant
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What happened
DrAg0nBoY
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Oh God that ending was so done in the last second. I mean, come on. It was clear it should have ended with the cliffhanger...
I think that's kind of the gist of it.
Castle and Beckett get shot at the end in Castles apartment. They crawl to each other, hold hands and the next scene is 7 years later. They have 3 kids and breakfast together. End.
I think that's kind of the gist of it.
jokingbird
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Man that was a weird ending. Talk about rushed.
If they hadn't added that last 30 seconds it would have been a downer ending to the series. It made it look like they both died.
DrAg0nBoY
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Well yeah, but when they said they had 2 endings I hoped that the one that would be used for the series finale
would be good and not 30 seconds slapped on at the end.
Zomba13
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Man, that was so rushed/forced/shitty. Such a bullshit ending. I fucking hate when a season finale is hastily turned into a series finale.
Yeah. Just wow. I guess if there was a next seaon the last few seconds wouldn't have been there and we'd open next season with
Castle alive, Beckett dead and ending with the mystery of Castle's lost time?
The show deserved a much better ending. Seriously, whoever thought it was a good idea to cut Beckett & Lanie from Season 9 should go fuck themselves. If it weren't for that fiasco (and the huge backlash from the fans), they could've just had a shorter season 9 and properly wrap things up.
DrAg0nBoY
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Yeah, I would be happy with a shorter season 9. This just sucks what we got now.
Yeah, this is even worse than what happened to Eureka. They had filmed their 5th season and ended the season finale on a pretty big cliffhanger. SyFy then changed their minds after all of the signs leaned towards Eureka getting a 6th season. So SyFy managed to have an extra episode filmed to wrap things up. What we got here was 30 seconds of "wrapping things up". I'm actually angry/upset/pissed at this >_<
DrAg0nBoY
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Wait what, seriously? Seems like I need to rewatch Eureka, because I never knew that about the finale and everything.
Still, about Castle so
Mason was really the head of Lockset? But who was then Caleb? I mean, if we got a 9th season what would it be all about? Against who would Castle go, if Kate would die at the end of the 8th season.
I know it is stupid to think about this now, but still. I am just really disapointed about the finale.
Seriously, right? It was so muddy/confusing as all hell. There seriously needed to be a few more episodes to wrap things up. Everything got wrapped up too damn quickly.
I would've killed for something like that in the show.
No, they needed to cut a huge part of the budget to make season 9 even thinkable. There would never have been a season 9 with both Katic and Fillion.
HP_Wuvcraft
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It's clear this was a season finale that had series finale bit written in literally at the last second.
Which is kinda mean considering they knew the high chance of cancellation.
MisterFalcon
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"Word is we're getting cancelled"
"They can't cancel us if we don't have a series finale"
"Brilliant !"
A fine ending but certainly rushed. That was so .. strange. I don't even know who the big big bad is, i'm kinda confused now. I'm guessing it's the younger guy at the end, no names for spoilers.
Before that rushed add on ending, i was totally thinking
was the end. Which could have been interesting to say the least.
Oh well, Castle had a good run. RIP my cheesy romantic cop drama show.
Before that rushed add on ending, i was totally thinking
them both dying
Oh well, Castle had a good run. RIP my cheesy romantic cop drama show.
That would explain that wedding disaster.
They should have just rolled the credits with them dead and holding hands, the contrast between the grim scene and their whimsical theme song jingle plus the "Are they/aren't they dead" discussions between fans would have been epic. Fuckin cheesed it to the max with the happy future bit on the end.
Familienoberhauptvogel
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Castle getting kidnapped was sort of a running gag these past couple seasons.
Finale was alright, rushed but satisfying ultimately. Ryan and Espo ended on a pretty strong note considering how weak the characters were in part. Haley was a great addition to the show and was awesome to the last episode. It was a great ride I wouldn't miss if I had the chance again.
Finale was alright, rushed but satisfying ultimately. Ryan and Espo ended on a pretty strong note considering how weak the characters were in part. Haley was a great addition to the show and was awesome to the last episode. It was a great ride I wouldn't miss if I had the chance again.
Jason Frost
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lol, I just saw the series finale for Castle from yesterday.
Basically, it was just the bad ending that was originally planned for the season 8 finale, except after that, it immediately jumped to a quick happy ending for about 30 seconds...
The episode itself for the season finale was really good, but it's only the last 2 minutes from the ending that is a bit weird, especially the addition of the happy ending that is clearly precipitated to create a series finale.
We can see that the happy ending was rushed at the last minute and it appeared on the screen.
Basically, it was just the bad ending that was originally planned for the season 8 finale, except after that, it immediately jumped to a quick happy ending for about 30 seconds...
The episode itself for the season finale was really good, but it's only the last 2 minutes from the ending that is a bit weird, especially the addition of the happy ending that is clearly precipitated to create a series finale.
We can see that the happy ending was rushed at the last minute and it appeared on the screen.
Morrigan Stark
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Well Castle has always been feel-good, ending the whole series with both of them dying would have been way too hard.
But yeah this was so rushed and sloppily done. They should have completely removed the bit with Caleb returning, which came out of nowhere and made no sense anyway, and filmed a proper finale sequence to wrap it up.
Sad to see an 8-seasons series end on such a sloppy, throwaway note. :\
Jason Frost
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Or maybe, they should have only showed the part when Castle and Beckett are entering their apartment to have breakfast and then, they show the happy ending 7 years later with Castle and Beckett having breakfast with their kids.
It would have been a slightly better ending and also, there would have been a direct continuity about the breakfast.
Morrigan Stark
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I agree, that would have worked much better. The bit with Caleb and the shooting was just absurd and out of place.
PreyingShark
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Just finished watching the last episode.
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?
WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?
Jay Shadow
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I'd like to think they banked that ending years ago and were ready to wedge it into literally any finale.
Castle's car is flaming on the side of the road! 7 years later...
Castle's car is flaming on the side of the road! 7 years later...
In any case, they made sure it matched the time traveller.
infinit777
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Better to see it end this way than have it end on a cliffhanger.
I personally liked the episode, i was a bit confused with the 7 years later as well... but I am glad they included it.
Maddocks
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Man that felt so damn rushed. 30 seconds? it was like they knew ok we have 30 seconds to show off Kate dying or them with 3 kids happy.
It should have been at least 5 minutes of where are they now showing the whole cast 7 years in the future. I loved the show, but that ending was not what it should have been.
It should have been at least 5 minutes of where are they now showing the whole cast 7 years in the future. I loved the show, but that ending was not what it should have been.
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It was time for the show to die but it deserved better than that ending. Hopefully Nathan ends up on a good show, I like him.
ConfusingJazz
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Everything about Lokstat was dumb.
That ending was probably shot last Friday after they heard they were getting cancelled and edited in on Saturday.
Castle getting kidnapped was the most dumb "Hey, we need to add suspense to this... I mean... hmm... We could... You know... How about he just gets in a cab?"
Them acting all serious were usually the worst episodes of the series, and this was the worst of all of those.
Lokstat should have been an alien. Castle's crazy idea should have been right for the last episode.
That ending was probably shot last Friday after they heard they were getting cancelled and edited in on Saturday.
Castle getting kidnapped was the most dumb "Hey, we need to add suspense to this... I mean... hmm... We could... You know... How about he just gets in a cab?"
Them acting all serious were usually the worst episodes of the series, and this was the worst of all of those.
Lokstat should have been an alien. Castle's crazy idea should have been right for the last episode.
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