Heroes and Villains (26 Sep. 2011)

Sex offense ex-con Tyler Faris's corpse is found on the street. He was cut in half by sword, in front of a former victim, by a man in superhero uniform, which even Castle didn't recognize ... See full summary »

Director:

Jeff Bleckner

Writers:

Andrew W. Marlowe (creator), David Amann

Stars:

Nathan Fillion, Stana Katic, Susan Sullivan

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Nathan Fillion	...	Richard Castle
Stana Katic	...	Kate Beckett
Susan Sullivan	...	Martha Rodgers
Jon Huertas	...	Javier Esposito
Seamus Dever	...	Kevin Ryan
Tamala Jones	...	Lanie Parish
Molly C. Quinn	...	Alexis Castle (as Molly Quinn)
Penny Johnson	...	Captain Victoria Gates (as Penny Johnson Jerald)
Valerie Azlynn	...	Officer Ann Hastings
Kenneth Mitchell	...	Paul Whittaker
Hank Harris	...	Chad Hockney
Jamie McShane	...	Tony 'The Butcher' Valtini
Eric Tiede	...	Mike Hoover
Maura Soden	...	Mrs. Faris
Michelle Van Der Water	...	Marie Marcado

Storyline

Sex offense ex-con Tyler Faris's corpse is found on the street. He was cut in half by sword, in front of a former victim, by a man in superhero uniform, which even Castle didn't recognize as Lonely Vengeance, the hero of an Internet site authored by Sean Etel, a pseudonym. Actually, several people prance around New York in Lonely suits. The team investigates them and Tyler's enemies, such as his former employer Tony 'The Butcher' Valtini, thus proving new captain Victoria Gates's lack of confidence in them unwarranted.

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Plot Keywords:

superhero | superhero costume | costume | vigilante | graphic artist | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

26 September 2011 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Beacon Pictures, Experimental Pictures, ABC Studios

Technical Specs

Runtime:

45 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Quotes

Richard Castle: Mother, prepare to feast on the finest omelette in the land.
[looks up, she's dressed as a nun]
Richard Castle: ... Before you... join the convent.
Martha Rodgers: I am making the costumes for my Shakespeare class. So... what do you think?
Richard Castle: I seem to recall asking you to make me an E.T. Halloween costume and you told me you didn't know how to sew.
Martha Rodgers: Details! Besides, you were 32 at the time...

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Connections

References Dirty Harry (1971)

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Soundtracks

"Castle Theme"
Written by Robert Duncan (nm0242084)

User Reviews

Excellent!!

Nice episode!! Pure Castle!! I loved it, and probably all superheroes lovers liked it too. The twists in the cases are back, much to our joy! Castle is beyond himself with the "coolness" of the case and Beckett just keeps her objective point of view all the time. Nice twist with the couple of the "other writer and muse" and there is a great scene with Ryan and Castle, don't miss that one.

As always, the actors are great, the dialogs, the plot flows and general quality is great too. There is a side story with Alexis, though it is small, she will be off to college soon and Castle is acting just like the regular dad. And the new chief "Iron" Gates promises to be something this season, will she hinder the team or will she "melt" to Castle's charm?