Recoil

Episode aired Feb 4, 2013
TV-PGTV-PG
44m

IMDb RATING

8.3/10

1.1K

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Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic in Castle (2009)

Comedy Crime Drama

The victim's corpse is found burning in a barrel by a homeless man. The team finds out she worked for US Senator William H. Bracken, whom Beckett holds responsible for her mother's murder. B... Read allThe victim's corpse is found burning in a barrel by a homeless man. The team finds out she worked for US Senator William H. Bracken, whom Beckett holds responsible for her mother's murder. But he seems to be the target, this time. Only Castle learns that Beckett considered holdin... Read allThe victim's corpse is found burning in a barrel by a homeless man. The team finds out she worked for US Senator William H. Bracken, whom Beckett holds responsible for her mother's murder. But he seems to be the target, this time. Only Castle learns that Beckett considered holding back evidence before another clue leads the team to prime suspect Robert McManus, a mech... Read all

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8.3/10

1.1K

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Director
- Thomas J. Wright
Writers
- Andrew W. Marlowe
- Rob Hanning(teleplay)
- Cooper McMains(story)
Stars
- Nathan Fillion
- Stana Katic
- Susan Sullivan(credit only)

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Trivia
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Goofs
While watching Beckett interrogate McManus with Gates, at one point Castle comments "She's just trying to get through to him any way he can" instead of "...any way she can". Added by HN - Castle actually says the words "anyway YOU can."

Quotes
[Castle and Beckett going through Bracken's hate mail]
Richard Castle: Man, these people need to get a life. Most of these guys, it seems their only companionship is the space alien that talks to them through their microwave.
Kate Beckett: Yeah, well, there's a lot of lonely and confused people out there, but so far none of the letters match the handwriting in our the suspect's notebook.
Richard Castle: Considering what he's capable of, you would think Bracken would have more... formidable enemies.
Kate Beckett: Oh, obviously you never saw the letter that I sent him.
Richard Castle: No, I did actually. I liked the way you uh, dotted the 'I' on "kill" with a little heart. It was a nice touch.
Kate Beckett: Well, I was trying to give it a personal feel.

Connections
Referenced in Castle: In the Belly of the Beast (2014)

Soundtracks
Castle Theme
Written by Robert Duncan

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Top review

9/10

Surprised by this one

I hate the entire Bracken thread. I have hated it since before we knew it was Bracken.

I actually liked this episode. Katic does a great job with the ambivalence toward her responsibilities which include saving Bracken. The storyline is done well. And for once (OK maybe a few times) Beckett outshines Castle, and Castle loves it.

The tension between Bracken and Beckett simmers more than the usual boil, no make the usual a volcano.

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