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Castle

Hell to Pay

  • Episode aired May 9, 2016
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 42m
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Castle thinks the Antichrist may be involved in the death of an axe-wielding, psychiatric inmate who drops dead in the P.I. office.Castle thinks the Antichrist may be involved in the death of an axe-wielding, psychiatric inmate who drops dead in the P.I. office.Castle thinks the Antichrist may be involved in the death of an axe-wielding, psychiatric inmate who drops dead in the P.I. office.
IMDb RATING
8.0/10
648
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  • Director
    • John Terlesky
  • Writers
    • Andrew W. Marlowe
    • Jim Adler(story by)
    • Adam Frost(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fillion
    • Stana Katic
    • Susan Sullivan
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  • Director
    • John Terlesky
  • Writers
    • Andrew W. Marlowe
    • Jim Adler(story by)
    • Adam Frost(teleplay by)
  • Stars
    • Nathan Fillion
    • Stana Katic
    • Susan Sullivan
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    • 3User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    • Richard Castleas Richard Castle
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    • Kate Beckettas Kate Beckett
    Susan Sullivan
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    • Martha Rodgersas Martha Rodgers
    Jon Huertas
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    • Javier Espositoas Javier Esposito
    Seamus Dever
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    • Kevin Ryanas Kevin Ryan
    Tamala Jones
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    • Lanie Parishas Lanie Parish
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    • Alexis Castleas Alexis Castle
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    • Hayley Shiptonas Hayley Shipton
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    Emanuel Loarca
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    • Gabriel Shawas Gabriel Shaw
    RJ Walker
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    • Marshall Krameras Marshall Kramer
    • Director
      • John Terlesky
    • Writers
      • Andrew W. Marlowe
      • Jim Adler(story by)
      • Adam Frost(teleplay by)
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    Storyline

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    During a blackout, Castle and Beckett investigate the death of mental asylum patient Gabriel Shaw, who arrived at Castle's PI office carrying an ax. Shaw, apparently, believed his divine mission was to stop the Antichrist. Castle fears a demonic threat while the team looks into the asylum, a missing orderly, tycoon Victor Crowne, whom Shaw tried to murder as a child, and Oscar von Eckland, heir to another Antichrist-fighter. —KGF Vissers
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      • TV-PG
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    • Trivia
      The title credits are in black and white and only the pen ink is blood red. Music is more dramatic. This is 15th time the title credits were altered to fit the episode theme.
    • Goofs
      When Castle opens the sealed vault in his office it is filled with cobwebs. Cobwebs form when dust collects on sticky spider webs, however the vault was sealed by an airtight door so there would not be spiders to weave the webs, nor would there be enough dust to form the huge amounts of cobwebs shown.
    • Quotes

      [referring to the hidden safe in his office]

      Richard Castle: If I opened it, I was bound to be disappointed with whatever it was inside. If I *never* opened it, literally anything I imagined could be in there.

      Hayley Shipton: So you chose fantasy over reality.

      Richard Castle: Well, duh.

      Alexis Castle: But we're going to open in now, right?

      Richard Castle: Well, duh.

    • Connections
      References The Omen (1976)

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    8/10
    The Evil has Castle on its sights
    In these last episodes of the series, "Castle" has embraced the silliness that gave the show its special flavor and amped it up twofold. In the last episodes Castle has gone a little bit crazy believing in anything, from djinns to superpowers. In this one, he decides to believe in the Antichrist. It is all very silly, a little bit too much for any mystery to be believable, but at the same time quite funny too.

    A person that was in a psychiatric house runs away and dies in Castle's P.I. office, not before saying some random words in Latin. The group will try to find the killer, and all seems to point to some supernatural force.

    The show keeps the humor and the fun going, and even though there is almost no mystery, it still keeps being a Castle episode. It is nice to see the actors all having screen time and doing a decent job even though, knowing the series is coming to an end, it is curious there is no plot or character development before the finale.

    Still, it is a good enough episode to enjoy before the series ends.
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    • tenshi_ippikiookami
    • May 13, 2016

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    • Release date
      • May 9, 2016 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Languages
      • English
      • Latin
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Beacon Pictures
      • Milmar Pictures
      • ABC Signature
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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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