Castle, Gotham, Sleepy Hollow and DWTS – Our Rants and Raves

Happy Monday, everybody!

By Lauren Piester Sep 30, 2014 3:20 AMTags
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It's hard to believe, but singing and dancing weren' t the only things going on on TV tonight. Castle returned and we sort of, kind of, maybe figured out what on earth happened after that surprise car crash at the end of last season. Plus, Dancing with the Stars had a movie night, while Gotham went crazy with the guest stars. As usual, we've got a lot of opinions about all of it, so join us for the third installment of Rants and Raves.

RANT: Castle: About halfway through tonight's search for Castle, we actually said, out loud, "If he has amnesia when they find him, we are quitting TV." Well, it's been a good twenty-odd years, television, but we'll be sticking to books from now on.

RAVE: Sleepy Hollow: Do we have a clue what's going on? Almost never. Do we love it anyway? Always. We especially love when Ichabod gets mad at things, like bank pens and credit cards.

RANT: Sleepy Hollow: It's nice of Katrina to stay imprisoned by Abraham to spy, or whatever, but did anyone else get the sense that it was just another easy way to keep her from getting between Abbie and Ichabod? (Not that we're really complaining.)

RAVE: Gotham: Holy host of guest stars, Batman! Carol KaneLili TaylorFrank WhaleyKyle Massey. We loved it. Not so sure about another iteration of the Dollmaker perpetrating our nightmares, but the guest stars we like!

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RAVE: The Blacklist: We are thrilled to see Liz with her own game to play against Red, as opposed to just bewilderedly following him around. It was also nice to see Mary Louise-Parker back on TV! 

RAVE: Dancing with the Stars: Damn, Janel Parrish! Damn, Bethany Mota! Two perfect scores for two perfect dances.

RAVE: Dancing with the Stars: Sadie Robertson and Mark Ballas' Up-themed dance was truly gorgeous, but was it just us or was the context of that dance super duper sad, just like the beginning of that movie?

RANT: The Voice: Does anyone else feel like tonight was not filled with as much talent as the show normally is? We love Gwen and Pharrell – like we really, really love them – but they just weren't quite enough to hold our attention.

RANT: Big Bang Theory: Haha, geeks attempting sports. It's like a treasure trove of jokes, apparently.  

RAVE: Scorpion: It's getting better! It's not great yet, but it's getting better. Tonight's flashback to Walter's childhood was a nice touch.

What did you watch tonight? Feel free to rant and rave with us in the comments!

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