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TED LASSO 3.06 | Sunflowers

The people that are pleading to the HP show runners, insisting that the tv series adds non-canonical scenes of positive Ron, Ginny, and canon pairing scenes are subconsciously admitting that Ron and Ginny aren’t who they think they are in the books, and that the canon pairings are mid at best in the books if they need a lot of added sustenance. If there characters are so great, why do the show runners need to add scenes of them that aren’t in the book?

Non-canon scenes are going to happen, and I feel people hoping this tv show is going to be an exact play-by-play of the books are going to be vastly disappointed. They're calling this a "faithful" adaptation. Technically speaking, the movies are faithful. They follow the overall story laid out in the books; no one lives who should die, and no storylines are dramatically altered. What people are asking for is that some characters -- specifically the Weasleys -- be treated like their book counterparts. So Ron is more than comic relief, that Ginny has an actual personality and that the development of Harry's eventual feelings for her are more than staring up at her in a window and shoelaces. They've got the full set of books to work with., so I would hope they avoid a situation where they're piecing it together as they go. A good showrunner is going to plot out the whole thing before they ever start. Determine the needs for the overall show over however many seasons it's supposed to run and put those pieces in place now (if it were me, I'd write an entire death scene for James and Lily and film it season one and have it ready for season seven or whatever when I need it). That includes defining moments that maybe aren't physically in the book, but alluded to or needed to fill plot holes or to advance relationships between characters. Ginny is a prime example. We aren't smashed over the head with the relationship development between her and Harry in the books until Harry -- our fearless narrator -- realizes that shit, he is kind of mad for this girl. She's on the fringes during OOTP, Harry notices her but he doesn't know why. He's too consumed with Cho and Sirius and Umbridge. But as an audience, we need a few scenes to establish that she will be important later (the movies are shit at this because it was Hermione or bust in terms of girl power) and also to offer a contrast for Cho so, when that situation falls apart, we understand that Ginny has been there the whole time. We don't have access to Harry's thoughts on screen like we do on the page, sans near constant narration (which I hope no one wants because it's annoying IMO). Another great example: when Percy and Mr. Weasley get into a fight and Percy leaves. There's a high chance you'll see it happen on screen in some form because it is so informative for the audience regarding how the Ministry is treating Harry and Dumbledore and how even people who typically like both of them are falling for the propaganda. And it reinforces the stigma Harry faces from Seamus and his other classmates once he's back at school. Scenes with Ginny and the fight between Mr. Weasley and Percy aren't strictly canon. There are mentions in OOTP of Harry seeing Ginny with her friends or speaking to her, but they don't play out word for word. Just like we don't see Percy and Mr. Weasley fight, we hear about it later from Ron. But those things help inform us for later on in the story and provided needed context and character/relationship development. Trust me, you don't want a line-by-line, super faithful adaption of books that are told largely from the POV of one person. It's boring, it's a terrible storytelling device for television or movies, and significantly limits the scope. Especially for a story with as many moving parts as the Harry Potter books.

Awesome review, as always. An interesting thing to me is that Beckett found out so early what was going on in the case. She is a brilliant detective, we know that, but until then the most usual thing had been to see Castle as the one who found the key that made the story made sense, so it was refreshing that this time it was the other way around and that she let him believe that it was him who discovered it. 

And the interrogation scene... man, could be the best interrogation scene in the series, because it's one of the few interrogations where Beckett lets the personal stuff get in the way of being professional, you know:  Why didn’t you call? Oohhh, so you and Mrs Santori were in a relatiooooonship… Tell me, does she -Gina- makes you do everything in a deadline?  Very subtle, Beckett, hahaaha. 

Although I hurt for Castle, it was also nice to see how everyone, Espo, Ryan, Lanie and Montgomery closed ranks around Beckett. After all, it’s probable that they were not only sympathizing with her pain, but also upset that they hadn't heard from Castle during the summer either and they were also his friends, especially Espo and Ryan. 

Another thing that is worth to talk about is this: do you think that Castle didn’t call Beckett just because he wanted to get away and not interfere in her relationship with Demming or because he didn't know if Beckett really wanted him to call? Kate had that approach with him at the end of 2x24 where she was honest and told him that shed had a great time working with him and asked him if he would come back, but I feel that at that time their friendship was still a bit tentative and that Castle was not sure that she really wanted to know about him. (Certainly, Kate could have called too, not wait for him to do it, but well, I understand that if he was the one who left, in Kate's proud mind, it was him who should initiate the contact). 

And related to this, do you think Castle intended to go back to the precinct with Beckett in the fall if he had never bump into her because of his friend's murder? I remember that at one point in the episode he mentions to Martha that he intended to do it after the Naked Heat tour was over, but right now I'm not sure. In my opinion, I think he would have, eventually. It seems to me that by the time of 3x01 Castle was able to heal a bit from seeing her with Demming and he had also missed her a lot, so even thinking they were still a couple, he would have returned. 

PS: If you ever do those breakdowns for every episode in a possible future rewatch, I'll be here to read them too. In the meantime, for someone who didn’t know about the existence of a Castle tumblr fandom until just a couple of years ago it's a pleasure to be able to ask you questions about the show and comment the answers with you :)

I think he didn't call because he was trying to accept that she didn't having the kind of feelings for him that he had for her. He was trying to give her space to be with Demming and himself space to accept that she was with him. Cause, remember, he's surprised when she tells him they broke up. He expected to come back and find them happy and content, and I think his delay in returning is directly tied to that. Hard to say if he would have gone back -- I tend to believe him when he said he wanted to wait till the tour was over. But, at the same time, there's a scenario where the idea of Beckett in a committed relationship still smarts when the tour is over and he just doesn't go back. Both are easily plausible to me. Re: breakdowns for every episode -- I certainly have thoughts about them all, but I don't know that I'd just freely ramble. But you guys can obviously ask me whatever you want to know about specific eps. I'll do my best.

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@hinnymicrofic Day 10: 69 words (*bejeweled voice* nice!)

She will wake up soon.

This is not the first time she has had a dream like this before. The location is different, some people she would have never considered to witness this are here, but what he says always stays the same.

"Harry Potter is dead."

She screams, cries out for Harry.

Then she wakes up.

She always wakes up.

Why is she not waking up this time?

What’s your least favorite season of Castle?

And why is it season 6?

“The one you make when you’re going to kiss me.”

I'm the anon who asked you the AU questions hahaha, the one who was a bit shy to show himself 😊 (actually I once asked you a question by private message, maybe you remember, but anyway). 

I think you make some very good points (thanks for your always elaborate answers, they are great!) and I certainly hadn't thought about how bad things could have gone between them if they had actually been together for a while already. However, I think it's because I tend to have a more positive view. 

For me, having been together for a year or so since the end of season 2, although they don't know each other that well and there are many insecurities hanging around, their relationship is more established and despite the Knockout discussion, after the shots, Castle does not let Beckett leave him to recover alone, without contact, for 3 months. It would have involved them arguing, Castle pushing, but that's his role, and I think Beckett would have give in. During those 3 months, the messages and phone calls, as well as Castle's visits to the cabin, make their relationship rebuild. And when Beckett comes back to the precinct, he does too. Of course, their relationship is tentative, because of his mother's hanging murder, the PTDS, etc. And although when he gets the call from Smith, Castle hesitates to tell Beckett, he does. Obviously, she wants to go after the guy, investigate him, continue with the case, but Castle's objections and the time she takes for reflection help her agree with him and not rush, let the case rest for now. I think Castle, as her romantic partner and not just as her partner, would have had more influence on her to make her make that decision. 

The confrontation in Always still happens, because it's reached a point where Beckett has a thread to follow and she's already waited a year, she’s not going to wait any longer. Would it be harder for Castle to forgive her when she shows up on his doorstep, remorseful, and trust her again? Probably yes, It would hurt more, it would have cost Beckett more than a few kisses and an apology, because they were already toguether for a long time at that point. He could struggled with forgiving her, they would have had to have converstations, recognizing mistakes… Pero he would’ve forgiven her in the end and she would prove to him that she is trustworthy again. 

And the truth? Cause of that, I think in season 5 they would be together. And that, in a way, it would be even easier than what we saw on the screen. Because they’ve got together in A Deadly Game and also the whole plot of the secrets didn’t occur during the 4th season -so there was no Jacinda, Castle didn’t follows Slaughter, etc.- there are insecurities that don’t occur, especially on Beckett’s side. Castle leaving with Gina made her feel that she was wrong about Castle's feelings towards her, because he had replaced her so easily, that influences in season 3,when it is so hard for her to trust him with her heart again; when Castle shows up with Jacinda, Beckett feels similar to when he left with Gina, replaced, by someone "fun and uncomplicated"; in the 5th, with the whole video game thing, Vaughn, etc., I think Beckett felt that Castle was losing interest in her, a thought that I think is partially influenced because at a certain point in their relationship, in the past, he was moving away -see Gina at the end of the 2nd, Jacinda in the final stretch of the 4th-, so, if all this doesn’t happen, and keeping in mind that they have been together for several years and communicate a little better, there is uncertainty and pain that is not there to complicate their relationship. So the rest of the story doesn't change much for me: she gets DC's offer, but she discusses it with him, instead of hiding it. He proposes and she goes to DC with the ring, they try the long distance relationship until they fire her, they catch Bracken... 

Maybe it's an overly optimistic way of how things could happen, maybe it's not too realistic in some parts. Maybe I have too much faith that going through some of the difficult parts of their history together would have softened their positions on some issues, would have made them stronger, even if it would also have been more difficult and, as I said, it would have required more effort.

I do remember! But, that's the great thing about fandom -- people definitely don't have to agree on how things would play out, just don't be an asshole to those who disagree, you know? I like what you've got going, but my hesitation for going along that line really just lines in the fact that I don't think Beckett would let sleeping dogs lie after her shooting. As much as she's still healing physically, there's a seeping emotional wound that got ripped open when she was shot and I don't think Castle is enough to heal it. She has to do the work on herself and my feeling is that if she's buried in a relationship, she's going to let that become her crutch instead of doing the work on herself. But that's my opinion, and it definitely doesn't have to be anyone else's!