Castle - Famous Last Words, S01E07

Monday's episode of Castle has received some flack from other reviews, but I have to say I disagree with the lot of them. There were a few moments that weren't quite as on as most weeks, but that has to happen on all shows, and as much as we bemoan it, that should not necessarily be the focus. Not when there was so much else to comment on.
The murder this week was of a young singer, quickly rising in fame, named Hayley Blue. Hayley was, in fact, Alexis (Molly Quinn)'s favourite star, and she told her father of the murder before Castle (Nathan Fillion) even received a call from Beckett (Stana Katic). Something to be said about those Internet blogs out there...hum...
Alexis was deeply concerned about what had happened, as well as deeply grieved. Some people might find it difficult to understand how the death of a famous person we have never met can affect us so much, but artists, whether actors, musicians, or otherwise, offer us a piece of themselves through every creative endeavor. We do not mourn them as we would a friend; not because we will never get to see them again, or because part of our life is now gone, but because of what will never be. When Heath Ledger died, I was upset and shocked, but I did not cry. Not until he won his posthumous Oscar. Then I bawled my eyes out, so grateful that the Academy Awards can given tribute to his performance, and given him the award that, had he lived, he would have been nominated for again and again. For me, Heath Ledger's death represented a loss to movies that would compare to the loss of Paul Newman had he died at 28.
Of course, Alexis' involvement was crucial to unlocking the case, since her obsession with listening to Hayley's final performance revealed that the lyrics of her newest song fingered her killer. Though, as Castle rightly pointed out, her interest in the case and small involvement made her a suspect as well. Though, of course, she'd tell her dad if she'd killed anyone, so he could help her hide the body.
So what was your verdict? Did you feel the pain of losing talent as I did? Or was the loss of talent amid the cast?

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