Deception: The Episodes For Greatness Was There Until ABC Squandered It
The last two episodes of Deception were exceptional until the last five minutes or so. I admit, since the beginning of the show, I’ve been one of its biggest critics. As a huge Castle fan, Deception came along and is almost a mirror image of one of my favorite shows. ABC tried their best to pull in the Castle audience and for the first seven episodes of Deception, no such luck.
But then the writers had a moment of genius that almost turned the entire series into something special. Well, that lasted all but two episodes.
[MarkAds]Deception is following Castle almost to a tee. Civilian helper aides law enforcement while there are light sparks of romantic interest between the two leading characters. However, Deception had the perfect opportunity to change all that in one episode.
When Cameron was kidnapped by the mystery woman, the writers had the chance to kill him off and get away from the Castle element. While it may have caused some backlash among its core fans, the end result would have been well worth it.
For starters, by killing Cameron, it would have forced Deception to go on another route in terms of romantic interest. While Kay is still one of the leads, it would have taken the spotlight off her and Cameron and placed it on Jonathan, Mike, and Dina.
With romance placed to the side, the writers could turn Deception into a darker show by focusing its attention on revenge. While Cameron is in search of the mystery woman to prove that Jonathan is innocent, it still seems to be all fun and games for the team. But what happens if one of their own is killed by the woman with the green eyes? How would Jonathan react to the death of his brother and how hard would Kay take the loss?
Why Didn’t Deception Kill Off Cameron Black?
There are moments when a show can pull off the impossible. These are when the good shows become great. ABC had its chance when Cameron was locked in that vault and instead of taking a risk, they decided to go the safe route and stay on course to be compared with another show.
Killing Cameron does nothing to the cast as he’s playing a double anyway. But the chance for Jonathan with his dark and twisted ways to work alongside the FBI would have made for great TV.
Deception is a Castle clone but for two episodes at least, it had a chance to change its course. Too bad ABC was too scared to take a chance and step away from the norm.
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Mark has been covering Sports and Entertainment for the past six years. His work has been featured on Bleacher Report, ESPN, Fox Sports, Teen Vogue, and many other websites.
