Here’s what’s up in the world of TV for Monday, May 16. All times are Eastern.
Top picks
Bates Motel (A&E, 9 p.m.): In “Norman,” Bates Motel’s fourth season finale, “the relationship between Norman and Norma faces its toughest test.” Does it? Does it, really? We’re guessing it’s not a multiple choice test, and we’re pretty sure it’s something dirty. So we’ll allow Alex McCown to clean up that impending mess.
Jane The Virgin (The CW, 9 p.m.): Jane The Virgin ends its second season with a fine episode title: “Chapter Forty-Four.” Aw yeah. Anyway, it’s Jane and Michael’s wedding y’all. “Rafael still has feelings for Jane, but is torn about whether he should speak now or forever hold his peace.” Forever hold your peace, dude. If you have to do anything, just cross your arms and purse your lips. Then, as usual, everyone will know your true disapproval. By the way, usually we remove the series regulars’ names in these synopses, because they should be obvious to viewers—and readers of Oliver Sava’s reviews—but we’ll allow this particular sentence to stay intact, for obvious reasons: “Petra (Yael Grobglas) has her own family drama when Anezka (Yael Grobglas) has a medical emergency and ends up in the hospital.” Tee hehe.
Castle (ABC, 10 p.m.): Hey, Castle cats. Congratulations—you’ve reached top pick status for the second week in a row! But now for the reason behind that… Based on the recent network bloodbath, the “eighth season finale” of Castle is now officially the series finale. So yes, Stana Katic and Tamala Jones may not be in Castle’s ninth season, but there also won’t even be a “Castle’s ninth season.” We did it! Right? So in “Crossfire,” “with their best lead in hand, Castle and Beckett are ready to take on LokSat. But an unforeseen twist puts their case—and their lives—in jeopardy.” Surely all of that means something to someone. And now you must praise us, because we ignored our initial instincts with regard to the episode title “Crossfire”: CROSSFIRE! YOU’LL GET CAUGHT UP IN THE… CROSSFIRE!
“Pretty sneaky, sis,” we know.
Premieres and finales (that aren’t top pick-worthy)
Cake Masters (Food Network, 8 p.m.): Time to end the first season of that show about controlling cakes. No, the other show, apparently. So in “Duff’s Rockin’ Dockers Cake,” “the Dockers brand celebrate 30 years of khaki with help from Duff Goldman and his crew, who create an anniversary cake with a giant ship, dock and San Francisco cityscape.” We’re actually disappointed the cake isn’t in the shape of a pair of khakis. Big mistake. Big. HUGE. “Also: a cake in honor of the Year Of The Monkey.”