Alexander said:

I enjoy watching the dance as well. But I could see something to the extent of them investigating a crime scene and somehow someone with a gun still at the scene armed and dangerous and Castle taking the bullet in order to protect Beckett, not dying of course but keeping her from harm. That way he could show indirectly that he cares for her. Then at his hospital bed Beckett could have the alone time they need about to give him a kiss as thanks for saving her and right before they do they get interrupted by someone walking in. Lol can’t have them kiss though would ruin the dance.

 After seeing Castle hop to his feet after hearing that the punch was spiked at that party and how much he cares for his daughter I could defiantly see him making some self sacrificing move to protect Beckett. :) That’s just my opinion.

I totally agree about his trying to protect Beckett and getting hurt while doing it.

I totally see it the other way around.  I could see Beckett getting hurt because of Castle not staying behind like she told him to… or him getting himself into a scrape that she has to come and rescue him from (like the Russian mob poker game).   I can't see Castle being anywhere near that heroic.

angie1379 said:

The longer they draw out the romance, the longer the show will run. That, I think, is the bottom line.

I'm a huge fan of the 80s show "Who's The Boss?", and that show just about holds the record for an unconsumated relationship. And after waiting 7 almost painfully-long seasons and 175 grueling episodes for Tony and Angela to get together, we didn't even get to see a wedding. But the show was a Nielsen top ten every season, and it's still considered one of the best tv romances. Those of us who are devout fans have learned what it means to appreciate the subtleties of a relationship.

Shows from "Moonlighting" to "Lois and Clark" all had the same problem. Once that tension was broken, rating plummeted. Even "Buffy" and "Friends" ran into ratings trouble when the tension was gone — which is why Ross and Rachel spent most of the show's 10-year run apart. Check out this article to see what I mean: http://www.post-gazette.com/tv…..2owen7.asp

Personally, I live for the stolen glances and the awkward moments, for the will they or won't they moments. I hope we don't even see a Castle/Beckett kiss until the end of this season. I thought the handshake was wonderfully appropriate and was further proof of their attraction. They are so unsure of themselves around each other and are so self-conscious that they woudn't even hug! That's the makings of a great romance! We need to see these characters grow as individuals and then discover what they can have together. By my calculations, that should take a good four or five seasons.

You do make a good case however, Castle isn't a huge success just yet.  A third season is not guaranteed.  So far we've seen their relationship grow stronger as each episode progresses.  The season fanale for season 2 is where I want to see a huge progress forward.  Why, cause it might be the last time we see a Castle and Beckett.   I am being pessimistic.  With the way some of these studios cancel shows I have to be.    

GreenyJess said:I totally see it the other way around.  I could see Beckett getting hurt because of Castle not staying behind like she told him to… or him getting himself into a scrape that she has to come and rescue him from (like the Russian mob poker game).   I can't see Castle being anywhere near that heroic.

Agree. Although you never know, Rick may surprise us all… But it's definitely more probable that it would be Beckett who would get hurt.

This too. But thinking about it, I'd like to see Beckett even seriously wounded, so we could see Castle expressing his feelings towards her after realizing that he might loose her.

Although Beckett getting hurt would be a total cliche, they could do it up right. I mean, she wears a bullet proof vest, so instead of her, let's say actually getting shot and injured from the bullet, Castle witnesses her getting shot where she is still protected by the vest. I think he would freak out. And, since getting shot while wearing those vests still hurts, it would give us the tyoe of moment/s that we're talking about.

Unless something changes, I can't see KB even allowing Castle to actually "care" for her or mend her back to health. As it is, I tend to think that at least for a while, that is one of the last things she would want or agree to. She likes him but I think that level of intimacy would scare the crap out of her. lol

Give Castle some time, I'm sure he'll ruin it again.

sarah_darling said:Give Castle some time, I'm sure he'll ruin it again.

yoojoo said:We have offically renamed them BECKLE!! Caskett makes me think of death and dying and Beckle….well, Beckle just makes me laugh.

  I'll stick to Caskett thanks I like it much better.

no fence jumping! i don't want them to get all lovey-dovey too soon,.. at least not until beckett shoots castle at least once to get it out of her system