Moby Dick said:

Naw!!!!!!!
You are family,you know we love you!
Just couldn't resist yanking your chain (yanking things that shouldn't be yanked)
I love the show just like it is.Evidently so does everyone else.

Yer well you know what they say about families? mostly normal with a few nuts

Best be careful, I'll start yanking back

Oh yeah, I am definitely enjoying the evolution of their characters but as Admin said, not every episode can be about them taking big steps in their relationship (though I do agree with those who said that Beckett's bathing suit comment was HUGE evidence of the change in their relationship) and I absolutely disagree that they took a step back with this week's episode and I definitely don't think Jose blew the relationship aspects of the episode at all. I'm loving every minute of it and sure, I'd like to see them together at some point but the fact that it hasn't happened doesn't lessen my enjoyment of the show. And if they don't ever end up together it's not going to change my opinion of the quality of the episodes and the first-rate talent of the cast and crew, including the writers.

Moby Dick said:

Apples!Apples!Apples!

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LOL I love that scene

Moby Dick, to me it is like Castle and Beckett's relationship, one doesn't work without the other. It's the budding romance/murder/mystery/drama. All of it, including the great comedic scenes. You need Castle and Beckett solving cases because it demonstrates the huge amount of intellectual chemistry between the two. It is every bit as fun to watch as the budding romance. However, the budding romance allows the relationship to grow and evolve emotionally, which is also very necessary. If Castle and Beckett were just solving cases week after week without any development in their relationship, the show would fall flat. If any of it was missing from the show overall, I wouldn't be watching.

mk2108 said:
Moby Dick, to me it is like Castle and Beckett's relationship, one doesn't work without the other. It's the budding romance/murder/mystery/drama. All of it, including the great comedic scenes. You need Castle and Beckett solving cases because it demonstrates the huge amount of intellectual chemistry between the two. It is every bit as fun to watch as the budding romance. However, the budding romance allows the relationship to grow and evolve emotionally, which is also very necessary. If Castle and Beckett were just solving cases week after week without any development in their relationship, the show would fall flat. If any of it was missing from the show overall, I wouldn't be watching.

I totally agree with you mk. It is the complete package of unusual cases, crime drama, comedic moments, sexual tension, sharp dialog, well-developed characters, and interesting back stories that make Castle such a satisfying experience to watch. As a incurable analyser/dissector of what I see, sometimes I need to remind myself that Castle simply is a beautifully crafted,exceptionally-well executed show, put together by an wonderfully talented team.
As we say in math: The sum is more than the parts.
BTW, I thought for a moment that I had stumbled into a beer commercial from years ago arguing "Tastes great" versus "Less filling." Of course it is both! (no offense intended) lol

Hello.. maybe a new thread about what each of us most love Castle for would be in order???

I finally watched this episode.. sorry I haven't read all the posts here – it is alot to catch up on!

I just wanted to say that I felt all the best little bits of this episode I had already seen in sneak peaks!!!

The episode was rather…. Blah! I know not every episode can be a 10 out of 10.. but it was very dull 'let's just catch the murderer'.. a bit too Law & Order for me..

Last episode, there were soooo many C&B moments all in the one episode.. why not hold off on the cute phone exchange from last week (for example) and use it instead in this week's episode to balance out this episode.. the relationship growth matters, the solving of the murders matters – there needs to be balance in the episode, and for me this week – it was out of balance- weighed too heavily towards the ins and outs of solving the crime, joining the dots..

I felt the victim didn't even engage me emotionally.. I didn't care about this man and who murdered him.. maybe if I had- I would have been more involved.. When we were first introduced to the victim, we got a bunch of batting statistics.. which to me means little. We didn't even see a picture of the man alive.. I guess they withheld the man's 'humanity' to keep the suspense of the episode… especially his past love story and his quest to free his daughter.. but.. mhaaahhh….

A bit more life in the episode would have done wonders.. like when Beckett makes the quip about giving new meaning to ' hit and run' – it would have been fab if they had both laughed out loud at it together.. shared a joke.. you know?

Ohhh who am I kidding? I am no expert!! Who am I to give advice on what they could have done better?:)
I guess.. I am entitled to an opinion though huh!

Just.. more balance next time please.. too dry.. not funny enough.. not emotionally engaging…Maybe my least favourite episode.. – One of my fav episodes is the fifth bullet – because of the sweet guy with no memory and his ex wife reconnecting.. I wanted things to get resolved for them.. you know? in this ep? mheh…

Well.. one dud episode does not a disaster make.. I am looking forward to tick tick tick…. Boom!!!

byeee all you Castle fans out there!!

Oh.. and … I should have known it was Ray Wise.. after all- he did Kill Laura Palmer!!

I liked what you had to say Doz. I don't know that I ever really expressed exactly what it was that I didn't connect with in this episode, but you said it wonderfully!

Yes…I had gotten wrapped up in the C/B awesomeness of the previous 3 episodes, but I know it can't be that way every time. And I have really liked episodes that didn't have all the great C/B moments as long as the storyline drew me in or there was a warmth and spark to the dialogue. This one didn't do those things for me. That said, I found the episode more enjoyable with the commentary…it was neat to get a behind-the-scenes glimpse and discover the hidden nods.

I think it was just a little role reversal for that scene and not something that is going to become the norm. Like you said, I think it was one of those signs that the other has rubbed off on the other. We might see it again from time to time but I don't know what they'd gain by switching things up now.

I finally got to see this ep last night and I love Kate's totall fangirl moment, she was just about bursting her britches when Rick was talking to Joe and her comment "I have to ring my Dad" (or similar) in the middle of working shows just how effected by meeting Joe she was.

I totally could have hugged Alexis regarding how she handled Rick's fatherless state and the teaching him to "catch" at the end was lovely. LOL to Nathan with a mouth full of canned cream, blek!

Rick wasn't too happy with Esposito with his "mamma mia" comment and he didn't hesistate to let him know it, "you should stop talking now!" but him talking to Lara in spanish was a nice touch.

It was a really lovely eposide and I think will be a favourite.

Mega Buzz March 30 2010

Does Castle have any plans to explore who Castle's real father is? — Mandy
ADAM: I asked creator Andrew W. Marlowe the same thing, and he said yes, but not for a while. "That's a fun, delicious mystery and not one we're looking to solve anytime soon," Marlowe says. "When we touched upon it this year, one of the things we learned is that Castle is fine having it as a mystery, so he's not seeking it out. But I think if we're on long enough, we'll have the opportunity to explore it." (As if they were listening, ABC just green-lit a third season.)

http://www.tvguide.com/News/Me…..16798.aspx