Nev827 said:

Thanks so much for posting the commentaries.  And mirella, you totally read my mind on your avatar!  I was gonna watch the episode again tonite and get the necessary screencaps to create that same avatar!  I love it!

it was about time she checked out his ass i mean he has been looking at hers all this time…

s01e01 when beckett walks out

s01e02 "condoms in the bath room" when he is calling the nanny.

s01e04 at the book reading *her fault she wore that dress and he is only human XD*

S02E05 book launch party

castle steamy promo =]

these scenes are better not it picture form.

LOVED THIS EPISODE!!!!    My mom was even laughing! (She's seen a couple episodes before, but she is usually in bed when Castle is on.) Everyone has already said everything I loved about it. Maybe after a second viewing, I'll have more to say.

Also, Entertainment Weekly's Mandi Bierly did a recap of the episode. Maybe this will come a weekly thing now. Here's the link: http://popwatch.ew.com/2010/04…..ayan-king/. Enjoy! (I didn't see it posted yet, but if it is, sorry.)

ashley_slomo: just want to say that I love your avatar!

Actually my favorite line was when Castle asked that Mayan guy, "can we call you Mister T?" 

My next favorite was Beckett's Scooby Doo imitation of "ruh roh". 

Both of those lines had me laughing so hard I had to stop watching for a few minutes.

I really loved this episode. I laughed out loud throughout the entire show. The only thing I was a little dissappointed about is that no one mentioned where Beckett is living now. I mean her apartment did blow up just last week. It would have been kind of nice if they acknowledged that…

I agree hdotmoss, I kept wondering if they would mention where Beckett was staying now too! I know this ep was meant to balance out the heaviness of the last 2 weeks, but it was a bit too campy for my liking. Funny lines, yes, but too fluffy for me. Beckett's "Ruh-Roh" seemed too cutely uncharacteristic? The ep overall was fun though (I was dying at the cappachino machine prank), and from the commentary, everyone had a blast making it.. I loved that they put so much consideration into what kind of underwear Castle should wear.

I just watched the episode again (on ABc's website with Seamus's commentary) and yes, all four of them looked mighty fine in their bulletproof vests in the dog scene.  You're right Gastropod.  Here are some other things I missed the first time:

- Castle breaks something when he throws away the fedora at the beginning
- Beckett’s look while Castle is sucking his cut finger.  You can tell here that she's plotting something.
- The look on Ryan & Esposito’s faces after Castle’s chair fall apart.  You can also tell here, that whatever Beckett is plaotting, they're in on it.
- Beckett’s jackets are awesome in this episode!
- Martha’s little “Hm-hmm” after telling Alexis & Castle about the Scottish play superstition.  Susan is mad talented, like everyone else on the show.
- Ryan’s sound effects during his and Esposito’s “cute” scene
- How Beckett tries to keep from upsetting Castle further after Lanie tells her what the substance on the gargoyle was.  So sweet of her!
- This line from Esposito: 'Yeah, well I’d rather suffer a thousand curses than go up against Beckett in a box."
- Beckett’s putting a toe on the elevator after Castle gets off and the ding sound effect to close the scene.
- Nathan’s “one man show” in the elevator (Seamus's words)
- The look exchanged between Beckett & Castle after his “girls gone wild in the jungle” comment during Navi Rawat's interrogation

The sound effects in the dog scene were a little over-the-top for me, but the whole scene in general was hilarious. And the whole explanation of why the murderer committed the crime was a bit of a stretch, even the second time around.  Still, this was a great ep.  Not one of my all-time faves, but well-done.

To answer everyone's complaint about the lack of an explanation of where Beckett is staying, I think the writer's try not to allude to too much that happned in previous episodes to avoid someone seeing an ep for the first time and feeling lost.  I agree, I'd love to find out where she's staying now too, but the crew obviously wants each ep to stand on its own as much as possible. 

Finally, Seamus said that 4 weeks prior to shooting this ep he broke his ankle.  That's one reason he and Esposito didn't give chase to the killer in the end – Bill Roe didn't want to make him run.