Ok, here's something that I just noticed… what happened to Alexis' friend, Taylor? She doesn't seem to be at the party, at least not anywhere around her friend! :

GreenyJess said:

Ok, here's something that I just noticed… what happened to Alexis' friend, Taylor? She doesn't seem to be at the party, at least not anywhere around her friend! :

She was in the promotional shots of the party. I think the whole party scene was supposed to be longer but ended up on the cutting room floor.

MnCastleFan said:

The comment about the dedication of the book and what he said about her was great, but how can he think of the murder when such a breathtaking woman is right in front you. : Can he be that jaded since he has been with so many woman?

Castle other line about 'any man who turned away', and he did not even pay attention to her reaction. We can all see her feelings, but not him.

My theory on about the Castle/Beckett relationship is that Castle is used to having woman throw themselves at him and all he has to do is just stand there. You don't exactly develop relationship skills in that kind of situation. He likes and respects Beckett certainly… you see that little smile that crosses his face when Paula is talking about her and you just know he's a smitten kitten… but I don't think he actually knows how to go about "courting" Beckett for lack of a better term. He was quite easily convinced by his mother that she'd want him out of her life if given the opportunity. With other women, who hang off his every word, he might not believe it… but with Beckett? Absolutely.

So yea, it doesn't surprise me that Castle fumbles the potentially touching moment at the launch party. Every other time he's flirted with her, she's shot him down, so he goes for the case because he wants her respect… he feels he still needs to prove himself to her.

…my 2 cents.

IMHO means in my honest opinion.

I think I mentioned the car scene in my earlier post. I was so hoping we'd hear what Beckett was going to say. Too many of their moments alone are interupted it seems.

Admin, after reading your post, I went back and watched that scene again (what torture..lol)…Anyways, I had noticed Beckett's face and the look as if she was about to say something, but I did not notice Castle's face as he looks out the window (but I did this time).  A great moment!!  That's for bringing that to my attention.