Nev827 said:

Bear in mind everyone that this was the pulot episode and designed to most clearly convey who these characters are in an effort to convince TPTB that this show has merit and should be picked up for regular showings.  Thus, all the characters will be a little more over-the-top because this was in a way a one-shot to get the show picked up.  Once it is picked up, then the characters are scaled back a bit because there's more time to tell their back stories.

As I understand it, Ep 1x01 was re-edited and fleshed out with additional scenes (including Det. Ryan being added) after the series was green-lighted. What we saw isn't exactly what the network saw initially. It's better IMO.

One thing that I noticed that I don't think has been explored in the series thus far is that not only Beckett is a fan of Castle's writing, but also Lanie.  She says he has quite a gift for writing about murder, so it's clear she enjoys his books and is almost as much of a fan as Beckett.

That is something I also want to see.

Another part I really liked is the scene where Esposito tells Beckett he doesn't really want to read Castle's books because he deals with murder all day and wants to leave it at the station when he gets home.  She looks back at him and asked whether or not he wants to know what makes people kill each other in such bizarre ways and he looks at her knowingly, as if he gets that she is motivated by something other than just solving Alison Tisdale's murder.  Shows that he gets her on a level deeper than just partners. 

But the "You've no idea" line still makes me giggle and Castle's cold reading Beckett still blows me away.  No matter how many times I watch those scenes I still react like it's the first time.

Yeah. Especially the "That's why you are here" scene.

Nev827 said:

 

Another part I really liked is the scene where Esposito tells Beckett he doesn't really want to read Castle's books because he deals with murder all day and wants to leave it at the station when he gets home.  She looks back at him and asked whether or not he wants to know what makes people kill each other in such bizarre ways and he looks at her knowingly, as if he gets that she is motivated by something other than just solving Alison Tisdale's murder.  Shows that he gets her on a level deeper than just partners. 

 

In some ways Esposito's character is the least developed as we move into season 4.  There is so much more they could do with it – he really comes from the traditional cop/military position and his desire to not let his life be consumed by the job has been complicated by the time we get to season 3 with his personal relationship with Lanie. He's a good enough actor that they can do something more with him next season (good progress in the alley with ryan in the finale of S3 though)… I love all his smiles and side glances.

Nev827 said:

I think Ryan's is the least developed.  Other than is relationship with Jenny and other assignments he's had in the department, we know little about him.  Den of Thieves from season 2 gave us some kind of a window into Esposito's past.

We know from Hedge Fund that he had worked narcotics, and we see further hints up through Knockdown. But we don't know much else.

Does anyone happen to know the time span between when this pilot was filmed and episode 2?  He looks SOOOOOO young in the pilot.

eljh55 said:

I just watched the first episode of season one again, from this episode to Knockout, the writing and the acting have grown and matured fast. The characters were well develop.

And after seing the season 3 finale, it got me thinking, does Andrew Marlowe misname the title of the show?? You can see after that cold read Castle gave Beckett, that this will be Kate Beckett's story..

This is why I'd like to see more of Castle's past explored this upcoming season.  We still don't know exactly what got him writing in the murder-mystery genre among other things, like how living with Martha, a traveling Broadway actress, influenced him or his experiences in college besides dating Kyra. 

Really Admin?  The pilot was filmed a year before it was finally shown?  Interesting.

so true you can tell with Stana's haircuts etc.

It was mentioned in the dvd ( stana  audio commentary)

Welcome Tweetyj!  This is by far the best Castle fan site out there, so you landed in the right place!  [Image Can Not Be Found]