dmcw said:

StanaTalkRadio had a great interview with Molly Quinn this week…some interesting tidbits about her personal life and career, as well as perspectives on her character and her opinion on what Alexis thinks about a Castle/Beckett pairing.  You can listen to it here:

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/s…..ool-review

 

It was interesting to me that Molly is not in favor of a Castle/Beckett relationship anytime soon and that she thinks that Alexis considers Beckett classy and almost "above" her father in the sense that Castle's relationships have not been long-lasting in the past and Beckett would deserve better (or that's what I took from her comments).

She also discussed that she felt Alexis would be a bit threatened by Castle trying to do things with her and Beckett often together, wanting to preserve time alone with her father…and that is an issue I could definitely see.  I think they set that up a bit with the "smashing tomatoes" experiment scene a while back. It will be interesting to see if they play out a storyline like that in the future.  Even though Alexis is level-headed and wants her father to be happy, they have a very strong bond and have always done things together; a woman with a significant pull on Castle's heart and time would have to cause some sort of conflict in Alexis as she tries to start to define her adult relationship with her father.

I think the key is not forcing anything too quickly. Let Alexis slowly and gradually warm up to the idea. Like maybe have Beckett come over for dinner one night or have Alexis and Beckett have some time alone together where they can gradually get to know each other. I think that the fear that Alexis has and rightfully so is that her father is going to forget all about her and Beckett is going to take up all of his time professionally and personally. And if she spoke with Beckett, I think Beckett would be like I would never want to intrude on your time with your father and I don't want you to feel like I would ever take your place. (which Beckett wouldn't). But at the same time, i do think that Alexis wants her father to be happy and she wants someone there who is going to take care of him when she's goes to college. So I think with a little bit of time and patience that it will come together. 

That's one of the issues that will probably be raised when C&B finally get together. And it should be interesting.

In the long run, I'm sure Alexis would accept that. She already likes Beckett, and she respects her a lot. But at the beginning, it would be logical – or at least understandable – to have Alexis feel threatened, jealous, and a bit let down.

Nev827 said:

DramaWonder said:

I think the key is not forcing anything too quickly. Let Alexis slowly and gradually warm up to the idea. Like maybe have Beckett come over for dinner one night or have Alexis and Beckett have some time alone together where they can gradually get to know each other. I think that the fear that Alexis has and rightfully so is that her father is going to forget all about her and Beckett is going to take up all of his time professionally and personally. And if she spoke with Beckett, I think Beckett would be like I would never want to intrude on your time with your father and I don't want you to feel like I would ever take your place. (which Beckett wouldn't). But at the same time, i do think that Alexis wants her father to be happy and she wants someone there who is going to take care of him when she's goes to college. So I think with a little bit of time and patience that it will come together. 

I  agree with everything you said here DramaWonder.  It would have to be a slow process of both Alexis and Beckett feeling each other out, establishing trust, and for Alexis making sure Beckett is serious about being with her father because it would involve being a mother to her as well.  She may also be afraid of what Martha got upset at Castle for in Knockdown: that his involvement with the NYPD will result in him getting seriously hurt or killed and for a time she may resent Beckett for that.  I wonder what Gina did to win over Alexis when she and Castle got married?  It looks like they have a good relationship so whatever happened there could be a clue for Beckett. 

It's totally normal for a child, especially a teenager, to have these feelings when their parent gets interested in someone.  Especially since Alexis has had her father all to herself so much for so long, it will definitely be an adjustment.  But with time, and patience on Beckett's part, I'm sure it will work out.  I'm thinking this is a Caskett obstacle that comes up next season.

I completely agree.  It needs to be slow and Castle needs to be aware of how she's feeling, and not let his googly eyed, puppy, you're the love of my life emotions for Beckett interfere with his relationship with Alexis and reassure her that she's always going to be his #1. And I think Beckett would never want or expect to be more important than Alexis.