Matt Roush features “Castle” in his list of “Episodes that make Monday a happy place”

Castle (ABC, 10/9c) For a pleasant nightcap (while recording Leno and Conan to see what they have to say about the latest twists in NBC’s late-night mess), welcome this light-hearted mystery back from the holiday break with yet another first-rate guest star: Alyssa Milano as “the one who got away” from Nathan Fillion’s rakish Richard Castle. (He even dedicated a book to her back in the day.) She’s a bride-to-be who’s blushing after discovering the body of a dead bridesmaid—but the flush may also have something to do with Castle’s proximity, which doesn’t escape Beckett’s notice. “I didn’t think you went for ‘real’,” Beckett muses, impressed (and maybe a bit troubled?) by her realization that Castle’s not always as shallow in matters of the heart as he appears. The chemistry is kicking more than usual. Like Chuck, Castle is an unassuming, terrifically enjoyable sleeper that deserves to be a bigger hit.

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