…From such unlikely kindling grows considerable sexual heat, not to mention professional discord as Beckett relies on evidence and Castle on his imagination in their pursuit of suspects. Fillion and Katic occasionally seem a little too self-conscious — a little smirk goes a long way — but ultimately the characters are too appealing to resist.

The same goes for the supporting cast, particularly Susan Sullivan (Dharma & Greg) as Castle’s gold-digging mother and Molly Quinn (My One And Only) as the precocious teenage daughter who cleans up the aftermath of his fun. ”If I have to keep bailing you out,” she warns her father after yet another trip to jail, ”you’re going to have to raise my allowance.” Kids.

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