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In the first season, mostly the first episode, it was way different then the rest of the series. For example, the first episode, they filmed it twice. The first time, they used that blue precinct. And the second, they used the regular precinct. It's also noticeable because in an interview, one of the cast members mentioned that Seamus Dever, (Ryan) wasn't in the first take of that episode. That's why he wasn't in any scenes with the blue precinct. In replace of Ryan, it was that other guy that only had one or two lines.

Another difference about season 1 is the precinct number. We all remember their precinct as the 12th, but in season 1, you can clearly see that it's the 9th.

These are just small details that I think are pretty interesting to watch.

Has anyone read the real Nikki Heat novels + the Storm series?

Are there really any similarities between Caskett & Heat and Rook?

And is there really a sex scene hot as the one that Lanie talks about during her chat with Kate in season 4? 🤣🤣

I read somewhere that Nathan fillion Did not want romance his co star ,he did not want castle and Beckett to get together I’m watching the rookie now and I see him with different woman every season is that what he wanted ,could you imagine castle without Caskett

I personally loved it the change of environment was nice

If a new series is made with Stana katic as lead , what role would you want her to portray and what kind of story line do you want?

As I have already experienced both Castle and Absentia , I don't want to see her in detective / action roles anymore. I had want to see her play a smart lawyer or may be a business powerhouse navigating corporate world . Your vote please..

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For Me:

* Demming Arc.

* 5x22 - The Squab and The Quail.

* Most Of The Season 8.

First of all, I am gonna say, man they cha ged Castle's motives/reason of becomjng a writer are changed so many times. And second, my God for the first time I felt annoyed by him, on how he challenged beckett at every step in that episode for a friend we never heard before. It made no sense and my God it wad the first time we saw annoying castle we get in season 7 and 8. And I absohated it.

Man I am jealous of Castle, meredith and my God don't even get me started on Gina...she always gets me all hot and bothered whenever she appears on screen.

found becket being a brit spy and stuff (from 007 spectre)

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Can someone tell me where I can find a similar jacket? This looks like brocade or zari fabric to me.

I know this is really weird but I want to do some homework based on castle. I am curious if there is a correlation between screen time and if the person who “did it” has been shown. For example if you are 45% of the way through the episode, the likelihood of meeting the criminal who did the killing is most likely to happen in the next meeting. Does anyone know if there is any data on how long into each episode is when we first meet the criminal? Essentially I want to be able to assume who the killer is based off of who is introduced at the average time of X?

I love the show, and while S8 has problems, I don't completely hate it.

But im watching S8 again right now and several things really jumped out at me. In a way that really bugs me.

Alexis bluffs a Paramedic next to an ambulance. The medic comments that he is just a "Probationary EMT"... yet he has a Medic patch. As a medic myself (27 years) that is one of the most unlikely things I've ever seen on any TV show. Trust me, the 2 years (approx) it takes to get your medic... you have experience at that point. I don't mind that she cons him, it's a TV show, just not the way it occurred.

Next, the "EMT" funds that they are short 2 vials of insulin.... but insulin needs to be refrigerated, which is why the majority of ambulance services do NOT stock insulin. Humalog and Humulin could be useful on some calls, but it's not worth the money and equipment needed for a drug that would be rarely utilized and is easily accessible at a hospital.

And, the "clue" that Alexis was following up on, sugar packs/ candy showing the suspect might be diabetic... if you need sugar than your BGL (Blood glucose level) is TOO LOW. If you need insulin then your BGL is TOO HIGH. Insulin lowers your BGL, sugar increases it, the 2 treatments are mutually exclusive in the field. (Yes, in a hospital setting they may have cause to use both on a patient, but not in a short term situation.

I know these are relatively minor nitpicks to most people... but if they had just had a 30 minute conversation with a real medic none of this crap would have been wrong,. It's a pet peeve of mine.

Hey, I'm Mike. I recently thought of a new podcast idea with the coverage of Castle, and I can't do it alone. I would love to have an interaction with someone about the episodes as we do a deep dive into the details of it all? Who's interested?

EDIT: I have picked out my co-hosts for the podcast. I'm aiming for a 2025 release. No exact date of release yet.

I was just watching random episodes with my mom and it was her first time watching that episode and she was like ‘so the mason guy castles friend was loksat all along and them skipping like 5 years later with kids makes no sense’

I always have felt that Castle though having many child friendly interests he is actually far more mature than Kate. He is a single father to his daughter where the mother is mostly absent. He also helps with his mother while Kate is always acting like he is so immature. I feel like she is the one who less likely to take on personal responsibility and afraid of it. She is mature at work but her personal life many times is a mess.

Does anyone else feel this way or am I way off??

I love ‘the nose’ episode or ‘childs play’ :3

This is a prequel, to two stories I wrote a few months ago. Those stories, were about Caskett, married 18 years, with 15-year-old Lilly aka Flower, and her twin brothers James, and Royce. They were my most popular stories by far, and I love writing about them, and picturing their lives together in the future. I was going to continue the next story with Kate and her Daughter visiting Johanna's grave, but I had this story in my head. This takes place 10 years earlier.

If you don't like fanfiction or Caskett married and in love, it's okay not to read this. I believe in their love story, not everyone does, so with that being said, I hope you enjoy.

Dr. Joshua Davidson walked into the local coffee shop. He had just returned a week ago from the Amazon, setting up free clinics for local tribes. He was still trying to acclimate himself into New York society. Decompressing from 3rd world countries seemed to get more difficult for him as he got older. He had a few more days off before going back on shift. He had been seriously thinking about no longer participating in DWB (Doctors Without Borders) and trying maybe to start a normal life. He wasn't getting any younger and he felt his own biological ticker sounding a now or never warning.

He ordered a coffee and went to sit down when he saw her at a table looking out the window. The most amazing woman he had ever known, and quite possible would ever know.

Kate Beckett, more beautiful than when he was with her over 11 years ago. He hesitated to say hi. Their breakup had been loud and angry. he still could recall all of it to this day, but it's been 11 years, so he decided to man up.

"Kate", Josh said, Kate looked up from her musings and looked surprised if not a little apprehensive when she saw him.

"Josh... uhm how are you doing"?

"Mind if I sit down Kate or are you waiting from someone"?

"No... well actually yes, my husband will be here in about 30 minutes, but you can sit down till he arrives if you want". Josh sat down and looked at her.

"I have to say Kate you look more beautiful than ever".

"Thats sweet of you to say that, but I find the occasional gray hairs now, and I have to fight a few more wrinkles".

Josh laughed, "I don't know what to say, you just radiate happiness, and it looks good on you". Josh notices that she blushes. Kate Beckett never blushed. This woman is someone he barely recognizes. He hears her phone ring.

"Sorry Josh I need to take this". Josh hears the one end of the conversation and is again amazed at this new version of Kate Beckett.

"No, you big Baby", he heard her say. "It's your own fault for letting her Rangle you into another game. She has you wrapped around her finger Babe. Yes, I know she has mad ninja skills but she's 4 and a half years old, now go and find her. Shes probably hiding in the laundry basket again". Josh is stunned by the conversation; he watches as Kate starts laughing, "No Babe I don't think she minds the smell of our dirty underwear. Now go find our daughter you big ass and get down here. Okay, see you soon". Josh watches as she has such a big smile on her face. "Love you more... now hurry up".

Kate looks at Josh shyly, "Sorry about that, my husband and daughter have gotten into some mischief".

Josh smiled and said, "I didn't even think you were married when I first sat down. I didn't see a ring".

Kate thought to herself, "Dammit no wonder he sat down". Kate was trying to leave Castles name out of the conversation, because even though it has been over 11 years, their fight when she broke it off was mostly about him, and she doesn't want to deal with any left-over animosity.

Kate says, "Thats because when I go out into the field I put it on my necklace, with my mother's ring. Kate then proceeds to remove her ring from her necklace and place it back on her finger.

Josh exclaims, "Wow that's one a hell of a ring, must have been expensive".

Kate not really comfortable talking about it said, "My husband had it specially made so that it was beautiful but would still be practical in the field. I was still a detective when we got married so he had it designed so that I could still put on my latex gloves at the crime scene without ripping thru them. I don't go out in the field as much as I used to now that I'm a Captain. I can wear my ring on my finger, plus being a Captain has allowed me to be safer and spend more time with my family. So, tell me Josh what's up with you. Still doing DWB"?

xxxxx

While Kate had been talking Josh started to think back when they first met. She was the one he had unfortunately compared all other women too. Listening to this Kate, floored him. Spend more time with her family? Be Safer? Those words would have never come from her mouth back then. His Kate was single minded in her pursuit of justice, and nothing, and no one was ever going to get in her way. This Kate was everything that his Kate wasn't. His Kate never laughed like that. His Kate never sounded so happy and in love. He never knew she even had the capacity for it, because his Kate had been guarded, and aloof, and career driven, and so fiercely independent that he never saw a future with her as married or with kids, though he still thought that she was everything that he had ever wanted and hoped that she would come around eventually.

Plus, if he was being honest with himself, even though it had been 11-12 years ago, he has always held each woman up in comparison to her. The most complex, beautiful, stubborn, sexy, woman he had ever met. Kate Beckett.

He had met her at a motorcycle parts store. She had been guarded when he had approached her, but a coffee with her here, a dinner there, a motorcycle ride on a weekend, finally led them into bed after a month. Eventually they formed a relationship. They had exchanged keys, and everything was right with the world for the first 3 months. Then her tag along, shadow, partner, whatever she was calling him came back into her life. At first, he noticed that she really didn't talk about him much, and seemed happy in his arms, but that started to change the more time that Kate spent with him. Josh had asked her if their partnership was more than friends, but she always laughed it off and said, "No... Just friends".

She still came back to him, she still went into his bed, but as months passed, he started to notice more and more that she was not really there in the moment with him. She asked him not to go to Haiti, and he had stayed. She was happy and let him believe that they could make a go of it, but that euphoria lasted only a couple of weeks and then everything started to slide backwards again. Sex seemed strained, almost like effort. She started to smile and laugh more and more, about the silly things that the writer had done and said that day. It became an issue with them as time went on. Arguments, where she denied that they were nothing more than partners, and that it was his bed she came home to, but he knew she was in his bed, but elsewhere in her head.

When he had found out that she had gone to L.A., and Castle had gone with her, they had a major fight. They didn't break up then, but things had started to slide even more from there. He always felt that they could right the ship somehow, but after her shooting, she said she was going to her dad's cabin, and she was going alone. She had also heard about him shoving her partner and was furious with him. He accused her of cheating on him with the writer, and she yelled that being with him had been one of her biggest mistakes of her life. When he heard that he just screamed at her and left.

xxxx

Kate repeated herself "Josh did you hear me, what's going on with DWB"?

"Sorry...sorry Kate my mind is still trying to catch up with seeing you again. I just got back from the Amazon a couple of weeks ago, and it funny you ask me now, because I was just thinking when I came in here that I'm considering quitting DWB and just work in the city either at the hospital or open up my own practice".

"Really, I never thought I'd hear you say that", Kate replied. "It was always your prime focus above all other things".

Josh sighed knowing that was some sort of dig, "Yeah, well therein lies the problem. I want a family and a wife, or some sort of lasting relationship before I get too old. Consider it a form of male menopause. I want more out of life, kind of like what you're doing now. I've sacrificed enough relationships, at the behest of DWB. I need to think of myself for once".

Kate smiled, "I know the feeling. Luckily, I came to my senses years ago. I didn't want to have "If Only", I had done this or that. My husband and my daughter are my life, and I'm so glad that I found the right man, to make that journey with".

He knew that Kate wasn't making a dig at him, just talking, but it hurt anyway.

Kate trying to get him out before Castle showed up said, "Well I know you're a wonderful and caring man, and you will make someone a great husband and father. Just remember to prioritize them first above all things".

"Is that what happened to us Kate"?

"Josh, my husband will be here shortly, he might not understand my sitting with another man, and no to your question. I wasn't necessarily a good person when I was with you. I was dark back then and dealing with conflicting emotions over so many things. It was never going to work, but that doesn't mean we didn't have some good times, so let's just leave it as two people that drifted together and a part over the course of their lives.".

Josh got up from the table and looked down for maybe the last time at the most beautiful and amazing woman he has ever met. "I'm happy that you found love, and I hope you have a wonderful life, Kate. You deserve it".

Kate smiled and said, "To you as well Josh. I wish only the best for you...Goodbye".

Josh thought to himself as he was leaving, "Well at least she didn't marry the fucking writer".

As Josh pushed the door open of the restaurant and walked outside, he bumped into a man wearing sunglasses who was trying to enter. He heard the man say, "Sorry sir", and he recognized the voice. "Castle"?

Rick looked up at the man he ran into and said "Davidson"?

xxxxxxx

Josh looked at Castle and felt the old anger creeping back. He knew it had been over 11 years, and he knew better than to keep holding grudges, but this man brought out the worst in him for what could have been. Without even thinking he blurted out, "What are you doing here"?

Castle smirked, knowing that he probably saw Kate, "Oh, I'm sorry. I came here to eat and be with my wife, what's your excuse"?

Josh realizing that he already knows the answer asks anyway, "Are you telling me your married to Kate"?

Castle laughed, "Of course I married Kate. It was always going to be Kate. Other than my family, she was my first priority in all things. Everything else was secondary, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart, for making your job your number one priority. I see no ring on your finger, so I won't ask how that's all working out for you, still saving people I see. Very noble of you. I have to go now; the love of my life is waiting for me. Bye Bye", and with that Castle waved his fingers as he walked thru the restaurant's door. He swore as the door closed; that he heard partly "... you". Castle smiled and figured what the first part of that sentence was. "Revenge is a dish best served up cold", he thought. Then he asked himself why he was reciting a scene from "The Wraith of Kahn".

As Josh stormed off, he chided himself for losing control and holding an 11-year-old grudge. He was better than that. He was also angry at himself because that asshole was right. Kate was never his first priority, and in retrospect he hates himself for that, even though he saved lives, he was not the only doctor in the world. Like it or not this was going to be the kick start he needed. No more DWB. He was going to live his life and pray that he would find someone like Kate. He hoped that that would still be possible.

Castle walked over and gave his wife a big kiss. "Hi honey, hope I didn't keep you waiting. Kate seemed unaware of the fact that he bumped into Josh. Castle sat down and picked up the menu and held it in front of his face and started to ramble, "I know its afternoon, but I want pancakes. Do you think they have afternoon pancakes Kate, if not they should. Pancakes should be 24/7 type of meal, don't you think"?

Kate laughing to herself but concerned as to why her husband wouldn't put his menu down, and was still wearing his sunglasses said, "Babe, put the menu down and let me see your baby blues".

Castle replied, "I'm comfortable this was honey, plus I'm still perusing the pancake choices". Castle looked at a finger at the top of the menu and the finger started to drag the menu down.

"Rick", Kate said calmly. "I want you to take your sunglass off so I can see your eyes, and don't give me any bullshit... Now Rick".

Castle meekly took his sunglasses off and produced a swollen black eye.

"Holy shit Baby what the hell happened? Were you mugged, or wait a minute did you bump into Josh, and he hit you"? Kate came around to the other side of the table. Patrons were looking at them. Kate kissed his face and kept asking if he was okay.

"Honey, please sit down and I'll explain". Castle took deep breath and said, "It was Flower".

Kate put her hand over her mouth trying not to laugh. "Hum... okay you're saying that our 4 and half year-old daughter clocked you one in the eye and left you with something that Mike Tyson would have done. Gee Babe you're really going to have to explain this one in your best storyteller details".

"Well, I went into the laundry room like you said, and I looked around and saw no way she was in there, so I turned around to leave, and she pops out of the basket and screams and me. I jumped so high that I ran my head into the edge of the door. Then I turned around and see she has my underwear on her head with the part of my underwear that has no business being on her face.

This whole time listening to Castles story Kate had started to lose the battle containing her laughter at her husband. "So, Babe what happened after the underwear fiasco".

Ha Ha... I'll have you know that I was in mortal pain, but I grabbed Flower and ran to the bathroom to wash her face off, and that's when I found out that her mother has been teaching her cuss words".

Kate huffed, "What the hell are you taking about". Already knowing that she had a tendency to have a very colorful way with naughty words, though Castle never complained about them in bed.

"Well, while talking to our little girl I found out just how bad Mommy's potty mouth has been. Flower asks me if I was mad at her and asked if she was an Ass now. I asked her why I would think that, and she said that she saw that Mommy called Daddy that every so often, even when she wasn't mad. I told her that wasn't a nice word, but I wasn't mad at her. Then she laughs and says good I don't want Mommy to think I'm a little shit. By this point, I'm trying to keep from laughing, while explaining that was another bad word. She asks me if the words are so bad why does Mommy keep saying them"?

Kate with her cheeks turning bright red said, "I wasn't aware I was doing that Babe... I'm sorry, I'll try better to watch myself. What did you tell her"?

"I simply said that Mommy at a young age used to ride with the Hells Angels, which is a motorcycle gang, and she got tatted up, and part of the initiation was you needed to swear like a truck driver. I think we need to institute a swear jar. I think it should put Flower thru college at the rate you swear.

Kate sighed; "You didn't really tell her that did you?

"Honey off course not. I told her how much you love her, and that sometimes police see a lot of bad people and bad words come out now and then. It's okay Kate, she'll forget the whole conversation after my eye stops swelling. Can I put my sunglasses back on honey"?

Kate purred, "Of course Baby. My big strong hero Daddy and husband. I'll even let you tell people that you got the black eye, saving an old woman from being mugged. I actually think you kind of rock the badass look. I just might have to have, my wicked way with you tonight".

"My ruggedly handsome face will be marred until further notice, but I would like to keep my manly reputation from being ruined. Somehow, you're having your wicked way with me could go a long way towards the healing process, so I'm all on board with you making my owie feel better."

Kate laughed and reached across and planted a loving kiss on her husband's lips. She said, "Babe, I asked you down here today to tell you something I just found out". It was a surprise. Kate hesitated, she knew that Castle wanted another baby, but still she was apprehensive. "I went in to get a regular check at my OBYN, and found out were going to have another baby". Her husband stood up, his face crinkled at the edges of his eyes, that she loved so much, and a big smile broke widely across his face, and he yelled out to everyone in the restaurant.

"My wife is having a baby everyone. My beautiful wife is pregnant with our baby. People in the restaurant started to applaud as Kate let her hair fall over her face and tried to hide from embarrassment. Castle grabbed Kate from where she sat and proceeded to pick her up and swing her around, Kate started laughing at him while yelling.

"Castle...Rick... put me down you goof ball, and let's order lunch. I have to get back to the precinct soon".

As they sat down and ordered Castle said, "I'm so happy honey, this is so awesome. What a nice surprise. I can't wait to tell Flower; she'll be so excited".

Kate laughed and said, "I know, she's been asking me lately if she would ever have a brother or sister. I think I got pregnant when we were in the Hamptons last month. Alexis was watching Flower that day, and we went at it like rabbits".

"I remember you being insatiable that weekend. Couldn't get enough of your ruggedly handsome husband".

"Yeah", Kate smirked, "I don't quite remember it exactly that way, as you were chasing me around the house trying to rip my clothes off".

Castle laughed, "All I remember was the screaming and moaning. I remember a loss of hearing for a short period of time".

"Shut Up you big ass", Kate blushed.

"Now...Now...Now... Honey. Language".

"Ugh. Fine", Kate mumbled.

"Being with the love of my life and in the Hamptons making our baby, life doesn't get any better than that. I love you so much Kate".

"Castle", Kate stammered, "Don't make me cry while I drink my strawberry shake... I love you too Babe... so much".

Rick trying to change the subject so as not to get his wife upset while she ate said, "Oh by the way guess who I ran into outside the restaurant"?

Kate sighed, "I was hoping that he would be gone by the time you got here. The conversation was weird, and I was trying to not bring up your name up, because you were always our biggest argument, and it was bad when we broke up. Even though it's been 11 years or so I didn't want to deal with any animosity or other bullshit. He said he was thinking of quitting DWB to start a new life, so we parted ways amicably. What did you guys talk about. Was it okay or ugly"?

"I thought you told me you really, really liked him that day on the swings. you never told me it was about me".

"Babe what was I supposed to do the day on the swings. Tell you that I had loved you for quite a while, and that Josh and I argued about that. You know what I was like back then, there was no way that was coming out of my mouth, and as time moved on it didn't seem important anymore. I've told you a hundred times, that if I could do that time over again things would be different". Kate wanting to get off that touchy subject asked, "So what did you guys talk about"?

"He basically started to jump down my throat asking what the hell I was doing here, and when I said to have lunch with my wife, he blurted out, "Your married to Kate"? So, I said yes and that you've always been my first priority and that I thanked him for always making you second. I think he used the f word as I entered the diner".

Kate sighed, "I'm, sorry you had to go thru that Baby".

"All good honey... I liked gloating. All the time I had to deal with his crap, it was a nice payback".

"Babe, I'm running late, I have to get back to work. Don't tell Lilly about the baby until I get home, okay? Stay here and finish your pancakes, before they get cold, and I'll see you tonight. Just order takeout, Italian sounds good. That way we can spend time with Flower and tell her". Kate placed a warm kiss to her husband's lips and walked out the door.

Castle watched her wave to him thru the window, and he blew a kiss her way, then she got into her car and went back to work, and her Captain's job.

As Castle poured syrup over his pancakes, he thought back on how far Kate and him had come. 11 years ago, he never saw this future, even though he had always been an optimist. Kate was with Josh, and seemed to be happy, plus the whole Montgomery thing, the arguments, the shooting, and then if that was not bad enough a year later the lie to protect her and her lie about remembering and that she almost died off the ledge of a building. It seemed so bleak at times, but it just goes to show that if you really want something bad enough you have to fight for it and above all else keep showing up and never give up. Maybe their battle to be together no matter what life threw their way is what has led them to having such a strong bond. All he knows is that Kate is his soulmate, and he was and is the luckiest man in the world. A beautiful woman and daughter who have become his everything. A baby on the way, and a daughter that looks like Kate and has his eyes. He was indeed a lucky man.

He looked at his plate and thought, "These pancakes are awesome, too bad they can't make happy face pancakes, because today that would be the perfect pancake... Oh well, I think I need more syrup".

I’m so happy I found this community (I’m watching the show rn lol😅🤭)

I know this has been a while, but somehow I missed season 8 of Castle the first time around (I'm beginning to think that was a good thing🙄). There are a LOT of issues with that whole season, but one of my biggest problems that no one seemed to even blink at is the fact that Beckett went from Detective to Captain. NOT possible in the NYPD! You can't just jump ranks like that! And, she most likely would not have been kept in the same precinct. I don't know who wrote this season, but the whole damn thing sucks ass.

I liked the police academy one and seeing Beckett in more of that authority figure. Plus the whole potential inside job within the police academy is always juicy.

So I am on my first ever watch through the show and so I ask please no spoilers.

I love it and have been binge watching in between work and other duties and I just got to S8 E6 "Cool Boys" and the return of Detective Slaughter.

I've never laughed as hard as I did this episode. Castle telling Slaughter to be nice felt like putting a leash on a pitbull, Slaughter having a major in musical theatre, THE SONG AS A DISTRACTION!

I've liked Adam Baldwin as an actor since I saw the series Chuck a few years back and got so excited to see him in Castle, but now seeing in this episode absolutely reminded me why I love this show if only I wasn't struggling to see Beckett and Castle struggling!