Castle

Castle was on fire from the get go. Castle and Beckett’s wedding date talk was perfection! Kate almost stole that scene by grabbing Castle’s butt but Martha came swooping in with this amazing line.

“Don’t wait! Hell, just go down to city hall right now! You love each other, stop talking about it, just do it!”

Thank you Martha! The more I think about it though, as much as I’d love to see Castle and Beckett get married right away, I really want to see a really romantic ceremony with Kate wearing the most beautiful dress and Castle grinning from ear to ear while Kate’s father walks her down the aisle.

I don’t know about you, but if someone called me and said, “lives are at stake, don’t react” I’m going to react. Especially if that person was your estranged CIA father. I’m not going to lie, I freaked out a little bit at the fact that Papa Castle was posing as Anderson Cross. Kate thought she met Cross before. You had to know she wasn’t going to let that go.

Castle was definitely pre-occupied when him and Beckett went to see the victim, Ted after Lanie called with some news. Ted had a coin imprinted on the bottom of his foot. It turned out to be an Iranian Rial, a coin worth less than a penny. Castle didn’t even have any crazy theories to offer up. A flare went up and Beckett caught on that something was definitely up with him. Castle received a text from his father telling him to meet him at the park. Castle rattled, made up an excuse about going to see his publisher or something. He was rambling on as he left. Not smooth Castle. I would imagine Kate was getting pretty suspicious about his behaviour. I know I would be.

At the park, Castle’s father wanted to know how much he learned about their victim Ted. “There’s a storm coming, a lot more people are going to die.” I was inclined to believe Castle’s father. At the precinct the group got their hands on some surveillance footage. Good news for them, Castle’s father was caught on a surveillance camera. Castle sticking up for Anderson Cross definitely set off alarms for Beckett. Every trace of the company Cross set up had disappeared. Beckett was now extremely determined to find Cross. I love how the writers go back to old episodes. Kate being Kate found the old sketch from Alexis’ kidnapping. That same sketch of Castle’s father. Beckett found out Cross was a former CIA operative and was disowned for an unauthorized assassination. He was sentenced to life, broke out and killed 3 guards. All of this sounded really bad for Castle’s father but I’m always inclined to believe things are definitely not what they seem.

After Castle’s father didn’t show up to the park to meet him, he went back to the loft and spilled all to Martha about his father. Martha, always one with great advice told him to “lean on the people you trust. Call Katherine, tell her what’s going on.” Before Castle got the chance to do just that, his father showed up to the loft. I’m not going to defend the guy, but he had a pretty good reason for not showing up. He got shot!

Things I never thought I’d see: Castle and Martha performing surgery on his father to take out a bullet. I have to say, I really love James Brolin playing Castle’s dad. How badass was Castle’s father though? The man stitched himself up! Things got really interesting when Kate showed up to the loft. Castle was forced to reveal all. “He’s your future father in law.” Kate’s face was priceless. I really wish Castle would have told Kate the truth earlier. Castle put Kate in the worst possible position. Castle’s father ended up telling Beckett everything. At that point, he really didn’t have any other choice. There was a breach and they had to find the mole and recover the files. Daddy-o had recruited Ted to find the list. Uh-oh moment: Castle’s father revealed that Castle told him about the case. Kate was not pleased.

There were many shining stars in this episode, and I’m happy to say Susan Sullivan was one of them. We got such a sweet scene with Martha and daddy dearest. They reminisced about that special night and “My Funny Valentine.” I really miss Martha singing and performing. I hope we get to see more of that side of Martha this season. The moment Castle’s father asked Martha for juice, I knew he was going to take off. What they shared was in the past and for everyone’s safety it needed to stay there.

I’m not sure about anyone else, but I can’t help but smile every time Castle and Beckett are at a library. It’s their place. Things didn’t go smoothly and they figured out they were being set up. The download wasn’t a CIA list, it was a phonebook. Gemini posed as a fan of Castle’s and held him at gunpoint and took him. Castle’s father was way too clever and tracked them down with the GPS locator he slipped into Castle’s pocket and killed Gemini right in front of Castle. I can’t say I was all that surprised. Castle’s father doesn’t play around.

Castle’s father let Castle and Beckett walk into a trap. He was just doing what he had to do, simple as that. When Castle brought Beckett back down, Gemini’s body was gone, as was Castle’s father. All that was left was Gemini’s gun. The same gun that killed Ted. Gemini killed Ted and was brought to justice.

Castle and Beckett figured out Castle’s father did all of that just so they would catch the case and solve the crime and his father could work Castle for information. I agreed with Kate, maybe he wanted to insert himself in Castle’s life again. Quite a bold statement made by Castle, that his father wasn’t his family, Kate was Castle’s family now and Castle made a decision regarding the date of their wedding. A September wedding it will be! Castle fandom rejoice!

As much as I love when an episode ends with Castle and Beckett, I love when we get a last scene with Castle and Martha. This whole episode they had been great together, why not end it with a sweet moment between them. Martha disagreed with Castle’s statement that his father was never worth her time. His father gave Martha the greatest gift of her life. He gave her Castle and he also gave her closure. Will this be the last we see of Castle’s father? Only time will tell.

What did you guys think of the episode? Did you love it as much as I did? Are you as ecstatic that Castle and Beckett have finally set a date for their wedding? I know I am! Sound off below!

Soundbites:

Kate: “September! It’s not too hot, it’s not too cold. It’s right in the goldilocks zone.”

Kate: “I want to be flexible”  Castle: “You already are flexible.”

Castle: “It’s a weekend at Bernie’s gone wrong.”

Kate: “Is it me or does she look a lot like Esposito?”  Ryan: “I expected that from jackass, but not from you.”

Lanie: “You two creep me out when you do that shared brain thing.”

Castle’s father: “I let my guard down people die.”

Castle’s father: “I may not be good at it, but I’m still your father.”

Castle’s father: Do me a favour, don’t make my nose light up.”

Kate: “Don’t you have backup” Castle’s father: “I am the backup.”

Martha: “Forgive me but your promises don’t mean much.”

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There are many reasons why I watch Castle alone, but one of them is because I tend to talk and yell at my television a good part of the time. Last night was no different. I think I yelled out, “What about Alexis?!” at least 10 times when the kidnappers were letting Sara go. My heart sank for Castle. Then it literally broke when Castle walked away from Kate to tell Martha what had happened. You would think I’d be mad at this show for breaking my heart so many times in 2 weeks but I love this show even more.

Castle really meant it when he said he’d do anything to save his daughter and he did so by taking off for Paris. I could see why he did it but I hate that he lied to both Kate and Martha. I loved what Beckett said though, “He’s acting like a father, I have to act like a cop.” Kate can go off the reservation sometimes as we saw a few episodes ago but in the end she was a professional and did whatever was possible to save Alexis.

After the kidnappers didn’t release Alexis, I started to realize this case was so much more than we thought. Just the mention of spies made my eyes light up. Castle was just so emotionally compromised, I got such a bad feeling. My first WTF moment came when we found out Alexis was the target not her friend Sara. My other WTF moment came when Henri sold Castle out. At that point I yelled out a few expletive’s that shall not be repeated. This episode was just insane.

Can I just say, bravo to the casting department. Getting James Brolin to play Richard Castle’s father is just pure brilliance. I loved his, “Get in the car” line. A total throw back of the days of Beckett saying “Stay in the car, Castle.” As if I wasn’t freaking out already, I totally freaked out even more at the mention of the name Volkov. I wonder if the Castle writers are fans of Chuck? A baddy named Volkov was the mastermind behind the kidnapping. Pretty close to Alexei Volkoff, the baddy from Chuck. Gotta love it!

Freak out moment #20 – “Richard, I am your father.” Seriously? They totally killed me with that line. Ever since “Linchpin” there was speculation Richard’s father was in the intelligence community. It was great that this was confirmed. It was also confirmed it was because of his father, Castle first got access to the CIA for his book research. I just loved Castle with his dad. I hope there’s many more moments to come. I absolutely loved when he said to Castle, “You’ve been playing cop for years. You wanna play spy?” Total squee moment if there was one.

The tears started back up again when Castle was brought to Alexis. Then the tears went away and my jaw literally fell to the ground when the charge went off and the bad guys blew up. I didn’t think my heart was even intact anymore, but it broke even more when Castle wanted more time with his father. I’m pretty sure everyone that knows me, knows I totally freaked out when his father said “Always.” It’s such a trigger word for me. I could hear someone say it at work or while I’m out and I automatically squee and think of Castle. Yes, I am well aware I am a freak.

Before I get into the ending, I need to discuss that interrogation scene. There have been some pretty amazing interrogation scenes in this show, but the one in “Hunt” is just the best. I’m even going to be so bold as to say it’s the best one I’ve ever seen on any show! Just give Stana all the awards please. Kate kicked the chair from underneath the table while Henson’s girlfriend was sitting on it!! I got some serious shivers down my spine when Kate said, “I’m not a cop today, honey.” Pure perfection! I think I fell even more in love with Kate Beckett. If that’s actually possible. Just like her facial expressions, Stana just rocks the interrogation scenes. I could watch them all day long.

I absolutely loved the ending. Castle and Alexis were just too cute for words. I would say he’s one of the best father’s on television. Who would have guessed that when this series first started? We always talk about Beckett’s progression during the years, what about Castle? He’s grown so much as a man and father. My heart melted when Beckett gave that huge hug to Castle and said “Please don’t do anything like that again without me.” We also got a Caskett kiss with crap lighting. Ok! who wants to start sending lightbulbs to Marlowe and co.? Come on man! You’re killing us here. Here’s hoping the 100th episode will have many bright kisses. I also really loved the Kate and Alexis hug. They were even walking arm in arm. I would really love to see more of their relationship going forward.  Castle, Kate, Alexis, and Martha were just so adorable. I love all 4 of them together.

My heart is racing like mad just thinking about “Hunt”. Such an incredible episode. The whole Castle team just amazes me week after week. I literally fall in love with this show more and more after each episode. This show always makes my heart melt.

Now we have to wait 3 weeks for an all-new episode. A re-watch is definitely in order. Don’t worry, I have many incredible episodes to choose from.

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