So let me dry my tears a bit because I want to start at the beginning, because as much as I want to discuss that crazy ending, there were lots of great stuff during “For Better or Worse.”

First of all, Beckett was already married! Apparently she is not a one and done kinda girl. In her defense, Beckett didn’t even realize she was married. Kate and her then college boyfriend, Rogan O’Leary went through the drive thru of love in Las Vegas as a joke (drunk) and got married.

Beckett then went to find Rogan so she could get him to sign the papers to end their marriage and found out he’s quite a piece of work and not in a good way. First Rogan made Beckett break into the truck belonging to his ex-girlfriend, then Beckett saw Rogan being abducted. Rogan was such a schemer that not even the local police wanted to go look for him.

I thought the whole husband storyline was pretty funny, and I laughed so hard when it turned out Rogan knew the entire time that him and Beckett were married. He had told his girlfriend that his wife was in a coma! Such a schemer! Rogan was using the whole wife in a coma thing as an excuse not to fully commit to Tildy.

I won’t get into great detail about the whole blackmailing a pastor thing since I want to discuss the Caskett wedding but Rogan had photos of the pastor with a stripper. Helping people was the pastor’s calling. I’m sure it was. It was bad enough Rogan had photos of the pastor, but he also had photos of Mickey Barbosa. Barbosa the mob hit man who disappeared a decade before. It was quite the brilliant play that Castle and Beckett brought in the biker gang that Rogan owed money to, to claim the reward for Mickey.

Rogan finally signed the papers and Castle and Beckett could get married! All happy right? Well, not so fast. During Beckett’s little trip to end her marriage, they lost their wedding venue. Ever so smart Alexis suggested they could move the whole party to their Hampton’s house. I thought that was such a fantastic idea. Why didn’t they think of that as their venue in the first place? Ryan’s tux was too small, even though Alexis checked the measurements a ton of times. So many jokes there.

The next disaster (many people didn’t think so) was that Kate’s wedding dress got ruined! Lanie got to deliver the bad news to Kate that a pipe burst in the apartment above Kate’s and the dress Matilda King gave to Beckett in Dressed to Kill S6 Ep14 was destroyed.

“One big sign – ours is a great love story, what’s a great love story without obstacles to overcome. Every fairytale has them . We want the happy ending, we can’t give up.”

A sign of things to come? Regardless, it was such a sweet, honest moment between Castle and Beckett. He always has the right words to calm her down. The bad seemed to be going away and it looked like we were going to get our happy ending after all. Beckett was wearing her mother’s wedding dress, and looked so beautiful. It was like it was made for her. Even though she couldn’t be there, it was like a piece of her was there to support her daughter. Another moment that made me tear up was between Kate and Martha. Martha thanked Beckett for making Castle so happy.

Martha gave Kate the most beautiful pair of blue earrings. They were given to Martha by her mother to wear on her wedding day and given to her mother before that. “Only women of substance have wore these gems. They’ve been waiting Katherine for you.” My friend pointed out that Martha obviously didn’t think Richard’s previous wives were worthy and I’d definitely agree with that statement. Katherine is an extraordinary woman. It’s not to say Gina and Meredith aren’t special but none of them are Beckett. It was such a beautiful moment between the two of them. I’ve always loved the relationship between Martha and Kate. There’s a mutual respect there.

And now for that ending. I got scary flashbacks from Downton Abbey and I didn’t like it one bit. From the moment I saw that black svu I knew something bad was going to happen and Kate getting a phone call after Castle was an hour late wasn’t a good sign. What a devastating ending. I had such a bad feeling going into this episode, but the way the things were going I thought, “Hey! Maybe they would get married.” I should have known better. The tears started up when Kate got the phone call, and when she ran out of the car to see Castle’s car up in flames they just continued well after the credits.

I can’t even begin to process the ending. I’m sure I’ll have more thoughts in the days to come.  I was pretty sad at the season 2 finale of Castle, when Castle went off with Gina but this is on a whole other level. It was just so devastating seeing Beckett so happy and minutes later her whole world was torn apart. Stana played the scene perfectly. She didn’t even need to say a word. She said it all in her expressions. All the joy in the world and in one instant everything can change. Seeing her crying will be an image that will haunt me the entire summer.

How are we going to survive this hiatus? I have so many muffled thoughts running through my mind. I don’t believe Castle is in the car. How could he? The show is called Castle! He can’t be dead. Could it be that Jerry Tyson kidnapped him? Do you think somehow Bracken is behind this? Or is this a whole new mythology Marlowe spoke about in that interview. What are your theories? We have many months to speculate. This will be the longest hiatus ever! In Marlowe We Trust…

Soundbites and other things from “For Better or Worse”

According to Gates, she ran into a wall and got a black eye before her wedding day.

“He’s got a smile that’ll make your pants fall off” – Rogan’s neighbour

Rogan’s nickname for Beckett was “Kit Kat”

A Captain Castle name plate on Castle’s desk

“You were gonna have naked ladies at your party too?” – Castle

“No, Mrs O’Leary, I’m not okay.” – Castle

Castle screaming like a little girl!!!

“Listen to man parts. Let’s get the hell out of here” – Rogan

“Congratulations Rogan, you accidentally stole photos of a fugitive mobster.” – Beckett

Adorable Lanie and Esposito moment before the wedding.

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From the moment Vulcan Simmons appeared in this episode, I just knew things were going to get real messy. I just didn’t realize to what degree. Kate had been following this guy Jason Marks since about March. Well, that’s what the close up of her journal indicated. Jason, who Kate and Rick had been investigating in regards to her mother’s murder turned up dead and Vulcan Simmons who Kate saw driving Jason turned up dead as well.

As if things weren’t already intense, it got much worse when Lanie delivered the news to Kate that the one bullet that was found in Simmons came from a pistol registered to Kate. Simmons was killed with Kate’s backup piece that was in her safe at home. I was shaking just like Lanie was when she was giving the news to Kate. I just couldn’t believe it. There was no way Kate killed Simmons. I know Kate, she would never do such a thing. There was only one person that could have set all this up.

Later on, Castle came up with the theory that maybe our old dead friend Mr. Smith wasn’t actually dead at all. Could that possibly be? Well, Smith called Castle’s burner phone, and I’m pretty sure dead people cannot make telephone calls. Did anyone else get the shivers when Castle and Kate met with Smith in the parking garage? Smith told the two that he was close to bringing Jason into the fold but that someone found out and had him killed. First Jason, then Simmons. What was going on?

Intense doesn’t even begin to explain this episode. It was just one thing after another. There were so many heart pumping, intense moments but the swing sets moment definitely warmed my heart. A hooded Kate meeting Rick. Aw, just so awww. Anytime this show brings out the swings you know it’s going to be a great moment. Another great moment was when Espo and Ryan told Gates everything about Kate’s mother’s murder. I thought it was about time Gates knew what was going on. If Gates was going to do anything she could to protect Beckett, she needed to know the truth.

It was only a matter of time before Bracken found Kate and he made his move once Castle left the hotel room to get a car. I loved how Kate told Bracken to kill her if he had the balls to do so. Which we all know he doesn’t. He always makes other people do his dirty work. His two thugs made Kate swallow a pill that would relax her and then proceeded to feeding her booze. They were obviously making it look like some kind of suicide, but not so fast! Kate didn’t swallow the pill and took down both men. Did they really think Kate was going to go down without a fight? Kate did get smashed in the head but Castle showed up just in time and they took off.

I can’t even choose a favourite moment from this episode since the entire episode was incredible but I got some serious chills when Kate had a flashback to meeting Captain Montgomery for the first time. Kate was looking for her mother’s file and Kate didn’t realize it but back then, Montgomery was giving her a clue as to where the recording of Bracken confessing was. It turns out Montgomery gave Johanna the recording! Can you believe it? I was in shock.

Kate and Rick were able to get into Kate’s apartment to look through her mom’s stuff thanks to Ryan and Espo but Capt. Marcus Donovan came busting in before they could get out. The following sequence of events were absolutely brilliant. One of the best moments of the entire series. Kate was going through everything in her head and it donned on her. The famous elephants on Kate’s desk were her mom’s. Johanna used to have them on her desk and she used to say they were a family just like Kate, her mom, and her dad. “D ME w/ family” didn’t mean dinner with family, it actually meant Detective Montgomery, evidence w/ family. The tape was in one of the elephants!!!! Seeing Kate trying to crack open one of the elephants then the tape falling to the ground was so amazing. Even more amazing? Hearing Bracken confessing to everything on that tape.

It was so incredibly satisfying seeing Kate walk through those doors and seeing the complete shock on Bracken’s face. Kate had the honour of arresting Bracken for conspiracy, fraud and murder of her mother Johanna Beckett and all in front of the media. Bracken was going down and it was Beckett who got to deliver the final blow. What a moment for Beckett. Finally! That part of her life can be put to rest.

“I never could have done this without you.” – Beckett

A perfect ending to an amazing episode. I just can’t believe the whole thing. The recording was in the elephant the entire time! I am in shock. Mind blown. The Castle team has done it once again. I must add “Veritas” to the list of all time favourite Castle episodes. Let’s be honest, that list is really crowded, but this one will definitely go down as one of the Castle greats.

I’m just so glad we got to hear LT say a couple lines of dialogue. Go LT!

I’m going to definitely savour this episode a lot more before I think about next week’s finale. I can’t believe the season is almost over. It has been an incredible season, and I’m confident Milmar have an epic finale planned for us.

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Of course, I totally knew Castle wasn’t going to pick either of them but it was still pretty funny to watch them vying to be his best man. I really loved when Ryan and Espo went to Lanie so she could decide between the two of them. Lanie shot them down because it’s not her decision to make. Seriously guys? What did they think?

In the end, Ryan and Espo confronted Castle and told him he doesn’t have to choose. They’ll both be his best man. Castle told them he was flattered and honored but he already decided on a best man. Castle asked Alexis to be his best man. I just thought that was totally adorable and such a Castle thing to do. Good news though, Castle wanted Ryan and Espo as his groomsmen. I can’t wait to see the shenanigans they get into at Castle’s bachelor party. If they don’t show it, I really hope they at least mention the craziness that went down.

Other awesome wedding news we learned this episode was that Kate asked Lanie to be her maid of honor. I am so extremely happy about this, you have no idea! I really wish we would have seen Kate officially ask her but that’s alright. You gotta love Lanie’s enthusiasm, “The dress is the right mix of elegant and saucy.” I can’t wait to see this dress and I cannot wait to see this wedding!

“Law & Boarder” also showcased Castle’s crazy competitive side which was brought out when him and Beckett were playing Scrabble. She beat him once and of course Castle being Castle couldn’t let that happen again, so he wanted a rematch. Beckett ended up beating him again! I could not stop laughing. Castle was being all confident he was going to win and Beckett busted out the word, Quixotic for the win. I’m not even going to pretend like I know what that word meant before last night.

The last scene won the entire episode for me. Castle wanted another rematch but Beckett had another idea. Strip poker! Oh my little Caskett heart pretty much exploded. I’m just going to quote the entire scene for you and you can imagine it in your heads. Oh, by the way, Kate was in a bra the entire scene. These two will never, ever be a boring married couple.

“Your bet?” – Castle

“I think I’m gonna go all in” – Kate

“Me too, but all I have left to bet with is this shirt” – Castle

“I’ll take that bet” – Kate

“What do you got?” – Castle

“Who cares” – Kate

“This is so much better than scrabble” – Castle

“Yeah” – Kate

Funny lines and other bits:

Alexis and Kate fist bump.

Kate’s gorgeous ponytail. (Why don’t my ponytails every look like that?)

“A reigning champion unable to cope with defeat… that sounds familiar.” – Beckett

“I admit I am extreme… Extremely handsome.” – Castle

“I think catching killers is pretty extreme… and then there’s marrying you.” – Beckett

“I hope not too tired to… you know.” – Castle

“That’s a notion created to comfort those who lose.” – Castle

Thank you Jim Adler! Welcome to Team Castle! After just one episode, I already love you. Coffee, apples, ice cubes, always, rain, swings, handshakes, and now scrabble will never be the same again and I’m perfectly okay with that. My huge smile turned into a huge gasp after they showed the promo for next week’s episode, “Veritas.” Hold on to your seats my fellow Castle lovers, it’s going to be a crazy ride!

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From the moment I saw the promo for this episode I was ecstatic that Salli Richardson-Whitfield was guest starring as Gates’ sister Elizabeth. I’ve been a huge fan of Salli’s since she was on Eureka and these two incredible women were fantastic together. Polar vortex didn’t even begin to explain how Gates and Elizabeth were to each other at the beginning of the episode. You definitely sensed something big happened between these two.

We got some indication early on that something definitely went down between these two and that it was job related.

Gates: “I am not stuck anywhere. I will not apologize for doing my job to the letter of the law.”

We learned later on when Beckett was talking to Gates about Elizabeth, that Gates screwed up one of Elizabeth’s investigations. Back when Gates was the head of Internal Affairs, Elizabeth was trying to make her case and she begged Gates not to mess with her case. Gates chose her job because that’s who Gates is and we love her for it. Things haven’t been the same between the sisters since. I felt so bad for Gates because she seemed genuinely sad about the rift with her sister. Gates was only doing her job, but I could see where Elizabeth would have resentment towards her sister. They were the dynamic duo for goodness sake. Could you imagine the good they could have done together?

I just loved that Beckett and Gates scene so much. Such a beautiful bonding scene between them. Stana and Penny have such great chemistry together. This whole cast does. That’s what I love most about this show. All the actors have such amazing chemistry together and they really do love their jobs and it really translates on the screen.

The scene that really got to me was short but it packed quite a punch. When Gates was working late she opened up her desk drawer to reveal a picture of her and her sister. So much emotion in that moment. If you didn’t already love Gates, I’m sure after this scene you will. Yeah, she’s a hard ass sometimes, but she’s just trying to do her job. Even though she probably wasn’t talking to her sister, she was always thinking about her.

In the end, the team got their murderer and it was someone I didn’t even suspect. Turns out, our victim Peter Cordero took the 25 million from his boss and was going to run away. Stephanie, who was working with Elizabeth at the U.S. Attorney’s office listened to Cordero’s last recording and heard he was going to leave town. Stephanie couldn’t let Cordero do that and shot him. Such a shame. At least Peter donated a large portion of the money he took to rebuild his hometown that was destroyed by the earthquake that killed his parents.

I was so happy when Elizabeth thanked Gates for doing her job so well. The same thing that got between them in the first place. I was glad the sisters could put the past behind them. I really hope we get to see them work a case together again. I thought Penny and Salli really nailed it this week. I just loved how Elizabeth kept on calling her Victoria. Such a change from Captain Gates, or Sir.

Other than the case, we got to enjoy more wedding planning. We learned that Kate will not get married up in space, on a slide or on a ride. I’ll admit, getting married on the Cyclone at Coney Island would be pretty awesome. I kid I kid. Castle and his crazy ideas always make me laugh.

They already have a song, and now they needed to make their list. The amount of people just kept on growing, but to be fair, Castle is world famous-ish. I absolutely loved Aunt Theresa getting mentioned and Castle commenting about what she wrote on Facebook. Hilarious throwback Castle writers. I love when they do that.

How many names did Castle and Beckett have? Like 500? Well, Martha had her own list! Things were getting a little out of hand but Castle and Beckett being who they are and this amazing communication thing they’ve got going on decided to figure this out once and for all. Kate asked, “Why are we having this wedding?” They are having the wedding for them, not for anyone else. I thought it was brilliant to write down everyone they wanted to be there in a minute. After about 2 seconds they stopped to reveal they both wrote “YOU” on their piece of paper.

Okay, everyone on the count of 3 say, AWWWWW. How adorable was that? I can’t even count how many incredibly sweet moments we’ve got between the two of them. Of course after this they started to actually make their list together. I’m not going to make any predictions about this wedding. I’m just going to sit back, relax, and enjoy the ride.

Soundbites from “The Greater Good”

Castle: “Hairy is my middle name. That sounded better in my head.”

Castle: “Castle, you’ve done it again.”

Gates: “Find the truth.”

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I’m always game for Castle’s crazy theories and this episode provided us with yet another classic from Castle. I loved how adamant Castle was that the killer was a ninja and even I was starting to believe his crazy theory. I was happy I didn’t decide to make a drinking game out of this episode because if I had to take a shot every time somebody said ninja I would have gotten plastered.

I could go on and on about the ninja action but I’d rather talk about all the other Castle goodies this episode offered. First of all, Kate in the opening scene was hilarious. She was supposed to get together with an old friend named Carly and Kate said something I never thought would ever come out of her mouth.

Kate: “Last thing I need is to watch someone from my past trying to seduce my fiancée while talking about the goddess that lives in her hoo-ha.”

Hoo-ha! Kate Beckett, why I never! Stana was awesome tonight. In fact, she’s always awesome. She was definitely on fire with her great lines and facial expressions. I rarely comment on this, but how amazing did Stana look? I love when Stana’s hair is down, but she looked absolutely amazing with her hair up in that ponytail and I loved that blazer she was wearing towards the end of the episode and those leather pants! Hot damn!

Other than the hoo-ha moment, Kate and Espo eating cronuts was awesome and it made me really want one. I just love scenes where characters are eating. To me it makes them even more human. It drives me nuts on shows when we never see characters eat. I can never accuse Castle of doing that.

How great was the Japanese Hostess Club scene? Kevin doing karaoke was hilarious and I loved how uncomfortable he was when they first got there and made sure to tell the ladies that he was married. He even pointed to his wedding ring. Things got quite interesting when one of the ladies took Castle back to a private room to give him information about Jade. Unfortunately Castle was busy and ignored his reminder to call Beckett. It wasn’t for nothing, but the evening did cost him $6,000!

I nearly laughed myself off my bed when Castle tried to expense the $6,000 bill and Gates crumpled the bill right in front of his face.  Did Castle really think Gates would allow him to expense that?

After getting the death stare from Gates, Castle was treated to a pissed off Kate. Kate was mad at Castle because he didn’t call her when he was supposed to. He was too busy having his little private session. Obviously Kate’s frustration wasn’t all about Castle not calling. Beckett was expecting her friend Carly to have these amazing stories but instead she was boring. Carly said she was bored in her marriage. She was complaining there was no romance in her marriage. Kate was afraid marriage would change them. Kate didn’t want to get bored with Castle, and she didn’t want Castle to get bored with her. Castle was so adorable telling her they could put it in their vows. “Even though we’re married it doesn’t mean there’s no more romance and we will never ever be boring.”

Kate: “We’re not gonna become one of those couples that go to the same two restaurants and only have sex on national holidays.”

I love how they’re having such realistic conversations with each other. What a difference a season makes. Last year, Beckett had no idea where their relationship was going and they hardly ever spoke about the future. Now that they’re engaged they communicate and voice their concerns. Castle and Beckett are just too adorable together and we are so lucky to get the cutest Caskett kisses. Moonlight curse be dammed! This show has gotten a million times better since Castle and Beckett have gotten together. Just because a couple gets together doesn’t mean everything is all puppies and rainbows. They now get to face adversity together and work through their problems the way real couples do.

So, back to the ninja goodness. It turned out Jade, our victim was hunting down the Green Dragon that killed her family. Ah, your classic revenge story but unfortunately things didn’t end well for Jade. The woman who was impersonating the consulate officer earlier in the episode was actually Jade’s sister, a police officer herself. Both Jade and her sister survived the attack that killed their parents.

From the moment we met Jade’s boyfriend Dean’s father I knew something wasn’t right with him and I was right. Randall Bedford was the Green Dragon.

I have to say, it was quite the episode. Intriguing case and great character moments. This show has so many layers, it’s what makes it so great. That’s what I love about this show. It’s never one thing. You can have an intense moment followed up by a funny one and then a sad one. There’s not too many shows I can go from laughing to crying. Castle is definitely one of a kind.

Soundbites from “The Way of the Ninja”

Castle: “The Great throwdini.”

Castle: “Our killer is a ninja.”

“No I’m not a ninja. I’m Korean not Japanese, way to racial profile.”

Kate: “Our course we can’t let facts get in the way of a good story.”

Castle: “And you’re afraid we’re going to become boring?”

What did you guys think of this week’s episode? Sound off below! After seeing the promo for next week’s episode I am definitely super excited! Salli Richardson-Whitfield, my favorite from Eureka is guest starring as Gates’ sister! It should be a good one, like always!

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The intensity factor in this week’s episode was off the charts. I was on the edge of my seat the second Beckett was kidnapped. We all knew things weren’t going to go according to plan, but I never thought the episode was going to go the way it went.

The episode really hinged on Stana’s performance and she killed it in every single way. Stana’s fear looked so real when Harden was scanning her for a wire while she was in the van. I could almost hear her heart racing. Or maybe it was my heart racing a mile a minute? My fear pushed aside, I couldn’t help but smile when we were treated to Beckett’s sexy Russian accent. That wasn’t the only thing from the past we were lucky to get this episode.

I will definitely not repeat what I screamed out loud when it was revealed who Lazarus was or who we thought he was, but I’m sure some of you could guess. Never in a million years did I think  it was going to be Vulcan Simmons. As he kept on talking, I was getting closer and closer to my television till I realized who it was. The last time we saw Vulcan Simmons, Beckett was slamming him into the mirror in the interrogation room at the precinct and accusing him of murdering her mother. Mind incredibly blown! I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. The Castle writers are geniuses.

Not only did I freak out a million times this episode, but my heart also broke a ton of times. When Beckett was writing that letter for Castle, my heart was actually hurting. Beckett was such a genius for leaving the blood that would lead to the letter for Castle in case things got bad. As much as things looked like they were going wrong I never once doubted things wouldn’t turn out good for Beckett.

That was until they started water boarding Beckett.  Things turned bad fast but I knew Beckett was strong and would get out of it. It didn’t stop my heart from racing so incredible fast. My hands were on my face the entire time. I just kept on getting flashbacks of Ryan being water boarded.

Beckett was strong and was even threatening Vulcan. I just didn’t know how much of the torture I could take. That scene alone proved that Stana deserves all the awards in the world. I could feel the pain she was going through. This episode will stick with me for a very long time and it’s up there in my favs category.

This was quite the episode for Beckett, but it was also a great one for Castle. I felt so horrible for Castle when he heard about Beckett. He was so helpless in this situation. I just loved that Javier was reassuring him that things were going to be okay. He was right, it was Beckett. Never ever count her out.

“This is Beckett we’re talking about. She might be your fiancée, but she’s also a damn good cop. So don’t sell her short.”

This being Castle, things are always bigger than what they seem. I couldn’t believe it but Elena, the woman Beckett was pretending to be actually saved Beckett in the woods. But why? Well, Lazarus sent Elena to save Beckett. I’ll ask the question again, why? Things were about to start making sense.

Beckett being the incredible detective she is, remembered an account name for the money laundering scheme. Future Forward turned out to be a political Super PAC. Someone higher up was behind this whole thing. Somebody that needed Beckett alive. I was with Beckett, no way was Vulcan Simmons actually Lazarus. I’m sure you all freaked out when you realized Senator Bracken had to be Lazarus.

It all made sense now. Bracken owed Beckett for saving his life and now they are even. The next time they see each other, all bets are off. Now that Senator Bracken is going to run for President, things are going to get extremely interesting! I always wondered how they were going to bring Bracken back into the mix and this way was pure genius.

Other things I loved this episode was Gates telling Beckett she didn’t have to do the undercover assignment and she’d take the heat for it. They’re relationship has really blossomed into something great. Don’t get me wrong, I miss Captain Montgomery so much, but Captain Gates has really turned into such a great character. We need more of Penny Johnson Jerald.

How about when Beckett was told to kill Even Potter?! I really had no idea how Beckett was going to get herself out of that one. Good thing Mr. Potter had a ton of ketchup and beet juice in his house. It was also good that Harden didn’t see Beckett enter the house because those 2 bullet holes in the window wouldn’t have made much sense.

It was short moment, but Beckett giving herself a pep talk in the bathroom mirror was great. “You’re getting out of here alive.” I love that Castle and Beckett’s future is what kept her going.  Beckett isn’t alone anymore. She has someone who loves her so much and she has so much to live for. Character development has always been what I love most about this show. It’s natural, people change, people grow, so why shouldn’t television characters? Kate Beckett has changed so much since the start of this show, it’s amazing. Definitely my favourite character on tv and Stana Katic continuously brings it week after week. I could never picture anyone else in this role but her.

I am always in awe how this show just keeps on getting better and better. This team is truly incredible and I’m enjoying this wild ride they put us on week after week. We have to wait 2 weeks for a new episode but it’s alright, because I’m pretty sure I’ll still be freaking out about “The Belly of the Beast” for a while.

This episode definitely belonged to Beckett and so did the best lines.

“What we both need is a good font.”

“If I don’t make it, I need you to know that our partnership. Our relationship is the greatest thing that has ever happened to me. You’re an amazing man, and I love you with all of my heart. Always.”

“The only thing that kept me going was thinking about you.”

What did everyone think of tonight’s episode? Did you freak out as much as I did? Sound off below!

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I really won’t go into great detail about the case, but the way it was broken down was great, and pretty hilarious at times. I thought it was really cool that Kelly Kruger guest starred this week as Laura, since I used to watch her as Mackenzie Browning on The Young and the Restless. She’s also from Montreal, where I live so that was pretty cool.

Monday night’s episode had quite the historic moment. Castle was completely theoryless! No crazy theory! That’s just not natural. Well, later on he did come up with something pretty interesting that gave us this hilarious moment between Castle and Beckett.

Kate: “Castle, no please. If this is some alternate universe theory I’m not in the mood.”

Castle: “Really? Alternate universe, that’s how little you think of me?”

Kate: “I’m sorry, I’m sorry. I just thought that you”

Castle: “No, they’re psychically linked and not just to each other. But to the actual killer. So they’ve seen the crime through his or her eyes and the experience is so visual that both Sam and Anita think that they committed the crime by themselves.”

Kate: “I’m sorry. It’s just that you got excited. It’s kinda cute.”

Castle: “Yeah yeah yeah. You know how I like the weird stuff.”

I just loved how frustrated Kate got every time another person came into the precinct to confess to killing Justin.

Kate: “If I have to hear that confession one more time, I’m gonna shoot somebody.”

I have to say, it was pretty hilarious and Stana was great! It was bad enough they had two people confessing to the murder of Justin Marquette, but then they got a third! Poor Dwight. The guy didn’t even get a chance to confess.

Dwight: “I need to confess!”

Beckett: “Ya, take a number.”

Even at the end of the episode Dwight still wanted to confess. Poor guy felt left out. Great job by Bradford Anderson, another daytime alum.

Oh! How great was it that Dr. Holloway was brought back? I’m sure you all remember Dr. Holloway from Season 2 Episode 6 “The Vampire Weekend.”

Castle: “Dr. Holloway. Say hello to the nice psychiatrist, Feggin. Hello.”

[Castle places Feggin on Beckett’s shoulder.]

Dr. Holloway: “I will arrange for someone from Social Services to come get Mr. Lockerby. And if you want, I can have someone get him, too.”

Beckett (mouths)

“Yes, please.”

I love when the show does a throwback to past episodes. Castle always does such a great job with those.

I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one that loved the scene between Kate and Alexis. I’ve been waiting for that moment for a really long time and it was perfect. At the beginning of the episode Alexis ended up staying over at the loft and Castle suggested Alexis just move back home. Alexis said no but there was definitely another reason she wasn’t going to come home. Kate sensed something wasn’t right and later met up with Alexis.

This moment brought me back to S6 EP7 “Like Father, Like Daughter” when Beckett spoke to Lanie about Castle’s relationship with Alexis.

Kate: “He and Alexis have this whole history that has nothing to do with me and it kind of feels like when it comes to the two of them, I’m always gonna be on the outside.”

Lanie: “It’s going to be up to you to find a way to make your baggage match their baggage. It’s up to you to make your own history.”

Kate really stepped up and reached out to Alexis and it made me so happy.

Kate: “And you also said that there were other reasons why you didn’t want to move back and I just… I wanna make sure that one of those reasons isn’t me.”

Alexis: “Oh no. No, it’s not you at all.”

Kate: “Cause the last thing I wanna do is make you feel unwelcome in your own home.”

I loved that Kate met up with Alexis. Kate wanted to know why Alexis didn’t want to move back home. Kate wanted to make sure it wasn’t because of her. Alexis didn’t want to move back because Castle was right. It was a mistake moving in with Pi and she didn’t want Castle to know that she made a mistake. I felt for Alexis  and I know where she was coming from. I hate showing my parents they were right about something. I’d rather suffer than wave the white flag in defeat. Alexis wished she could have seen it before and Kate, the wise one said it was because of the love haze.

Kate: “It’s like a drug. It makes intelligent people do stupid things.”

I think Alexis had to go through her Pi period even though it was excruciating for us and Castle at times. It’s all about growing up. We all makes mistakes, it’s how we deal with the aftermath that counts. I absolutely loved this sweet scene between Kate and Alexis. In fact, I love all scenes between those two. Kate usually just wants to help and doesn’t want to interfere. This was something we’d been missing for a while now. I know earlier in the season we got a really sweet moment between Alexis and Kate at the precinct but we didn’t get to hear their conversation. Stana and Molly are great together. Maybe now we’ll get more scenes with them.

At the end of the episode Alexis showed up and asked if she could come home. I’m glad that Alexis’ talk with Beckett worked and she reconsidered coming home. The smile on Castle’s face was pure magic. Now things should be interesting with everyone under the same roof. Hijinks ensue! I say they should all play a game of laser tag. Maybe Beckett will defeat the forces of Voltar? A girl can dream.

What did you guys think of this week’s episode? Sound off below.

Soundbites from “Room 147”

Castle: “11 seconds to a confession. That’s got to be your personal best.”

Castle: “You should know you’re engaged to a genius.”

Kate: “Yes, a genius at annoying me.”

Castle: “Do I smell coffee?”

Kate: “If you do it was made by elves.”

Kate: “Yeah, I think we all just kickstarted our day.”

Kate: “It’s okay Castle, you know I like the weird ones.”

Kate: “How do you know what I do to you while you’re sleeping.”

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The fact that it’s the next day and I’m still smiling just thinking about this episode says something. The second I heard “In My Veins” by Andrew Belle, I started to freak out and I’m pretty sure I wasn’t the only one. I’m going to sound so dramatic right now, but I was crying so much I couldn’t breathe. That song makes me so emotional, and when it played in the scene it was just too much. Castle and Kate dancing to “In My Veins” was amazing. Never in a million years could I have imagined a moment like that. I got even more emotional (as if that was even possible) when Castle and Kate said at the exact same time, “I’ve always loved this song.” I just can’t believe the perfection of that scene. “In My Veins” is going to be their wedding song. Let’s all just digest that for a moment.

Kate: “Do you regret it? That prank? Missing your prom? Not being here with Audra Dobson?

Castle: “Not even a little bit. Everything I’ve ever done, every choice I’ve ever made, every terrible, wonderful thing that’s ever happen to me, it’s all led me to right here, this moment with you.”

How perfect were those lines? Just when you thought they couldn’t be any cuter, Kate said to Castle, “Now shut up and kiss me.” A perfect way to end such a beautiful episode and that kiss! WOW. I would say it’s one of the best Caskett kisses. I will never get over this scene, and I don’t want to.

Not to take anything away from Caskett, but how cute were Jordan and Lucas? Jordan came to the dance, and while all eyes were on her, she found Lucas. She hugged him and they started to dance and they kissed. They were adorable, and let’s not forget that Lucas protected Jordan. Beckett told Castle that they found no wires, magnets, or anything that would have explained the things flying around in Lucas’ house. Love was definitely in the air at that dance.

I definitely need to talk about that scene with Castle and Kate trying to pick out their wedding music. Easy enough right? Well, Kate wanted a DJ and Castle wanted a band. I never would have pictured Kate as a DJ kinda woman. I had to laugh at the fact that they both thought their song was something different. Did they not have a song? Well, later on in the episode in the loft , while Beckett was drinking red wine (wink wink) and Castle was making dinner, Castle handed Kate a Billboard list of Top 100 romantic songs of all time.

Kate: “I’m not choosing our song off a list that includes Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar on Me.”

Castle: “Uh, that song I’m sure ignited many a strip club romance in 1987.”

I could not stop laughing. Witchcraft? Dancing In The Dark? Too funny!

We also learned that both Castle and Kate never went to their proms. Castle got kicked out and rebel Becks was a little too cool to go to a silly dance. She kinda wished she didn’t miss out on it. That’s what made the ending with them dancing extra special. They never got to experience it and here they were getting to experience it together.

Kate: “It’s one of those seminal moments that I kinda wish I didn’t skip out on”

The case this week was pretty awesome. Could you imagine FaceTiming your friend and seeing her murder? Yikes. It looked like Madison, our victim was murdered by ways of telekinesis, but as you know there’s always a logical explanation for things.  The case brought the team to Faircroft Prep, one of Castle’s many schools. It turned out, Castle’s Principal was still there!

According to Madison’s friends, there was an incident in the cafeteria two weeks prior and everything was caught on camera. Some guys were playing hot or not and Jordan the black sheep student was being bullied and then stuff literally hit the fan.

It made me quite angry when Madison’s friends were talking about Jordan saying  she was odd and she was into weird stuff. I mean, just because someone is into different stuff than you, doesn’t mean their odd. That’s what the bullies always say. I was thankful Jordan had Lucas on her side trying to protect her.

Castle and Beckett then went to see the doctor that taught people how to unlock their potential. According to the doctor Jordan didn’t know how to control her powers. When they first walked in, Kate’s face was priceless when they saw the doctor levitating. Stana’s facial expressions are top notch. Jordan revealed herself and was brought down to the precinct.

I really felt bad for Jordan while she was in the interrogation room with Castle and Beckett. Usually Jordan was invisible to people but then she saw Madison in the library after winter break and Madison threatened her. That’s when all the trouble started. I won’t lie, I did freak out a bit when the table started shaking but it turned out Jordan was just banging her knee on the table. Castle totally thought it was her telekinetic powers. Too funny!

Turns out, Madison was a little crook. Castle and Beckett went to the Russian Lit section of the library and found a hollowed out version of War and Peace. They found German bearer bonds in the book! Over a million dollars worth.

The bearer bonds were stolen from a bank. A man named Xiangzu Chen stole them. Turns out Madison’s father was Chen’s lawyer. At first I thought Chen found out his lawyer’s daughter stole 2.3 million from him and had her killed but that wasn’t the case.

Madison knew that Chen was superstitious and faked the whole supernatural patio furniture flying in the yard thing. Chen was so freaked out, he left the country and was even willing to take a loss on his house.

Of course, Beckett being Beckett had a logical explanation for everything. I really liked her theory. Of course, Castle had to chime in with, “did she stage her own death too?”  Then we were treated to Kate’s damn you got me face, which I always love.

We learned from Lucas that the whole FaceTime video at the beginning of the episode was a fake. It was pre-recorded and that Madison faked the whole thing with Lucas’ help. Madison’s friends were her partners in all of the burglaries. Kris wanted out and Madison told her she was going to destroy her. Kris couldn’t let that happen and killed Madison.

So, what did you guys think of the episode? Was Jordan really telekinetic? Anything is possible. What do you think of “In My Veins” being Caskett’s song? Perfect choice? I think so! I cannot wait for that first dance. Little tidbit I didn’t get to mention. Did you guys like that funky jacket Espo was wearing? I kind of liked it. It was really different for Javier.

I can’t wait to hear your feedback from this episode. Sound off below!

Soundbites:

Castle: “I can’t wait to tell Stephen about this case.”

Beckett look

Castle: “Stephen King.”

Castle: “The outcast, the mean girls, the rage that erupts in a telekinetic attack. This is a real life Carrie.”

Castle: “Be careful in there. Don’t anger her. We don’t know what she’s capable of.”

Kate: “You’re right. You should probably go in there with me. For protection.”

Principal Dunnan: “It’s haunted me for years. Where did you get the cow?

Castle: “Put it this way sir, if you ever need one, I know a guy.”

Principal Dunnan: “You’ll always be Rodgers to me.”

Principal Dunnan:  “I’m old not deaf Mr. Rodgers.”

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Frances Fisher was perfectly cast as Matilda King the Editor at Modern Fashion Magazine. She was a Legend, a dragon lady who chewed people and spit them out, but I would say with a sensitive side. We definitely saw that when she got Kate to do her a favor and try on that dress. Oh that lovely dress. More on that later.

So, the case this week brought us back to Kate’s past as a model. I’m sure nobody forgot that huge detail about Detective Beckett. Matilda King, Editor at Modern Fashion Magazine definitely didn’t. Matilda still remembered Kate when she modeled because she offered Kate a job but she said no. In fact Kate was the only person to ever tell Matilda no.

The victim this week was Ella Hayes. She was found in a dumpster. Cause of death, strangulation. She was a former assistant for Matilda King at Modern Fashion Magazine. Never once did I believe Matilda committed the crime but I was totally right about Julian Bruckner, played by the always handsome Rob Estes. Seriously? Does that man not age? I called it almost immediately. Side note: I’m usually never right about who committed the murder, so I was really happy this week.

I cheered Matilda on while she confronted Julian, the ambitious creative director. Julian knew that the designer Yumi, played by the always hilarious Rex Lee, had stolen Ella’s designs and earned his Fab Five ranking by Modern Fashion the wrong way. If it ever came out that the magazine knew about the stolen designs it wouldn’t be good for business so Julian strangled Ella to death with the scarf.

Now for the moment I’ve been dying to talk about! Kate trying on that dress for Matilda left me speechless. She looked absolutely stunning. Maybe it’s me being overly dramatic, but she really did look like a princess. I’ll be honest, when I first saw that promo pic with Kate in the dress I really wasn’t impressed, but seeing it now on screen, I’ve changed my mind. It was absolutely gorgeous. Seeing Kate in it got me emotional and I couldn’t help but tear up. Matilda was speechless and I couldn’t blame her. It was such a sweet scene between them. Frances Fisher and Stana Katic had great chemistry together this episode. I wouldn’t mind seeing her character pop up again somehow.

Matilda: “If I had a daughter this is the exact dress I’d want for her. You are going to make a beautiful bride someday.”

When Kate stood there looking at herself in the mirror then teared up, it made me so sad. Stana was amazing in that moment. I know I’ve said it a million times but Stana doesn’t even have to have any lines, her looks say it all. In that very moment she was thinking about her mother. That scene is probably one of my favorites in this entire season 6.

If you got all excited about the wedding dress, I’m sure you were just as excited as me about talk of a wedding venue. Things were happening and I was very excited. Castle and Beckett saw an ad in one of the wedding magazines about The Cordova House. I thought for sure it would have been the venue but it was not meant to be. When Kate couldn’t get away from the case to see the venue, she told Castle to take Martha. From what we saw, it was gorgeous and it just so happened there was a cancelation and there was an opening for spring 2014! Unfortunately Kate got cold feet and they missed their opportunity. Kate said she didn’t want to rush things, there’s still lots of planning but that wasn’t the whole truth.

I was so happy when Kate told Castle she wasn’t sure she could do all the wedding stuff without her mother and that’s why she got cold feet. I didn’t blame her one bit. I’m not married, but it’s probably one of the biggest things in anyone’s life and to do it without a parent is extremely hard. Kate’s mother has always been a huge part of her life, while she was alive and in her death and for her not to be there on Kate’s big day was upsetting to her.

I started to cry again when Kate told Castle that her mother would have loved him. I didn’t doubt that for one second. I was so happy when Kate said she wanted to find a new venue for the spring. She didn’t want to wait. Plus, she already had the dress. I had the biggest smile on my face when Kate walked into her apartment and saw that huge box with a bow. I knew immediately it was the wedding dress and that note Matilda wrote for Kate, perfection!

“Kate, This dress looks better on you than it ever could on the pages of a magazine. You’ll made a beautiful bride.”

I’m getting so excited for the wedding and it’s only February. I think back to watching the pilot, never in my wildest dreams did I ever think Castle and Beckett would get married. I remember thinking halfway through season 4 they wouldn’t even get together. Now look at where they are. It brings such a huge smile to my face. Such character growth in this show and we owe it all to Marlowe and Co. I truly believe they love this show and the fandom and that’s why I always trust them with the show I love.

What did you guys think of the episode? Did you love it as much as I did? Sound off below!

Soundbites:

Castle: “She was killed by a little old lady, or Katy Perry.”

Matilda: “I never could forget those cheekbones.”

Castle: “Murder is the New Black.”

Castle: “I feel like I’ve waited long enough.”

Castle: “Murder is not his type of accessory.”

Beckett: “I’ll take murderers over models any day.”

Castle: “Their unfortunate misery can be our life-long joy.”

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Seamus and Juliana Dever stole the show for me. Kevin and Jenny made me laugh and they made me cry. They were constantly calling each other to test their system. Jenny was past her due date and could give birth at any moment. It was so heart wrenching having to watch Beckett tell Jenny what happened to Ryan. Here they were awaiting the birth of their little one and Ryan gets trapped in an explosion. Stana was great in this episode. The look on Beckett’s face at the sight of the fire was heart breaking. Stana definitely deserves all the awards. Stana doesn’t even need to say a word. She says it all in her facial expressions.

I did find Castle quite subdued with his theories about the case, which was perfectly fine for this episode. I love Castle and his crazy theories but this episode didn’t really call for it. Nathan’s performance in this episode was great. I also thought Penny Johnson Jerald was fantastic in this episode. I loved Captain Gates addressing the rest of the precinct. I loved seeing everyone band together. Bad ass Gates emerged in the interrogation room and I loved every minute of it.  I had to smile at the thought of how far Gates and Castle have come. Not too long ago she couldn’t stand him and here they were theorizing together. I loved it!

I had the biggest smile on my face when Mr. tech Ryan was able to get through to Beckett using the phone he saw in the rubble. (Land line!) My smile turned to sadness though when Ryan was talking to Jenny while she was in the ambulance about to give birth. It was just so heartbreaking. The look between Lanie and Beckett and Beckett shaking her head brought tears to my eyes.  Tamala Jones shined in this episode. When she rushed over to the warehouse knowing Javier was trapped broke my heart. As if my heart wasn’t hurting enough, Castle comforting Beckett set my heart aflutter. The waterworks really started to pour out of me when Jenny said to Kevin they needed to name the baby together. I know sometimes real life couple’s chemistry doesn’t translate on screen, but Seamus and Juliana definitely shine on screen together. I did have a little chuckle when Ryan wanted to name the baby Javier.

The look of joy on everyone’s face as Ryan and Esposito emerged from the building brought more tears to my eyes. Happy tears though. (Finally!) The tears didn’t stop as Ryan saw Jenny and his new daughter, Sarah Grace. The look on Ryan’s face told me he’s totally ready to become a dad. Beckett, Castle, Javier, and Lanie standing by the ambulance watching over Ryan, Jenny, and the baby was just perfection. They are definitely a family. What a great episode to start the new year. I cannot wait to see what Marlowe & Co. have in store for us for the second half of the season. Next week looks amazing. Castle’s dad is back! Bring on the Brolin.

What did you guys think of the episode? How adorable was it that Ryan wanted to name the baby Javier if it was a boy? Did you guys guess that the arsonist that killed Blake McCann was Mark Kimball the building inspector? I sure didn’t. Sound off below!

Soundbites:

Castle: “Pick a date for my wedding? I was planning on bringing her.”

Fire investigator: “You guys should probably go”

Castle: “Sounds good. See ya.”

Beckett: “I’m… marrying him.”*

Castle: “The actual term is pyrophilia, for the proof that the internet has something for everyone.”

Beckett: “I’m not going to ask how you knew that.”

Esposito: “You’re gonna name a white Irish kid Javier?”

Beckett: “Can you not call him The Phantom. Just sounds… silly.”

Castle: “Sillier than The Arsonist? That starts with ‘ars’?”

*Seamus tweeted that the “I’m marrying him” line was ad-libbed by Stana. PERFECTION!

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