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I think I speak for most of the
Castle fandom when I say WTF! I think we
all expected a little cliffhanger out of the fall finale but I don’t think any
of us saw this coming! It started off
like a normal Castle episode with a touch of the mob and Christmas and turned
into a season changer. Esplanie breaking
up and more importantly Castle not being able to work with the NYPD? Judging off of initial twitter reactions, Castle
fandom appears to be split on if these changes are going to be for the good or bad. I even saw a few references to “jumping the
shark” floating around. But let’s all
take a deep breath and remember how many times we have panicked after an
episode! Let’s have some faith in the
Castle writers and see how this is going to play out before going crazy. I remember I wasn’t too thrilled with the
whole DC story line but that worked out in the end! That being said, choosing top moments was
hard because I didn’t necessarily like the outcome of some of these moments but
they were pivotal to the show. So let’s
get this countdown going before we end up sleeping with the fishes (sorry… couldn’t
resist).
5. Will You Be My Fiancé?
Lanie
calls Esposito to the morgue to go over some evidence, or so he thinks. He immediately thinks something is going on
since Lanie never calls them down until the evidence has been looked at by the
lab and it turns out his suspicions are right.
Lanie explains that her parents are coming into town from Louisiana and
want to get together for dinner. Espo nervously asks “so its meet the parents?” Lanie asks if he is ok with that and Espo
says “yea why wouldn’t I be? That’s not
even a favor that’s just me stepping up.”
Lanie then explains that the actual favor is he has to pretend to be her
fiancé because she accidentally told her parents they were engaged. Espo is not happy that he has to lie to her
parents the first time he meets them but Lanie tires to reassure him by saying
that she will also be lying but she’s been doing it longer. This doesn’t quite convince Javier but when
Lanie says he will make it “worth his while” seductively Espo is in. While it obviously
sounds like a terrible idea from the start, can you really blame Espo for going
along with it? I don’t think he could
ever resist seductive Lanie! I also loved it when Espo said he was just “stepping
up.” Leave it to him to try to be the
macho manly man. I always love a little
Esplanie (while it lasts...)!
4. Chica
Chica Boom Room
Beckett and Castle are discussing the victim’s possible ties
to the mob. Castle reveals he knows the
head of the Carlucci family, Dino, from previous book research. They learn that
Dino’s office is at a strip club called “Chica Chica Boom Room” and Castle
suggests that they go talk to him. Castle, amazed, goes “field trip to a strip
club” and quickly runs out of the office. At the strip club, Castle is watching
two girls dressed as slutty Santas dance while Beckett stands next to him. She says “Castle if you keep staring like
that you’re going to have to pay for the two drink minimum.” He looks at Kate for
a few seconds and then says “I’m sorry what did you say?” obviously distracted
by the dancers. Beckett continues to
talk to Castle about the case and a dancer walks by trailing her hand across
Castle’s back causing Kate to go “really?” I loved how excited Castle was about
the strip club field trip and his typical male reaction to the dancers. Even with the beautiful Kate Beckett beside
him he couldn’t keep his focus (which is crazy!). I also loved Beckett going into jealous mode
when the dancer walked behind Castle.
Jealous Beckett is always good for a top 5 moment!
3. Esplanie Friendship
Talking
at the Christmas party, Lanie thanks Espo for going along with the finance charade
and Espo reveals that it made him think seriously about their relationship and
where they are. He tells her that being
fake engaged to her made him realize how great they are together “but not the
way that your parents are, or Castle and Beckett, or Ryan and Jenny. Lanie says she feels it too but they both
agree that they are still crazy about each other but they both deserve what
those other couples have. Now I won’t lie, initially I thought Espo was really
going to propose to Lanie and was very excited.
Then, I switched ends of the emotional spectrum and was devastated to
hear the discussion switch to how they didn’t have the same type of relationships
as the other couples. My emotional
spectrum leveled out though when I heard their rationale. It takes a huge level of maturity for a
couple to realize when they might not be the best options for each other but
are still able to have a friendly relationship.
The fact that they want the best for each other was also great to
hear. Maybe Espo can start with the
transit cop and we can find a nice guy for Lanie! Now, don’t get me wrong, I’m going to miss
Esplanie but at least they didn’t just break up because of an argument. This way our 12th precinct family
is still together and the potential for them to realize they are right for each
other is still there.
2. “Dad” and The Proposal
Lanie’s
parents arrive at the precinct and Lanie introduces them to Espo. Lanie’s dad goes in for a hug and he explains
“we’re huggers in the Parrish family son.
And go ahead, call me dad.” Obviously not ready for that Espo stumbles
on his words saying “oh…Ok.” He then
tries to win over Lanie’s parents by saying Lanie got her beautiful eyes from
her mom and her medical smarts from her dad.
Lanie’s mom states she wants to hear their proposal story, which catches
Esplanie off guard. As they struggle,
Ryan walks up behind them and goes “this guy!
You should have seen him. He rows
Lanie out into the middle of the Central Park boat pond. He gets down on one knee, so nervous he
nearly capsizes the boat, almost sends them both into the water!” Lanie’s mom
gasps and Ryan continues “that’s just what Lanie did when she saw that ring!” I loved watching Espo stumble his way though
his encounter with Lanie’s parents and how about Ryan coming in with the
save?!? I’m not sure if Espo had told
Ryan about what was going on before hand, but Ryan jumped in without missing a
beat (and with a good proposal story to go with it!). You have to love the 12th precinct
family helping each other out and although they aren’t technically engaged, at
least the Parrish family seems nice for potential in-law (I can continue to hope for Esplanie!).
1. Castle,
P.I.
Talk
about Bah Humbug. Also, at the Christmas
party, Gates asks if she can speak to Castle.
She reveals that Detective McBride was shot and killed while being
transferred to central booking. The DA
learned that Castle was working with people who may have wanted him dead during
his investigation and the DA spoke to the mayor and he is “no longer permitted
to work with the NYPD.” Gates walks away,
replaced by Beckett (unaware of the exchange that just happened) who wants to
share her poem with him. She reads “This
has been an epic year; life’s been full of joy and tears. Solving crimes and
catching killers, just like Castle’s famous thrillers. We share a passion every
day, as partners go we’re here to stay.”
Castle tells her its great and Kate asks if anything is wrong but he says
it can’t be because she is there. I know
what you’re thinking; how the heck can you make this your number one
moment? Well, let me start by saying I
too am nervous for this whole private investigator story line. That being said, Kate’s poem made it for
me. Yes, I wanted to cry like a little
girl when she said “as partners go we’re here to stay” but just like with the
vows, I loved to hear words coming from Kate’s heart. She was so nervous about the poem at the
beginning of the episode and she delivered it so shyly slightly worried that it
would be good enough. Also, Castle
reassuring her that he was fine because she was there lets us know that he
doesn’t think their relationship will suffer without their work partnership
because they have so much more. So,
while it was a sad moment it was well executed by Penny, Nathan, and Stana and
still had a great moment within it.
Did you see that ending coming? Are you excited for the
Castle PI potential or not thrilled about it? Will Castle ever work with Beckett again? Join the discussion in the
comments section below, tweet me @DenialLove or tweet us at @TwelfthPrecinct!
Xo Always ~DenialLove
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