what are your top 3 castle episodes in each season?
Hey, Anon. I’m sorry It took this long, but this is a longass post and it needed to be done with a lot of thought. Took me like 2 hoursto write. So first of all, how dare you make me choose. :P Loved writing itthough. Disclaimer: I love the dark anddangerous ones the best. But the equal serving of light-hearted moments is thereason this show, in my opinion, will forever be the best show on the planet tome. And that’s just my opinion, so no hate. I probably missed a lot of episodestbh.
Season 1 (Pilotseason. Changed the course of my life.)
EP-1: ‘Flowers forYour Grave’: For obvious reasons. I fell in love with the show from thefirst second. (Note: The line “You have no idea.” With that signatureKate Beckett lip-bite? I swooned.)
Tie between EP-4: ‘Hell Hath No Fury’: Castle reading “N-no one, will see my tears…” while thoroughly distracted byBeckett’s stunning appearance in that red-dress™ will never get old.
And EP-5: ‘A Chill Goes Through Her Veins’: Wesee Caskett playing house and building theory for the first time. CUTE™
EP-3: ‘Hedge FundHomeboys’: It’s the first time we see Kate Beckett take down a bad boy.
Season 2 (The onewith the line: “You smell like cherries.”)
Do the two-parters count as 1? Yes.
EP-17&18: ‘TickTick Tick…Boom!’: I loved the idea of a serial killer coming after thereal-life version of a fictional character. There were so many layers of guiltand emotion in this one.
EP-13: ‘SuckerPunch’: Our first real look intoBeckett’s mother’s case. And we get Beckett saying she would like Castle to bearound when she solves it. *heart eyes*
EP-12: ‘A RoseForever After’: The first time I shipped Castle with anyone other thanBeckett. Intense. (Note: Lanie shows herself to be theembodiment of the entire fandom with the line “Honeyy, just because youdon’t see what’s going on, doesn’t mean everyoneelse can’t see what’s going on!” and Stana’s improvised “Shuut upp!” gets me every time.)
Season 3 (MYFAVOURITE SEASON and the one where Beckett has the best hair)
There are so many on here I can’t choose. That’s why, in noparticular order:
EP-6: ‘3XK’: Thebeginning of a saga. This was a twist I did not see coming.
EP-13: ’Knockdown’:CASKETT KISS. CASKETT KISS. CASKETT KISS. Even if it wasn’t real, in the wordsof Castle: “That was amazing!”
EP-14: ‘Lucky Stiff’:Solely because we get to see Beckett drive a Ferrari (HOT) and go clubbingundercover. Martha (Castle’s mother) has a significant arc in this episode,loved that.
EP-21: ‘The DeadPool’: We get to see jealous writer Castle and Beckett thinking it’s oh sosweet. “From now on I’m a one writergirl.” *SQUEAL*
EP-16&17: ‘Setup’& ‘Countdown’: Castle andBeckett GO ROGUE FOR THE FIRST TIME. I SCREAMED.
EP-22: ‘To Love andDie in LA’: Rogue Beckett appears again, goes to LA, and Castle followswithout hesitation!! I love Rogue Beckett. She’s my favourite. So intense. Plus, this is when she finally realises she might be falling hard for this guy.AND we get to see Kate undercover in a swimsuit? HOT.
EP-24: ‘Knockout’:“I LOVE YOU, KATE.” (This episode also had the biggest twist everregarding her mother’s case. I gaped for ten minutes straight.)
(Honorary Mention: EP-5:‘Anatomy of a Murder’: A weird Grey’s parody but ended up being one of thesweetest cases, which included Castle’s mother confirming that Beckett was histrue love. LOL.)
Season 4 (SO MUCHANGST IN THIS SEASON. IT FELT TOXIC)
EP-1: ‘Rise’: Somany emotions. Castle’s the one who gets to be mad this time. Loved all thecryptic messages in their conversation on the swings. And the way he gets herto stop going down the rabbit hole again? Beautiful.
EP-9: ‘Killshot’:PTSD Kate Beckett was fascinating to watch. Stana Katic deserved an Emmy forher performance in this one.
EP-23: ‘Always’: “What do you want, Kate?” “You.” I DIED OKAY? I DIED. (This episode also hadROGUE BECKETT and HIGH EMOTIONS.)
(Honorary Mention: EP-21: ‘Headhunters’: It was fun to seeCastle flounder with an aggressive cop while Castle and Beckett silentlydrifted away just before the finale. In the end, Beckett comes through anywayand saves his sorry ass because she always has Castle-Man-child’s backapparently. Heart-warming.)
Season 5 (THEY’REFINALLY TOGETHER. YAY!)
EP-1: ‘After theStorm’: WE SEE BECKETT’S MOTHER’S KILLER. And more Rogue Beckett. Love thefact that she gave Bracken a scar across the face.
EP-5: ‘ProbableCause’: The return of 3XK. I love these episodes. They’re the ones with thebest writing. The ending though: “Youshot him. He’s dead. It’s over.” “…Fornow.”
EP-13: ‘Recoil’:Beckett finds herself protecting her mother’s killer. HA LOVED THAT, and thedeath glares she kept giving him the entire episode.
(Honorary mentions: EP-15&16: ‘Target’ & ’Hunt’: LIAM NEESON CASTLE FOR THE WIN,and Alexis is a badass in her own right.And EP-24: ‘Watershed’: “Katherine Houghton Beckett, will you marryme?” DIED DEAD. DID NOT SEE THAT COMING. SECOND HAPPY FINALE IN A ROW? I couldn’t believe it.)
Season 6 (I love but also feel kinda weird aboutthis one)
EP-9: ‘Disciple’:All the doppelganger victims and chaos turn out to be 3XK’s doing (kinda). KellyNeiman gave me chills. (Even though she spent the entire episode gushing aboutBeckett’s gorgeous face, I mean who wouldn’t?) “We’ll meet again. Don’t know where, don’tknow when.”
EP-17: ‘In the Belly of The Beast’: This isone of those episodes where Beckett is at her sharpest, and own her own. One ofmy all-time favourite episodes. The ending was unexpected; gave me chills.
EP-22: ‘Veritas’:SHE FINALLY CLOSES HER MOTHER’S CASE CAN YOU BELIEVE IT? IT WAS WAY TOOSATISFYING TO WATCH. ALSO, WHAT A TWIST THAT WAS. Poetic justice indeed. And of course, the entire episode is just ridden with Rogue Beckett moments, whichyou know I love.
(Honorary Mention:EP-7: ‘Like Father, Like Daughter’:An Alexis centric episode that I ABSOLUTELY loved. I’ve always regarded Castle’srelationship with his daughter as GOALS, so this one highlighted that, theintelligent side of Alexis, and Beckett’s insecurity- that was a great touch.Very real.)
Season 7 (Thelast season according to me)
EP-6: ‘The Time ofOur Lives’: Castle wakes up in a world where he never met Beckett and we get tosee her crush on him for a second time. CUTE™ and puts things into perspectivefor everyone. THEY’RE FINALLY MARRIED. YAY.
EP-14&15: ‘Resurrection’& ‘Reckoning’: 3XK and KellyNeiman are BACK AND BETTER THAN EVER. Too bad, Castle and Beckett beat them at their own game. EXTREME CASTLE ANDBADASS BECKETT IN ONE EPISODE. I WAS CRYING. 3XK finally goes down after like…4years. Amazing.
EP-23: ‘Hollander’sWoods’: This one just tied up the entire series in a bow. We got to seewhat made Beckett who she was, and this one shows Castle’s own can of worms. Ilike to think that this was the perfect ending to the show, but hey season 8was great too.
Season 8 (Theloopy one)
EP-1: ‘XY’: Thisone and the one after were both extremely wild rides from start to finish.CAPTAIN Beckett on the run is very intense to watch.
EP-12: ‘The BlameGame’: More like a psychological thriller. Exposes the different kind ofhumans and their thinking process. I loved seeing the roles Caskett played whenfaced with mortal danger without each other. They always seem to be wordlesslyin sync. I wish I had their beautiful brains too.
EP-22: ‘Crossfire’:Even though this was kind of a sloppy ending to Castle’s disappearance andLOKSAT and finally putting an end to Kate’s can of worms, the twists continuedto keep me on my toes. Plus, the Senator-Beckett-with-three-kids prediction came true and thatsatisfied me to no end.
The one thing I absolutely LOVED in season 8 was Alexisbeing a full grown competent adult with a brain just as sharp as her father’s.And the introduction of Hayley, who more or less SAVED the season with her wit.
(I wish this show never ended to be honest, but when theycancelled Stana for season 9, I knew I couldn’t watch anymore. I’m glad theynever got the chance to do that, with abc cancelling them and all.)
Okay enough of the past. I hope you watch their new stuff, anon! Jon Huertas (Esposito) is on the show This is Us, which is BEAUTIFUL and deserves an Emmy tbh. And now Stana Katic (Kate Beckett) is the lead in Absentia, which is on its way to becoming another one of my favorites. It’s very intense, and her acting is brilliant, obviously. Not to mention, Jon and Seamus Dever (Ryan) are now an actual musical duo (i always loved their bromance tbh) called shayjeanmusic! They’ll be releasing music soon! Nathan Fillion…well…he was in Cars 3! I don’t know what future plans he’s got though. I’d love to watch anything new of his too.
