This season, we “Castle” watchers have been hooked on the development of the relationship between Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) and writer Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion). After four seasons of sarcastic give and take, incidents from the past finding their way into the present, and some hairy moments, as well as some gut-wrenching losses, the audience waits with baited breath for the kiss that ends the season. Beckett shows up on Castles doorstep, and when he questions her as to what she wants, she breathes an intention loaded “you” before attacking him in a lust filled embrace. Whew!
Now, on to season five. We have watched the beginnings of their romance develop. Right now, they’re both going to great lengths to keep it under wraps, which have made for some awkward exchanges between them and the supporting characters. Recently, Castle even took it to a new level by going on a date with a voluptuous newscaster. Of course, Beckett ends up bursting in to find Castle unsuccessfully trying to dodge the advances of said reporter, horizontal, on the couch. Oops…
Ultimately, as a fan, I am enjoying this new turn of events that we’ve been waiting and hoping for all along. I feel happy for Castle finally getting the girl, and Beckett has definitely become a more likeable and friendly character. Similar to other shows that have a male and female lead with awkward sexual tension, the audience wants a happy ending. What we don’t want is for the excitement and pace of the show to slump because the characters finally acted on the emotions they had developing throughout the previous seasons. The question now is where will this lead the show in coming episodes? With Beckett’s mothers murder case wrapped up, we’ll surely have a new multi-episode conflict introduced soon. I know I’m excited to see what happens next.
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