It's basically a show written by a writer and his muse about a writer and his muse writing about a writer and his muse. Yeah, talk about writerception. It's seriously starts out from that simple of an idea.
The shows starts of with a crime scene with a body laid out with flowers on her and roses on her body and it's an homage to 'Flowers from your Grave' by murder mystery author Richard Castle. At the crime scene we're introduced to Detective Kate Beckett, a city girl from Manhattan that should have been a lawyer but "something happened to you and you could have let it go but it happened to someone you loved and that's why Detective Beckett you do this" to quote Castle, Detective Kevin Ryan and Javiar Esposito who are lovingly refereed to as the boys and ME Lanie Paris, Kate's best friend. These four are essentially the main characters that are always on screen and they're a good cast. There's also people like Alexis- Castles daughter, Martha his mum and Captain Montgomery. Together they make a solid cast and the characters work well with each other and they can stand alone which is important because there are some characters *coughs* Meredith *coughs* that need supporting characters to make them likeable and interesting but here everyone is their own person and they have their own stories that intertwine with the main story line.
Yes, the nature of the show is a procedural crime show but what draws you in isn't the cases. No they just set the background for the main characters to interact. It's about the tension between Castle and Beckett, the teasing and hazing from the boys, Castle and Alexis's relationship, his relationship with his mother, Lanie and Kate's relationship. The heart of the show is in these characters and why they're doing what they're doing. It's endearing and entertaining but the angst between Castle and Beckett is so painfully good. It draws you in and makes you want to strangle the characters when they do something stupid, protect them when they're afraid and cuddle them when they're sad. They grow on you and they make the show.
The writers of the show are also amazing. They really are. They have callback to their pervious episodes and they write some of the most well written episodes. I mean sure there are some episodes that aren't as good and what are shows without the cheesyness at times but Castle does have a solid writing cast. After all, it's a writer and his muse as the front liners.
This is the show that made me believe in love. If you know me then you'll know that I have always been a skeptic. Marriage? That would just end up in tears and hell no and I'm coming close to that but now, watching them fall in love and eventually get married, it just made me believe that with the right person falling in love, having someone there 24/7 and getting married may not be so bad. I mean I still have my issues with the whole white veiled occasion but it has lessened. They've shown me what true love is. It's about facing the odds and overcoming all the challenges, together. It's admitting when you made a mistake, forgiving and showing mercy. It's about compromise, mutual respect and understanding. Are Castle and Beckett a perfect couple? No. They fight, make mistakes and have their own issues but they work through it and put in the effort. And they both love each other so fiercely and intensely that it just overwhelms you at times and you can't help but want someone who loves you like they do each other. It's a stable and loving relationship one that isn't your typical hollywood generated romance. It's real and it just fills me with so much hope.
The other great thing about the show is the Castle and Alexis moments. Castle is a big kid and Alexis is shown as the adult in their relationship more often than not but even a blind man can tell that Castle is most definitely the dad in their relationship. He loves and worries over her only like a dad would and he really is a great father and it's so underrated.
There are some really great life lessons to learn form Castle as well. I mean I've learnt a lot. I won't go in detail about it cause what I've learnt needs it's own post. One of the most important is this one.
You really need to watch the whole scene (link here ) to get the whole message behind it but it's basically dealing with Kate's ptsd and how she has to accept that she was shot, she's damaged but that's not all that she is and that's powerful to me. Watching someone as extraordinary as Kate struggling to cope and being so vulnerable broke me. It also thought me that even our greatest heroes are their own enemies and they too have stuff to deal with. It's inspiring and helps bring me to my next point.
Their acting is flawless. There are little moments where Nathan might look at Stana or Stana does a little gesture that makes the scene so much more than it is. The whole cast and even background cast does an amazing job. And this is not me being biased, they really are that good at their jobs and for the scene above, actually the whole episode Stana deserved an Emmy. She really did. And all the characters have their moments when they really shine and you just want to give the actors all awards because their acting is boss.
There's so much more that I can go about Castle but it's a great feel good show for the most part. You just need to watch it. I guarantee from the first episode you'll be hooked and if not watch the first season you won't stop after.
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