ABC’s ‘Castle’ season 8: Talking new character, ties to Stana Katic’s Kate, Nathan Fillion’s Rick
Recently, it was revealed via TVLine that “Castle” is looking to bring on a “fractional” series regular by the name of Hayley, and given that we lost someone in Penny Johnson Jerald who was a part of the show that last few seasons, it makes some sense that there would be someone else brought in. With that being said, one question that has not been answered just yet is purely this: Who exactly will this person play? That is what we hope to uncover with this article.
Before we go any further, here’s a quick reminder that you can go back and read our original post on the subject now over at the link here.
1. She’s a new cop – Hayley comes with a history in the law enforcement field, and given that Captain Gates is no long there, it makes some sense that we would see someone else jump aboard the force! What we do know, though, is that she is working as a “security specialist” when she turns up on the show, which means that she’d have to make a change of profession. It’s possible that this happens, but if the intention was for her to become a cop again, why change her profession to security specialist at all?
2. She’s a detail on Castle or Beckett – If Stana Katic’s character decides to run for office, wouldn’t she need some sort of protection? It would make a little bit of sense for us to meet someone new here, and Hayley’s job description would make her ideal. Meanwhile, Nathan Fillion’s character is also a person of notoriety, and maybe after the disappearance / Hollander’s Woods he decides he wants someone watching after him.
3. She’s a potential villain – Given that the initial description says that “not afraid to cross lines to get things done,” it makes us wonder if this is someone who could start off being one of the good guys only to turn later. Admittedly, this is the least-likely possibility, but we’d love to see some more awesome female villains on this show. Sure, we had Kelly Nieman, but she was more of a 3XK disciple than anything else.
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Libby
June 23, 2015 @ 9:26 pm
I think it would be good fun to have her be an old college friend of beckett’s that has a mischievous side so being a cop would have been to straight laced and while being in security she turns her back on something bad and people come after her and she seeks Beckett’s help to get her out of trouble. However, in helping her friend Hayley Beckett faces moral dilemmas as she digs deeper into Hayley’s past.
Fan
June 23, 2015 @ 3:05 am
Would be cool to see the billion be a deranged fan targeting castle, focusing castle as the victem and needing to show his ability to survive
Leo
June 22, 2015 @ 7:28 pm
Could be someone brought in when threats are made against Capt. Beckett by a notorious shadowy figure. Someone used to doing things her way not necessarily by the book.
Marie Wilkerson
June 22, 2015 @ 2:16 pm
A young 11yr old teen that is a survivor from a parents death and is adopted by Castle & Beckett would add another interest. An added daily housekeeper with a personality for a very busy family would also add even more interesting episodes, drama,comedy, to the hour.
Teri
June 22, 2015 @ 12:48 pm
I just hope the new character is not protecting Beckett due to a Senate run. No politics for Kate. She is not cut out for that and it would be against her grain. Besides, she has too many skeletons in her closets as does her family. Remember, Castle has ties to the mob!
Harvey
June 22, 2015 @ 1:43 am
I really think they both have a lot to understand about each other and make better grounds. I mean, it’s like in Castle they forget all the issues they have immediately, and there are many trust and other issues raised that should be talked about. I mean, take the season 5’s end arc, the worst ever, especially TSATQ, Beckett kisses another guy but nothing happens, she’s insecure and both look bored and then the secrets and the engagement just lets all that slide? I would hate it if the new characters comes in between them, they did a lot of mistakes with Eric Vaughn and it’s fair to say they only cleaned up Castle’s mistake and ignored/forgave beckett too easily. I mean, why go to another storyline without actually making sure this all storyline is complete satisfied?
Buddy
June 21, 2015 @ 11:37 pm
Hayley has already been a cop and changed her career either because she crossed the line and did something that caused her dismissal or she was tired of being a cop and decided to open her own business in security for a change and to earn more money. All of this would indicate that she would not return as a cop.
However, she seems to have a personality much like Becket’s and if Becket takes a liking to her and becomes Captain she could overlook some things and hire her as a cop anyway. I would not like this to happen though because I would like more separation between the two characters so as to avoid unhappy relations. This separation (or distance) would explain the “fractional” appearances of Hayley so I stick with my opinion that she will stay as security possibly to protect Becket when she runs for the senate.