Yes, I agree, but they made it too Beckettish, I mean, Stana can do the work, but I just want Castle to be the important one, like now at the end of the season finale, Castle’s car was on fire, now that’s what I am talking about. Stana can do the work, but Castle would be important.

While you want more of Castle in Castle and I can understand your desire. But to understand is one thing but my thoughts are when there is too much of Castle we are not given the full scope of Stana’s talent. Sometimes too much Castle hinders and the audience is denied another memorable show. Castle is not bad but Stana’s presence and talent elevates the episode.

He was tortured to lend credence to the narrative that Kate killed him.

I loved the way they referred back to old shows and Nikki Heat books: Montgomery, of course; a dead guy (Smith) dying but not really dead (like one of the Nikki Heat books,etc. All the actors played their roles to the hilt. Gates was terrific, Bracken was his usual smarmy self and at the end properly fearful, knowing that Beckett had him — but in the car he still looked like he might beat this.

If we remember the “time travel” episode, maybe this is how “Beckett becomes a senator with three children”?!?!

Alsoremember back to the last episode of Season 2 when Lanie says to Castleat the farewell party “She (Kate) can outdrink you” — I guess her
alcohol capacity helped her as her potential executioners shoved alcohol down her throat.

Kate and Rick were great as Caskett with the obvious love between them showing continuously.

BUT Stana Katic in the last scene walking towards Brackett, directly into
the camera, lasers coming out of her eyes was magnificent — she is
often great but never better!

This episode is easily in my personal top five and, because it culminated 6 years of shows, may even be the best.