I agree with the last few comments. Though I’m not too fond of what they are proposing is happening with Castle and Beckett so far, I do understand that none of us would pick up a book and bother reading it if we already knew the outcome. I think they are trying to put some suspense in the story line. Lets give it time. I’ll be watching.

Couldn’t agree more! Sure there are some things I would do differently, but I didn’t write the show. If some of these whiners want to get exactly what they want, may I make a suggestion?

Write a story yourself, stand in front of a mirror and then you not only get what you want but you can play all the parts!!! What fun!!

As for me, I am no writer as you can see!! So I let those who can, weave a storyline for me while I enjoy watching talented performers do their stuff and take me along on the journey!

And as you noted JSE the stellar acting and directing in the first two episodes was terrific! And the shootout was amazing!! Long hours of hard work done by a very dedicated and talented group of experts. For which unfortunately they are maligned by so called “fans”.

As my dear old granny used to say “they are more to be pitied then laughed at”

I agree completely. Any good story has to have a conflict. Without a good conflict, the characters are in stasis. Absolutely nothing would be happening except “get the call, solve the case, and have a cute scene in the loft at the end.” We SHOULD be feeling anxious. That’s what makes it all worthwhile. I, for one, will be watching because this new storyline has introduced a whole new level of conflict that the show MUST HAVE in order to grow. If anything is doing damage right now, it’s not Beckett’s decision. It’s the way-over-the-top and sometimes downright offensive comments directed at the writers. I am stunned that almost none of the commenters or even the so-called reviewers have mentioned the stellar acting and directing of the first two episodes. Did anyone even notice that? The shooting in the precinct took three days to film, which I found amazing. (This factoid courtesy of a tweet by one of the sound techs on the show.) You know, folks, just because you don’t like something doesn’t automatically make it bad. For my part, bring on Castle 8×03! I’ll be in the audience, and I hope many of you will be joining me.

wow, some of these so called “fans” are really strange. If you want to know what is going to happen and when..why bother to watch the show at all? This is a story guys. You have to follow all the twists and turns. They whine when there is something going on then whine when there is not enough . They want to see dozens of spoilers before they even see the episode! then complain that it wasn’t exciting enough! That’s why they are called “spoilers” because for most of us who try to avoid such nonesense the spoilers…spoil the surprise and takes away much of the excitement in a show! Wow what a bunch!

Like I said I have no comfortable expectation for the future. Like they said they know that the show is built on the Caskett romance but they do not understand that if they destroy the romance they destroy the show. What I want now is a spoiler from ABC that tells me the specific episode when Caskett will get back together and promise me that there will be no more break ups. I want this from ABC and not show runners that, in effect, tell you one thing and then do something totally contrary.

The way XX/XY panned out.. I think it’s time to admit(sadly) that show is on its final run..