Currently in its third season, Castle is a show that I only really started to love this summer, after the encouragement of my friend Sara. I’d seen a few episodes from the first season, but didn’t find it to be appointment viewing. I had lots of episodes sitting on my DVR, so one gloomy LA weekend I started on a season two episode. And five hours later I was still on the couch completely glued to the TV, hesitating to go out that evening like I had planned. Castle’s similar to many procedural crime shows like CSI, but the main difference is that the title character (Richard) Castle is a best selling crime novelist who gets to follow an NYPD detective team because he’s pals with the mayor. And although Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) may dislike him at first he grows to be an important member of their crime solving team and she becomes the inspiration for a character in his novels. The character of Richard Castle is played to perfection by Nathan Fillion and it’s his sizzling chemistry with Beckett which really makes the show. I also love Castle’s mother and daughter, who both live with him in his Manhattan apartment. His daughter Alexis (Molly C Quinn) is very grounded and genuine, despite the actions of her playboy father and Castle often learns from her.
Catch up on Castle at www.abc.com and see new episodes Mondays on ABC at 10pm
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