I guess the title of this post would be self-explanatory to some, and meaningless to others. No, this is not about any urge to document old and historical castles, but rather Castle, the TV series which concluded Season 2 in India 🙂
This series was aired from May 3, 2010 on Star World between 10 pm-11 pm every week, from Monday to Thursday. What surprised me was my keenness to watch it, considering I only heard about it a month or so ago. At a party recently, during a conversation about movies and TV shows like Monk, Two and a Half Men etc., a colleague happened to mention that Castle was also worth a watch. Now this party was on a Friday, and I couldn’t wait enough for Monday.
Ok, a bit about Castle: The lead character is Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), a best selling author. NYPD calls him in to help solve a crime copied from one of his books. He is paired with Detective Kate Beckett (the lovely Stana Katic), who initially thinks Castle is too full of himself.
Later, as they work together, she realises his “researched” knowledge of crime/criminals is helpful when solving cases. Castle sees Beckett as a potential muse for a forthcoming book series. He uses his connections with the Mayor and police chief for permission to shadow her on cases.
Obviously, I had to get hold of Season 1 to really ‘sink’ myself into the series, and I liked what I saw. The on-screen chemistry and sparks between the lead pair is fun to watch.
There’s a significant age difference between Castle and Beckett. However, that doesn’t really have much of a bearing as they share a superb rapport and working relationship. On the personal front, they alternate between fire and ice with non-stop verbal duels all the time, including comments on each others’ affairs and social life.
It’s also not a typical romantic pairing, considering Castle has two ex-wives, a teenage daughter, and a mother who stays with them from time to time. These folks, along with those from the NYPD, make up the supporting cast.
The cases they work on aren’t exactly rocket science, and the writing is often clichéd in parts. Not exactly like our own CID, but you get the drift. You see one, you’ve seen them all.
So far so good. It’s a bit cheesy and predictable, but the warmth and banter have you looking forward to the next season(s) already!
* Update: Just finished watching the final episode, and gosh, what a trainwreck this entire Season 8 has been. A real pity they had to muck it up towards the end like that. (May 18, 2016)
