Castle: Season 7 Premiere

The following contains spoilers for the season 7 premiere of Castle, 

Castle Title Screenshot. ABC. Source: Wikipedia

I’ve only been watching Castle sporadically for two years. Last season is when I began watching the show regularly. Nevertheless, I love Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Kate Beckett’s (Stana Katic) relationship and was excited for their wedding in the season 6 finale.

Of course that went up in flames, which carried us over to this season premiere. I honestly don’t know what happened in this episode. Every time I thought I had figured out what was going on, there would be another big flip or reveal that would change the course of the episode.

The episode, which covered nearly three months, felt like unneeded added drama to the situation. Between Castle’s memory loss and Beckett not knowing why Castle disappeared for months was a huge set back in their relationship. I think they will eventually pull through once the truth about Castle’s last two months has been revealed.

But until then, as Castle said they can’t just pick up where they left off. The couple is now on different planes, as the last scene showed. To Castle it seemed like the day before they had been happy and together about to get married. But Beckett has dealt with months of fear, confusion, and betrayal that will take time to fix.

For long term fans, the wedding between Beckett and Castle had been built up since they met in season 1. Even as a more recent viewer, I felt a bit like we were being cheated out of the happy ending these two characters had fought for. The added drama seemed unnecessary and the lack of explanation was maddening. At the end, no one knew what was happening, and many fans were left unsatisfied with this turn of events.

Obviously, Castle’s memory loss and past couple months will most likely be the main reoccurring theme throughout the next season. At least for me, I hope to get answers sooner rather than later. The quicker this is resolved and Castle and Beckett’s relationship gets back on track, the better.