Mr. & Mrs. Castle

It's Official: I'm Hooked to Castle!

The first season was interesting, the 2nd season grew that interest, but season's 3 and 4 clinched the deal for me. I am 100%, totally invested in these characters now. 

As I promised myself I would, I kept myself distracted from the sad holiday with this show and it worked like a charm! I was too intrigued by "what happens next" to worry about my sad situation. 

Ah, the characters. If I have to pick a favorite Nathan Fillion is all I need in this world. I have never fallen for a character in a show before, not since I was a silly teenage girl anyway. That imaginary man he portrays is so lovable, so expressive, so devoted. Ok, he's placed as a bit of a womanizer, too. It only takes 1 woman, though. By no means am I jealous of that one woman who has captured his attention. Quite the opposite actually.

Why do we connect with characters we see in movies/ TV or read in books? Because we can relate to them. We will always connect to something we see a reflection of ourselves in. This is why I love this show. This show makes me feel closer to my husband. Strange to be watching another man's face and feel closer to my husband, but there you have it! No, it's in Beckett & Castle that I see myself and my husband. 

Take away the crime solving part, take away the personal details, and you are left with the emotions expressed by the talented Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic. They each have personal boundaries preventing them from being together. For him it's a new sensation to fall for one woman and maintain that loyalty for years. For her it's the personal fear of letting someone close after being hurt so very badly. 

My husband was a bit of a womanizer until I tamed him. I tamed him, but he had to wait 3 years before I'd commit to him. Castle waited 4 years. In that time, Beckett & Castle were partners. In my 3 years, my husband and I were best friends. I had a wall up in those 3 years, much as Beckett does. I also relate to her inability to be a "womanly" woman. She's not overly emotional, nor am I. Watching these two fall in love has been a series of flashbacks for myself & my husband without the reminder of the fact we're so far apart right now. 

Tune in, buy Season 4 on DVD, and join me in an "Hooya!"  for Castle!