He holds the punching bag for Beckett as she gives it an intense beating, and the two exchange some flirtatious looks. E: Which make them look a bit like 19th century bookkeepers, but that just magnifies the cuteness. C: Martha comes home and is shocked β shocked! Romantic tension? A new face in the mix? Signature eccentric Castle family bonding?
This is great β and it only gets better. Angry Esposito taking center stage? Backstory on one of the Wonder Twins, finally? Such a great episode already! E: Too right! What was the other? E: C, you wound me. Back where Martha is shocked β shocked! C: Oops. Clearly I need to watch that again. Anyway, how great are the guest stars in this episode?
Seriously, this show has an amazing budget for guest stars, and they pick such fun people. The pining, it is adorable. E: Totally adorable. I hate to be disloyal, though, but Beckett and Demming fighting? Seriously hot.
Even if the police gym is weirdly empty and looks like a creepy attic. C: I agree! When this actor came between my favorite pair on Battlestar Galactica , I had a deep loathing for the guy. He and Beckett definitely have physical chemistry, and it would be fascinating to play that out against her rapport with Castle. E: Too right. But ooooh, speaking of skills Castle does have β did you notice Demming trapping a suspect with word usage?
I loved when he got the track-suit-clad tough guy hot under his gold-edged collar by calling him a philatelist. C: Absolutely. Too pretty. He probably takes yoga classes just so he can pick up women. Heβ¦ really was coaching at an underprivileged youth basketball league. E: I thought they did a good job at pointing us first away from, and then toward the killer. C: I was going to be mad if it was Demming β just because it would have been such an obvious way to clear away a romantic rival.
