Castle (TV series)/Tropes A To D: Difference between revisions

* [[Absurdly Spacious Sewer]]: "Last Call" comments on the New York sewer system (including the "alligators in the sewers" myth), making a sewer system near one of Castle old haunts (called, well, The Old Haunt) a perfect access to the storeroom for a speakeasy, which houses whiskey made by Mayor "Beau James" Walker.

* [[Absurdly Sharp Blade]]: "Heroes and Villains" opens with someone cutting someone in half head to groin.

** This discrepancy is usually explained by Castle being a crack shot on the gun range, but bad when under the influence of large amounts of adrenaline. [[Shown Their Work|As many people are]].

* [[Action Girl]]: Kate Beckett

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{{quote| '''Alexis''': Didn't you wear that, like [[Too Good to Last|five years ago]]?<br />

* [[Agent Mulder]] / [[Agent Scully]]: Whenever a case takes on a supernatural, paranormal and / or unusual edge, expect Castle to eagerly and credulously buy into the far-out explanation and Beckett to be the voice of pragmatic down-to-earth skepticism. In the beta duo, Ryan's usually the believer and Esposito the skeptic.

{{quote| '''Castle:''' Law of averages says I'll eventually be right.}}

** He also calls himself "Mulder" in "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind", which revolves around aliens.

** In "Undead Again" he admits to Ryan that the reason he does this is to annoy Beckett, not that he actually believes it (at least with regards to zombies in this case).

* {{spoiler|[[The Big Damn Kiss]]: "Always".}}

* [[Big Secret]]: In "A Deadly Game," a suspect lies to Beckett's face about killing a guy. {{spoiler|He didn't do it because he was having sex with the deceased's wife at the time.}} This is the go-to trope for many episodes of Castle.

* [[Bittersweet Ending]]: Season 4's finale. {{spoiler|Beckett resigns from the force, Esposito is forced to take administrative leave, Ryan feels miserable because, even though his actions saved Beckett's life, he got his friends suspended. On the other side, Beckett finally realises that the only thing she wants is to be with Castle, and goes to his house, where [[They Do]]. On the other side, the man that shot at Beckett is still free and plans to kill her for real. And he just found Smith, the guy that had the info that was keeping her safe...}}

* [[Black Best Friend]]: Medical examiner Lanie Parish, Kate's only friend seen in the show, is a sassy black woman.

** Lampshaded again in "Cuffed" when Beckett asks Castle to take off her boots. "How do you run in these things?"

** Alexis wears them while playing laser tag with her dad in "Undead Again."

* [[Continuity Nod]]:

** Remember kids, Castle's bondage [[Safe Word]] is "apples". First mentioned in the pilot and again in the bondage themed episode "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice." (2x16)

'''Castle''': --enjoying this? I'll let you know in a minute. }}

** "Headhunters" has Castle work with another detective while Beckett's busy in court. While what it might mean for the Castle-Beckett not-relationship is explicitly discussed by Beckett and her psychiatrist, Esposito and Ryan are both miffed, and Ryan openly says it feels like Castle's "cheating" on them.

* [[Double Date]]: In "The Third Man"; they're too busy talking about the case to enjoy their dates...and by the end they both step out, leaving their dates to hook up.

* [[Downer Ending]]: {{spoiler|"3XK" .}} (Just saying the episode name is a spoiler.)