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That camera angle where Norma was saying how she and Norman were two halves of the same person, and you could see half of each of their faces at a 90 degree angle to each other was awesome.

I didn't put it together until this episode that both Norman's father and Madeline's husband are named Sam.

Is Chick writing "Psycho?"

I agree with you, that's too expensive for me to see a play. However, it seems she did take pictures and sign autographs with every single attendee, so they got a little extra for their travels.

Stana's off Broadway show is tonight and she did a fun Twitter (@StanaKatic) scavenger hunt for the people in NYC. She had a person at 7 stops, all Castle-related like the loft and her blown up apartment (the last stop was the theater for tonight), with signed items like scripts, DVDs, framed photos, and (coolest of all IMO) the "Captain Beckett" desk name plate. I think a group of her fans who traveled from as far as Brazil found most of them (no more prizes than number of people though). Now they have to decide who keeps them.

Yeah, I thought it was entertaining, but the fans non-stop tweeting that everyone deserves an Emmy for it (especially Stana) should get their expectations in check, IMO.

The syndication is a smart thought too. Castle is on TNT for hours almost every day. Which is why Mariska is probably so high too, though SVU is literally on almost every channel every minute, so I'm surprised hers isn't higher. Also because she *is* the show.

While I'm not one who believes the small amount of BTS footage we see (like the bloopers) really shows the status of the Nathan/Stana relationship, I do see a little annoyance on Stana's face at about 1:09. Otherwise any possible tension seems to be cut out for obvious reasons.

Some of the Castle staff even "liked" some tweets about sexism being to blame. If I'm remembering correctly, Terri, Dara, and Rob Hanning.

@seamusdever Bloopers: yes, that was my finger, the "Satan's Ball sweat" line=scripted and yes, that was Nathan really tripping.

Stana could have projects we don't know about yet.

Is that Stana for sure in the nose picking part? I thought it might be from the watch and ring but wasn't sure. It has to at least be Beckett right, so maybe a standin? anoldfriend: so was Stana always planning to leave the show and the decision was just made for her by the network/production company, pissing her off for not getting to do it her way?

I think that, had Castle stuck to its main premise of a writer and his muse (romantically together or not), the show could have lasted for years. People don't like change, and Castle was never groundbreaking. I think people just watched for some harmless entertainment. It's when each of the showrunners tried to be "creative" that things went off track.

3, 2, 4, 1, 5, 7, 6, 8

Someone wrote a response to the "fandom is broken" article and, rightfully, points out that you can't lump all media criticism into one group. http://www.dailydot.com/geek/fandom-harassment-captain-america-ghostbusters-devin-faraci/

Entitled fans were exactly the thorn in Alexi's side, but it was his poor job of showrunning/writing that truly made season 8 a debacle. He seems to take no responsibility for the terrible quality of the show under his watch. That article makes a lot of valid points, but other shows are still on the air despite fan entitlement and fury. Because despite the ships on the show, there are other quality things to offer. Castle was (IMO) nothing without Caskett. Every other plot point was one dimensional and boring af.

Alexi liked and retweeted this link, because he obviously still thinks he's not the problem: http://birthmoviesdeath.com/2016/05/30/fandom-is-broken

The biggest issue, had they gone this route, is that there's no payoff if Stana doesn't come back at the end. And, no matter how classy Stana seems to be, I can't see anybody stepping foot on a set after being treated like she was. My guess is they just would have gone the "easy" route and killed her off.

Question: Had Castle not been cancelled, how was the show going to explain Stana Katic’s absence as Kate next season? You previously (and ominously) hinted that none of the options being bandied about were good. —Bobbi Ausiello: According to sources, one scenario had Kate surviving the season-ending shootout, but everyone — Rick included — would think her dead. Why the ruse? I’ll divulge that little tidbit in the next Ask Ausiello Live! (scheduled for this Tuesday, May 24 at 3:30 pm/ET at TVLine’s Facebook headquarters). Question: Were you shocked/surprised with any of the cancellations announced on May 12? I know viewers were, but I’m wondering if the bloodletting even managed to get to you and others who are “in the business.” —Amy Ausiello: The Nashville axing took me by surprise (primarily because of this), but the Castle cancellation floored me. I thought at the very least ABC would pull a Bones and bring it back for an abbreviated final season, especially after its sister studio went to all that behind-the-scenes trouble (and sustained so much heat) to make a ninth season cost-effective. http://tvline.com/2016/05/23/supergirl-season-2-calista-flockhart-returning-cat-the-cw/

Adorable: @SteibBob My twins Brady & Tyler Steib with Stana Katic @AJSteib #castle https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Cis76bNUUAA3CbN.jpg:large

It's horrifying thinking about how, had there been a season 9, the showrunners were going to end the story of Beckett in the worst possible way. Bled out on her kitchen floor, shot by the organization that killed her mother. The three children likely shown as salt in the wound fantasy either through Beckett's dying thoughts or Castle's dreams that would never be. They obviously didn't want that button scene to ever be seen (in that context), so I don't think that if given the option they would have given the fans even a scrap of good. I actually think they would have passive aggressively made it as bad as possible.

You're right about the fanfiction: https://m.fanfiction.net/s/11951166/1/Against-all-odds

Do you guys think the implication is Beckett was pregnant when she was shot? Lily looked 5 or 6, so 7 years later would work.

Interesting... @Snoodit For the record, the generic statement from the #Castle showrunners is the only press they’re doing: bit.ly/1R5tGCu @Snoodit Postmortem interviews booked before news of the cancellation were abandoned today. #Castle

I think the scene where he gives up his family is one of his best acted scenes of the series, up there with the crying scene when Alexis was kidnapped.