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What I Want This Season: Castle

This is one in a series of posts about what I'd like to happen this upcoming season on various returning shows. You can assume that there will be spoilers through last season, but I won't include any spoilers I might or might not have read about the upcoming season. These posts are just about what I WANT.

Castle is another procedural in which I don't think there's a compelling need for an ongoing connection between the cases investigated. Well, now that I've said that, I'd like to have more of Castle trying to investigate Beckett's mother's murder, or his own father's identity. But I don't really feel like they have to do that, or anything.

Castle and Beckett: I'm usually okay with the "Will they or won't they?" thing being dragged out forever, but this is one show that I think could actually have a lot of fun with the characters getting together. I'd like them to start dating, very cautiously. They should have an awkward first date and both be happy that they get called away to investigate something, and then they can have a casual dinner together afterward and agree it's more "them," and then maybe a kiss? I'd like them to make progress on this, but slowly.

Alexis: I loooove Alexis, so I always want more of her. I'd specifically like to see some more of her relationship with Beckett develop, as they have a nice dynamic. And I love when she takes care of her dad.

Martha: She should just be her hilarious self, obviously.

Ryan, Esposito, and Parish: I'd like to see more of these characters and their backgrounds and lives. I've always thought that Castle didn't do as well with supporting characters (other than the family) than some other procedurals do, so I'd like them to work on that.