"Clip" shows are usually kind of bad, right? Trust the folks at Castle to do it differently.
That episode had so many great moments:
1. Of course, the ILY leads the list. I knew it was coming when she called him "Rick", but it still was perfect. And I so loved his "I love you too". I was really afraid they'd go the "I kniow" route, but they were smart enough to know it wouldn't work there.
2. The end scene with Gates letting them know she knows. I've felt all along they hadn't fooled her. Loved Gates' "just kiss the man, he deserves it" Also loved the flashback of their kisses. So it seems that only Javi, Kevin & Alexis were clueless. (I think Lainie knew Rick was Kate's boyfriend, and since we didn't see when Kate told her, we don't know for sure).
3. I enjoyed all the flashbacks, but I really loved the flashbacks of them building theory (when they either finished each other's sentences or said the same thing), Rick stopping in the middle of some to remark on her "dizzying array of hairstyles", loved the clips of people telling her about how Rick feels about her, and how she feels about him.
4. loved the opening scene of him bringing her breakfast. The song playing in the background is one they used when they went to the Hamptons together. (Eddie Vedder's "Longing to Belong"). Loved how he smiled at her, how she sat on his lap while they discussed how she's always had feelings for him ("I thought you were a [jerk]"), how she ran back for a few extra kisses, and his "did you see the heart? It took like 6 minutes". Great scene.
5. the scene when they worked out the code. A bit contrived, but it still worked for me. All 4 of them working together to figure out the crime. And when he typed it in, the bomb clicked off and she walked off and into his arms, I loved it. Also loved their hug, his "she's off", and the reaction in the precinct.
6. loved the flashbacks when she was alone -the call to her dad - her life flashing before her eyes. The stuff with Montgomery was priceless.
Some quick stuff:
loved him telling her "I was having so much fun playing cop" - nod to what his dad said to him
Castle's her "bomb buddy" LOL
Rick's idea of "Indiana Jones - golden idol/bag of sand" and Kate's "Remember how that turned out?"
That there were 30 minutes and
47 seconds left
Kate's line that Rick "get(s) off by......" (not going to repeat it here) how they got that past the censors I have no idea.
that Martha catching them on the morning after was the most "terrifying" thing to happen to them LOL
I guess it's kind of obvious that I loved the episode!