Thoughts on "Castle, PI":
I loved it! It was lots of fun, a good old fashioned Castle episode. Lots of nice throwbacks to previous episodes, great new set, lots of fun lines & situations.
Loved:
the opening scene at the loft: Martha teasing Rick about his pjs, Kate's kiss on Martha's cheek, Kate also teasing Rick about being dressed, Martha telling Kate she's smart to be scared of Rick's surprise
the painting from Kate's living room & the Budda statue in their new places in the loft
Rick's PI office - it was like something out of a 1940s movie, Loved when Kate came there when he was questioning a POI, he gave her a stool to sit on
Ryan - AKA Baby Castle - his "Lassie" theory and the "c-word" discussion. Also loved his "he got you to marry him" when discussing how resourceful Castle can be & he & Castle feeding the birds
Gates was sooooo good. Loved when she was listening to them build theory and how she threw Rick out when they got to the "we", how she told the guys to not help him out (and then loved their response); loved her "now that was easier than I thought" when she asked Rick to leave & he did (and obviously Kate knew better)
the scene in the morgue! Also loved how Perlmutter blocked Rick's view at the crime scene, his many comments to Kate, etc.
the first time Kate & Rick build theory in his office, but she answers the phone....
loved how many times someone mentioned they were married, including them (Kate: married people tell each other things; Rick: you said married people tell each other stuff!")
the scene when the guys talk Kate into calling Rick to check up on him. Espo telling Kate to "detect" is a throwback to "Vampire Weekend". In that episode, Espo complained about how little info they had to find someone, and Kate said to him "You're a detective. So detect." LOL
When Rick tries to get the coffee cup, and the guys beat him to it
Rick: "what happened to the girl in the leather jacket and who owned a motorcycle?" Kate: "she's in law enforcement and drinks expensive wine"
The whole seduction by wine scene, and how that changed....and leading to that wonderful morning after scene, which lead to her running back to him, using that voice and him being disappointed
The ending scene when she told him she was proud of him and gave him those gifts
And almost the whole episode - even the case was interesting, and I didn't guess the killer at all. I liked that Kate arrested the killer in Rick's office
From what I can tell, the next two episodes, Rick will still be a PI. (Jan. 19 & Feb. 2; they are showing a repeat of Jan. 26) But I have a feeling that something will happen to Kate in the 2 part episode and Castle will be welcomed back to the 12th.