4.23 "ALWAYS" - SEASON 4 FINALE - ratings & reviews

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First in is TVLine! Yeah, go sound off on the comments! Cuz they're asking "what we thought." LET THE MEDIA KNOW THAT THIS FINALE ROCKED!

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TVFanatic weighs in!

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Castle Season Finale Review: All I Want Is You

May 7th, 2012 11:53 PM by Courtney Morrison

Wow. That pretty much sums up the Season Four finale of Castle. Fans were promised a great hour, and the series absolutely delivered. Now that I have caught my breath, let’s discuss “Always."

Yay! They get it! Don't forget to go read the rest and comment! It's important this finale gets ALOT of positive traffic! CASTLE IT UP!


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TVGuide.CA......says it all. Honestly, in my opinion, this is a perfect review.

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Three years ago, a great love story began to unfold. A story about two very different people, brought together by fate, who had no idea how much they truly needed each other. In the beginning, Kate Beckett and Richard Castle saw something in one another, something that they had been searching for their entire lives, and, although they could not admit it at first, something that would bond them together. Always. Over four seasons, we have watched these two grow closer to one another, evolving from unlikely cohorts to loyal partners, detached strangers to caring friends, and two people with an undeniable chemistry to two people so deeply in love with one another. It has been a beautiful journey and a brilliantly told story, and all of it reached a glorious new level on Monday’s Castle season finale. Penned by the genius writing team of series creator Andrew Marlowe and the reigning queen of the Castle, Terri Miller, “Always” was a beautifully written example of storytelling as an art, the perfect way to conclude what has been an epic season. Shying away from flashy explosions and high-octane stunts, this immensely character-driven finale was a true testament to the power of pure storytelling on television, taking viewers on a path of emotional drama as the characters that we have come to know and love found themselves pushed past their limits. It was those challenges and the choices that these characters were forced to make that set the stage for the staggering emotional cliffhangers....

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Prelimary numbers say CASTLE WON it's time slot in BOTH viewers, AND the 18-49 demo, AND 25-54 demo! VIA: TV BY THE NUMBERS (Which, if you read their article, I swear it must have KILLED them to say Castle beat H5O ) 12.56 viewers to H5O's 9.24 and a 2.5 to their 2.3.


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ANOTHER great recap and review V this one's from Buddy TV - EMMY VOTERS are you reading these?! Castle is one the best done shows on TV - and YOU DON'T EVEN WATCH IT! Come on - it's NOT just a procedural!

Anyway, here's bit of the review, written with both accuracy & heart...

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This week on the season finale of Castle, the conspiracy around Beckett's mother reopens, damaging friendships and forcing revelations to the surface. If there's one thing that can be said about Castle, it's that the show really knows how to do heart-stopping episodes.

From the opening of Beckett's near-death experience to the closing shot of Kate's mysterious benefactor being threatened, this was an episode you couldn't take your eyes off. Not only was it full of nonstop action, but it was also full of nonstop emotions. The emotions just never stopped! There were hurts feelings, love declarations and shocking resignations.

Let's be real, though, we're all pretty excited that Castle and Beckett finally got their feelings out into the open. Much more than that, they finally got with all of the kissing! There was no fake-out; they weren't pretending as part of a mission. It was just full-out Castle and Beckett sexy times. In an episode that saw Caskett shippers clutching their hearts, this was a moment that was truly swoon-worthy.

On a personal note, I've never bought into the Moonlighting curse when it comes to pairing characters together. Since the show's inception, it was no mystery that Richard Castle and Kate Beckett were on a collision course to love. It didn't exactly come as a shock that the two would develop feelings for each other. Many a show has floundered under the need to put increasingly ridiculous roadblocks in our favorite couples' paths to happiness long past when it makes sense.

This season, Castle has been almost straight up with its mission statement: this is the season our crime fighters are getting together. You're on a road and at the end of the road is Caskett having post-rain sex and what you're seeing is the journey to that point. On all points, the show delivered this season. Instead of keeping the characters in static banter mode, the show opened up and allowed the characters to grow and to acknowledge their feelings. It's been a powerful season (my personal favorite) because the show committed to "going there" and kept its promise.

There's alot more said in this piece, you definitely want to check it out, but this particular part really speaks to me about what Castle has brought to television - and how much of what it's brought has been missing. I really hope it starts to get the recognition it deserves.

You can read the entire recap at: http://www.buddytv.com