Romance between two lead characters does not have to be a television show’s kiss of death, says Castle star Stana Katic.

In fact, purposefully keeping them apart can do more damage.

“I’ve always been of the opinion that these two characters belong together,” Katic says of her on-screen alter ego, no-nonsense New York police detective Kate Beckett, and playboy mystery novelist Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion), who have teased fans with their will they, won’t they dynamic for almost four seasons.

They’ve locked lips (but only as a decoy on the job) and Castle even confessed he loved her in season three’s dramatic finale, but Beckett – who, admittedly, was bleeding to death from a gunshot wound at the time – pretended she didn’t remember.

It’s a charade that Katic says can only stretch so far.

“You have to be honest about a story and it comes to a point where if you’ve played the chemistry long enough, if they don’t get together, you are just manipulating the audience, and I don’t like that.

“I know [show creator Andrew Marlowe] is worried that when a couple comes together, at least in storytelling, that there is no draw for the audience.”

However, she says one of the influences for Castle came from 1934 detective novel The Thin Man, which featured married couple Nick and Nora Charles who solved murder-mysteries.

The characters, who shared an electric and witty rapport, inspired several stage and screen adaptations (including an upcoming film remake starring Johnny Depp). “It was brilliant to watch,” Katic says of Nick and Nora. “These two people are still opposite enough where they’ll have a strong opinion, and there will be a difference of opinion, and it’s charming. It’s engaging. I love watching cute couples together and I love watching the challenge of them working it out.”

While Beckett’s love life might still be a work in progress, Katic says her character will grow in other ways this season, particularly in the aftermath of the failed attempt on her life. “You’ll see that she’s going to seek out some help. That’s huge for a person who is in charge and at the helm of everything.

“Later on in the series, she realises that all of this thing that she’s fighting for, this justice for her mother’s murder, might actually be leading her into a grave, and is it worth it? Because everything she wanted is standing right in front of her, encapsulated in Castle.

“She’s risking it all for this sense of justice. She’s defined herself entirely by this experience. And I wonder if that definition is going to hold as much weight as it might have done the first year.”

The tiny, but vivacious Canadian actress, who has Serbian and Croatian parentage, says Beckett will also be challenged by new boss Captain Victoria “Iron” Gates (Penny Johnson Jerald). “Beckett was very loyal to the old captain, Captain Montgomery [Ruben Santiago-Hudson] … who, in many ways, became a father figure for her. She was the A student. She got away with a lot. Iron Gates is not going to let her get away with all of that.”

Katic herself isn’t afraid to challenge her superiors when it comes to Beckett, saying she is very protective of the popular detective. “There’s dialogue back and forth,” with the writers over the character, she says. “And part of the reason she’s opened up over the years is because I said, `You guys, it’s not believable that a woman in a position of power is so … you know, she’s not a robot’.

“Any woman that’s in any kind of success is so many different colours, so many different elements. And if you want to create a real woman that people really fall in love with, that your leading man really would want to be engaged with and is his muse, then let’s paint all of her, you know.”

And, for the most part, Katic believes they’re succeeding.

“I really admire her because she is a woman in a position of authority. She’s imperfect, and in spite of her flaws, she tries to do her best, and she works with intelligence and heart. I love it when I see young women who want to dress up like Kate or want to have certain lifestyle qualities like her or maybe even want to go into law enforcement or law in general.”

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Aline23: Anything on Castle and Beckett, please?
Castle and Beckett “confront the betrayals, secrets and how they feel about each other,” showrunner Andrew Marlowe tells us about “Always,” the revealing season finale. But the episode is about more than these star-crossed lovers: After the season ender, the lives of the detectives at the 12th Precinct may never be the same.

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As we already announced Castle is headed to syndication this fall on broadcast stations on weekend, but cable network TNT will get a head start starting this summer by airing reruns of seasons one and two! TNT aired a one day marathon in September to get everyone ready for the fourth season on ABC, but now TNT will begin airing the series on a regular basis! Starting Thursday, June 7, 2012, TNT will air repeats of Castle every Thursday night back-to-back at 9pm and 10pm starting with the very first episode! Enjoy it from the beginning, especially if you’ve never seen it! Reruns of The Mentalist will lead-in from 3-9pm. The drama will join other popular reruns on the network such as Law & Order, The Mentalist, Bones, CSI NY, Cold Case, Charmed, Supernatural, Las Vegas, Angel, and Smallville. Castle is of course a comedic/romantic crime drama starring Nathan Fillion (Firefly, Desperate Housewives) and Stana Katic (Quantum of Solace, TNT’s The Librarian: Curse of the Judas Chalice). Also as part of TNT’s TV Everywhere rollout, Castle will also be available for online viewing through mobile phones, tablets, computers and other devices starting this June. TNT will be able to air more than just the first two seasons I believe by Fall 2013. So catch seasons one and two this June on TNT and then weekend broadcast syndication this fall, so check your local listings for times and station as we get closer to the fall!

The series is currently in its fourth season on ABC and the season will wrap up on May 7 with its fourth season finale. The series will be entering its fifth season on ABC this fall. Stay tuned for more information on Castle on TNT and in broadcast syndication!

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Hey everybody! Sorry for the lateness on these. I just updated the gallery with 400+ HD screen captures of Stana from last night’s episode of Castle. Stana wasn’t featured in this episode as much, but it definitely seems like there was some character development within her this past episode. The next episode of Castle unforunately doesn’t air for another 2 weeks. Enjoy the captures!

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meriann29: Hi, any news on Castle?
Very good news indeed! In next week’s episode, Nathan Fillion reunites with fellow Firefly alum Adam Baldwin, who plays Det. Ethan Slaughter, a tough gang-unit cop brought in to help with a gang case. “Slaughter definitely has unorthodox methods for crimesolving,” Baldwin told us, “but when you’re in a gang unit you have to sometimes bend the rules a bit. So this puts a strain certainly on Beckett’s [Stana Katic] judgment of Slaughter’s methods in a way that Castle’s uncomfortable with. He needs to observe but it’s also strangely intoxicating for him too—to come along and see that other darker side.” Now if only Castle could see that other side of Beckett—you know, the one that’s hopelessly smitten with him. Sigh

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