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24. 3x21- The Dead Pool- 5/10

25. 3x07- Almost Famous- 6/10

26. 3x04- Punked- 7/10

27. 3x14- Lucky Stiff- 7/10

28. 3x23- Pretty Dead- 7/10

29. 3x20- Slice of Death- 8/10

30. 3x15- The Final Nail - 8/10

31. 3x02- He's Dead, She's Dead- 8/10

32. 3x03- Under the Gun- 8/10

33. 3x18- One Life to Lose- 8/10

34. 3x05- Anatomy of a Murder- 8/10

35. 3x08- Murder Most Fowl- 8/10

36. 3x01- Deadly Affair- 9/10

37. 3x22- To Love and Die in L.A.- 9/10

38. 3x12- Poof, You're Dead- 9/10

39. 3x19- Law & Murder- 9/10

40. 3x06- 3XK- 10/10

41. 3x10- Last Call - 10/10

42. 3x16- Setup- 10/10

43. 3x17- Countdown- 10/10

44. 3x11- Niki Heat- 10/10

45. 3x24- Knockout- 10/10

46. 3x09- Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind- 10/10

47. 3x13- Knockdown- 10/10

24. 2x23- Overkill

25. 2x15- Suicide Squeeze

26. 2x07- Famous Last World

27. 2x20- The Late Shaft

28. 2x08- Kill the Messenger

29. 2x22- Food to Die For

30. 2x10- One Man's Treasure

31. 2x09- Love Me Dead

32. 2x03- Inventing the Girl

33. 2x24- A Deadly Game

34. 2x01- Deep in Death

35. 2x21- Den of Thieves

36. 2x19- Wrapped Up in Death

37. 2x14- The Third Man

38. 2x12- A Rose for Everafter

39. 2x16- The Mistress Always Spanks Twice

40. 2x05- When the Bought Breaks

41. 2x13- Sucker Punch

42. 2x18- Boom!

43. 2x17- Tick, Tick, Tick...

44. 2x02- The Double Down

45. 2x04- Fool Me Once

46. 2x11- The Fifth Bullet

47. 2x06- Vampire Weekend

Here is my ranking of the episodes from Season 1 of the series. For me, Season 1 is good, though not quite as good as the subsequent seasons. Overall season rating: 7/10.

10. 1x08- Ghosts

11. 1x06- Always Buy Retail

12. 1x10- A Death in the Family

13. 1x09- Little Girl Lost

14. 1x04- Hell Hath No Fury

15. 1x02- Nanny McDead

16. 1x07- Home Is Where the Heart Stops

17. 1x03- Hedge Fund Homeboys

18. 1x05- A Chill Goes Through Her Veins

19. 1x01- Flowers for Your Grave

After being a fan of the series for over 1.5 years, a thought occurred to me... is all this hatred for season 8 really justified? Because in my opinion (also after a long time) this season is like 4-5/10. The initial separation arc is the worst thing this season. It lacks logic and, ultimately, consistency. but later it was maybe not good, but average. I liked the final episodes of the season better. In retrospect, the finale ended the series with a happy ending.

I was inspired by user natarawilliams19 to create a list of episodes that are key moments in the series (or ones that aren't, but are must-watches because they are the best episodes).

(P) = Plot-related

(KB) = Beckett case-related

(MW) = Must-watch episodes for me because it's so awsome.

**(3XK)**= Episodes involving the 3XK arc

Season 1

1x01 "Flowers For Your Grave" (P) (MW)

1x02 "Nanny McDead" (The first thing to do after becoming a consultant—so it's worth checking.)

1x03 Hedge Fund Homeboys (MW)

1x04 "Hell Hat No Fury" (We learn the name of the character from Castle's books, "Nikki Heat." This is important for the future of the series.)

1x05 "A Chill Goes Through Her Veins" (KB)

1x07 ""Home is Where the Heart Stops" (MW)

1x10 "A Death in the Family" (KB) (P)

Season 2

Episode 2x01 "Deep in Death" (KB) (P)

Episode 2x02 "Double Down" (MW)

Episode 2x04 "Fool Me Once..." (MW)

Episode 2x05 "When Bough Breaks" (P)

Episode 2x06 "Vampire Weekend" (MW)

Episode 2x11 "Fifth Bullet" (MW)

Episode 2x13 "Sucker Punch" (KB) (P) (MW)

Episode 2x17 & 2x18 "Tick, Tick, Tick..." & "Boom!" (MW)

Episode 2x21 "Den of Thieves" (kinda P)

Episode 2x23 "Overkill" (kinda P)

Episode 2x24 "A Deadly Game" (P)

Season 3

3x01 "A Deadly Affair" (P) (MW)

3x03 "Under the Gun" (kinda P) (kinda KB)

3x04 "Punked" (kinda P)

3x06 "3XK" (3XK episode)

3x09 "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind" (MW)

3x10 "Last Call" (MW)

3x11 "Niki Heat" (MW)

3x12 "Puff, You're Dead" (MW)

3x13 "Knockdown" (KB) (P) (MW)

3x16 & 3x17 "Setup" & "Countdown" (MW)

3x19 "Law & Murder" (MW)

3x22 "To Love and Die in L.A" (kinda P) (MW)

3x24 "Knockout" (KB) (P) (MW)

Season 4

4x01 "Rise" (KB) (P) (MW)

4x02 "Heroes and Villans" (MW)

4x04 "Kick the Ballistics" (kinda 3XK episode)

4x06 "Deamons" (MW)

4x07 "Cops and Robbers" (MW)

4x09 "Kill Shot" (kinda KB) (P) (MW)

4x10 "Cuffed" (MW)

4x12 "Dial M for Mayor" (kinda KB) (P)

4x14 "The Blue Butterfly" (MW)

4x15 & 4x16 "Pandora" & "Linchpin" (MW)

4x19 "47 seconds" (P) (MW)

4x20 "The Limey" (kinda P)

4x21 "Headhunters" (kinda P)

4x22 "Undead Again" (P) (MW)

4x23 "Always" (KB) (P) (MW)

Season 5

5x01 "After the Storm" (KB) (P) (MW)

5x02 "Cloudly with a Chance of Murder" (kinda P)

5x04 "Murder He Wrote" (MW)

5x05 "Probable Cause" (3XK episode) (MW)

5x06 "The Final Frontier" (MW)

5x08 "After Hours" (MW)

5x13 "Recoil" (KB) (P) (MW)

5x15 & 5x16 "Target" & "Hunt" (P) (MW)

5x18 "The Wild Rover" (MW)

5x19 "The Lives of Others" (MW)

5x21 "Still" (MW)

5x23 "The Human Factor" (kinda P)

5x24 "Watershed" (P)

Season 6

6x01 & 6x02 "Valkyrie" & "Dreamworld" (P)

6x03 "Need to Know" (P)

6x04 "Number One Fan" (P)

6x05 "Time Will Tell" (MW)

6x06 "Get a Clue" (kinda P)

6x07 "Like Father, Like Daughter" (kinda P)

6x09 "Disciple" (3XK episode) (MW)

6x10 "The Good, The Bad and The Baby" (MW)

6x11 "Under Fire" (MW)

6x12 "Deep Cover" (P) (MW)

6x17 "In the Belly of the Beast" (KB) (P) (MW)

6x22 "Veritas" (KB) (P) (MW)

6x23 "For Better or Worse" (P)

Season 7

7x01 & 7x02 "Driven" & "Montreal" (P)

7x03 "Clear & Present Danger" (MW)

7x06 "The Time of Our Lives" (P) (MW)

7x10 "Bad Santa" (kinda P)

7x11, 7x12, 7x13 "Castle, P.I", "Private Eye Caramba!". "I, Witness" (Catle P.I ARC) (kinda P) (for me only "I, Witness" is MW)

7x14 & 7x15 "Resurrection" & "Reckoning"(3XK episode) (MW) (kinda P)

7x16 "The Wrong Stuff" (MW)

7x17 "Hong Kong Hustle" (kinda P)

7x20 "Sleeper" (P)

7x23 "Hollander's Woods" (P) (MW) (Possible ending of the series)

Season 8

8x01 & 8x02 "XY" & "XX" (P)

8x07 & 8x08 "The Last Seduction" & "Mr and Mrs Castle" (P)

8x10 "Witness for the Prosecution" (kinda P) (MW)

8x12 "The Blame Game" (MW)

8x13 "And Justice For All" (kinda P)

8x14 "The G.D.S" (P)

8x15 "Fidelis Ad Mortem" (P)

8x17 "Death Wish" (MW)

8x19 "Dead Again" (kinda P) (MW)

8x22 "Crossfire" (P) (THE SERIES FINALE)

I was inspired by user natarawilliams19 to create a list of episodes that are key moments in the series (or ones that aren't, but are must-watches because they are the best episodes).

(P) = Plot-related

(KB) = Beckett case-related

(MW) = Must-watch episodes for me because it's so awsome.

(3XK)= Episodes involving the 3XK arc

Season 1

1x01: "Flowers For Your Grave" (P) (MW)

1x02: "Nanny McDead" (The first thing to do after becoming a consultant—so it's worth checking.)

1x03: Hedge Fund Homeboys (MW)

1x04: "Hell Hat No Fury" (We learn the name of the character from Castle's books, "Nikki Heat." This is important for the future of the series.)

I know Katic and Fillon spent less time together in season 8. But have you noticed any change in the acting that made you think - they must dislike each other very much. Because, you know, these fewer scenes are probably also caused by the new contracts they signed for the 8th season - they had fewer days of work.

For me it's definitly:

1. 8x19- Dead Again: 8/10

2. 8x10- Witness for the Prosecution: 8/10

3. 8x17- Death Wish: 7/10

4. 8x12- The Blame Game: 7/10

5. 8x11- Dead Red: 6/10