Castle

The much-anticipated film noir episode of Castle is here, and it doesn’t disappoint. Unlike the wedding, where we wished the ratio between the experience and the build-up would have been more balanced, we’re getting a full dose of 1947 satisfaction in Castle Season 4, Episode 14: “The Blue Butterfly.”

If you want to experience all the twists and turns for the first time on TV, stop reading now, but if you’re dying for some teasers, we’ve got them for you.

Love at First Sight
Although we’ve always known that Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic) are made for each other, it seems the post-war era is far more conducive to actual romance. P.I. Joe Flynn (Castle) needs just a quick glance of gangster’s moll Vera Mulqueen (Beckett) before declaring, “Where have you been all my life?” Needless to say, you’ll be on smooch watch from minute one.

Murders, Past and Present
Like Seamus Dever (Kevin Ryan) promised, the murder of a modern day treasure hunter ties in seamlessly with the flashbacks, and thanks to the Blue Butterfly (you’ll know what it is within the first 10 minutes) and guest star Mark Pellegrino, the two worlds will soon intertwine in an interesting way. (Read our “The Blue Butterfly” exclusive with Seamus here!)

Ringer Crossover
He’s not made much progress in his hunt for Sarah Michelle Gellar on The CW’s Ringer, so it’s probably for the best that actor Zahn McClarnon has temporarily left villain Bodaway Macawi to his own devices to instead guest star on Castle as a suspect. Here’s hoping at least one of his characters gets closure.

Fabulous Fantasy
The costumes, the set design, the music — it’s all amazing, and allows for the entire Castle team to flex their creative muscles. But what you’ll love are the performances you never normally see from this cast: Tamala Jones (Lanie Parish) showing off her pipes as a club singer, Molly Quinn (Alexis Castle) as a demure southern belle, Jon Huertas (Javier Esposito), Seamus and Nathan in a good, old fashioned fist fight, and Stana as “trouble on two legs”.  As for that much-teased kiss between Nathan and Stana: All we’ll say is there’s at least one liplock between two characters in the episode…and that’s all you’re getting out of us without an interrogation room!

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