I’ve read the article and I wouldn’t exactly say it spoils anything, but if you’re unsure from the title of it, I wouldn’t read it. It all depends on your take on what is spoilers and what is not. Just a friendly and fair forewarning.

From Firefly to Dr. Horrible to Castle, let it be known that Nathan Fillion is dipped in all kinds of awesomeness.

So when we hit the set of Castle and he started spouting off words like ”emotional” and ”cliffhanger” when talking about the upcoming season finale, we started to worry. ABC best not be messing with our all-time favorite supersexy TV novelist! (Sorry, Angela Landsbury.)

Not surprisingly, those “emotions” surround the show’s cornerstone, could-be coupling of Castle and his partner in crime-writing/solving, NYPD Detective Kate Beckett (Stana Katic), and here’s what Nathan can tell you…

Can you tell us about the season finale?
Absolutely! Beckett has set her eyes on another man, and it’s really getting to Castle. He’s really not having an easy time with it, so we’re getting to a point in time where she’s gotta make a choice. And he’s gotta make a choice! There’s gonna be a choice made. An emotional choice. It’s an emotional cliffhanger.

Did you get a say in this “choice”?
I said Esposito, but they didn’t go for it. You know, he’s always playing the sex card.

Is Beckett’s new love opening Castle’s eyes to what’s been right in front of him all this time?
It’s a matter of you don’t know what you got until it’s gone. You don’t know how much you value what’s yours until you see it slipping out of your fingers, so that’s a superimportant part. They do this lovely little dance. They drive each other crazy. Castle wears everything on his sleeve, while Beckett’s a little more guarded. They get really tight and really close and excited. I mean, the closest thing they have to sex really is when they’re solving a mystery and making strides, moving forward and figuring things out. That’s their turn-on, but why doesn’t it move forward from there? You got two people that are always opposed and yet always together. What are you gonna do? Poop or get off the pot, I believe is the phrase.

OK, cut to the chase. Are Castle and Beckett going to get together?
I believe that’s called jumping the shark. Moonlighting did a very valuable lesson there.

We’ve also heard a bit about a new Richard Castle book hitting shelves soon.
Naked Heat. We’re going to come out with a paperback in June, and then it comes out in September. “September 28,” said a voice in the distance.

Do you ever wish you could actually write something for the show?
The episode I’ve always been pitching was pretty much what the book turned out to be. We see the world through Castle’s eyes. All the girls are crazy about him and everything works out his way and he’s incredibly cool. I was thinking about flashing back and forth between the actual reality and Castle’s reality, how we see his life, which he sees through rose-colored glasses. That would be also be the episode I was pitching.

Was it nice getting the early season pickup?
What is that? Season three?! Never heard of it! If you look at my résumé—don’t look at my résumé too closely—you’ll see a long list of failed television programs. This is my first season three ever! The closest I’ve come is two and a half seasons, so here we go!

So what do you think? Ready for a Castle cliffhanger?

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There are more sneak peeks from the upcoming episode here. WARNING: Please do not watch them, unless you’re into viewing spoilers. You’ll be spoiled, so therefore, you’ll be upset.

I think the photo array is incomplete as of right now, because I think that they’ll add more photos for the episode, but for now, I’ve added what is available for the finale to the gallery.

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He’s the murder-mystery novel writer who helps the NYPD solve crimes. She’s the detective who he has partnered with (and the basis for a character in his next book). Fans love the continuing romantic tension between the characters Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Kate Beckett (Stana Katic) on “Castle.” As I found out, when I visited the show’s set in the finale (airing May 17) they take that tension and turn it on its head – thanks to former “Battlestar Galactica” hottie Michael Trucco. Michael plays a robbery detective who becomes romantically involved with Beckett. His first episode aired April 19.

“Michael Trucco comes in as a love interest for Beckett’s character, in these last four episodes of the season, and in the season finale it kind of comes to a head,” show star Stana explained. “It’s kind of like Castle is not just going to hang around and watch his girl fall in love with someone else. He is somebody that is formidable, I guess as a competition for Castle, which I think is really great because it also creates questions for Castle like, ‘Why I haven’t I jumped on this yet, really?’”

Michael said his character knows something is up between Castle and Beckett. “My character is a detective,” he joked. “He’s been around the block! He’s figured this one out.”

He’ll have to fight to keep his woman and the potential love triangle is further complicated when Castle’s first ex-wife returns in the finale episode. However, it turns out the stars of the show don’t actually agree on whether or not Castle and Beckett should get romantically involved and become an on-screen couple.

“I watched ‘Mr. and Mrs. Smith’ the other day and I loved that they were married and yet there was still so much more to learn about each other,” Stana explained. “I love the concept of people, even though they are married, finding the passion and that zest for each other. I think that there is a whole realm of possibility and I think that being afraid of the two of them getting together, I think that we shortchange the possibility of television and of entertainment and of storylines.”

Nathan, however, has the opposite opinion. “You can say, ‘Oh I love the show. I love the show. I really want them to get together.’ Then you really don’t love the show. You are not thinking clearly,” he explained to the show’s fans. “If they get together, it’s over. It’s a little something called ‘kaput’ in show business!”

Hmmm. They both make good points but then again, when David and Addison got together on “Moonlighting” it turned out to be a show killer. So, I think I will side with Nathan on this one! Keep Castle and Beckett apart!

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CASTLE – “A Deadly Game” – Nothing is as it seems when Castle and Beckett investigate what appears to be the assassination of an intelligence operative. Meanwhile, Beckett’s romance with Demming threatens her relationship with Castle, forcing them to confront their feelings for each other, on the Season Finale of “Castle,” MONDAY, MAY 17

Another sneak peek for the next episode of Castle.
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The scene with Beckett & her friend is just hilariously cute.

[Warning: Does contain spoilers]

I’ve added 10 more episode stills from 2×23, Overkill, to the gallery.

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