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With the Castle Season 4 finale, “Always,” airing Monday, May 7, Wetpaint Entertainment caught up with showrunner Andrew Marlowe to get the inside scoop on the episode — and what exactly goes down between Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett (Stana Katic).

In Andrew’s words, “Just stick with it till the end to see where the characters end up.”

In bed, perhaps?

Wetpaint Entertainment: So we can expect a big Castle/Beckett episode?

Andrew Marlowe: Yes. Castle and Beckett have been talking around a lot of stuff for a long time and they’re each been keeping significant secrets from each other and it’s not just how they feel but Castle having made this deal for Beckett’s life with a mysterious character and Beckett knowing that he said, “I love you,” but not knowing that he knows — in the finale all that gets put on the table and they’re forced to confront it in an open and honest way. And I think the fans have really been craving for the two of these people to have that dialogue, have them confront it directly, and this is the moment where we allow them to. And then of course, it’s colored by the fact that each one has kind of betrayed the other and they have to deal with those issues as well.

Let’s talk about the mystery. So we’re going back to Beckett’s mother’s murder. Will we get closure?

Yes and also to her shooting. You won’t get closure. But here’s the thing. Up until now, every time we’ve taken a step into this territory it seems to have gotten more complicated. But what we’re not doing now is complicating it. What we’re doing now is giving us momentum to closure. But this last episode, it’s not so much about that. It’s about it being a catalyst in the Castle/Beckett relationship and what it does to these two guys.

When it comes to the development of these two characters, were you always building towards this episode or did it just happen to feel right at this point?

This season has actually been a trajectory that we had clarity on about two-thirds of the way through last season, when we decided to end last season the way we did, with the death of Montgomery and Castle saying, “I love you” to Beckett. I think we talked about how it was always my intent to deal with the situation from Beckett’s point and not have her really not remember, and not do a TV fake-out. Once we knew that we were laying those cards out on the table I knew that I was going to land here at the end of this season and we knew what moment we were working for, to get to at the end of the season.

I take it, it won’t be as simple as an embrace and the sun setting on them. What should we expect when these people profess feelings for each other?

Well, again, expressing their feelings is also talking about how each has betrayed the other, and I think what you should expect is something a little emotionally messy. Something a little difficult and challenging for both characters, where the conversation doesn’t necessarily go the way each of them expects or each of them wants.

Should fans panic?

No! I don’t think there’s ever any point in panicking over an open and honest relationship, or open and honest conversation in a relationship. And just stick with it till the end to see where the characters end up.

There’s another relationship at odds apparently. Ryan [Seamus Dever] and Esposito [Jon Huertas] are going through something?

Yeah, the decisions that the characters have to make, based upon the case, do put Ryan and Esposito at odds and really challenges their relationship in a way that we haven’t seen.  

Is that something that will carry over into Season 5?

You know… watch the show and find out.

You also set up a lot of nuggets this season, like Castle’s father potentially being a CIA agent. Is that something we’ll revisit in the finale?

Not in the finale, but it’s something we’re going to be looking at next year.

And then Alexis [Molly Quinn] getting into Columbia. Is that something we have time to explore in the finale or is that for Season 5?

Actually what we have time to explore in the finale are Alexis’s feelings about graduating and moving on in life and leaving stuff behind. That’s a big issue for her. She is the valedictorian and she’s struggling to write her speech and trying to figure out how she feels. She’s somebody who always does a lot of homework for anything and she’s comparing her speech to Steve Jobs’s address at Stanford. She’s like, “I’m 18 years old — what the hell do I have to say?” So she’s going through a little mini-crisis in the finale as well. It comes together in a really beautiful way towards the end of the show. It’s really something for fans to look forward to, especially fans of Alexis and the Castle/Alexis relationship.

Can you tease the big emotional cliffhanger?

When we get to the end of the episode we have to deal with the culmination of all the cards that we’ve put on the table, all the secrets coming out, and in this episode we don’t fully resolve the case issues and those end up hanging over our heads when we get to the end. And, I think, in a really interesting and compelling way given the choices that all the characters have made throughout the piece.

On a very detailed note, is Beckett sitting in the same swing set that Castle and Beckett sit on in the Season 4 premiere.

Very observant. Was that in the promo? For our loyal fans that’s a symbolic callback and in terms of the way we handle it, that’s something for them to pay attention to in the episode.

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Castle‘s much-hyped-about Season 4 finale “Always” is right around the corner, and we couldn’t be more excited (read: biting our nails in fangirl anticipation). Although much of the focus is currently on Richard Castle and Kate Beckett, we can’t ignore Castle‘s other dynamic duo: Detective Ryan and Detective Esposito.

Wetpaint Entertainment recently caught up with series star Seamus Dever, who dished about what’s in store for our favorite wise-cracking sidekicks.

Wetpaint Entertainment: We’ve got to talk about the big finale!

Seamus Dever: Yeah. A lot of stuff happens. It was a big episode to shoot. It was so big that we went over the allotted eight days, and it was more like 10 days for me, at least. I only wrapped last week, and I did ADR [dubbing] on Tuesday. So, yeah, I just finished.

What happened to make it go past eight days? Are there big action sequences?

Yeah. There’s some action stuff that happens. So whenever you do the action stuff, you’ve got to film little parts and little things. I feel like we shot the same scene for about three days. So it’s big.

Rob Bowman’s directing it. He’s our best director. He’s a wonderful director, and he really wanted to get the most out of it. He took his time with the things where he really felt it needed it, and I think people are going to like it.

Aside from that, the writing’s great. Some crazy stuff happens. Stuff that, I guess, we can recover from, but some interesting shifts in relationships. So I think for one relationship, the audience is going to be real happy, and I think for another relationship, they’re going to be devastated. So it’s going to be interesting to see how people respond.

Wow. Let’s take this in increments then. I heard you tease earlier that Esposito and Ryan’s relationship is going to go through something shocking. And I’m hoping that’s not the word you’re attaching devastated to.

I can’t say. I think you’ll see it. I think that would be hinting too much. When you see it, you’ll be like, “Oh, that’s what he meant.”

For Ryan, there’s been a question that was left open-ended from last season’s finale. And I think it’s important that we’re finally getting back to addressing it because I think there was a line sort of divided in the finale last year. And I think it’s going to come back, and Ryan and Esposito find themselves on either side of that line. They both make choices, and that affects the relationship.

I assume this opens up a whole other story line for next season? Does it seem like you guys will get a little more to do, maybe?

I hope so. Jon and I are always very hopeful of doing exactly that. We’ve been lobbying and suggesting and pleading and cajoling and urging for a long time now, and there’s been some progress made on Ryan and Esposito this season.

There could always be more, and I think that leaves this for things that could happen next season because it will end in a way that people will be like going, “Oh, crap. What now?” And that’s sort of what you want for a cliffhanger finale. So some stuff happens that Ryan and Esposito are going to have to work out next season, yeah, for sure.

What is the emotional cliffhanger?

You’ll see. There’s something interesting. We all make choices about right and wrong and what our right is, doing the right thing. And we find Esposito and Ryan on different sides and having different opinions about things. So some stuff happens.

Any hope that Jenny might return?

I think she’ll be back. Of course, we’re a married couple. I’d like to see some progress in that.  We show some things outside of our life in the precinct. I think that’s always a lot of fun, and I think the audience gets a kick out of seeing our lives outside of the precinct, as much as we can cram in there with still getting back to that whole murder thing.

That pesky crime that must be solved?

That pesky procedural thing, yeah.

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Castle season 4 comes to an end with episode 23, “Always,” the finale, on Monday, May 7, and when Nathan Fillion dropped by Late Night with Jimmy Fallon, he dropped some teases about what’s coming up for his character Castle and Stana Katic’s Beckett. Is this going to be the episode fans have been waiting for?

Will Castle and Beckett Get Together in “Always”?

Promos and sneak peeks are out for the Castleseason 4 finale, and they do tease that something big could be coming. There’s another “I love you” from Castle, and the promo does tease that at least a kiss could be coming. But is that just all one big tease for fans, or will it happen?

When Jimmy Fallon asked for spoilers about the season finale, Nathan Fillion replied, “The question with Castle is always will they or won’t they, you know, Castle, Beckett, are they going to get together? I can say this much: After the season finale, we won’t wonder anymore.” Now that certainly sounds like Castle and Beckett are going to be getting together in the season finale. What else could it be? The series—especially this season—has all been leading up to this moment, and it looks like it has finally come.

Fillion went on to say, “Something’s going to happen. I guess the question will be now: What are they going to do now?” Where will Castle go from there? What will this mean for Castle and Beckett, professionally and personally? Will the finale end with that moment for them, leaving fans to wonder all summer what will happen after?

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Hi Sandra. Can’t end Castle season 4 without asking you one last time for Scoop! What do you have for us? Will the finale be as jaw-dropping as last year’s? I know there is so much speculation about a Castle/Beckett hookup in the finale, but I am curious about the fate of my other favorite duo on the show, Ryan & Esposito. Does something shocking happen to them? Thanks! — Cheryl

Last year’s finale — with the reveal that the chief was involved in Beckett’s mom’s murder — was several years in the making, as you’ll recall. And I can most definitely say the same thing about this year. So yes, definitely as jaw-dropping — and probably more. As far as Ryan and Esposito, you’ll find them at a point come season’s end that will give them a very interesting launching point next season — and I wouldn’t count out a little drama between those two. Also, DID YOU SEE THIS?!?

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Does Castle‘s finale have a cliff-hanger like last year’s? I’m not sure I could handle that! — Jessica

ADAM: Creator Andrew W. Marlowe hints that Beckett will be experiencing a lot of changes in the finale, and the domino effect of said changes leads to this season’s climax. And while I’m pretty sure that no one’s life will be hanging in the balance, Castle-Beckett fans will likely still be in for a long summer. Why? Marlowe says this finale doesn’t lend itself to a large time jump between seasons. “The way we’re ending this season, people will want to know what happens in the immediate aftermath,” he teases.

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Question: So, about Castle — anything about the season finale you can share? Like, why is Beckett soaking wet in that promo? —Dilara

Ausiello: That’s what happens when you sit on a swing all alone in the middle of a torrential downpour sans umbrella.

Question: Based on the Castle season finale promo, it’s looking more and more likely that Castle and Beckett are the couple at the center of your blind item. Are they?! —Cheryl 

Ausiello: Your question will be read aloud (by a special celebrity guest) and answered (by yours truly) in this week’s episode of Spoiler Alert! Look for that on Thursday morning and not a moment sooner.

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This season of “Castle” (Mondays at 10 p.m. ET on ABC) has been a season full of big secrets: Castle (Nathan Fillion) tried to keep information from Beckett about her mother’s murder to keep her safe, and Beckett (Stana Katic) refused to acknowledge those three little words that Castle said to her when she was shot.

Leading up to the Season 4 finale (Mon., May 7), this week’s “Castle” takes a lighter turn with the April 30th episode, “Undead Again,” where a murder case’s prime suspects are zombies. But don’t think that a zombie apocalypse is a gimmick to distract us from what’s been happening between Castle and Beckett, and what needs to happen in the big finale. “Castle” boss Andrew Marlowe says this episode does exactly the opposite.

“We can’t step out of time and space and pretend it’s not going on,” Marlowe told HuffPost TV. “So acknowledging it here gets us to an interesting place for the finale.”

Marlowe teased the action that brings Castle and Beckett closer again, rediscovering what makes them a good team. “That rediscovery gives their relationship a little growth,” he said, adding, “Of course, we knock that on its ass in the finale.”

Keep reading for more scoop on this fun episode from Marlowe, and check back later in the week for more “Castle” Season 4 finale scoop.

Zombies on “Castle” — it’s about time!
It is about time. I mean, I know that the fans have been calling out for zombies since the first season. They were really looking forward to our characters getting together, with zombies — that’s what I’ve been hearing. [Laughs.]

Yes! A hookup is even hotter with flesh-eating, end-of-the-world kind of stuff.
Of course! That’s what people want — I’ve seen the numbers on “The Walking Dead“; I know that that’s what the audience is clamoring for.

[Laughs.] So what can we expect from the episode?
You know, it’s a fun episode that comes in the middle of a really interesting trajectory for Castle and Beckett that we started in “47 Seconds.” We advertise this as our “season of secrets” where Beckett hasn’t revealed that she heard Castle say “I love you,” and Castle hasn’t revealed to her the mysterious goings on in her mother’s murder and that conspiracy case, with him being told, “You can’t look into it — you have to steer her away.” And so, in “47 Seconds” when the bomb went off, we had the metaphoric bomb of Castle discovering that Beckett had been keeping that secret, and we’ve had a couple of episodes where we’ve really put the two of them on the outs. You know, Castle showing up at a crime scene with a date, and then the next episode, he’s out investigating with another cop. Both really fun, interesting shows, but both also showing the cracks in the Castle-Beckett relationship.

Castle clearly is acting out, and is clearly punishing her, whether he realizes it or not. And I think when we start the zombie episode, there’s a little bit of a realization that things aren’t working between the two of them — should things go on between the two of them, or should we just call it a day? But dealing with zombies, there’s just so much fun to be had that, in a way, through that episode, they rediscover each other and rediscover the fun they have on their cases together, and each other’s value. That rediscovery gives their relationship a little growth … of course, we knock that on its ass in the finale when all the secrets that we’ve been keeping eventually come out.

With these two characters, where a lot of their conversations have been in subtext and their feelings have been subterranean, they are forced to — because of the nature of the case, and the nature of where the characters are going — reveal everything. Not only how they feel about one another, but also how they feel about being betrayed by the other one. It puts us in really interesting ground to be able to deal with that.

The zombie episode, as fun as it sounds, gets to a very credible place at the end of it, as we did with the episode where it seemed like the murderer was aliens from outer space — we like, at the end of the episode, to come back to a very credible place. But we do have a lot of fun with the zombie genre and Castle and Beckett start to discover the spark that they’ve been missing for the last several episodes. It’s really fun to watch that — really gratifying.

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ShoesTV scored a Backstage Pass to the set of ABC’s hit show “Castle.” “Castle” Costume Designer Luke Reichle took us behind-the-scenes of the wardrobe department and showed us over 1,200 pairs of shoes that the actors, guest stars and extras wear on the show. Check out Castle and Beckett’s favorite shoes and brands to rock in the field… All this and much, much more!

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