Castle: "It's raining men"

We started Castle's sophomore season last night picking up not too long after where we left off. The most important thing that has to be pointed out is that Castle is still at work trying to fix his relationship with Beckett after digging into her mother's murder even after she asked him not to. We also found out what it is he learned while digging: Around the same time her mother was murdered three other people she was connected to were also murdered. Castle, in a rather heartfelt moment at the end of the episode, tries to get Beckett to understand why he dug into her past and he even offers to help her find the killer. But Beckett insists that she does not want to drudge up her past.

But to backtrack, the episode begins with Castle and Beckett being interviewed and photographed for an article in Cosmopolitan magazine. This is interrupted when a dead body is found in a tree. Beckett makes Castle ride with the body to the morgue and the truck is held up on the way, with the body stolen. Because he is a witness, Beckett tells Castle he can only help with this one last case if he agrees to walk away once it is solved. Castle agrees because he is certain that he will be able to win Beckett back using his charm.

In the end, the crime is solved, mostly because Castle was willing to put his life at stake to participate in a poker game with a bunch of gangsters, but Beckett refuses to allow him back in. Later, at home, Castle's daughter makes him realize that all he needs to do is apologize. So he does, and because Beckett is beginning to realize they make a great team, she invites him to return the next day.

As I have already made pretty clear, I love this show. I like Law & Order: SVU, but other than that I'm not really into crime shows. But what makes me love this one, and what sets it apart from the other shows, is that it is very witty. Castle isn't all drama, there are lighthearted moments that make you smile, and I appreciate the show for being this way.

So what did you think of the premiere? I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how the relationship between Castle and Beckett evolves during the season.