Season 1 Ep. 2, Nanny McDead

[soxie_whittaker]

This marked the first case in which Cassl and Bekt were officially partners.  And yeah.  The rest is history.

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[rufeepeach]

Oh *hell* yes for the snarky!Bekt.

I love the new tender, best friends, emotional-connection thing they have now, but I loved their earlier dynamic as well. This is basically gone after 'When The Bough Breaks' (when Bekt finally admits to herself properly that she needs him around), and I sort of miss it sometimes. In these eps, I was hoping that they'd hook up at the end of S1 and be fuckbuddies and then have the romance grow after that. Now, when they hook up (and they WILL) it'll be sweet and romantic and deeply emotional, and very different to what they're BOTH imagining in this episode.

But if they can get past the gravity of their new relationship once they're together, I'm hoping for some playful, off-camera elevator!sex as well.

[soxie_whittaker]

I AGREE SO MUCH. I mean, right now, this sweet, self-sacrificing love is amazing and wonderful and beautiful. But s1 was so FUNNY, with so much sexually charged anger. And I think we're still getting glimpses of playful, coy, SexyBekt. She'll definitely come back when she and Cassl actually start doing the nasty.

Honestly, though, if they had hooked up too soon (before all the pain of her mother's murder and everything) it would have fizzled out, I suspect. Now, though, he's already hopelessly in love, and seriously, they could probably get married tomorrow and be happy together. So Marlowe, I trust you.

[rufeepeach]

Ah, in my head, nothing can deny the Sexiness of Caskett. My headcanon goes that, had they hooked up in S1, he would have thought it was just hatesex until something happened to make her open up to him. Then the fuckbuddies relationship would have either ended - for maybe half a series until they realised they were in love and couldn't live without sexing each other near-constantly, and their relationship would have restarted - or continued but with the emotional connection gradually edging out the 'omfg u so hot Castle sex me now plz' of it all

[cartographical]

UGH WHY are you ALWAYS so funny. It is not even cute how you are always funny. Do you think it is cute? I hate you.

NO I AM JUST KIDDING. This is wonderful and funny and I love you and I miss, I really horribly miss, this angry angry Bekt who always looked as though she wanted to fuck Cassl against the wall while simultaneously disemboweling him.

[soxie_whittaker]

Angry!Bekt is just about the best thing ever. I mean, really, the sexual frustration was delicious. Like, Fuck I Hate You, But FUCK Do I Want To Tear Your Clothes Off Right Now.

And I apologize for being funny. I will attempt to be dull and sad from now on.

[sunshine_minx]

Okay...this was my favorite part.

Helpful!Cassl: “I’ll explain how that works later.” PLEASE USE DEMONSTRATIONS.

Because yes. Yes they should.

I love these, and I know that I say it every time, but I DO. LOVE THEM. And they make me laugh, and I one day may just hunt them all down again and compile them into a big file to read over and over. In fact, you should do that. Make a big "Cassl Companion", and we can read them as we watch eps over again during the hiatus.

Yes? Yes? :)

[soxie_whittaker]

At some point I do intend to create a proper index. I really will! At some future date. I promise.

[reema_patel]

AND: Listen to the music as he types. That steady, far-off pulse in the piano, over the I and flat VI harmonies? I can’t place it, but I swear we will hear that in later episodes. It’s bugging me that I can’t remember exactly where.

Yes, you're right. The same music plays after Kate gets shot in Knockout. :)

Goes without saying that I loved this. I really miss the Beckett snark.

[h_loquacious]

Oh, I love S1 so much. So, so much. I love Beckett's wardrobe. I love Snarky!Beckett and Castle. I love the increased antagonism between them, just, YES.

I love show now too, but seriously, there's something about S1. It's just *perfect*.