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Fall in love with someone elseor get a cool government job, so she has to leave Castle. Stana Katic, who portrayed the character for eight years, left the show at the end of season 7. Ultimately, it was a satisfying ending for one of televisions most beloved couples. wakey whatever your name is when you say SK acting is a bit cold and wooden, you do not get the gist of SKs expression in relation to the scene and the way her character was created. Things weren't looking good for the crime-fighting duo of Richard Castle (Nathan Fillion) and Beckett as they went up against the cut-throat LokSat organization. Thats right let stick a baby in her. Katherine Houghton Beckett [1] is a fictional character of the ABC crime series Castle. Please yes. Sad situation. It wasnt until a later season that was expanded on to try and give her more depth and that wasnt Marlowes idea, it was one of the writers. completely agree. I expected Stana to leave on her own but to not even be approached about doing a S9 is pathetic. I had no desire to see that crappy idea of a season 9. he should be a man and not a boy. With this news, I sincerely hope ABC cancels Castle. I couldnt stand Stana she took away his happy/funny nature! I hope the writers realize the death of Kate Beckett will be the death of the show. Are you going to find Chandler Bing on any show other than Friends? They will live to regret it. After eight seasons, lots of flirting, and too many life or death situations to count, ABC's hit crime procedural, Castle, came to a close on Monday night. Who elevated every script by investing the best of themselves into each episode. I didnt think of that one I was thinking they have beckett but with a different actor instead of killing her off I wont watch it again it would not be the same without stana katic but at leaSt they wont kIll the character name be a different actor that was thinking they would do. Castle is the true star of that series and the complainers ruined a possibility of Season 9 If you didnt like the idea of losing Laney and Kate then Shocker. Pretty much a spinoff situation as I see it. execs ruiningn great shows. Basically they fire two of the women in the cast? Cameron Boyce Channeling Carloss Charisma From Descendants, Mystic Falls Mourns: Carolines Mom Bids Farewell. To achieve this goal, he orchestrated numerous events that led to Becketts promotion as Captain, framed Ryan and Espo for murder, created a fake terrorist threat in order to distract the police, and manipulated events behind the scenes in order to gain control of all the evidence relaed to the conspiracy. Im out. The show was the two of them, with Becketts story the driving force and heart. If she dies, Im done watching!!! It was my moms favourite show. I will just finish S8 as a support for Stana. Castle is the show! The more I think about it, the less I am interested in a ninth season if it is without her. Bullets fly, and everyone is shot. . Castle, Esposito (Jon Huertas), Ryan (Seamus Dever) and the team quickly notice Beckett's absence. I agree with unhappy. First Sleepy Hollow, then Blacklist, now Castle WTF! So come on over and explore our wide range of content today! Its a cop show that you Firefly lovers want to call a circus!!! Did Kate Beckett Die on the 'Castle' Series Finale? I agree. How would the shows premise even work without her? It is speculated that had Beckett remained on the show, her salary demands would have been too high for the budget set by ABC. This entire show has been about The Love Story between Castle and Beckett. Because they were planning to kick Stana out, have them shot as the cliffhanger and than come back to a crappy season 9 having killed Kate off. She had the essential star power to make the shows fantasy premise believable, and was the main actor that brought people back, week after week. I mean, their mentions must be WILD right now. They could do a time jump and make her a senator. I also am done watching it, if it gets renewed! The two share a passionate embrace and kiss, marking their reunion. ABC is such a joke. Monday was the series finale All the people complaining no stana no show ruined it for the rest of us who were happy to keep watching WITH OR WITHOUT her! Shows by the bucket succeed (and fail) absent that character or actor. And I hated it and sent my complaints into ABC..as apparently enough also did. love the show but not going to watch it. I have watched Castle from the beginning and not missed an episode. we have to get to the advertisers. The show not only wouldnt have lasted as long as it has, it wouldnt exist without her character. Beckett can gracefully move on from a show she has been rumored to want to leave for two years. If the rumor is true that NF bullies SK in the set what kind of a man does that? Now with that kind of discourse who would you pull? From Castles trips to Beckett pushing him away for LokSac it has been evident the two no longer have enough chemistry to pull off scenes. Actors and actresses get to do that ya know It doesnt mean people have to be so negative and ruin a good thing for the rest of us who wouldnt have missed her one bit. Yes, Beckett does get pregnant in Castle. May 12, 2014 11:00 pm Warning: The following contains major spoilers from the Season 6 finale of ABC 's Castle. Subscribe for full access to The Hollywood Reporter. I think they want to see if they will have any viewers left and if it will be worth it to continue the show without Stana. We should trend #nostananocastle tonight instead of watching #castle. His primary goal throughout the season was to bring down Brackens empire and get revenge on those involved in a conspiracy that had cost him his family. She was always focused on the big bad her mothers killer, Loksec, there was almost no character development. While there were some close calls along the way, everyone makes it through unscathed and with a new outlook on life. Only time will tell. The show should have ended after 5 seasons at best. Oh wait, thats not gonna work this time since its female co-lead leaving *cough*Greys*cough*. Castle: Did Stana Katic's Beckett die in the finale? | EW.com Well said. Disgraceful .They Diidnt even Ask her to be in S9. Series co-lead Stana Katic will not be a part of Castle Season 9, the victim of a cast shake-up that reportedly is designed to help cut costs for the aging procedural. She waited until extremely late to resign for season 8 and she was done with the show Do you guys realize how little screen time she got Season 8? They should have just called it clowning around with Castle then??? The show could have had an amazing season 9 with Ryan and Esposito helping Castle, Hayley, and possibly even his mother solve PI cases! Did you even read this article? That didnt happen. The closest they had to giving her some real charachter was her mothers death but that was a minor thing early on and if anything undermined her (a women apparently needs to have a a personal cause to become a cop and actually be good at it). But the Becket role was special as played by Stana Katic. He has also worked as a radio reporter and holds a degree from Moody College of Communication. She has three acting expressions similar to Kristen Stewart. Then he can get back to his hilarious self and maybe they can follow his favorites The paranormal cases! She was completely unnecessary. The show wont survive without her, and honestly I dont think it should. Just cancel it and spin it off please!! Tamala Jones has also been an integral part of the series and we are grateful she was a part of Castle.. Oh come on the shows called Castle not Beckett. I am not OK with that. Or the character who has been giving the studio problems and grief? Castle-Beckett Relationship | Castle Wiki | Fandom Article Castle: Did Stana Katic's Beckett die in the finale? As for how the on-screen story ended, promos for what wound up serving as the series finale had fans worried that Beckett would ultimately join the long list of women who have been whacked on TV this season. Recaps News Castle Finale Recap: Did Rick Get Closure? Let them spin it off under something else but after ruining the show justice demands they shouldnt be allowed to capitalize under the show we all loved AND for firing a strong leading lady. The episode ends with a flash forward showing Castle and Beckett happily married one year later. She and Castle looked like they were dying, hand. Good riddance to the whole show! This decision was reportedly made by Castles production team in order to meet budgetary requirements for the series. And Stana was as integral to developing her character as Marlowe and Miller, its creators. That has proven to be so, Castle has now been cancelled. 2023 TVLine Media, LLC. Cutting two women and one of them being POC. Agree. Good idea. The Hollywood Reporter is a part of Penske Media Corporation. Being allowed to question persons of interestthe whole concept is ludicrous and sick of his mother and daughter! Oh ya thats not ridiculous. I agree the writing has gone dramatically downhill but I hope they are leading into Castle working PI cases with Alexis and Hayley and just calling Beckett done. And if Stana goes it most likely means the focus shifts to being a PI so why Ryan and Espo can be woven into the stories with that a PI is less like to be investigating murders so the requirement for a ME isnt really needed. It seems Claud and Rodney couldnt handle losing the talentless actress. That would be a blast! My favorite moments were him with the guys and him with his family. Without the unique chemistry and history of the Castle-Becket duel and collaboration, there was no show left to watch or sell. The second show that I will stop watching because they killed off (figuratively or literally) the female lead. They managed to 86 the best women in the shows police department. Why did Castle end so abruptly? How did the Castle series finale end? What were they thinking? Castle is one of my favorite shows, but without Beckett it wont be the same. It breaks up our everyday hum drum week. He discovers that while she was recovering at her dads cabin, Beckett had become pregnant with his child. Yay!! People are not objecting to other shows that havent got Beckett or even to a true spin-off. Yes the show is titled Castle, but they are already married, doesnt that make Beckett a Castle too? While it was sad to see Katic leave the show after eight years, fans can take comfort in knowing that Beckett is still alive and well. Does Beckett die in Castle? Agree fully. I know people who dont watxh network tv for this very reason. All Rights Reserved. I watched for Stana, not Nathan. I was one of the many who complained that without Stana we werent going to watch it. Are you happy with how theCastlestory concluded? I miss the actual cases. Castle: The Murder Of Johanna Beckett 101 The actress was unceremoniously fired. That is very different from Castle, all built on two leads with minor characters around them. So stupid! Stana Katic Was 'Hurt' & 'Confused' After Being Fired From 'Castle' People act like she has been amazing, she is better than she was in season 1 but she is a limited actress, she is fine as that secondary more bland lead for the main lead to bounce off but like many actors/actresses in that kind of role we are unlikely to see her break out from that. Why? Castle, Castle Season 6 Review May 5, 2014. All she had to do was sleep with the right personand get them to cut Stanas role more and moreIf I were Stana i would be angry, too, but remember, SHE didnt leave. Her obsessions with her mothers killer and LocSec stole the precious few episodes we had left. She suspected that Castle was using his "research" as an excuse to pursue her, and because he liked the danger the job involved. Although it was sad to see Stana Katic leave the show, it was nice to see that she was given such an amicable send-off. I hate it when the powers that be decide to give someones girlfriend a role on a popular show and rewrite it just for her benefitscrews up the show and it fails, every time. YOU ARE ONLY AS SMART OR AS GOOD AS YOUR FANS THINK YOU ARE. And I've found mine. Castle: Will Stana Katic's Beckett die in the finale? | EW.com I still cannot believe it. Im done. Well known discrimination toward women. 2023 The Hollywood Reporter, LLC. So you just make up the show doesnt make them money? In the tenth episode of the sixth season of Castle, titled The Good, The Bad & The Baby, Beckett discovers that she is pregnant. 'Castle' Season 6 Finale Recap Did Rick Die in Wedding Day Car Crash Minecraft Fishing Ponds What You Need to Know! Apparently they learned nothing from the mass boycott of all shows that replaced the cancelled soaps, The Chew and FabLife. There were VERY few scenes with her and Castle. Its probably ABC style, no respect for women its the same way as what they did with Kelly Ripa of Kelly and Michael reality show. Castle as a TV show only really works for me if both Katic and Fillion are involved. You know why is successful? Castle | EW.com I am officially DONE WITH ABC! They really think that Castle can exist without Beckett ? Katherine Houghton "Kate" Beckett is an NYPD Captain in charge of the 12th Precinct, after being promoted from homicide detective, and a former Federal government agent. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); The show wont be the same without her. And if enough people tell them the same thing then they know the ratings will be bad. TVLine is a part of Penske Media Corporation. 'Castle' Season 6 Recap Bracken Arrested for Johanna Beckett Murder Castle has turned from a witty interesting character into a silly frat boy since Marlowe left. Than wed would have been forced to watch a season 9 of Castle bumbling around. Agreed Ted. Ultimately, this led ABC to decide that it would be best to forego renewing Castle for a ninth season altogether. Why would ABC do this? +1 It seems theyre going for the very aspects of the show that most long-term viewers cant stand! I didnt know anybody on here would remember McMillan and Wife! ABC's Castle has been a surprisingly solid series. Unbelievable ! From the beginning the premise was set up that Castle was a writer who thanks to his friendship with the Mayor gets to follow Beckett around. We were heartbroken to hear this news and said the same thing to each other about it. There has barely been any chemistry for the last couple of seasons. Sounds like a lot of self justification for a huge management screw up. Castle meets a man who can't die, and Beckett gives an ultimatum to a Loksat foot soldier. #soul. Without you carving out Castle Mondays every week, we would never have been able to make the show we love for as long as we did. People who love tv enough to miss Sally. Dont do this, How can the Middle and the Goldburgs survive, Think about that. Ehm I would expect her to not want to return to the show, but she was not asked??? Reads 137. In May 2016, it was reported that Kate Beckett would be leaving the show at the end of season 8. It doesnt matter that no-one has been able to break the moonlighting curse which sees charachters becoming less interesting, less like themselves and having to have giant over the top roadblocks put in place to derail their relationship for a bit to create some drama.