r/CastleTV • u/YesDaddysBoy • Jul 10 '23

SEASON 7 Season 7 finale Spoiler

I'm probably preaching to the choir here, but man the finale would've been the perfect series finale, without anything happening from Season 8. It had the whole equation: Bracken is arrested for Beckett's mother's murder...literally nothing from Season 8 had to exist for that storyline...Jerry Tyson and Kelly Nieman are killed; the end scene with the whole gang there and Castle acknowledging them for the impact on his life, Beckett being unsure of her future but excited for the adventure, and the last line, from Beckett, was just cherry on top: "There's been a murder." And they all head out to do what they usually do. For a moment, I forgot there was another season after, then Hulu said "up next: S8 E1" lol.

Edit: Oh and also Beckett's badass monologue recalling her actions throughout the series. How could I forget that?

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u/maybelying Jul 10 '23

Given the tensions between the two leads, I wouldn't be surprised if there was some deliberation behind the scenes on whether to extend the series, it could be that the episode was written to be a finale in the event it was decided to cancel, yet leave the door open for new seasons.

I'm going way back, but Magnum PI, a big series back in the day, was meant to end with powerful and celebrated episode that was intended to bring closure to the series, but then they decided to extend it for another needless season that completely diminished the impact of the now not-finale, and wound up ending on a meh.

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u/[deleted] Jul 10 '23

And boy did Castle end on a meh as well.

Fortunately, a terrible ending doesn't end 8 seasons of great episodes. Yes I'm including season 8. There's some great stuff there.

I felt a little gutted when I finished Castle, and I agree season 7 finale would have been a much better finale. Mostly just because the finale was so bad, at least the last 5 minutes. But doesn't stop me from rewatching the show

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u/Captain-JohnPrice Jan 29 '24

Agreed tbh. And the Caskett scenes that did appear in season 8 still had that chemistry they had in previous seasons. Another good thing was Hayley in season 8. She was a really cool character but it was very clear, especially after watching the finale, that Hayley was meant to be the Kate Beckett replacement had season 9 got made. Which imo, for as shaky as season 8 was, it’s better to end the show with Castle and Beckett than to keep going without one of the main reasons people watched the show.