Ill split my review into 4 sections each with 2 seasons in them.
Season 1-2 This is where i LOVE the character Castle, he comes in and pretty much solves cases for the team, and i love his family. And in these seasons, he starts to fall in love with beckett.
Kate beckett however i feel is a weak character in these two seasons, but i personally think Stana makes the best of it.
The episodes are in general ok. Not really that many great ones in there, but not really any bad ones either i think. My top episodes in these seasons would be. "flowers for your grave" " A death in the family" "tick, tick, tick" "boom"
Season 3-4 In these seasons, castle i in love with Beckett, his crime solving ablities plays a lesser role except for the very first episode which is also one of my favorites in the entire show, his wild theories i getting to much some times though.
Now these seasons is where kate beckett (stana katic) really shows what she is made off. Most of that is shown in season 4, at the beginning after she got shot. Thats my favorite time of this chacter.
Some of my favorite episodes in these seasons, are also some of my favorites in the entire show. here are some of them "nikki heat" "a deadly affair" "rise" "kill shot"
Season 5-6 At this point Castle and Beckett are in a relationship, and this had to happen with the way their love for eachother grew throughout season 1-4. And seasons 5-6 are much about their relationship, and some of the problems that might happen in any relationship.
Overall i think season 5 is my favorite one, alot of great episodes in that. Season 6 is where i think the shows starts to decline. But in my mind still is exceptional, but still not as good as 1-5. Some of my favorite episodes: "after the storm" "murder he wrote" "probably cause" "still" "target + hunt" "valkyrie"
Season 7-8 (my advice, dont watch season 8) Here comes the sad part about this show, and in my mind the biggest downside. The whole story arc about castle missing their wedding, and then he comes back and cant remember the last ccouple of months. Personally i would have loved if the story about becketts mom ended with braken going to jail. They took it one step to far for me. Agian here they have relationship problems, but after season 7s intial problems, (castle being missed and so on) you think to your self, there is nothing they cant handle or fight together. then in season 8 they basically break up, because kate is scared of castle getting killed by "krakens boss" ohh btw Castle is badass in season 7.
Season 7 is still in my opinion mostly good, except for the part castle cant remember anything. Season 8 had 1 or 2 good episodes, but mostly they ruined alot with that one. The series finale was BAD. Now i dont know what the plan was, from what i can gather the plan was to make a season 9 with everyone still in it, but the cliffhanger would be beckett getting shot instead of both of them. But then they decided without even talking to "stana katic" to exclude her from season 9, they then decided to cancel the show and alter the ending. If they alternative to this ending was, a season 9 in which kate beckett dies. Then i will gladly take this ending.
Some of the best episodes are: "the time of our lifes" ""once upon a time in the west" "castle Pi" "resurrection" "Reckoning" "hollanders woods" "the last seduction" (wanted one episode from 8 on here)
Conclusion: I know alot of people are not gonna read half of this. But i felt the need to write it. seasons 1-6 was a 15/10 for me. Season 7 was a 10/10 and 8 was 7/10. I have watched basically every other show in this genre. And this is the one i love the most.
Season 1-2 This is where i LOVE the character Castle, he comes in and pretty much solves cases for the team, and i love his family. And in these seasons, he starts to fall in love with beckett.
Kate beckett however i feel is a weak character in these two seasons, but i personally think Stana makes the best of it.
The episodes are in general ok. Not really that many great ones in there, but not really any bad ones either i think. My top episodes in these seasons would be. "flowers for your grave" " A death in the family" "tick, tick, tick" "boom"
Season 3-4 In these seasons, castle i in love with Beckett, his crime solving ablities plays a lesser role except for the very first episode which is also one of my favorites in the entire show, his wild theories i getting to much some times though.
Now these seasons is where kate beckett (stana katic) really shows what she is made off. Most of that is shown in season 4, at the beginning after she got shot. Thats my favorite time of this chacter.
Some of my favorite episodes in these seasons, are also some of my favorites in the entire show. here are some of them "nikki heat" "a deadly affair" "rise" "kill shot"
Season 5-6 At this point Castle and Beckett are in a relationship, and this had to happen with the way their love for eachother grew throughout season 1-4. And seasons 5-6 are much about their relationship, and some of the problems that might happen in any relationship.
Overall i think season 5 is my favorite one, alot of great episodes in that. Season 6 is where i think the shows starts to decline. But in my mind still is exceptional, but still not as good as 1-5. Some of my favorite episodes: "after the storm" "murder he wrote" "probably cause" "still" "target + hunt" "valkyrie"
Season 7-8 (my advice, dont watch season 8) Here comes the sad part about this show, and in my mind the biggest downside. The whole story arc about castle missing their wedding, and then he comes back and cant remember the last ccouple of months. Personally i would have loved if the story about becketts mom ended with braken going to jail. They took it one step to far for me. Agian here they have relationship problems, but after season 7s intial problems, (castle being missed and so on) you think to your self, there is nothing they cant handle or fight together. then in season 8 they basically break up, because kate is scared of castle getting killed by "krakens boss" ohh btw Castle is badass in season 7.
Season 7 is still in my opinion mostly good, except for the part castle cant remember anything. Season 8 had 1 or 2 good episodes, but mostly they ruined alot with that one. The series finale was BAD. Now i dont know what the plan was, from what i can gather the plan was to make a season 9 with everyone still in it, but the cliffhanger would be beckett getting shot instead of both of them. But then they decided without even talking to "stana katic" to exclude her from season 9, they then decided to cancel the show and alter the ending. If they alternative to this ending was, a season 9 in which kate beckett dies. Then i will gladly take this ending.
Some of the best episodes are: "the time of our lifes" ""once upon a time in the west" "castle Pi" "resurrection" "Reckoning" "hollanders woods" "the last seduction" (wanted one episode from 8 on here)
Conclusion: I know alot of people are not gonna read half of this. But i felt the need to write it. seasons 1-6 was a 15/10 for me. Season 7 was a 10/10 and 8 was 7/10. I have watched basically every other show in this genre. And this is the one i love the most.