It started with Castle (Nathan Fillion) trying on a space cowboy costume for his upcoming Hallowe'en party. That's right, he was Captain Mal Reynolds, back on the small screen. He bursts into his living room, and Alexis (Molly C. Quinn) commented that he had worn that costume 5 years ago, and wasn't it about time he got over it. Brilliant!
Then Beckett (Stana Katic) calls and he meets her at a graveyard to inspect a crime scene. Not only did she comment on his suspenders (teehee), but he got to make a Buffy reference when we discovered the body was that of a staked vampire.
The murder mystery itself was serious and sad - a woman killed a man's wife so she could marry him, and 18 years later killed the son who had witnessed the event and his friend who also had evidence. It was a touching reminder that amidst all the irreverence that Caster (the show not the character) is known for, murder and death is still...well...murder and death.
But aside from that, there was SO much to delight in.
Our murdered Vampire was not actually a vampire. Calling himself Crow, he was part of a coven and enjoyed the lifestyle. His lover, Vixen, also enjoyed the lifestyle, but when Castle and Beckett spoke with her, she was quite adamant that she understood the difference between reality and fantasy. She disparaged Morlock, a former member of the coven, because he had begun to truly believe that he was a vampire.
And when Castle and Beckett were searching Crow's apartment, his landlord commented that there really wasn't much of a difference between Civil War reenactors and members of a vampire coven. Awesome. Also, they found out Crow was writing a graphic novel and Morlock was the main character.
Using the drawings in the graphic novel, Beckett and Castle uncovered Morlock's lair. They found a coffin, and being daytime, they opened it, expecting to find Morlock inside. Castle jumped like a scared kitten when it opened, but Morlock was not there. Instead, he fell from the ceiling onto Castle's shoulders, biting him on the neck and then smoking and sizzling the moment sunlight poured through a broken window and caressed him skin. Commercial break.
Well, it turned out Morlock was not a vampire, so Castle will not turn into Moonlight any time soon. Instead, he had porphyria (aka he's allergic to sunlight). He was also completely batty (hehehe), and was rambling about who knows what...Well, Castle figured out what and used Morlock to identify the nanny as Crow's murderer.
The other murder victim, Crow's friend, was dressed as a werewolf for a Hallowe'en party when he was shot..but not by a silver bullet.
There were many other awesome moments, such as Castle allowing Alexis to go to a high school seniors party and not asking questions or getting her into trouble when she called because her friend had had too much to drink. Castle's parenting is spot on most of the time. No wonder Alexis is so well adjusted and normal.
It ended with the fabulous Hallowe'en party with Castle dressed as Edgar Allen Poe, and Beckett showing up in a trench coat. Frankly, I thought she ought to be Nikki Heat when Castle complained that she ought to have been in costume. Instead, she surprised him with a pop-out frog. Ookaaaay...
What was your favourite moment?
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