'Castle' Season 6 Premiere Brings Love and Tragedy, But What About a Castle/Beckett Wedding?

All is right in the universe. Beckett and Castle are engaged. While many fans may have expected as so, good for you. For those left in agonizing anxiety after last season’s finale, it’s time to celebrate. Break out the champagne and drink away all the pain and suffering that cast a dark tone over your summer. All is right.

Although Beckett’s job opportunity in D.C. presents potential problems in their relationship, Castle assures his new fiance that he is not proposing because of the job, but that he truly loves her and can’t imagine life without her. So from here on out it’s smooth sailing, right?

Obviously not. To make a long story short, Castle decides to surprise visit Beckett in D.C. after the couple hadn’t seen each other in six months, only to be kidnapped by Beckett’s top suspect. However, the suspect dies along the way after a chemical agent had been planted in his car. The problem? Castle was in the car. Beckett then tells Castle, during their spoiled reunion, that based on the amount in his bloodstream, he has less than a day to live. Classic Castle!

Looking ahead, series creator Andrew W. Marlowe hints at a new larger theme to Season 6. “What’s emerging for us as a theme is ‘relationships and how to make them work.’ Relationships are complicated, and for a long time Castle and Beckett were doing this dance of, ‘How do we feel about each other.’ We’ve moved beyond that to a couple that’s made a commitment to each other, but that commitment is constantly challenged, just like it’s challenged in all of our lives. Now that they’re at this moment, now that she said yes, this season has become, ‘OK, how are we going to make this work? On a practical level. Given your life, given my life. Given where I come from, given where you come from. Given what my ambitions are, given what your ambitions are. How are we going to make this work?’ We feel like that’s a very relevant question to our culture these days.”

As for the big looming question, concerning a Beckett Castle wedding, Marlowe can’t promise anything, but admits that there will plenty of planning throughout Season 6. Perhaps a wedding finale is in order?