An episode minus Beckett but plus Ethan Slaughter, the rough-around-the-edges detective who apparently got demoted from the Gang Task Force due to suspect behavior.

Castle‘s New York City will meet Llanview, Pa. when not one of two but three One Life to Live alumni guest-star on the ABC series.

kasteel 8x06 "Cool Boys" ABC Promo (HD) Air Date: Nov 9, 2015.

There was a significant amount of “Caskett” this week, starting, yes, with the sad scene in which she announced her intention to verplaats out the rest of her things, but ultimately pairing them up door themselves for a final bit of investigating.

“Second, they reassured me that what was going was they wanted to get back to a time when people were rooting for the couple, rooting for them to get together, to do something.”

The bigger mystery, however, involved the long-running series itself. Namely, does it look and feel much different now, with Rick and Kate apart/estranged/separated? And if it does, it that an insurmountable thing?

“The Nose” – When a priceless work of art is stolen and its transporter murdered, kasteel and Beckett must work with the key witness to track down the painting and sniff out the killer. With special guest ster Stephnie Weir.

The uur started off pleasantly enough, with Rick gifting newly named Captain Beckett with a bit of confection, inside of which was a bracelet engraved with, of course, “Always.”

Honestly, I would have resented, after 21 years as an actor, to be brought on a toon simply to be somebody’s romantic interest. [Laughs] It’s not a soap opera. So I like the fact that work is No. 1 on her plate.