‘Castle’ Season 7 Finale Spoilers — Beckett’s Big Decision | TVLine 

leave fans hanging from a cliff? Will

‘s Hook be able to scale Emma’s new walls? Is

in fact heading for a wedding? Read on for answers to those questions plus teases from other shows.

We know Hollander’s Woods is going to come back into play for

in the Season 7 finale. However, what mythology might we be dealing with in regards to Beckett? –Rachael

To be clear (since some are CoNfUsEd), the actual Hollander’s Woods

from Rick’s childhood is one focus for the finale. As series creator Andrew W. Marlowe, who wrote the episode, explains, “One of the areas we haven’t explored is

Castle became a mystery writer. Was there something that created a fascination with murder and with death and with bodies? And Hollander’s Woods was an event that happened when he was a kid that altered who he was…. It has nothing to do with why he vanished, but it

tap into a deeper Castle mythology.” As for the Beckett half of the finale, “We’ve been building this storyline for Beckett where she’s feeling a little bit like she needs to do something more, something a little bit bigger…. Where does she go with family? Where does she go with her career?” Marlowe posits. “So she’ll end up facing some choices in this that are a little bit unexpected, that may change the trajectory of where she’s going.”

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get picked up, the finale won’t leave folks hanging terribly much. “It was a bit of a challenge to craft a [finale] when there was so much uncertainty about the show’s future, with our [actors] in negotiations, not knowing if we’re coming back and all that sort of stuff,” Marlowe shares. “We were trying to craft a show that had a satisfying conclusion if it is indeed

the conclusion, but also some really great, interesting, compelling springboards into next season’s storytelling — if the gods shine upon us and we’re allowed to continue.”

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As hinted in our freshly-updated May Sweeps preview, Sheldon forces the engaged couple in the May 7 season finale to confront the truth behind their non-existent wedding date. “Penny and Leonard would tell you the reason is she’s busy with her new career and things are really great between them and they’re in no rush,” explains exec producer Steve Molaro. “But, underneath it all, what’s the real reason? That all comes out.” And what’s the real

reason behind the duo’s slow march to the alter? “The show has always been Leonard and Sheldon, our single bachelors living in that apartment,” reasons Molaro. “But we’re going right into the heart of that at the end of the season.”

‘s Hook and Emma? That would be great! – Jillian

As one might wisely surmise, Emma’s increasing darkness won’t only damage her dynamic with the ‘rents, it could also throw cold water on her first real romance in a while. “It impacts everyone,” series co-creator Adam Horowitz previews. “It’s the kind of thing where it puts Emma in a situation where she could be feeling isolated from those she loves and who love her, and those people are fighting to break through walls that are starting to come up again.” Even more ominous, the EP notes, these new walls “are even stronger and more difficult to surmount than the ones she had up when the series first began.” Bonus teaser: In Sunday’s episode “Lily,” “Emma comes face to face with her childhood friend” — aka Mal’s long-lost daughter, played by Agnes Bruckner — “and sees what their divergent paths have wrought on both their futures. It’s puts them in pretty direct conflict.”

scoop? Like, is there any chance Cameron Monaghan (

) will be returning as Jerome? He was absolutely mesmerizing, would be great to see more of the character. –LB

To remind the others, Monaghan appeared in the circus-themed February sweeps episode, as the strongest candidate yet for a would-be Joker. Show boss Bruno Heller tells me the Joker storyline – be it about Jerome or someone else – will not be revisited before the season is over, but will “feature heavily in Season 2.”

‘ Klaus and Hayley. I love their chemistry and dynamic and would like to know if there is a chance for some romance between those two later on? — Fallon

Hey, Klaus and Hayley’s relationship is definitely a major plot point in the season’s final three episodes, but I wouldn’t exactly throw around words like “romance.” Per exec producer Michael Narducci, Klaus’ “increasingly ruthless demands” over how they should protect baby Hope will actually put him further at odds with the mother of his child. “Hayley will come to realize that she has to protect Hope her own way,” Narducci says — even if that means distancing herself from the child’s father.

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star Jason Beghe acknowledges, “There’s obviously something there” between Voight and

‘s Benson. “People tend to read, ‘Oh, that must mean romance,\'” he says. “But I don’t know. We’re very simpatico. We have a warmth and a respect and an interest in each other. Also, just being the heads of units, there’s a certain safety and understanding and comfort just having somebody appear to relate to.” Besides, Voight might still not be ready to move on from his last serious relationship. “I never saw him as a guy who ever cadded around,” the actor says. “He was deeply in love with his wife, she died, and I don’t see him not still being deeply in love with her.”

Among Tatiana Maslany’s many on-screen personae, co-creator John Fawcett says that Tony won’t necessarily put in an encore this season – “and not because he got a mixed reception, but because I don’t know that we’ve completely determined how to incorporate him again. I want to see Tony again. I just don’t know if we’re going to see him in Season 3.”

going to explain how Cisco was able to “see” his death in the other timeline? –Gerry

The answer may lie in Cisco’s own “super” fate, as the DC Comics character known as Vibe. As exec producer Andrew Kreisberg explains, “We all know that Vibe’s powers are derived from the powers that separate the dimensions. And alternate timelines can be considered alternate dimensions. So, it’s not the worst inference anyone could make.”

? Literally anything! I’m having withdrawal after this week’s episode. –Naeha

It doesn’t take superpowers to arrive at this conclusion, but let the romantic record show: Ray and Felicity are “pretty well and truly kiboshed,” showrunner Marc Guggenheim affirms. “They do have a very meaningful exchange in Episode 22, but we’re not going to do an on again/off again thing with them.” That said, the EP notes that the aforementioned scene is such that “I have to remind myself that they broke up, because regardless of who you ‘ship… there’s a lot of chemistry between Brandon [Routh] and Emily [Bett Rickards]. It’s just the way those actors are in a scene together.”

Please, please, pretty please tell me we are going to see more of Bradley James’ Lowell [Casey] on

As you saw this week, he with whom Liv has locked pasty lips isn’t going away just yet. Says show boss Rob Thomas, “We knew from the moment we saw Liv and Lowell on screen that Lowell wasn’t going away any time soon.”

: Is Sarah Shahi going to return as Shaw? –Russ

I asked the showrunners for an update when I saw them at last week’s Paley event, and their handshake agreement with Shahi remains in place. “Our deal with Sarah is that when she’s excited to come back, we’re excited to have her,” Jonah Nolan said. And if/when the new mom of twins gives her bosses the nod, “We have a killer storyline for how her character comes back into the universe of our show. We’re ready to roll with that just as soon as she is.”

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, if not seen, in the next episode, in which Zoey’s mini-rebellion phase leads Bow to react with a softer approach, as her own mom did with her.

was great. Got any scoop on the show? More specifically, how Beth is going to get away from Ray? Or the survival of Ben? –Brandi

Series creator Kevin Williamson won’t reveal too much about what’s on tap when the freshman drama resumes its run this Monday, but does tell the Inside Line that Episode 18 “will be a thrilling showdown between Beth and Ray, and Ben’s fate will be revealed.”

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If it happens. When I read her interview when she first left the show she wasn’t sure when or if she would return because she wanted to focus on her family. That is why they keep saying it is up to her because it is

Going with the career thing again in castle so dumb

Don’t knock it until you’ve seen it. Maybe you can write a better script?Every show has some dumb episodes in many people’s opinions, but they’re still fans.

They already wrote it at the end of season 5, and they did a lousy job. Your comment sounds like the comments made by people at the end of season 6 after the aborted wedding. Give it a chance and see how great of a story the writers will come up with to explain it. What we got was perhaps the biggest jumping the shark moment by any show in the past decade — a comvuluted explanation that did not explain much other than CIA, ALQEADA,saving the world.

She’s going into politics. They’ve hinted at it twice already. Will be interested to see what the first steps are.

Remember the Episode ‘Tell Will Tell’ in season 6–dude said she would be a senator–Castle would be a serious writer (now that’s a stretch :] )

That is the dumbest story for the character… Kate will make a lousy politician

At this point, I would take any mythology for Beckett as long as the character’s back front and center.

What about the renewal status of Episodes, the Comeback, and Web Therapy?

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and this shipper mentality is exactly why Arrow has been declining in quality

Especially since they don’t even use the term accurately.

When is Castle going to need that favor from Dino that was promised to him in the “Bad Santa” episode? That has to be key sooner or later.

And oh yeah, I think Espo has become a boring, block-headed douche.

Hi Matt can you ask the NCIS la writers or producers or find out your self will we be learning about Marty deeks past this season even though it’s almost done or the next season because like many NCIS la fans we want to know about deeks past including his family and his past career with the LAPD sort of like they did for Tony dinozzo in NCIS when they look back to his Baltimore days ??? Thank you Matt

Some interview with Glasberg about end of NCIS S12 and what we can see in S13 could be nice too.

I love how the POI guys are prepared and already have a plan in mind on how to bring Shaw back. I hope we get to see it happen before the show’s end (whenever that will be).

I watched the preview posted for this upcoming OUAT episode with Emma and Regina and there was a lot of talk about FATE. All the talk about fate in that clip had me wondering if maybe the show is thinking about incorporating The Fates from Hercules. Probably a wild guess and unlikely, but I can’t wait to find out what direction the show is headed for next season and what new characters they intend on tackling next.

Really disappointed though with what the show has done with Will. All the promises since the season started about finding out more about him and utilizing him was all pretty much lies or half-truths. He has no purpose really on the show and they have still failed to explain what happened between him and Anastacia and why he’s even in Storybrooke. At this point all I want is at least an explanation. Would love to see Anastacia again.

I have an answer on the Will sitch posting next column.

Thanks, Matt! Hope the answer also comes with a bit of scoop on Anastacia :)

If Benson and Voight EVER become a ‘thing” I’ll be so effn annoyed. She can t have an effin “friend” without being shippped romantically with them… Believe it or not, she doesn’t go with everyone…

Klaus and Hayley distance: I don’t like it. Hayley is becoming more and more unlikeable, and her going against Klaus will make her even more unpopular. Hayley is in her best shape when she is on Klaus’ side.

For OUaT, I got scared when I saw a CS question again, I’m glad the answer wasn’t really about them. Emma should have more scenes with her family.

I don’t understand why Klaus and Hayley aren’t working together. Klaus however is too much of a dictactor when it comes to parent and needs to learn to co-parent. These two need to work together

Didn’t Rebekah once warn Hayley that no matter her feelings towards Klaus that she should never cross him!? I think we are reaching the point of no return for her…. and we all know that it is going to be poor Jackson who will be on the brunt end of Klaus’ rage!!

I don’t agree. I love Haley. Klaus is out of control with his need for power. Hope is Haley daughter too and I feel like he thinks she a nanny. No mother on earth wants to be to told how to protect their child. I love Klaus but im team Haley on this one.

Yes but it is the usual with them, two steps forward and three back- it’s getting old already that there is a constant challenge with this couple, it’s been going on for 3 seasons and clearly not over.

I meant with CS not Klaus and Hayley, didn’t really make myself clean with my comment I just made. Sorry

I hope Klaus and Haley never happen. Elijah and Haley fan

I thought Castle became enamored of writing/mysteries/spies because his dad gave him an Ian Fleming book to read at the library when he was young???

Though I do like the idea that Castle was lying about lying years ago in regards to what he saw as a kid…

… It’s just something that he could have/should have revealed after they got together or after they got engaged.

Perhaps there were multiple experiences, some he would talk about v. some he wouldn’t. Age he was getting the book v. age of other experiences. But you’re right, that is what he said to his father and he did receive the book in the mail after that kidnapping episode in Paris.

Maybe he really did find that drowned child on the beach–but he said he made that up–dunno.

That’s what I’ve thought. He didn’t know Beckett well enough (my opinion) to give her the gory details.

The quote from that episode was that the book made him want to be a writer, and it looks like the Hollander’s woods storyline is more his fascination with murder and death. So the woods (mystery) and the book from his dad (writer) could be the two halves of him becoming a mystery writer.

So happy that Bradley James is going to be sticking around on iZombie! However, his character’s name is Lowell Casey as tweeted by the Official iZombie Writers Room.

Yeah, digging on him, too. iZombie is just a hoot. I may have to binge on Veronica Mars because I’ve never seen it.

Yes, you really should. It is one of the best detective shows that has ever been on tv. Its smart, funny, and witty. Totally binge-worthy.

Then the Writers had forgotten they had changed the name. Bradley’s character name is Lowell TRACY. You can hear them say that last name quite distinctly in episode 1.05 when Bradley’s character is introduced. Also, IMDb changed the name from Casey to Tracy.

Didn’t Rebekah once warn Hayley that no matter her feelings towards Klaus that she should never cross him!? I think we are reaching the point of no return for her…. and we all know that it is going to be poor Jackson who will be on the brunt end of Klaus’ rage!!

I’m starting to think, in making JB’s murder last so long, they missed a chance to learn to write for Rick Castle. Everything they are currently getting at with Beckett re: career and family, is much more interesting than this SuperSpyHero Castle stuff. And that’s coming from a hardcore, lives and breathes, every minute of everyday, Castle fan

any news on the Vampire Diaries season finale? like do you know how Nina will be exiting the show yet? I want to say she’s going to take the care but I hope that they have something more exciting in store!

I will say it again and again, Beckett’s career crossroads is going to be groanworthy, especially if they delve into Politics. She is so not suitable to be a politician. She hates the spotlight, has stage fright, and sees the world only in black and white. She couldn’t even navigate a job in DC as an FBI agent so what makes people think she can navigate it as a politician. Hopefully the “Hollander’s Woods” part of the story is better than that silly story they wrote about Castle’s disappearance in ‘Sleeper’.

I agree. Remember Dreamworld? She wanted to go after the politician? She’s not cut out for that world.

I won’t rule out, however, Kate getting pregnant — 100% commited to raising a family — especially if Season 8 is the last season — and the two of them riding off to happy lives together.

Think about the last scene in the last episode of The Mentalist. That ending left me with reasonably total satisfaction.

Well, I definitely think them raising a family will be part of the decision, but I think that’s part of what makes me think they will go in the politics direction. Given that there are “unexpected choices”, I am pretty sure she will not go on to be Captain because that is the ‘expected” route. Secondly, if the character is debating how to start a family and still be able to make a difference, then she will probably lean on politics given that she will not be in day to day danger and can make a difference in that way. I just hope that the writers realize how much of a misfit Kate would be as a politician and take some other route.

There just has to be Castle Season 8 or I would feel cheated. There are so many stories left to tell and tie up in actuality. Please, get Stana signed and the renewal in the books and Castle can go on for even more than 1 season. It is the very best show.

Wait, Bradley James is on iZombie? I need to catch up asap! Love him.

No politics for Beckett, please. She is so not suited for that. That will be not in her personality and belief systems. I really hope the writers do not even go there. UGH! Captain would work for sure.

Emily Bett Rickards has chemistry with everyone – even inanimate objects like computers and ferns and red pens. She’s able to elevate everyone else’s performance because she knows Felicity so well (same thing with Stephen Amell, btw) and Felicity as a character is a people person, babbling aside, who gets characters to open up and interact and deal with their issues… or just work with her perfect comedic timing to get those great one-liners in. I could write a book on the value Emily’s performance has had on the show, but eventually I’d feel guilty because David Ramsey is the show’s solid foundation and should get more attention than he does.

Can I just have Original Team Arrow back? They’re the show’s backbone, and as emotional and pivotal this week’s episode was, one of its strengths was Diggle and Felicity going with Oliver to Nanda Parbat and playing out the roles they have in Oliver’s story — roles that have been sidelined this season to promote other characters. Power trios need to be given their due – where would Harry be without Ron and Hermione?

Maybe Castle had a Stand By Me moment in Hollander’s woods.

I think the writers should do three different closing finale shows for season 7. 1. cancel show. 2. No Beckett. 3. Castle and Beckett are on for season 8! All they have to do is change the ending! 3/4 of the show would remain the same! Take another 3 hours of shooting and that does it! Great for DVD sales and director’s cuts for different DVD packages in the future!

hah! My comments got posted this time! Wonderful! Keep up the good work TVline! LOL!

TVLine has a 2015 Renewal Scorecard on the top right. I clicked on it and they list Stalker as a long shot.

I got the impression S.Katic was more than bored playing the same character. I think she more than anyone is ready for a change.

She’s probably the one ready to see Beckett leave the precinct.

Thanks for the iZombie and OUAT scoop Matt, it helped cheer me up after last night’s Greys! Granted I hate seeing Emma going through this turmoil but I’m curious to see how it will play out (also not every fan follows everything that gets leaked from set so I appreciate the ouat news sorry that some seem not to)

Thank you for confirming the return date for Stalker. Maybe I just missed it, but I feel like that scheduling change was made very quietly. (Not that it matters when the show has little chance of renewal, but still…)

I really like Stalker, but I missed the fact that there’s a return date. When??!

This Monday, April 27th. It was originally scheduled for May 4th, and seems to have unceremoniously been moved up a week.

Lamest episode ever–last week’s Castle explanation of his disappearance. It was WAY below the quality of all of their previous episodes. I’m just plain MAD!

Stalker is finally back. Hurray! It’s been a long wait to see the resolution of that cliffhanger.

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