Castle season 3
Castle | |
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Season 3 | |
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No. of episodes | 24 |
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Original network | ABC |
Original release | September 20, 2010 May 16, 2011 | –
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The third season of American crime-comedy-drama television series Castle was ordered on March 30, 2010, by ABC. The season aired from September 20, 2010, to May 16, 2011.[1] The third season was originally ordered with a 22 episode count, but ABC extended the order to 24 episodes on November 11, 2010.[2]
Overview
Richard Castle (Fillion) is a famous mystery novelist who has killed off the main character in his popular book series and has writer's block. He is brought in by the NYPD for questioning regarding a copy-cat murder based on one of his novels. He is intrigued by this new window into crime and murder, and uses his connection with the mayor to charm his way into shadowing Detective Kate Beckett (Katic). Castle decides to use Beckett as his muse for Nikki Heat, the main character of his next book series. Beckett, an avid reader of Castle's books, initially disapproves of having Castle shadow her work, but later warms up and recognizes Castle as a useful resource in her team's investigations.
Cast
Main cast
- Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle
- Stana Katic as Dt. Kate Beckett
- Jon Huertas as Dt. Javier Esposito
- Seamus Dever as Dt. Kevin Ryan
- Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish
- Ruben Santiago-Hudson as Captain Roy Montgomery
- Molly C. Quinn as Alexis Castle
- Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers
Recurring cast
- Victor Webster as Josh Davidson
- Ken Baumann as Ashley Linden
- Jason Beghe as Mike Royce
- Scott Paulin as Jim Beckett
- Max Martini as Hal Lockwood
- Adrian Pasdar as Mark Fallon
- Brian Goodman as Gary McCallister
- Lochlyn Munro as Kevin McCann
- Judith Scott as Evelyn Montgomery
- Arye Gross as Sidney Perlmutter
- Juliana Dever as Jenny Duffy-O'Malley
Episodes
No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original air date | Prod. code | US viewers (millions) |
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35 | 1 | "A Deadly Affair" | Rob Bowman | Andrew W. Marlowe | September 20, 2010 | 301 | 10.70[3] |
36 | 2 | "He's Dead, She's Dead" | John Terlesky | Moira Kirland | September 27, 2010 | 303 | 11.08[4] |
37 | 3 | "Under the Gun" | Bryan Spicer | Alexi Hawley | October 4, 2010 | 302 | 10.83[5] |
38 | 4 | "Punked" | Rob Bowman | David Grae | October 11, 2010 | 304 | 10.66[6] |
39 | 5 | "Anatomy of a Murder" | John Terlesky | Terence Paul Winter | October 18, 2010 | 305 | 10.95[7] |
40 | 6 | "3XK" | Bill Roe | David Amann | October 25, 2010 | 307 | 11.32[8] |
41 | 7 | "Almost Famous" | Félix Alcalá | Elizabeth Davis | November 1, 2010 | 306 | 11.27[9] |
42 | 8 | "Murder Most Fowl" | Bryan Spicer | Matt Pyken | November 8, 2010 | 308 | 10.83[10] |
43 | 9 | "Close Encounters of the Murderous Kind" | Bethany Rooney | Shalisha Francis | November 15, 2010 | 309 | 9.98[11] |
44 | 10 | "Last Call" | Bryan Spicer | Scott Williams | December 6, 2010 | 310 | 7.63[12] |
45 | 11 | "Nikki Heat" | Jeff Bleckner | David Grae | January 3, 2011 | 312 | 9.61[13] |
46 | 12 | "Poof! You're Dead" | Millicent Shelton | Terri Miller | January 10, 2011 | 311 | 9.05[14] |
47 | 13 | "Knockdown" | Tom Wright | Will Beall | January 24, 2011 | 313 | 9.08[15] |
48 | 14 | "Lucky Stiff" | Emile Levisetti | Alexi Hawley | February 7, 2011 | 314 | 9.26[16] |
49 | 15 | "The Final Nail" | John Terlesky | Moira Kirland | February 14, 2011 | 315 | 8.75[17] |
50 | 16 | "Setup" | Rob Bowman | David Amann | February 21, 2011 | 316 | 8.99[18] |
51 | 17 | "Countdown" | Bill Roe | Andrew W. Marlowe | February 28, 2011 | 317 | 10.11[19] |
52 | 18 | "One Life to Lose" | David M. Barrett | Elizabeth Davis | March 21, 2011 | 318 | 12.03[20] |
53 | 19 | "Law & Murder" | Jeff Bleckner | Terence Paul Winter | March 28, 2011 | 319 | 12.56[21] |
54 | 20 | "Slice of Death" | Steve Boyum | Scott Williams | April 4, 2011 | 320 | 11.45[22] |
55 | 21 | "The Dead Pool" | Paul Holahan | Matt Pyken | April 11, 2011 | 321 | 12.33[23] |
56 | 22 | "To Love and Die in L.A." | John Terlesky | Alexi Hawley | May 2, 2011 | 322 | 12.11[24] |
57 | 23 | "Pretty Dead" | Jeff Bleckner | Terri Miller | May 9, 2011 | 323 | 12.60[25] |
58 | 24 | "Knockout" | Rob Bowman | Will Beall | May 16, 2011 | 324 | 12.93[26] |
Reception
Critical reception
The third season of Castle received mixed to positive reviews from critics. The season received a 60% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on 5 reviews. Courtney Morrison from TV Fanatic praised the season finale, calling it "easily one of the best Castle episodes yet" and was impressed over the entire cast in the episode.[27] However, the third season was criticized for being too average. The A.V. Club reviewer called the show "This is a cute piece of work that coasts largely on the charms of its cast".[28] Michael Crider from Screenrant was also negative towards the show's premise as he said "Without the light-hearted and even flirty back-and-forth, there’s not a whole lot to distinguish Castle from any mystery made in the last twenty years".[29]
DVD release
Castle: The Complete Third Season | |||||
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Region 1 | Region 2 | Region 4 | |||
September 20, 2011[30] | August 6, 2012[31] | October 12, 2011[32] |
Awards and nominations
Award | Category | Nominee | Result | Ref. |
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TV Guide Magazine's Fan Favorites Awards | Favorite Couple Who Should | Nathan Fillion and Stana Katic | Won | |
Favorite Drama Series | Castle | Won | ||
Shorty Awards | Best Actor | Nathan Fillion | Nominated | |
Writer | Richard Castle | Nominated | ||
Best Actress | Stana Katic | Won |
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