Umm, Castle anyone?

Tonight. Knockdown
RC-"When I saw the blood, I thought it was you."
--- Beckett changes subject--- -.-

RC- "Are Ryan and Esposito alright?"
KB-"oh ya, just mild hypothemia and wounded pride. I wonder which one will heal first."

KB-"Thanks for having my back there."
RC-"Always."

KB-"I'm open to dumb ideas here."
RC-"Good, because I've got one"

Martha to Castle (I loved this scene)
"What do you mean where is this coming from? I feel the same for you as you feel for Alexis."
"God knows you've gotten by on your wit and charm and no small amount of talent, but you can't charm a bullet out of its path."

Castle- "It's not just about the books anymore."

Yes, Castle said it. He admitted, I'll be it indirectly, that he's not in this for inspiration or because of his morbid desires ("ooh, a murder!"). He keeps going back for Beckett. To solve her mother's murder, to be her partner, to save her life. And yet, when it came time for him to tell Beckett why he wouldn't quit when she questioned him, he held back. WTH is up with that?- Richard Castle never holds up!- except when it comes to Beckett, of course.

With tonight's development as proof of progress in their ever-evolving relationship (now in the right direction in my mind- FINALLY), will they or won't they?

Regarding Ryan and Esposito, I had no real fear for their well-being, but I did like to see their relationship and the distress shown on Esposito's face when he realizd he was causing Ryan's pain.

A good moment that wasn't Castle-Beckett or Castle-Martha for me was when the witness to the mob murder told Beckett she looked just like her mother.