Highest rated 'Castle' episodes on IMDB (> 8.5/10)
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- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe murder of a Latino army veteran ex-con, ex-Lobos-street gang member quickly links to a break-in in the late captain's home, to steal only and all his old police files, and yields the fingerprints of the sniper who nearly killed Beckett. Castle realizes continuing the investigation will draw him back and probably cost her life by squashing his deal with deep throat. Her refusal to back down causes a break up with Castle, and Gates suspends both her and Esposito for continuing an unauthorized investigation in a case assigned to another NYPD team. Now Beckett commits romantically.Rating - 9.3
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCop killer Hal Lockwood, whom Beckett visited unsuccessfully in jail for months hoping for a lead in her mother Johanna's closed murder case, is released by a faked order into the general population, where he slices rogue cop Gary McCallister's throat, then is helped by fake cops to escape. Beckett, his likely next target, receives warnings from her father, Montgomery and Castle. Much helped by Ryan and Esposito, the duo work out that there must be a police accomplice and/or mastermind controlling Chuck Ryker, the debt-ridden corrupt jailer who was found murdered at his home.Rating - 9.0
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAfter the FBI fails to get Alexis back, Castle takes matters into his own hands.Rating - 9.0
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanHasim Farouk, a student at Columbia like Alexis, is killed by a van crashing into him while he emptied his gun into it. The team soon works out the van was used to kidnap not only Egyptian tycoon Anwar El-Masri's daughter Sara, but also Alexis, whom she attended a lecture with. FBI agent Harris' sole lead, obtained from Castle torturing the wounded van driver, runs into a dead-end. Meanwhile, the girls attempt an escape, but discover they are not where they thought they were.Rating - 9.0
- DirectorLarry ShawStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle is home, mostly alone, in a wheelchair after a skiing accident, bored out of his wits just before his birthday. After a while, he actually picks up a pair of binoculars Alexis gave him to play Rear Window. Indeed, right across the street a foxy resident betrays her studly husband with a younger hottie. Shortly after, the cheated husband finds his rival's hat, wields a knife and seems to dispose of the corpse while she isn't seen again. Yet his NYPD team mates only reluctantly investigate and can't find any proof. Castle becomes obsessed with the possibility that he witnessed a murder, while Beckett grows increasingly upset with his mania and sets out to find out the truth one way or the other. That's when things take a surprising and shocking turn...Rating - 8.9
- DirectorThomas J. WrightStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe detective on Beckett's mother's homicide case is killed after telling her he has information.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorChuck BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle senses a diary of a P.I from the 1940s found in the effects of a murdered modern-day treasure hunter is the key to finding the Blue Butterfly, a blue-diamond necklace. The team works out the story situated in 1947 in the same, now derelict, music club, involving murder, gangsters, and theft; they work out the true parts and identities of culprits and victims.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett re-evaluate their relationship after spending the night together.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAfter Tessa Horton is murdered in a bizarre fashion at her apartment, evidence piles up, all pointing at Castle. He denies knowing her, let alone having had an affair, but there are fingerprints, security footage and recovered hard-drive evidence all showing he did. Although no one in the precinct can believe him guilty, they must arrest him based on the evidence. Only then does vindictive serial killer Jerry Tyson manifest himself to Castle while he is in Holding at the precinct, promising that he won't survive jail, which calls for a radical solution.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Martha are held hostage during a bank robbery and Beckett has to try to get them and the other hostages out.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanIn a two-part storyline, Federal Agent Jordan Shaw, an insightful and accomplished Federal investigator, teams up with Castle & Beckett to hunt down a cunning and elusive serial killer.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe serial killer remains at large and is taunting Castle, Beckett and Jordan Shaw to catch him.Rating - 8.9
- DirectorJonathan FrakesStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanDuring the annual major science fiction convention, Nebula 9 - super-fan Audrey O'Neill, who finally organized a life performance starring the short-lived series' original cast as well after decade of 'webipsodes' with a nerd couple, is found dead on set, killed with a real 'space laser' (of which only two working ones were custom-made). Castle, who thinks he has better taste, is amused to find Becket was part of a college fan group. The team works out various personal, career and business motives as well as opportunities for cast and crew.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorJohn TerleskyStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett wake up handcuffed together in a locked room with no memory of how they got there. Their colleagues try to retrace their steps and find them.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett's romantic weekend in the Hamptons turns sour when a dying man stumbles into Castle's pool.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanA grisly murder investigation leads Castle and Beckett to a suspect who claims he's traveled back in time to stop terrible events from unfolding, events that will change the course of human history. Is he simply a deluded killer, or is it possible that he's telling the truth.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen a woman who looks very similar to Lanie is murdered, the team thinks the killer may be targeting members of the 12th precinct.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorBryan SpicerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanThe department's reputation is damaged after a convicted murderer escapes custody and steals all the evidence the police have on him, and Castle and Beckett must team up with the CIA to catch him before he kills again.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorJeff BlecknerStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanAn actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWith time running out, Castle and Beckett must put aside their differences with Agent Fallon to avert a city-wide catastrophe.Rating - 8.8
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanWhen a beautiful woman is found dead in an alley, all clues point to her being a victim of the notorious Triple Killer. The Triple Killer, or 3XK, terrorized New York City four years ago, then mysteriously disappeared. Now he's back. In a deadly battle of wits, Castle and Beckett race against time to stop 3XK before he claims his next victims.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanBeckett fights for her life after her shooting while the 12th precinct gets a new tough captain, Victoria Gates.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorBill RoeStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett investigate the murder of a man covered in human bite marks apparently caused by a Zombie attack.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanCastle and Beckett race to find the "Linchpin" in order to stop the first domino in a chain of events which will plunge the United States into war.Rating - 8.7
- DirectorRob BowmanStarsNathan FillionStana KaticSusan SullivanRecent US citizen Amir Alhabi, an immigrant from Syria, is found dead in a building next to where his stripped cab is found. He and his cousin Jamal were the owners of the cab. Investigation of the cab's GPS shows that Amir picked up a fare earlier in the day, drove in a circle and then let him out at the same spot. The fare is identified as Fariq Yusef, a 'security attache' for the Syrian Embassy. When Castle and Beckett go to investigate a storage locker, identified from a note on Amir's phone, they find a weapons cache and are exposed to radioactive Cobalt 60. Homeland Security Agent Mark Fallon takes charge as Amir used to work in the Syrian weapons program and it is feared he created a nuclear weapon. Suspecting something didn't feel right, Castle, with Beckett's help, contacts Fariq Yusef to get more information. When Agent Fallon finds out, they are both removed from the precinct. Unofficially, they keep looking into tracing a payment to Amir and why he had a camera installed in his cab. This leads to a fake cover-up, shifting focus to cab driver Kevin McCann.Rating - 8.7