While season 7 of Castle has been exploring new territory (a kidnapped and brainwashed Rick, marital bliss, a partnership torn apart) a key member of Rick’s life has been MIA recently, Alexis. Where in the world could she be?
Maybe it’s just me but I am seriously going through an Alexis drought. The last time we saw Castle’s daughter, played by the brilliant Molly Quinn, she was helping her dad solve his first case as a private eye. OK, so it’s only been two episodes. But guys, other than dropping in for a brief chat with her dad and to encourage him to question Kate regarding that case, when was the last time we had a real Alexis worthy storyline?
I could just be nostalgic for the old days of Castle, that I re-watch on TNT weekly, where Alexis and Castle’s relationship was, more or less, the most important relationship on the show. He would work out his problems, case related or Beckett related, with her and it was just so refreshing to see Rick be the father that no one would expect him to be.
Now that Kate and Rick are the focus, and I’m definitely not complaining, we seem to have shifted Castle’s family relationships to the back burner. I have no idea how this situation would play out in real life because my dad isn’t a famous writer, and my mom wasn’t murdered when I was a teenager or an actress who pops in whenever the idea pops into her head. So it does make sense that after all this time and struggle, to have a connection that deep in their personal lives that Rick and Kate would focus on each other and that relationship. And really, as a viewer we definitely aren’t complaining.
Perhaps my real issue with the diminishing screen time of Alexis is that we have never had a real Kate and Alexis storyline. I, for one, have been dying for that since Castle and Kate officially started dating. I always loved the scenes before they were officially a couple where Kate would get invited over to the house and have a conversation with Alexis, or Alexis showing up at the precinct, or when she interned with Lanie. Why can’t the now step-mother and step-daughter have one of their own?
I may be the only one who feels this way but I can just see the great storyline capabilities that could come from such a storyline. Maybe I’ll get my wish when the two-parter episode coming up delves the team back into the case of the 3XK killer. Or maybe it will happen when Castle’s recent disappearance comes back up. Whenever it does, I will be one happy Castle fan though that’s for sure.
What are your thoughts? Are you enjoying the change of pace? Share your theories and let me know in the comments below!
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