Castle has rescued Kate from the clutches of serial killer and nemesis Jerry Tyson, but what will happen next for the duo?

In the latest episode of Castle, season 7, episode 15, “Reckoning,” we finally saw Castle best his very own nemesis, though it was a pretty serious matter. At the end of the previous episode, “Returned,” Kate had been abducted, and while it was obviously orchestrated by Jerry Tyson and his murderous girlfriend Kelly Neiman, they had alibis. Pretty good ones too since they were at the precinct at the time of the abduction.

Castle almost pushed himself too far in his attempt to get his wife back, beating Tyson up and getting criminal charges brought against him, but after some wise words from Captain Gates, he realized he needed to think like Tyson. In doing so, he was able to find not only Tyson, but also where they were keeping Kate locked up. His wife, always a baller, managed to protect herself from getting her face operated on and killed Dr. Kelly Neiman.

So the question stands: What happens next for these two? The visuals at the end of the episode, plus Stana Katic’s facial expressions, seem to imply that the invisible but even deeper traumatic scars of the abduction would be lasting. But the final scene with Castle also ended up making light of the event.

“Thanks for coming to get me.” “Always.”

While longtime fans know this to be their “catchphrase,” the mood was considerably lighter than the majority of the episode. Will there be any lasting mental side effects on Kate, or Castle for that matter? The abduction did lead the two to discuss Castle’s abduction, which was the basis for the first two episodes of the season but were eventually dropped because of a message Castle left for himself. This will surely come back to play out this season but likely not until the finale.

At the very beginning of the two-part episode, Kate was talking about how she was thinking of having kids. An idea that seemed to surprise Rick, but not one that scared him or one that wasn’t exciting. Will this train of thought come back? Would the show go down this road? There was also a touching moment with Kate and Alexis that we would like to see some more of, thank you very much.

What about the rest of the team? Now that Lanie and Esposito are no longer an official couple, could there be new relationships to explore? What about Tory, the forensic detective that they use well but just not in personal developments. Could she get a bigger story coming up? We know that Ryan has been doing some slightly secretive side work and have word that will find its way into a major episode later this season. But what about Jenny and their baby? Could Captain Gates and Castle maybe get stuck somewhere and have to actually work together?

The two-parter was equal parts thrilling and chapter ending, and we can’t wait to see what the final chapters of this season end up being!

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