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Season 5, Episode 21[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Air date | April 22, 2013 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Written by | Jason Wilborn & Adam Frost | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Directed by | Paul Holahan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Squab and the Quail[2] is the twenty-first episode of the fifth season of Castle.
Summary[]
When Beckett is assigned to protect Erik Vaughn, a charming billionaire entrepreneur whose life is in danger, she's forced to reflect on her relationship with Castle which has begun to plateau. Meanwhile, consumed with jealousy, Castle goes to extraordinary lengths to solve the case and separate the two of them.
Recap[]
Promo[]
Cast[]
Main Cast[]
- Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle
- Stana Katic as Detective Kate Beckett
- Jon Huertas as Detective Javier Esposito
- Seamus Dever as Detective Kevin Ryan
- Tamala Jones as Dr. Lanie Parish
- Penny Johnson Jerald as Captain Victoria Gates
- Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle
- Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers
Guest Cast[]
- Ioan Gruffudd as Eric Vaughn
- Erin Cardillo as Cindy Paralti
- Scott Allen Rinker as David Anderson
- Russ Bain as Bruno Toft
- Maya Stojan as Video Tech
- Andy Wagner as Lucas Shaw
- Robert Craighead as Arthur Felder
- Michael Buonomo as Cory Harrison
- Mark Bloom as Neal Morris
- Jamie Hill as Petra Vasker
- Leonard Jackson as Hotel Attendant
Quotes[]
- Castle: I’m sorry. You know how I get when I’m gaming. I was ... I was in the zone. I was like Gretzky.
- Beckett: Well at least Gretzky knew how to score.
- Castle: Ouch. Okay, look .. I’m, again, I’m very, very sorry. Do you forgive me?
- Lanie: Ooh. Goose down allergy?
- Ryan: I'll live, unlike Cory Harrison. Killer clearly used a pillow as a poor man’s silencer. No sign of forced entry either. Maybe he knew his killer.
- Lanie: Speaking of supercharged, is it true that you're with Eric Vaughn? I mean, Kate I know you love Castle and all, but girlfriend--
- Beckett: Bye, Lanie.
Featured Music[]
- "Baby" - Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti
Trivia[]
- This episode was originally scheduled to air April 29th, but due to the Boston Marathon bombing on April 15th it was swapped with episode Still that was scheduled to air on the April 22nd.
- When Castle told Ryan and Esposito that he was worried about that Beckett would be hanging around Eric Vaughn, they ensure that she's not going to be seduced by his charms, although Ryan's not going to let Jenny near him and Esposito didn't seem to be worried about Lanie.
- Both Beckett and Lanie seemed to be smitten by Eric Vaughn, although Lanie just got back with Esposito and Beckett told Castle she only loves him.