History Heartwarming / Castle2009

** Not to mention that when the police are storming the ruins of the bank, until she sees him Beckett only yells out "Castle!", making it very clear that for all the innocent people in that bank, at that particular point of time there is precisely ''one'' person who she gives a shit about. When they're reunited, well... [[WebVideo/TheShipsCloset ain't nobody else in the world]]. Martha has to gently remind Beckett that yes, there ''are'' people who are not Castle in that bank.

-->'''Montgomery:''' [whipping out an unseen glass]] Twist my arm.

* There's a nice bit of father/daughter bonding in "Famous Last Words", as Castle consoles Alexis over the murder of her favorite singer Hayley Blue.
** Plus there's how Castle gets stone-cold serious as he and Alexis figure out the truth behind her murder by listening to the lyrics of her last song, "[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Threshold]]". When they confront [[spoiler:Hayley's co-sponsor and producer, Ian Bree, about forcing himself onto her and then murdering her,]] Castle's tone [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness loses its usual jovial attitude]] and [[TranquilFury turns ice-cold]]. He's likely not happy for Alexis's sake about discovering the truth, and as a loving father, [[PapaWolf he's]] '''definitely''' not happy about what this man did to her.
* In "Famous Last Words", we meet Skye, the bitter, jealous, drug-addicted sister of murdered rock star Hayley Blue. Hayley had tried to help Sky get off the drugs just like she had, but Sky had always rejected her, partly because Skye was convinced that Hayley was still using drugs. Beckett informs her that Hayley was actually 100% clean at the time of her death. Later, Beckett and Castle check on Skye in her usual hangout, finding her apparently drugged up -- but she's actually [[GoingColdTurkey suffering withdrawal symptoms]]:
--> '''Skye''': He [the sleazy ex-manager for Blue Pill] gave us a signing bonus. He told us a place we could fix for cheap. ...I couldn't do it. No, Hayley didn't ''want'' me to. ''[holds up a crumpled heap of cash]'' I'm clean. She's gonna help me, right? Wherever she is? She's looking out for me, right?\\
'''Beckett''': She's already doing it.

* Alexis and Beckett get some nice moments together in "One Man's Treasure". In the B-plot, Alexis spends a day working in the dead case room as part of a school careers project. While cataloging evidence in past solved crimes, Alexis finds a photo album and becomes mildly obsessed with finding its owner. By the end of the episode she succeeds, prompting Beckett to congratulate her on her detective work.

* At the end of "The Third Man": [[spoiler: Beckett and Castle finally go out to eat together, and she's holding onto his arm and twirling her hair in a schoolgirl way. Which Castle had noticed previously she did when she was speaking on the phone with a guy she liked and was going to have a date with.]]

* There's a nice bit of father/daughter bonding in "Famous Last Words", as Castle consoles Alexis over the murder of her favorite singer Hayley Blue.
** Plus there's how Castle gets stone-cold serious as he and Alexis figure out the truth behind her murder by listening to the lyrics of her last song, "[[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech Threshold]]". When they confront [[spoiler:Hayley's co-sponsor and producer, Ian Bree, about forcing himself onto her and then murdering her,]] Castle's tone [[OOCIsSeriousBusiness loses its usual jovial attitude]] and [[TranquilFury turns ice-cold]]. He's likely not happy for Alexis's sake about discovering the truth, and as a loving father, [[PapaWolf he's]] '''definitely''' not happy about what this man did to her.
* In "Famous Last Words", we meet Skye, the bitter, jealous, drug-addicted sister of murdered rock star Hayley Blue. Hayley had tried to help Sky get off the drugs just like she had, but Sky had always rejected her, partly because Skye was convinced that Hayley was still using drugs. Beckett informs her that Hayley was actually 100% clean at the time of her death. Later, Beckett and Castle check on Skye in her usual hangout, finding her apparently drugged up -- but she's actually [[GoingColdTurkey suffering withdrawal symptoms]]:
--> '''Skye''': He [the sleazy ex-manager for Blue Pill] gave us a signing bonus. He told us a place we could fix for cheap. ...I couldn't do it. No, Hayley didn't ''want'' me to. ''[holds up a crumpled heap of cash]'' I'm clean. She's gonna help me, right? Wherever she is? She's looking out for me, right?\\
'''Beckett''': She's already doing it.
* Pretty much every single thing Castle does in "Knockdown", from bringing Beckett flowers [[spoiler: after she gets kicked off her murder case to taking down the shooter with her bare hands. Fuck yeah, Richard Castle]]. Seriously, this episode is pretty much one scene after another of Castle proving that there's nothing he wouldn't do for Beckett.
-->'''Beckett:''' I need you to do something for me.\\
'''Castle:''' ''(automatically)'' Anything.
** Also in "Knockdown," Martha telling Castle that she loves him just as much as he loves Alexis after he is nearly shot.

* In "Nanny [=McDead=]", Castle remembers when Alexis was five years old and he brought her to the park every day. And he shows a photograph of the both of them walking towards the park to Beckett. It is a very cute moment, the first time it is shown how much Richard Castle loves his daughter.
* When Alexis catches Castle watching videos on the dominatrix website in "The Mistress Always Spanks Twice." Castle's fumbling attempts to close his laptop and explain himself are priceless.
* At the end of "A Deadly Affair", when Castle and Beckett turn around and realize what's happened. Could also double as a Crowning Moment of Awesome.

* In "Secret Santa", Castle feels a bit let down because Alexis made plans for Christmas Eve with a boy (thus missing their traditional dinner), and Beckett volunteered for the Christmas shift. Beckett tells him that she does it because, ever since her mom died, that year's presents remained unopened, and neither her dad nor her felt up to celebrating, so she spends Christmas working to help other people. In the end, Alexis tells Castle that she cancelled her plans to stay with him, but he tells her that he knows traditions are not that important, and starts to leave to stay with Beckett, but when he opens the door Kate is already there, ready to spend Christmas Eve with him and his family. They then kiss softly in front of the tree.
** Don't forget the scene where Esposito convinces Ryan that he's ready to have kids. A touching moment of support between best friends.

* Javier going above and beyond the call of duty in order to help Joey, a 14-year old kid who was already caught up with a man capable of and willing to murder those who have outlived their usefulness, turn away from a live of crime.

* From the end of "Watershed":
--> '''Castle:''' Katherine Houghton Beckett, [[spoiler:will you marry me?]]

* The name of [[spoiler: Ryan’s second child: Nicholas [[MeaningfulName Javiar]] Ryan.]]

* "The Time of Our Lives" has the long awaited Caskett wedding. Complete with amazing vows.
** Also Castle making peace with the alternate reality's Alexis.

* In "That 70's Show", the friendship between Harold, a 1970's mob lieutenant, and Vince, his boss and the BodyOfTheWeek. [[spoiler:It takes on a whole new dimension when Harold reveals that they were actually lovers. Harold in fact urged Vince to marry the sister of a rival mobster as [[IWantMyBelovedToBeHappy being his best friend was enough for him]]. When Vince couldn't go through with the marriage, the sister murdered him. The episode ends with Harold dancing alone as "Last Dance" plays, saying goodbye to Vince.]]

* The scene of "When the Bough Breaks", in which the victim's husband, Teodor, meets their child for the first time. (Doubles as a TearJerker).
** Particularly touching when Teodor also agrees to tell Melissa Talbot - essentially his son's 'adopted' mother - about her biological child; they have both lost their spouses, and in a sense each have lost a child, but Teodor nevertheless agrees to tell Melissa about the son she never knew she had lost.
* In one scene from "The Way of the Ninja", Beckett is angry that Castle didn't pick her up in time to avoid meeting with a friend. When Castle asks how did it go, Beckett says that her once fabulous friend is now no longer that due to getting married. Beckett is worried that when they get married, their lives will be boring, and Castle reassures her that will never happen by putting that promise in their vows.

* Castle and Beckett dancing to [[Music/CarlyRaeJepsen "I Really Like You"]] in "Dead From New York".

* "Wrapped Up In Death" has Castle tell Beckett should the curse get him, he wants her to take care of Alexis, because his daughter looks up to her. Crosses over into Funny when he also admits that it's because she has a gun and can shoot guys who get too frisky with Alexis.

* Castle's [[spoiler: proposal.]] It's not "Me or the job", its "Whatever you want, I'll be there, and don't use this offer as an excuse to break up because you're scared. I love you, you love me, and we went through too much to let you walk away like this."

* From "Number One Fan", Ryan and Esposito are about to interview a very rich man with powerful connections, but Gates steps in, proving that for all her strict behavior, [[AFatherToHisMen she cares deeply about her detectives.]]

** Also, when the TV presenter's family finally comes together.

** A little earlier in the same episode, we get one from the girl who much of the episode revolved around: She enters the school dance, looking more than a little nervous, until she sees the boy who had done so much to help her (he rigged special effects [[spoiler: or [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane maybe used his]] PsychicPowers]] to scare the girls that were bullying her, and had to work for the lead mean girl once she figured that out). What does she do? She walks over to him and embraces him before they hold hands and start dancing together, showing that she really appreciated what he had done. Very sweet, especially for anyone who was something of an outcast in school themselves.

* In "For Better or Worse", as Beckett prepares for her wedding, Martha thanks Beckett for making her son happy, and presents her with a pair of earrings, "in case you didn't have [[OldNewBorrowedBlue something blue]]." She tells Beckett that they were worn by her mother and her grandmother at their weddings.

** How has the post-explosion scene NOT been mentioned yet? You see a slow playing of Martha and Castle being led out of the bank by Beckett, but there's a redhead in the foreground that obscures the view. Guess who? It's Alexis. That scene had this troper tearing up it was so powerful.

* The very end of "Lucky Stiff," where Castle finally figures out what Beckett would do if she won the lottery: honor the memory of her mother. So he decides to set up a scholarship trust in her mother's name. And it is [[IncrediblyLamePun awwwwwwww-some]].

* When Castle ([[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane apparently]]) travels to a parallel universe where he never met Kate, and many things are different, mostly for the worse. When the man behind the [[MonsterOfTheWeek Murder Of The Week]] (the same case in the original universe) has Castle kidnapped, Alt!Beckett appears JustInTime, following one of Castle's suggestions, to save him, but in the end Castle [[TakingTheBullet takes the bullet]] for Alt!Beckett, and almost dies while telling her he loves her. He wakes again in the normal universe, only a few moments after he traveled to the parallel universe, and when he gets a moment with Beckett he asks her to marry her the same day. [[TheyDo And they]] [[{{Squee}} finally do]], [[SceneryPorn with an awesome sunset in the background]] and their families with them.