History Recap / CastleS5E18TheWildRover

* WasItAllALie: Siobhan asks Ryan if any of their relationship was real late in the episode. He assures her that his feelings were real.

'''Beckett:''' you called, Ryan?\\

'''Beckett:''' Hands up!\\

'''Beckett:'''' Hands up!\\

'''Ryan:''' Drop your weapons, now.

-->'''Ryan:''' Hey Javi, where you at?!\\
'''Esposito:''' [{{beat}}] Here!\\

'''Esposito:''' [[{{beat}}]] Here!\\
'''Ryan:''' [[as the Irish boys turn on Javi]] Oh, no, he's former Special Forces, you don't wanna pull on him. You wanna meet the rest of my crew? Hey, Beckett!\\

-->'''Castle''': Seriously? I didn't... I didn't bring my vest.

* HiddenDepths: The TeamKid Ryan used to be an undercover cop in the gang unit and boy is Fenton O'Connell scary.

* ADayInTheLimelight: For Ryan.

* TheReveal: We finally learn why Castle became a writer in the ending: In boarding school, he was about to fail a class and paid someone to write a paper for him. The teacher was deeply impressed by the work and called it great literature, even though he knew it was a fraud. Since then, he became a writer in order to be worthy of the praise he was given.
* WasItAllALie: Siobhan asks Ryan if any of their relationship was real late in the episode. He assures her that his feelings were.

* MoodWhiplash: When Ryan introduces his back up to the gangsters, Castle's entrance... is not quite that epic":

* BecomingTheMask: Not to a dramatic degree, but emphasis is placed on how Ryan has to do more than just call himself ‘Fenton O’Connell’ when resuming his old cover identity for the current case, but get fully back into O’Connell’s old mindset. When he apologies for arguing with Esposito while undercover the latter waves it off as being not his fault since he was in character.

-->'''Castle''': Seriously? I didnt'... I didn't bring my vest.

* MoodWhiplash: When Ryan introduces his back up to the gangsters, Castle's entrance... is not quite that epic.

* ADayInTheLimelight: One for Ryan.

* BigDamnHeroes: The case concludes with [[spoiler:Beckett and Esposito getting one when they respond to Ryan’s earlier call for help in time to save him and Siobhan from being executed in a shooting, Ryan giving them both a dramatic introduction that’s only slightly undermined when he introduces Castle and the unarmed Castle awkwardly steps out and explains that he didn’t bring his vest]].

* LawOfInverseFertility: Ryan and Jenny are taking fertility tests. [[spoiler:They can't get pregnant. Because they're already pregnant.]]
* MoodWhiplash: [[spoiler: When Ryan introduces his back up to the gangsters, Castle's entrance... is not quite that epic.]]

* TheReveal: We finally learn why Castle became a writer in the ending: In boarding school, he was about to fail a class and paid someone to write a paper for him. The teacher was deeply impressed by the work and called it great literature, even though he knew it was a fraud. Since then, he became a writer in order to be worthy of the praise he was given.

* BecomingTheMask: Not to a dramatic degree, but emphasis is placed on how Ryan has to do more than just call himself ‘Fenton O’Connell’ when resuming his old cover identity for the current case, but get fully back into O’Connell’s old mindset. When he apologises for arguing with Esposito while undercover the latter waves it off as being not his fault since he was in character.

* NewOldFlame: Siobhan O'Doul is this for Ryan. Or, more precisely, his undercover alter-ego, Fenton O'Connell.

* BecomingTheMask: Not to a dramatic degree, but emphasis is placed on how Ryan has to do more than just call himself ‘Fenton O’Connell’ when resuming his old cover identity for the current case, but get fully back into O’Connell’s old mindset.

* {{Nakama}}: Ryan's reveal at the end is ''delicious''.

* {{Nakama}}: Ryan's reveal at the end is ''delicious''.