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Nikki Heat

  • Episode aired Jan 3, 2011
  • TV-PGTV-PG
  • 43m
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8.8/10
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Laura Prepon in Castle (2009)
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An actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.An actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.An actress playing Nikki Heat shadows Castle and Beckett on the death of a matchmaker. Meanwhile, Ryan plans on proposing to Jenny.
IMDb RATING
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1.5K
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    • Director
      • Jeff Bleckner
    • Writers
      • Andrew W. Marlowe
      • David Grae
    • Stars
      • Nathan Fillion
      • Stana Katic
      • Susan Sullivan
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Jeff Bleckner
    • Writers
      • Andrew W. Marlowe
      • David Grae
    • Stars
      • Nathan Fillion
      • Stana Katic
      • Susan Sullivan
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    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
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    Jon Huertas and Seamus Dever in Castle (2009)
    Nathan Fillion and Laura Prepon in Castle (2009)
    Seamus Dever and Laura Prepon in Castle (2009)
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    Nathan Fillion
    Nathan Fillion
    • Richard Castle
    Stana Katic
    Stana Katic
    • Kate Beckett
    Susan Sullivan
    Susan Sullivan
    • Martha Rodgers
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    Ruben Santiago-Hudson
    • Captain Roy Montgomery
    Molly C. Quinn
    Molly C. Quinn
    • Alexis Castle
    • (as Molly Quinn)
    Jon Huertas
    Jon Huertas
    • Javier Esposito
    Tamala Jones
    Tamala Jones
    • Lanie Parish
    • (credit only)
    Seamus Dever
    Seamus Dever
    • Kevin Ryan
    Thomas Calabro
    Thomas Calabro
    • Scott Donner
    Stephen Macht
    Stephen Macht
    • Bill Wellington
    Juliana Dever
    Juliana Dever
    • Jenny Duffy-O'Malley
    Randall Batinkoff
    Randall Batinkoff
    • Brad Williams
    Tymberlee Hill
    Tymberlee Hill
    • Julie Taylor
    David Parker
    • Duke Jones
    Laura Prepon
    Laura Prepon
    • Natalie Rhodes
    Kelly Thiebaud
    Kelly Thiebaud
    • Chloe Graves
    John L. Curtis
    John L. Curtis
    • Desk Clerk
    Jon Briddell
    Jon Briddell
    • Richard Weiss
    • Director
      • Jeff Bleckner
    • Writers
      • Andrew W. Marlowe
      • David Grae
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      When Kevin (Seamus Dever) proposes to Jenny (Julianna Dever) he is proposing to his real life wife.
    • Goofs
      Castle tells Beckett that he didn't sleep with Natalie because it was "Too meta." However, because he breaks up with Gina in the next episode, we know that he was still in a relationship with Gina at this time, and that's why he wouldn't have slept with Natalie. This was aired out of sequence. "Poof You're Dead" was written to air ahead of it. From the writer's view, Castle had already broken up with Gina when Natalie tried to seduce him. (Wikipedia, List_of_Castle_episodes).

      Actually, the issue with Castle is that Natalie is portraying a character from one of his books and modeled after Beckett. In effect he would be sleeping with his fictional creation (which for the writer is another dimension), and by extension his real life partner Beckett.
    • Quotes

      [Castle dislikes the actress playing Nikki Heat]

      Richard Castle: Nikki Heat... is classy, she's complicated. She's a... thinking man's cop.

      Kate Beckett: No, we can't judge a book by its cover.

      Richard Castle: Yes, actually. Yes, I can, when it's my book.

    • Connections
      References Hogan's Heroes (1965)
    • Soundtracks
      Castle Theme
      Written by Robert Duncan

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    9/10
    One of the series best episodes
    One of the most fun things that a series can do after dozens of episodes is to let its writers get creative with a "meta" episode. Here, the interplay between the "fictionalized" version of a fictional character creates great character comedy while it comments on the whole idea of acting versus reality.
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    • Release date
      • January 3, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Raleigh Studios - 5300 Melrose Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Production companies
      • Beacon Pictures
      • Experimental Pictures
      • ABC Signature
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      43 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 16:9 HD

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