[s2e6] Vampire Weekend -

This episode is a fan favorite for its "meta" nods to the actors' previous careers:

: Beckett tries to find out why Castle became a mystery writer. He tells her a dramatic story about finding a body as a child, which he eventually admits was fabricated. Notable Pop-Culture References [S2E6] Vampire Weekend

: In the opening scene, Castle tries on a Halloween costume—a brown duster and holster—that is the exact outfit Nathan Fillion wore as Captain Malcolm Reynolds in Firefly . This episode is a fan favorite for its

: The murder is ultimately tied to a cold case from 18 years prior. Crow was a witness to his own mother's murder when he was a toddler. The killer, Janice (Matthew's nanny who later married his father), murdered him and his friend Jonas to keep her past crime a secret. Key Subplots : The murder is ultimately tied to a