Castle Season 6 Premiere & Potential Spoilers

In one short week the sixth season of 'Castle' will be premiering on ABC.

Thinking back over the last four seasons, it's easy to say that 'Castle' is a show that has succeeded in character growth. Beckett and Castle have both made strides and bounds in terms of mental and emotional well-being. Now even bigger changes are coming our way.

Although ABC and Andrew Marlowe (the creator of 'Castle') have been trying to keep a wrap on details of this season's premiere, it's pretty easy to piece together the key points. Stop reading now if you want to avoid potential spoilers (though keep in mind that I haven't seen the premiere and these are merely my best guesses--we'll see if they hold true).

HIMYM: "Band or DJ", Season 8 Episode 13

Last night's 'How I Met Your Mother' gave us a little bit of reassurance: Barney and Robin make it to their wedding reception.

Prior flash-forwards have suggested that both Barney and Robin freak-out right before their wedding. There was also a suggestion that Robin would climb out the same window that Victoria climbed out of on her wedding day.

However, the flash-forward at the end of last night's episode showed Robin dancing at her wedding, and Ted casually leaning against a bar while he watched the mother (okay, the mother's hand) play the bass.

 But how did we get to this point?

HIMYM: The Final Page Part One & Two

'How I Met Your Mother': "The Final Page" (S8Ep11&12)

Tonight's Vocabulary: 'Pit Person' (n)--the one person in your life who you want to get rid of so badly you're willing to throw them in a pit in your basement, a la 'Silence of the Lambs'.

'How I Met Your Mother' references its canon again and again in one of the most important episodes of the series.

As those of you who regularly watch the show know, Barney and Robin have both been spinning out of control over the last several episodes. Unfortunately, instead of spinning together they seemed to be spinning further and further apart. Yet we, as loyal viewers, knew that something had to bring them together. Why? Because at the end of last season's finale (S7) a flash-forward revealed that Robin marries Barney*.

The first ten episodes of Season Eight definitely did everything in their power to dissuade us from believing that truth. First, Barney and Robin drunkenly kissed...and Robin rejected him. Then Barney told Robin that he was letting her go...once and for all. Robin's reaction to that was less than favorable, and she began to realize her true feelings for Barney. But she never had time to act upon them, because Barney started dating Robin's "arch-nemesis" Patrice (for a more thorough description of the beginning of Season Eight go HERE).

"The Final Page" was a two-part episode (episodes 11 and 12) and was also the winter finale for the show. In actuality, the climax of the episode felt very much like a season finale, but since the show may not be renewed for a ninth season (and since it would have been painful to watch the writers attempt to drag out the tension much longer), this was a perfect time to air the episode.**

Amber Tamblyn & David Cross--Fake Wedding Guest List

Fake Wedding Guest List Game!
Fictional and Real People Invited to Tamblyn & Cross' Wedding

After my prior post about Amber Tamblyn and David Cross' engagement, I realized that an engagement traditionally (hopefully) leads to a wedding. After glancing at the title of an Entertainment Weekly article ('Tobias Funke to wed Amber Tamblyn: Who should join the wedding party?') I decided to play the wedding guest list game.

Because I'm (obviously) inventing this game, here are the rules I followed:

you can invite fictional or real people...
color code to indicate if they are on the bride or groom's side:
If you have any suggestions for people I've missed, feel free to add them in the comments

1. Gob (because who doesn't want a non-alliance approved magician at their wedding?)
2. Will Arnett (because who doesn't want Will Arnett at their wedding?)
3. Amy Poehler (bonus! to inviting Will Arnett)
4. Tina Fey (oh, I don't know, I figure she just goes where Amy Poehler goes)
5. Jeff Richmond (I suppose he goes where Tina Fey goes, and maybe he can help out with the wedding music or something)
6. Dr. House (but only if he's on plenty of Vicodin, cause otherwise I think he'd be even more likely to ruin things)
7. Hugh Laurie (bonus! fun foreign accent)
8. Jesse Spencer (bonus! fun foreign accent)
9. Olivia Wilde (because she just seems like she'd have a good time)
10. Dr. Cuddy (always handy to have a doctor on call at a wedding, Lisa Edelstein is out though)
11. Dr. Cameron (what if Cuddy is too drunk or something?)
12. Michael Cera (George Michael is too young to have a good time at a wedding, but Cera can hook up with a bridesmaid)
13. Maeby Funke (anyone who can pretend to find a rabbit foot in a frozen banana can have a good time at wedding, they're mutually exclusive)
14. Lucille Bluth (someone needs to contribute good quality alcohol)
15. Portia de Rossi (she seems nice, and funny, plus she comes with Ellen)
16. Ellen Degeneres (bonus! to inviting Portia de Rossi)
17. Lindsay Funke (cause you need someone to inappropriately hit on all the groomsmen)
18. Ron Howard (I don't know, isn't it traditional to have an announcer at these things?)
19. Jason Ritter (what can we say...he's a Ritter!)
20. Alexis Bledel (because of the Sisterhood)
21. Blake Lively (ditto)
22. America Ferrera (ditto)

David Cross & Amber Tamblyn are Engaged!

Amber Tamblyn and David Cross Announce Engagement!

Does anyone else remember when news of Amber Tamblyn and David Cross' relationship first hit the blogosphere? It was wayyy back in 2009, and Tamblyn was 25 to Cross' 44. And there was just a little bit of an eww factor. Don't get me wrong, I really appreciate them both as actors, and find them incredibly talented. I still remember Tamblyn fondly from her 'Joan of Arcadia' days, and her recent role on 'House' was well done. And since I am one of the hugest 'Arrested Development' fans on the planet, I obviously appreciate Cross' extreme talent. I suppose an age gap of 19 years really isn't that huge (Ellen and Portia are 15 years apart, and no one said anything about that). I think the real issue is that Tamblyn looks sooo young, while Cross looks, well...sooo old.
But she's now 28, and he's now 47, and somehow that age gap seems a little more reasonable (until you realize that she's not even thirty and he's almost fifty! But I digress). They are officially engaged. In fact, they've apparently been engaged for weeks, but (smartly I think!) wanted to enjoy the engagement in private for a while before letting the whole world know. And considering they've been dating for three years it seems like they are a successful couple who will hopefully have a successful marriage. Really, congratulations are in order. And I mean that!