Castle Season 4 Premiere Episode 1 ‘Rise’ Recap 09/19/2011

Castle Season 4 Premiere Episode 1 'Rise' Recap 09/19/2011The premiere of Season 4 of Castle is finally here.  Our friends over at ES will be recapping the show from beginning to end, as we find out what happens to Kate Beckett and Rick Castle’s proclamation of love for her. Read the season three finale recap here.

Recapping the last episode of season three, we saw Kate at the Captain’s funeral service where she gets shot. As Rick leans over her, he tells her that he loves her.   Then it’s fade to black as Kate’s fate is left hanging in the balance.

From the official summary for season four’s premiere episode, Rise:

In a riveting opening that picks up just moments after last season’s climactic finale, Detective Beckett fights for her life as Castle, plagued by guilt over his role in the events, struggles to uncover who’s behind her brutal shooting. Meanwhile, back at the precinct, Ryan and Esposito have to adjust, as Victoria “Iron” Gates becomes the precinct’s new uncompromising Captain.

Will Kate come to and realize that Rick said he loved her?  Will she recover?  How will the detectives deal with the new Captain?   Stay tuned as we liveblog the events of tonight’s show!

The show opens with paramedics rushing Kate into the hospital to save her life.  Her boyfriend, Josh, is there, working to save her life.  Her blood is spilling all over the place and he’s going to operate on her.

The shooter left his gun behind and they are running it for prints.  Kate’s father has shown up at the hospital.  Rick is blaming himself for what happened to Kate.  He said he put her in the crosshairs.  He also revealed to his mother that he told her how he felt.  Kate is flat-lining…..

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