r/CastleTV • u/BobPlaysWithFire • 6d ago

Who's morally grey and beloved by fans?

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Ryan won! No shock there! he rocks! :)

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u/Serious-Waltz-7157 Perlmutter 6d ago

Montgomery!

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u/Brute_Squad_44 6d ago

This. He did bad things for a good reason, got caught by someone worse and leveraged into an untenable position, but he took Kate under his wing and tried to make it right.

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u/vanillafrenchie 6d ago

I was gonna say Castle himself, but this wins!

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u/Aelfgifu_ 6d ago

yess I second that! He redeemed himself but overall he’s morally grey

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u/Cattorah 6d ago

Captain Montgomery :)

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u/Glad-Depth9571 6d ago

Captain Roy Montgomery.

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u/Random-reddit-name-1 6d ago

Beckett? She did a lot of shady things in pursuit of Bracken. I'm not sure she fits in any of the future choices.

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u/Gemini_writer8 6d ago

Agreed. She was going to be my choice.

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u/Cattorah 6d ago

I feel she might fit better on the middle-middle square because I’ve seen a lot of people who don’t like her

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u/Kooky-Minimum-2597 6d ago

Anyone who dislikes Beckett is not to be trusted.

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u/Exciting_Ad9102 5d ago

Well there is 8s...

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u/asheraddict 6d ago

Agreed!

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u/Tyrone_Shoelaces_Esq 6d ago

In season 8 she was Horrible Person/Opinions are Divided. I was on Tumblr then and the mental gymnastics people went through to justify their liking of her and that she was not a horrible person were...something else.

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u/Technical-Plate-2973 5d ago

I literally erased season 8 from my brain

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u/birdsandgnomes 6d ago

Montgomery

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u/red410herring 6d ago

Montgomery

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u/asheraddict 6d ago

Castle? Torturing someone to get answers is meh

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u/Adventurous-Wrap4680 6d ago

If I was him I would have done the same.

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u/KingShadowSpectre 6d ago

It's a very human thing to do though.

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u/itsapotatosalad 6d ago

Nothing morally grey about that, they had his daughter surely that’s justified. Or am I just a sociopath?

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u/hi_u_r_you 6d ago

Who did he torture?

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u/whorificx 6d ago

Alexis' kidnapper

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u/ImportantSimone_5 6d ago

Well he was doing it for a good motivation.

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u/hi_u_r_you 6d ago

That's the whole point of morally grey

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u/dezoonvanjos 6d ago

Wouldn’t everyone do it in that situation though?

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u/LemonTheAstroPoet 5d ago

That’s not morally gray. That’s a good person forced to be in a bad situation, and defining someone by their actions in a single episode would be a major disservice to the character.

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u/Tasty_Bother6863 6d ago

Montgomery

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u/theangryprof 6d ago

Castle

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u/vatsangrate68 6d ago

How is he morally grey though?

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u/Spiritual-Border-178 6d ago

Ethan Slaughter

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u/Spiritual-Border-178 6d ago

I liked him he was fun to watch especially in the cool boys

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 6d ago

wait hed a fan favorite? me and my parents hate him lol

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u/Nevhix 6d ago

Castle

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u/v___alves Castle 6d ago

Castle.

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u/Mermaid89253 6d ago

Montgomery

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u/LeftTurnExpert 6d ago

Montgomery

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u/FishMcCray 6d ago

Def my boy Roy..

Im only on season 5 though so maybe that will change.

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u/bellant593 6d ago

Honestly everyone in the show is either morally grey or bad people. Ryan and alexis are probably the only morally good people in the show.

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u/IAmArgumentGuy 5d ago

I dunno... jumping a turnstile?

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u/vanillafrenchie 5d ago

that was absolutely unforgivable! what a shame!

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 5d ago

and Lanie, and Ryan's amazing wife

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u/Competitive-Care8789 5d ago

I was going to say, Martha, but Montgomery is better

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u/Non_Human28 6d ago

Montgomery

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u/cavalierpunk1996 Castle 6d ago

Captain Montgomery

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u/Khalesssi_Slayer1 Beckett 5d ago

Roy Montgomery

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u/Winter_Welcome_6157 6d ago

Hailey.

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 5d ago

god i love Hailey sm

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u/LemonTheAstroPoet 5d ago

OP you should expand the categories here. There are more characters and putting just one character in the “Loved by fans” category just ain’t right. Esposito and Ryan are a package deal

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u/BobPlaysWithFire 5d ago

yeah, BUT, Espo is a LOT more morally grey, and also a lot less beloved by fans 😶

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u/Tight_Ninja6988 5d ago

I think this would be Beckett. It’s clear that her intentions were for the best but her choice of actions weren’t always good.

As for Montgomery, I’d put him in morally grey, opinions are divided. He started out as a corrupt cop and instead of easily seeking out justice for Kate’s mom (as he should given he is captain of their precinct), he decided to keep his past a secret. Heck, he gave Beckett a hint during her rookie years but whether he gave a hint or ultimately told her, it would still lead up to Beckett putting Bracken behind bars. Kate, regardless of how dangerous she’s against, will still proceed to bring justice to her situation. She somehow gives “means justifies the ends”

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u/Keljaen 5d ago

I'm gonna have to go with Captain Montgomery here. I absolutely love the character (and any time I see the actor in other things he's a generally likable guy), but he did some shady things in his past and probably might have done more if said past hadn't caught up to him. I get that it had to end that way but it still hurt.

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u/MorganADTR 5d ago

Just getting an early vote in for good but hated and that's got to be Promoaner

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u/Chopper242 5d ago

Capt Montgomery

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u/UnapologeticBlunt85 Beckett 5d ago

Capt'n Roy Montgomery

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u/HalcyonEir 5d ago

Ryan is best boi 😭💛