‘Castle’ Star Tamala Jones Gives Us The Inside Scoop
By Lisa Caputo
03-11-2013
Tamala Jones dishes on the upcoming 100th
episode, Lanie and Esposito’s relationship status, and what the ‘Castle’ set is
like.
ABC’s hit series, Castle,
may be in the midst of a short hiatus, but things will be heating up when the
series resumes on Monday, March 18. Series star Tamala Jones, who plays
television’s smartest, sexiest, and sassiest Medical Examiner, Lanie Parish,
took time out of her busy schedule to give TV Guide Canada the inside scoop.
The Castle team
completed shooting their 100th episode last week, a milestone that
Jones described as “very exciting and very emotional”, speaking of the
celebration by saying, “We all felt so much love from each other, so it was
great.”
Jones attributed the success of the show and its appeal to
both creator Andrew Marlowe and the Twitter world. “I think one of the things
that we do is cater to the audience. Andrew does a very good job at coming up
with something that is touching on what the fans want to see but in such a
clever way”, Jones stated, adding, “We’ve got a whole Twitter family for Castle and we’ve really connected with
[the fans]. People didn’t think Castle would last a season and here we are at
season five. We owe that to the fans for sure.”
Jones was keeping mum about the highly-anticipated 100th
episode, though she did reveal that “It is a major, major cliffhanger. It’s
mixed with lots of mystery and lots of adrenaline rushes all the way through,
but the cliffhanger is spectacular. But you know, that’s how Castle does.
That’s what we do.”
With this season already featuring an Esposito-centric
episode and with a Ryan-centric episode coming up, fans have been curious as to
whether or not we will see Lanie take center stage. “I keep hearing little
whispers that Lanie may. But you know, Andrew [Marlowe] is so secretive. But I
believe you’re definitely going to see a Lanie-centric episode for sure.”
As for Lanie and Esposito’s current relationship status,
Jones revealed, with her infectious laugh shining through, “They are back
together. You’ll see them doing things and being together but I can’t tell you
how.”
When asked what fans could expect from the final stretch of
episodes this season, Jones laughed again and admitted, “We don’t know jack.
Andrew and his writer crew, they’re like ninjas in the night.” She added, “He
throws little hints out there. We’re kind of like you guys, just waiting to see
what’s going to happen.”
But she did reveal what she would like to see in a future
episode. “I would love to see a parent of Lanie’s or a sister,” she stated,
adding, “What made [Lanie] become a medical examiner? Why’s she’s such a
commitment-phobic when it comes to marriage? She just hasn’t talked about her
past at all, so I’d like to see someone come in and kind of out her a little
bit.”
Jones also commented on how wonderful an environment the Castle set was, stating, “We’re like a
love fest over there and it’s rare in this business. We really, really love
each other.” She also showed some love towards creator Andrew Marlowe,
describing him by saying, “He’s a good man, he’s a great writer, and he doesn’t
believing in rushing anything, that’s for sure!”
But above all else, Jones was quick to show a lot of love
for the fans. “I totally appreciate and love them dearly for all of their
support. It has not gone unnoticed.” She went on to say, “It just feels good as
an artist that people actually love what you do and what you bring. So I just
want them to know that I love them too.”
With comments like that, along with some of television’s
best storytelling and most compelling characters, it’s not difficult to
understand why the fans love Jones and her Castle
cast and crew.
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