Castle Season Premiere Craziness: Why Is Stana Katic So Pissed Off?

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"Surprisingly, deeply suspenseful." "Adrenaline rush, sexy, and very mysterious." "It's on."

No, these aren't terms to describe the inner workings of the Situation's plan to win Dancing with the Stars. "Hair gel and tanning," maybe. But those quotes are directly from the cast of Castle, which returns to our television lives tonight. But what exactly were they describing?

The season premiere! Duh. How else would you describe an episode where Castle ends up getting arrested in the first act?

"Castle was bad. He was somewhere he wasn't supposed to be," Tamala Jones tells us. Jon Huertas also agrees that their favorite author has been naughty. "Castle's getting in trouble. He's not in the good graces of the precinct anymore, so he's got to work his way back in, and it's harder this season than it has been for him," he says.

But more important than possible jail time and being wrongfully accused…how does Beckett react to all this hullabaloo?

"Um, hello?! Castle is standing over a dead body with a gun in his hand. Beckett and the gang find him in there after having discovered that there is a murderer out on the loose," Stana Katic all but shouts at us. "On top of that, Castle, who said, ‘Hey, yeah, I'll see you in the fall,' never called Beckett! He's been back for awhile. His book is about to open. Remember? The one that he based on Beckett? That's what's going on!" It's like we always warn you guys, hell hath no fury like a fictional character scorned. Wait, make that hell hath no fury like a fan base deprived of some sexual tension between their favorite stars.

Rest assured, creator Andrew W. Marlowe will not ignore the double whammy of Beckett finding Castle with a dead body and wondering where he's been since coming back into town. "He walked away from Beckett, and he should be punished for that," he tells us. "So when Beckett has him in the interrogation room, there's a couple layers to that interrogation. Not just strictly ‘What were you doing there?' It's like, ‘When you found the dead body, why didn't you call?' But ‘Why didn't you call?' has other connotations." We bet it's going to be a scene chock -full of good-cop, bad-cop dynamic. Except no good cop, only bad cop. Can't wait!

And the big storyline coming up this season is the arrival of a serial killer. Our frenemy reported that former Oz star Lee Tergesen is signed on for the recurring role of the "Triple Killer," and it looks like he won't be easy to track down.

"I don't know if you noticed this, but we tend to catch every murderer we go after," Nathan Fillion says to us. "Now, there's a guy out there who we find is more than a match for our heroes." And Andrew is definitely looking forward to seeing how the team deals with a slippery criminal. "We've always caught our guy, and here's somebody who presents themselves as an incredibly smart match for Beckett and Castle," says Andrew. "And I think it's fun to see this character match wits with our guys."

How about the other unsolved mystery of the Neil Patrick Harris challenge?

"I've talked to him twice, and I keep forgetting to bring that up!" Nathan laughs. "There's always something going on!" Andrew has his own theories about NPH. "The man is clearly afraid of us. He's afraid because he understands you have to bring your A-game for our show. I don't think he's ready."

Oh. Snap.

Perhaps after Neil sees the crazy season premiere, he'll be more inclined to rearrange his schedule. That, or we're pretty sure Nathan is planning to kidnap him.

What are your thoughts on the "Triple Killer" storyline? Ya think Castle can talk his way out of his arrest? Have at it in the comments below!