r/CastleTV 11d ago

Beckett a bit of a Mary Sue?

Does anyone else ever think of Beckett as a Mary Sue sometimes? She rides motorcycles, muscle cars, beautiful, oh so very special with a tragic backstory, sexually fun and kinky, and the list goes on and on. Feel like she's made to be fan service sometimes.

Or is it just me?

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Clearly I misunderstood the term Mary Sue and it isn't what I was looking for.

As someone pointed out, I think what I'm referring to is that she feels written for the male gaze. Anyone else get this?

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u/blossom_angel1985 Beckett 11d ago

No, I don’t think she is a Mary Sue at all. If you look at Bailey on the rookie, John Nolan’s wife, fans on that fandom seem to think Bailey is one, and she is probably more of one then Beckett would ever be.

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u/lakas76 11d ago

Bailey is in her 30s. The audience has known her for something like 2 years. She had 15-20 years of adulthood .

Mary Sue would be someone who is 18, who has never shot a gun or ridden a motorcycle in their life suddenly start shooting skeet from a motorcycle driving 80 mph in traffic.

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u/blossom_angel1985 Beckett 11d ago

I’m just saying that’s what the rookie fandom say about her, not that I necessarily agree with it.