Read at your own risk!

After eight seasons,Castlesigned off for good on Monday night, leaving the Caskett love story intact.

With the threat of cancellation looming, executive producers Alexi Hawley and Terence Paul Winter shot two different endings.

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Credit: ABC/Byron Cohen

One was set to end on a cliffhanger should the long-running procedural score a ninth season.

Seriously, it’s not often fans actuallywanttheir show to end.

But be careful what you wish for.

Ahead of ABC’s upfronts presentation this week,Castlewas given the ax.

He was killed, as was shady attorney Caleb Brown (Kristoffer Polaha).

A hundred and seventy three episodes.

None of it would have been possible without youour loyal and passionate fans.

You are the reason this show survived and thrived.

It was an honor and privilege to shepherd the story of Castle and Beckett this season.

Who elevated every script by investing the best of themselves into each episode.

We will miss you profoundly.