Audience Participation Meme "Day Eleven"

Also from ladygj, Castle

Favorite characters: Castle, Beckett, Ryan, Esposito, Alexis, Martha
OTP(s): Esposito/Ryan, Beckett/Castle
Funniest character: Castle
Prettiest character: Lanie
Most badass character: I can't really decide between Beckett and Esposito here; they're both badass, if in slightly different ways
Most annoying character: Gates?  I don't dislike her, especially now, I just didn't like how she was portrayed during the first season she was introduced.  She was the butt of too many jokes in comparison to the other characters.  That seems to have calmed down lately, though.
My favorite thing that has happened so far: Beckett and Castle getting together.  I wasn't hugely invested in their romance, and it would have been fine with me if they stayed just friends, but I really hate long, drawn out, "will they or won't they" set-ups.  TV shows have got it into their heads that- as Joss Whedon once said- happy relationships are boring.  I love this show for taking the leap and actually letting them be together.  I'm a lot more interested in what comes next for them now than I was a few years ago.
What I would most like to see happen next: I'm not really sure; I think this show is really cool when it does a sustained plot-line, and more to that effect would be nice.