Mega Buzz: Major Family Matters on Castle and NCIS and a Fringe Death

Every week, editors Adam Bryant and Natalie Abrams satisfy your need for TV scoop. Please send all questions to mega_scoop@tvguide.com or tweet them to @adam_bryant or @NatalieAbrams.

Since we didn’t get a new episode of Castle this week, can I get some scoop instead? — Jackie
ADAM: Been waiting to see what would happen when Martha Rodgers and Jim Beckett get in a room together? You’ll get your chance during November sweeps! Unfortunately, the family affair happens on the same night Castle and Beckett are stranded without their phones while protecting a witness from the mob. “There’s some tension because they’ve had the ‘meet the folks’ dinner and it hasn’t gone particularly well,” creator Andrew W. Marlowe tells us. So, what’s the problem? “It’s about who Martha is versus who Jim is,” Marlowe says. “It’s a bit of oil and water.”

Got any scoop on Fringe? — Jane
NATALIE: I’ve got good news and bad news about this Friday’s episode, Jane….