| Kyra Blaine | |
|---|---|
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| Vital Statistics | |
| Full Name | Kyra Blaine-Murphy |
| Gender | Female |
| Status | Alive |
| Spouse(s) | Greg Murphy (husband) |
| Significant Other(s) |
Richard Castle (ex-boyfriend) |
| Parents | Sheila Blaine (mother) |
| Character Information | |
| Appearances | "A Rose for Everafter" |
| Portrayed by | "Alyssa Milano" |
Kyra Blaine is a former girlfriend of Richard Castle who he reconnects with in "A Rose for Everafter". She is portrayed by Alyssa Milano.
Background[]
A photo of Blaine and Castle in college
Kyra and Castle dated for three years in college, but the relationship ended because her father did not think that Castle would be capable of supporting his daughter. Kyra's mother Sheila has always hated Castle, claiming that her objection with him was that he lacks character, not money.
Rather than break up with him, Kyra simply told Castle that she needed time to think things over before proceeding, but then never spoke to him again.
She is now married to Greg Murphy, although their wedding was interrupted when one of the bridesmaids was found murdered. While both Kyra and her husband-to-be were initially suspects, it was later revealed that the killer was Greg's uncle Teddy; he was attempting to sabotage the wedding to hide the fact that he was embezzling money from Greg's trust fund.
Part of the plot had involved the dead bridesmaid throwing herself at Greg, an old flame. Castle initially believes that Greg slept with the victim. His suspicions are partly driven by jealousy over Kyra, with Kyra's own doubts and concerns about the nature of the wedding prompting her to meet Castle for a rendezvous on their old rooftop.
Later, Castle and Beckett establish that Greg had refused Sophie out of loyalty to Kyra. Castle reassures Kyra that her fiancé is a good man, and the two get the closure on their relationship which their first parting had lacked.
Kyra had previously told Beckett that, "over-active imagination or not", Castle only dedicates his books to people he really cares for. Beckett also notices- and comments on- Kyra's emotional depth compared to Meredith and Gina Cowell, Castle's two previous wives, prompting her to inform Castle that she "didn't think [he] went for real."
So while Kyra provokes Beckett's jealousy, she's also a window into a very different side of Castle's romantic life. When Kyra tosses her bouquet at the wedding, she seemingly deliberately threw it in Beckett's direction.