White Collar 6x02
Nov. 13th, 2014 10:09 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
citrinesunsetI enjoyed this week's episode, but to be honest, I don't think it made quite as much of an impression on me as last week's, so I might be forgetting more. Still found plenty to comment on, though.
- A little early for you to be obsessing over getting the house ready for a baby, Peter. Nesting instinct, much?
- Also, doesn't seem like the best idea to work on the garbage disposal while he's dressed for work.
- Smart of Neal to have a contract written up, but I can only imagine what a contract written by Mozzie would be like. I'm surprised he didn't sneak in any paragraphs requiring the FBI to turn over secret files pertaining to the Kennedy assassination or something.
- KELLER! I've been looking forward to seeing Keller again ever since I saw the pics of Ross McCall on set. I love Keller. And this ep is making me ship Neal/Keller even more. The way he plays up Neal's exploits to the Panthers makes him come across as such a Caffrey fanboy. :P
- I have to say, though, I'm having a little trouble buying the Pink Panthers as this super high-profile group. I hope their secret plan ends up being suitably impressive.
- Still not that crazy about the pregnancy storyline. I do like that they at least gave Peter a line later about him and Elizabeth trying to have a child before. I prefer the idea of them being childfree, but at least the idea that they've wanted to be parents makes their reaction to the unexpected pregnancy a bit more realistic to me. But this episode highlighted some of the problems I have with pregnancy as a plot device, in general. It makes a lot of sense for Peter to be extra concerned about Elizabeth's safety now that she's pregnant, but I also feel like it's kind of a cheap device to raise the stakes. I feel like it works off the assumption that everyone will be able to personally relate.
- Also, I'm really not crazy about Elizabeth giving up her job in DC now that she's pregnant. Yeah, I guess it makes sense, but it just bothers me a bit. Also, while I'm certainly happy to have Elizabeth around for the final season, I actually liked that she decided to take the job in DC even though Peter wasn't moving there with her. I liked that she was doing something for herself and her own well-being, and I liked the idea of Peter and Elizabeth still having a solid, happy marriage without seeing each other every day.
- Mozzie is very astute--I'm not surprised he picked up on Elizabeth's secret. And of course he'd notice how full her wine glass was....
- LOL at Mozzie's claim that Neal's wine collection is what endears Neal to him. I'm sure the wine collection doesn't hurt...the way to Mozzie's heart is through is liver (or helping destroy it, rather).
- I know they're different scenarios, but the FBI helping Neal figure out how to steal the stamp reminds me a bit of "Deadline" when everyone helped Diana.
- The comparison of Nathaniel Dietrick to Bigfoot seems apt. Not only is he rarely photographed, but when he is, it's extremely blurry.
- It's always kind of fun when Neal meets a woman he can't charm.
- I love Jones commenting on Peter acting like Neal's dad.
- It's extremely fun to see Peter go undercover. I love Peter's acting here. It's not too over-the-top, and he really does appear older. And Tim does a great job of portraying Peter pretending to be someone who's a couple decades older. I just wish we'd seen how Peter managed to gray his hair so quickly, or where he got the glasses. I'm assuming the hat is Neal's.
- By the way, Neal's suit in this scene is nice.
- I love the look on Neal's face when he sees Peter, and he's very good at playing the petulant son.
- Bianca seems to really like Peter's Elias.
- LOL at Neal calling Elizabeth and Peter "mom" and "dad." And he bursts in right as they're talking about how things will change when the baby is born. Is an infant more stressful than watching Neal? That's the question.
- Yeah, that auction venue looked way too easy to steal from. I knew there had to be a catch.
- I like the little comment about Neal being approached to help design that security system, but he was in prison at the time. He does sound a little bitter about that.
- LOL at Neal taking all those appetizers.
- And picking a fight with that fellow bidder.
- Okay, I'm a bit confused. This is a black market auction, correct? So most of these items were probably not obtained legally. But Bianca hires a legit security company. Also, it looked like those security guys were taking her away, but where? They're not cops, and they're working for her. So what authority do they have, exactly?
- Really risky to have to take a chance on Keller. Keller isn't the type of guy you can trust. I love Neal doing the forgery, though. But what if one of the other Panthers takes a good look at that stamp and sees Neal's hidden message?
- Interesting, Keller working with Interpol. I agree with Neal--Interpol doesn't know what they're dealing with. I don't believe for a minute that Keller doesn't have his own agenda, but it's interesting to see him and Neal on the same "side" for once.
- A little early for you to be obsessing over getting the house ready for a baby, Peter. Nesting instinct, much?
- Also, doesn't seem like the best idea to work on the garbage disposal while he's dressed for work.
- Smart of Neal to have a contract written up, but I can only imagine what a contract written by Mozzie would be like. I'm surprised he didn't sneak in any paragraphs requiring the FBI to turn over secret files pertaining to the Kennedy assassination or something.
- KELLER! I've been looking forward to seeing Keller again ever since I saw the pics of Ross McCall on set. I love Keller. And this ep is making me ship Neal/Keller even more. The way he plays up Neal's exploits to the Panthers makes him come across as such a Caffrey fanboy. :P
- I have to say, though, I'm having a little trouble buying the Pink Panthers as this super high-profile group. I hope their secret plan ends up being suitably impressive.
- Still not that crazy about the pregnancy storyline. I do like that they at least gave Peter a line later about him and Elizabeth trying to have a child before. I prefer the idea of them being childfree, but at least the idea that they've wanted to be parents makes their reaction to the unexpected pregnancy a bit more realistic to me. But this episode highlighted some of the problems I have with pregnancy as a plot device, in general. It makes a lot of sense for Peter to be extra concerned about Elizabeth's safety now that she's pregnant, but I also feel like it's kind of a cheap device to raise the stakes. I feel like it works off the assumption that everyone will be able to personally relate.
- Also, I'm really not crazy about Elizabeth giving up her job in DC now that she's pregnant. Yeah, I guess it makes sense, but it just bothers me a bit. Also, while I'm certainly happy to have Elizabeth around for the final season, I actually liked that she decided to take the job in DC even though Peter wasn't moving there with her. I liked that she was doing something for herself and her own well-being, and I liked the idea of Peter and Elizabeth still having a solid, happy marriage without seeing each other every day.
- Mozzie is very astute--I'm not surprised he picked up on Elizabeth's secret. And of course he'd notice how full her wine glass was....
- LOL at Mozzie's claim that Neal's wine collection is what endears Neal to him. I'm sure the wine collection doesn't hurt...the way to Mozzie's heart is through is liver (or helping destroy it, rather).
- I know they're different scenarios, but the FBI helping Neal figure out how to steal the stamp reminds me a bit of "Deadline" when everyone helped Diana.
- The comparison of Nathaniel Dietrick to Bigfoot seems apt. Not only is he rarely photographed, but when he is, it's extremely blurry.
- It's always kind of fun when Neal meets a woman he can't charm.
- I love Jones commenting on Peter acting like Neal's dad.
- It's extremely fun to see Peter go undercover. I love Peter's acting here. It's not too over-the-top, and he really does appear older. And Tim does a great job of portraying Peter pretending to be someone who's a couple decades older. I just wish we'd seen how Peter managed to gray his hair so quickly, or where he got the glasses. I'm assuming the hat is Neal's.
- By the way, Neal's suit in this scene is nice.
- I love the look on Neal's face when he sees Peter, and he's very good at playing the petulant son.
- Bianca seems to really like Peter's Elias.
- LOL at Neal calling Elizabeth and Peter "mom" and "dad." And he bursts in right as they're talking about how things will change when the baby is born. Is an infant more stressful than watching Neal? That's the question.
- Yeah, that auction venue looked way too easy to steal from. I knew there had to be a catch.
- I like the little comment about Neal being approached to help design that security system, but he was in prison at the time. He does sound a little bitter about that.
- LOL at Neal taking all those appetizers.
- And picking a fight with that fellow bidder.
- Okay, I'm a bit confused. This is a black market auction, correct? So most of these items were probably not obtained legally. But Bianca hires a legit security company. Also, it looked like those security guys were taking her away, but where? They're not cops, and they're working for her. So what authority do they have, exactly?
- Really risky to have to take a chance on Keller. Keller isn't the type of guy you can trust. I love Neal doing the forgery, though. But what if one of the other Panthers takes a good look at that stamp and sees Neal's hidden message?
- Interesting, Keller working with Interpol. I agree with Neal--Interpol doesn't know what they're dealing with. I don't believe for a minute that Keller doesn't have his own agenda, but it's interesting to see him and Neal on the same "side" for once.
