Just a couple of continuity issues for me, otherwise I really loved this episode. Well, maybe just ONE continuity issue.
Last season, Ellen said the reason she told Neal about his father was that he was going to enter the police academy and when he did, he was gonna get an earful about his father. Well, if they were in WitSec, they WEREN'T in the same city where Ellen and James were cops, Neal's name was Danny Brooks, so NO ONE would have known about his dad.
There also HAS to be something more than just a generic cop killing. You don't put people into Witness Protection because someone they knew/were related to turned out to be a murderer, even if they are a cop killer. There has to be some kind of mob connection or international drug cartel or SOMETHING that necessitated Neal, his mom, and James' partner needing to completely disappear.
I will say, that I actually enjoyed the character/story development more than I enjoyed the "case" this week. The case seemed really simplistic to me, but that's ok. Hopefully, the complexity will be in developing and revealing Neal's story/history.
Oh, and I'm keeping track of the # of episodes where we get shirtless shots of Neal. So far, we are 3 for 3 (altho in 402 we only got Neal shirtless in the "previously on" part of the show). This week, we got a 2-fer. Half-naked in the bathroom AND during the flashback. I"m liking the way these writers/directors are thinking and pandering to the fangirls/boys. lol
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Date: 2012-07-25 04:27 am (UTC)Last season, Ellen said the reason she told Neal about his father was that he was going to enter the police academy and when he did, he was gonna get an earful about his father. Well, if they were in WitSec, they WEREN'T in the same city where Ellen and James were cops, Neal's name was Danny Brooks, so NO ONE would have known about his dad.
There also HAS to be something more than just a generic cop killing. You don't put people into Witness Protection because someone they knew/were related to turned out to be a murderer, even if they are a cop killer. There has to be some kind of mob connection or international drug cartel or SOMETHING that necessitated Neal, his mom, and James' partner needing to completely disappear.
I will say, that I actually enjoyed the character/story development more than I enjoyed the "case" this week. The case seemed really simplistic to me, but that's ok. Hopefully, the complexity will be in developing and revealing Neal's story/history.
Oh, and I'm keeping track of the # of episodes where we get shirtless shots of Neal. So far, we are 3 for 3 (altho in 402 we only got Neal shirtless in the "previously on" part of the show). This week, we got a 2-fer. Half-naked in the bathroom AND during the flashback. I"m liking the way these writers/directors are thinking and pandering to the fangirls/boys. lol