And once again I agree with everything you have said... oh we do thing alike :P Just a few thoughts...
Even though I tried to remain fairly optimistic, there was a part of me that was afraid they were gonna end this half with Peter and Neal at odds. I know this would have been killing me for the next 16 weeks so I am one happy camper that it didn't happen \o/ I loved the second part of the panel, the declarations, the vows... I think saying those lines about trust and faith was epic, it wasn't maybe a huge discovery but saying it out loud was definitely something new and good for them. YAY :D I just loved seeing them walking to that second half of the panel, truly together this time... huge relief, really :D Awwww, boys ♥
But man, Neal can be cold when he means it :P The first 10 minutes all I wanted to do was hold Peter close and pet his head. I only wish the anger and hurt on Neal's side weren't reduced to refusing coffee and acting the way he acted during the first half of the panel. In these moments I found myself thinking of the Danger Verse and how your hurt and angry Neal was so, soooooo much better :P
Before the ep I've been telling people that I wanted Peter to end up wearing the vest, without Neal knowing, and then get shot in the vest... so that Neal would freak out a bit... Heeee, well, I got my wish, only the roles were reversed. And, of course, this is White Collar so the epic whump potential was once again ignored. They could have at least made Neal a little bit out of it after the fall... but we could see how relieved Peter was when he saw the vest, so there is that :D
And now the Sam thing - well, I knew about about Sam being James roughly since May... and even then the whole revelation was meh to me. I can't bring myself to care. Neal already has a father figure in his life, a mentor, a friend, a family closer and stronger than any blood ties. I hope in the second part of the season we will have Neal thinking about it and realizing how true it is ♥
Also, this whole safehouse thing with Sam, how he went there alone to protect them and then got jumped by a guy and beaten, and how the bad guy conveniently went to wash his hands so that Neal could drag Sam out of that room - oh, please. This was sooooo a nicely executed performance. And Sam's explanation when he was sitting on the stairs and Neal was wiping the blood out of his face - it all sounded so fake. I don't know. At this point I don't know if James is a good guy with a secret agenda or if he's one of the bad guys - I don't know but I sure as hell don't trust him and he is definitely hiding something. I think the s4 finale might be about answering that - that is just my guess.
But all in all, it was a good episode, lots of great moments and no cliffie that would make me hit my head against a wall \o/ I also agree that if they had left us with 4x09 as the finale, that would have been so, soooooo much more nerve-wrecking and sad and it would guarantee a heartache for a few weeks.
And I just have to say that it is a great season so far, with a few ups and downs, I am very satisfied with what they have given us this year. I will be eagerly awaiting the second half :D
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And once again I agree with everything you have said... oh we do thing alike :P Just a few thoughts...
Even though I tried to remain fairly optimistic, there was a part of me that was afraid they were gonna end this half with Peter and Neal at odds. I know this would have been killing me for the next 16 weeks so I am one happy camper that it didn't happen \o/ I loved the second part of the panel, the declarations, the vows... I think saying those lines about trust and faith was epic, it wasn't maybe a huge discovery but saying it out loud was definitely something new and good for them. YAY :D I just loved seeing them walking to that second half of the panel, truly together this time... huge relief, really :D Awwww, boys ♥
But man, Neal can be cold when he means it :P The first 10 minutes all I wanted to do was hold Peter close and pet his head. I only wish the anger and hurt on Neal's side weren't reduced to refusing coffee and acting the way he acted during the first half of the panel. In these moments I found myself thinking of the Danger Verse and how your hurt and angry Neal was so, soooooo much better :P
Before the ep I've been telling people that I wanted Peter to end up wearing the vest, without Neal knowing, and then get shot in the vest... so that Neal would freak out a bit... Heeee, well, I got my wish, only the roles were reversed. And, of course, this is White Collar so the epic whump potential was once again ignored. They could have at least made Neal a little bit out of it after the fall... but we could see how relieved Peter was when he saw the vest, so there is that :D
And now the Sam thing - well, I knew about about Sam being James roughly since May... and even then the whole revelation was meh to me. I can't bring myself to care. Neal already has a father figure in his life, a mentor, a friend, a family closer and stronger than any blood ties. I hope in the second part of the season we will have Neal thinking about it and realizing how true it is ♥
Also, this whole safehouse thing with Sam, how he went there alone to protect them and then got jumped by a guy and beaten, and how the bad guy conveniently went to wash his hands so that Neal could drag Sam out of that room - oh, please. This was sooooo a nicely executed performance. And Sam's explanation when he was sitting on the stairs and Neal was wiping the blood out of his face - it all sounded so fake. I don't know. At this point I don't know if James is a good guy with a secret agenda or if he's one of the bad guys - I don't know but I sure as hell don't trust him and he is definitely hiding something. I think the s4 finale might be about answering that - that is just my guess.
But all in all, it was a good episode, lots of great moments and no cliffie that would make me hit my head against a wall \o/ I also agree that if they had left us with 4x09 as the finale, that would have been so, soooooo much more nerve-wrecking and sad and it would guarantee a heartache for a few weeks.
And I just have to say that it is a great season so far, with a few ups and downs, I am very satisfied with what they have given us this year. I will be eagerly awaiting the second half :D