Uffff!!!! We survived!!! Actually, it was a damn good episode.
Okay, I had a really really BAD feeling about this ep, and the beginning of it made me fear that it would be exactly as I imagined (are we again doing the same mistakes again leading again to a disaster?). Fortunately, for once the show has proven me wrong.
So.
This episode has shown us that when he wants, Peter can play pretty dirty - and I haven't decided yet if that is a good thing or a bad thing. He has directly blackmailed Mozzie (threatening Diana and baby Theo in the process), then he has conned a confession out of Neal and finally he decided to let Deckard be after making the compromise to get the coins. If there was ever any doubt how terrifyingly capable Peter could be if he went dark side, then this episode erased them for me.
But at the same time, I find it hard to begrudge Peter for any of his actions in the episode. And I think that the calculating, somewhat cold and almost ruthless thinking might actually be a good thing if Peter and Neal come face to face with Hagan.
Because let's face it. Neal is extremelly intelligent, but he is emotional and tends to make rash, stupid decisions, expecially when his loved ones get involved. Peter on the other hand has repeatedly proven that (after that inevitable first burst of emotion) he can keep his stuff together, think rationally and make sure everyone goes home safely.
It's what we'we seen in Checkmate. Despite El's life on the line, Peter (with Neal and Mozzie's help) carried out a plan to outsmart Keller and succeeded. And I think this mindset, this rational thinking is exactly what is needed to defeat Hagan (ans, as I believe, Rebecca). Which gives me a bad feeling, knowing that Neal hasn't shared even half of it with Peter. And I think this time, Neal can't do it just with Mozzie and he really needs Peter's help.
Because Mozzie is smart, Mozzie is extremely capable and genious - but he never stops Neal from doing exactly the impulsive, rash things that make everything worse. He just tries to do damage control - but that might not be enough against Hagan.
It is also interesting to watch how much Peter has changed since knowing Neal - again, I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing - but maybe it's necessary. Because Neal always plays these games, and while I get it why he has to do that, it puts Peter in a very difficult place. For a long time, he just watched and cleaned up messes - sometimes begrudgingly, but always willing to restore his friendship with Neal afterwards and give him that one more chance. So to see Peter takes these measures to get the truth and seeing his final confrontation with Neal - I might not like it, but I honestly can't blame him for it and I can totally see where he's coming from.
Enough about the dark side of things - let's proceed to the squee!
ELIZABETH!!!!
Girl, you don't know how much I struggled with liking you this season - because you told Neal to "do whatever it takes" and then acted like it didn't concern you. But seriously - I really needed El to admit to her part in this latest fiasco. I'm not saying it wasn't in character - but seeing Neal blaming himself over Siegel and running around trying to outsmart Hagan (and Peter being suspicious and doubting and hurting), I could hardly look at you on the screen without a frown. I so enjoyed that conversation with Peter - owning up for your part, telling him you believed Neal did the right thing - but also showing Peter a deep love and respect by letting him make his own decision without pushing. Sorry for doubting you - Elizabeth-love, you're back.
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Date: 2013-12-20 09:15 am (UTC)Okay, I had a really really BAD feeling about this ep, and the beginning of it made me fear that it would be exactly as I imagined (are we again doing the same mistakes again leading again to a disaster?). Fortunately, for once the show has proven me wrong.
So.
This episode has shown us that when he wants, Peter can play pretty dirty - and I haven't decided yet if that is a good thing or a bad thing. He has directly blackmailed Mozzie (threatening Diana and baby Theo in the process), then he has conned a confession out of Neal and finally he decided to let Deckard be after making the compromise to get the coins. If there was ever any doubt how terrifyingly capable Peter could be if he went dark side, then this episode erased them for me.
But at the same time, I find it hard to begrudge Peter for any of his actions in the episode. And I think that the calculating, somewhat cold and almost ruthless thinking might actually be a good thing if Peter and Neal come face to face with Hagan.
Because let's face it. Neal is extremelly intelligent, but he is emotional and tends to make rash, stupid decisions, expecially when his loved ones get involved. Peter on the other hand has repeatedly proven that (after that inevitable first burst of emotion) he can keep his stuff together, think rationally and make sure everyone goes home safely.
It's what we'we seen in Checkmate. Despite El's life on the line, Peter (with Neal and Mozzie's help) carried out a plan to outsmart Keller and succeeded. And I think this mindset, this rational thinking is exactly what is needed to defeat Hagan (ans, as I believe, Rebecca). Which gives me a bad feeling, knowing that Neal hasn't shared even half of it with Peter. And I think this time, Neal can't do it just with Mozzie and he really needs Peter's help.
Because Mozzie is smart, Mozzie is extremely capable and genious - but he never stops Neal from doing exactly the impulsive, rash things that make everything worse. He just tries to do damage control - but that might not be enough against Hagan.
It is also interesting to watch how much Peter has changed since knowing Neal - again, I'm not sure if it's a good thing or a bad thing - but maybe it's necessary. Because Neal always plays these games, and while I get it why he has to do that, it puts Peter in a very difficult place. For a long time, he just watched and cleaned up messes - sometimes begrudgingly, but always willing to restore his friendship with Neal afterwards and give him that one more chance. So to see Peter takes these measures to get the truth and seeing his final confrontation with Neal - I might not like it, but I honestly can't blame him for it and I can totally see where he's coming from.
Enough about the dark side of things - let's proceed to the squee!
ELIZABETH!!!!
Girl, you don't know how much I struggled with liking you this season - because you told Neal to "do whatever it takes" and then acted like it didn't concern you. But seriously - I really needed El to admit to her part in this latest fiasco. I'm not saying it wasn't in character - but seeing Neal blaming himself over Siegel and running around trying to outsmart Hagan (and Peter being suspicious and doubting and hurting), I could hardly look at you on the screen without a frown. I so enjoyed that conversation with Peter - owning up for your part, telling him you believed Neal did the right thing - but also showing Peter a deep love and respect by letting him make his own decision without pushing. Sorry for doubting you - Elizabeth-love, you're back.