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Oh White Collar, how you always get SO AWESOME in the lead-up to hiatus.
In this one, the still-not-nearly-enough-El was made up for by the fact that, holy god, Diana and June had a scene. I mean, it wasn't a particularly significant scene, and I think it was supposed to be a diversion June was making so Moz could sneak around in Diane's bag? but the point remains that two of the regular women on this show actually spoke to each other! and it was kind of about Neal, but mostly about legal documents and not men! It's a bit sad how excited I am about this.
It is possible that all the Star Trek I've been watching has colored my perceptions, though, because my basic reaction to this episode was, "OH MY GOD THE WOMEN WERE GREAT! Also, Neal and Peter are madly in love, like I didn't already know that." But yes: the women were great! I very much appreciated the second week in a row of having the woman of the episode be a Neal parallel instead of Someone Neal Flirts With. IMDb does not want to tell me her name, though, and she looked enough like Lilah from Angel that I am a bit convinced she was, in fact, Lilah. This does not in any way decrease her awesome.
Also, yes: Peter and Neal are madly in love! This episode was rife with Peter-telling-Neal-what-to-do moments, which I pretty much live for; they were great the whole way through, but -- god, that scene near the end when Peter tells Neal to go back for the CEO! I think my favourite look on Neal is wide-eyed tousle-haired anguish,because I'm a horrible person like that.
I flailed SO MUCH when the episode ended with them OPENING THE MUSIC BOX, OH MY GOD. I'm mildly afraid it's going to blow them up or something. I'm also sure something really dramatic has to happen, because that entire last scene, I had that bit of a Tim DeKay interview going through my head, the one where he essentially said that Neal and Peter can't trust each other completely because if they did they'd already be in bed together. I am delighted that this is a show in which, much the same way that Peter and Elizabeth have a healthy marriage by virtue of compromise, understanding, and not leaping to conclusions, so do Peter and Neal conduct a relationship wherein, when called out, they are similarly honest and understanding with each other. But it does mean that something huge is going to have to happen with the music box, because otherwise ... well, otherwise I'll have found the point when they start sleeping together.
I'm fairly sure that the mid-season hiatus cliffhanger isn't going to be about their newfound relationship, though. Alas.
In this one, the still-not-nearly-enough-El was made up for by the fact that, holy god, Diana and June had a scene. I mean, it wasn't a particularly significant scene, and I think it was supposed to be a diversion June was making so Moz could sneak around in Diane's bag? but the point remains that two of the regular women on this show actually spoke to each other! and it was kind of about Neal, but mostly about legal documents and not men! It's a bit sad how excited I am about this.
It is possible that all the Star Trek I've been watching has colored my perceptions, though, because my basic reaction to this episode was, "OH MY GOD THE WOMEN WERE GREAT! Also, Neal and Peter are madly in love, like I didn't already know that." But yes: the women were great! I very much appreciated the second week in a row of having the woman of the episode be a Neal parallel instead of Someone Neal Flirts With. IMDb does not want to tell me her name, though, and she looked enough like Lilah from Angel that I am a bit convinced she was, in fact, Lilah. This does not in any way decrease her awesome.
Also, yes: Peter and Neal are madly in love! This episode was rife with Peter-telling-Neal-what-to-do moments, which I pretty much live for; they were great the whole way through, but -- god, that scene near the end when Peter tells Neal to go back for the CEO! I think my favourite look on Neal is wide-eyed tousle-haired anguish,because I'm a horrible person like that.
I flailed SO MUCH when the episode ended with them OPENING THE MUSIC BOX, OH MY GOD. I'm mildly afraid it's going to blow them up or something. I'm also sure something really dramatic has to happen, because that entire last scene, I had that bit of a Tim DeKay interview going through my head, the one where he essentially said that Neal and Peter can't trust each other completely because if they did they'd already be in bed together. I am delighted that this is a show in which, much the same way that Peter and Elizabeth have a healthy marriage by virtue of compromise, understanding, and not leaping to conclusions, so do Peter and Neal conduct a relationship wherein, when called out, they are similarly honest and understanding with each other. But it does mean that something huge is going to have to happen with the music box, because otherwise ... well, otherwise I'll have found the point when they start sleeping together.
I'm fairly sure that the mid-season hiatus cliffhanger isn't going to be about their newfound relationship, though. Alas.
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Although actually I am sort of peeved about how the handling of the lack-of-Elizabeth in this episode was SO MUCH BETTER than all the green screen. There was skype! And Peter talking to Elizabeth's photo!
Aside from Not Enough Elizabeth, though, this episode was pretty perfect. June and Diane TALKED TO EACH OTHER. Peter and Neal were completely in love, and then HONEST. Oh, show, I kind of love you a lot.
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Other than that, though, I am fairly sure I can't actually believe how much I love this show right now. IT IS SO WONDERFUL.
(Oh my god, Olivia, the cufflinks. :DDD)
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I know, right? When it is just okay I am like, "I like this show, and it has moments of brilliance," but when it is on, IT IS SO FUCKING ON. Be still my heart.
Oh my god, the cufflinks. And the tie! And the hat! And not!Lillah talking to Neal about the guy she loved and getting revenge, and the camera CUTTING TO PETER. And Peter and Neal opening the music box TOGETHER. Oh, show. I don't know, maybe the mid-season hiatus cliffhanger will be them getting into bed together. *dreams*
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Not that I ever thought I would utter these words, but oh god, I hope not. I'm seeing my parents next week and I promised that I would catch my mother up on White Collar, which ... basically means we're very likely to see the hiatus cliffhanger episode for the first time TOGETHER. If it ended with Neal and Peter getting into bed together, I would definitely do something embarrassing in front of my mum.
ON THE OTHER HAND, I love that I am ... kind of considering that as a possibility. Um. :D
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I didn't mean they would ACTUALLY GET INTO BED TOGETHER, anyway -- more that maybe we would finally find the place where they could. Not that it being subtext would prevent you from doing something embarrassing in front of your mom, though.
Also I thought we had two more? Do we only have one more? Possibly I cannot count.