Review: White Collar - Hard Sell

I disagree that Kate admitted it was Fowler who was the bad guy. When Peter said Fowler, her initial response was "Who?" Then when he says tell Fowler I know, her response is "Don't push him" The him there could be Fowler, Neal or someone completely different. I'm thinking Fowler is more likely just a hired gun for someone much higher up in the FBI.

Also, they talk about meeting once before 5 years ago, which makes it sound like Kate is the reason Peter caught Neal in the first place. So, I'm wondering if he sent her in to "fall in love with him" or they were already together and used something he had against her (maybe this is where the similarities in Kate and Elizabeth come in to play) to force her hand.

Not only do Kate and Elizabeth look a like, but they share the same features as Neal...dark hair, blue eyes. Is this also a coincidence? There has to be something relevant about dark hair, blue-eyed features, but what? Now that I think about it, June's granddaughter also has blue eyes.

I think WC is a smart, well written series. I was excited the audience was given a plausible resolution to the fall finale cliffhanger - this means we can move on to bigger story questions & I hope moving away from the chase of Kate. Dare I say it's boring, unless it continues to lead Neal down the path of walking the line between his old and new life.

What about Mozzie? Is he working with Kate to steal Neal's stash of goods?

I am glad they pretty much didn't have a twist at all. I did not like the idea of where that twist would have taken the show and how it would have maligned Peter's character. Now we can move on with the show and there is a new and very interesting plot device. @VP I agree with the Life and USA idea. I loved Life, it was a great show with compelling characters. It would have fit perfectly into USA's line up and I think if they switched from shooting in LA to somewhere else, probably could have afforded to keep the same quality under USA budgets. I don't know why more shows which have failed on network TV but were still more successful than most cable TV shows aren't picked up. Terminator: SCC should be picked up by SyFy, as well as Jericho, Dollhouse, and Pushing Daisies. USA should pick up Life, someone should notify them of that.

Not only am I troubled about Kate and Elizabeth resembling each other,. Elizabeth is a dead ringer for Ellie on Chuck...anyone else see that?"

Oh, they are all related. "Chuck" is an NBC show. There will be a big two part cross-over ep for the May sweeps. ;D
Seriously though, it is sort of weird isn't it? Maybe the same casting agent/agency for both shows? Does anyone know?

Not only am I troubled about Kate and Elizabeth resembling each other,. Elizabeth is a dead ringer for Ellie on Chuck...anyone else see that?

I liked the resolution because I like Peter and I like the friendship and trust between Peter and Neal.

If the suppression system worked the way they said it did, only a space suit would save their lives...ah, artistic license...

Bob, thanks for bringing up the Kate/Elizabeth thing -- I've been wondering if I was the only person bothered by that.

It's one of those things that people would surely notice in real life, so they can't ignore it. Given the sheer number of capable actresses available, it can't be a coincidence either.

I could be proved completely wrong on this, but I'm not sure I'm sold on Peter's explanation of his meeting with Kate. When they showed the flashback, they tinted the whole scene a kind of yellow-ish color. It just felt off to me, as if they were hinting that this may not be accurate.

We'll see how it all plays out, I guess. That's not to say that Peter is the bad guy; it actually might be someone else. That's just my way of saying what he told Neal may not be 100% accurate.

I definitely like the explanation and really the only one they could do without it changing their overall relationship. And it's not really weird or confusing, so it also gets a passing grade from me.

The only wrinkle I have about this whole thing is does it really make sense for Neal, who is the "smartest person" that Peter and all of us know, NOT know that the ring was an FBI ring? I mean it's not exactly a ring for a Super Secret Society. Sure he knows every other thing, except for that. Convenient.

I love the twist in the plot that the explanation of last seasons cliffhanger gave. Kate a bad person? Who is handling whom ? And the fact that Peter is still the good guy.

And the fact that Neal and Peter still have a shared enemy in Fowler.

Should make for an interesting season!