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A little on the campy side, specifically the flashbacks scenes, but otherwise still fun as usual. I'm quite sure the slashers imploded after Elizabeth's "prom picture" comment ;).
I was a little annoyed at first that Mozzie didn't seem to trust his friends enough to take care of things, but it all worked out in the end and he trusted them to be there when it mattered most.
The quote-off - adorable :D
Neal's shirt looked a little wrinkled (and I don't think he was wearing an undershirt... yummers!;))
Fake Peter and Neal fight - come on, boys, why don't you tell us what you really think ;)
Elizabeth brings the cons goodies when they're "incarcerated" - it's totally canon, now :D
Elizabeth arrested twice - hee! Naughty thing ;)
Mozzie pulled a Ferris Beuller!
Neal thinking on the fly is always love. Neal thinking on the fly in that leather jacket of his is triple the love :D
June! June helping Mozzie - twice! June showing some attitude!
Jone and Mozzie moment, with Jones being annoyed! I'm really loving all the mix and match ensemble going on.
More reasons for Neal to be conflicted about running.
And, finally, The Nazi loot not tainted because it's from a Russian museum or whatever! Personally I'm taking this as the boys having done their research to ensure none of the treasure was from Jewish families most likely killed during the Holocaust. Which means they most likely had intended to return it (or at least not sold it) if it was. That means no more having to hear about how skeevi wanting to sell Nazi loot is (pretty please?).
But now for the negative:
Okay, this isn't really a negative, just something I would have liked to have seen and would still like to see - for the consequences of Mozzie's actions to put Neal in danger and for Mozzie and Peter to save him. I think it would have gone a long way to establish the moral dilemma Neal is going through; on the one hand, a life of crime isn't pleasant. On the other, the two men Neal are torn between saved him, making it even hard to know who to be loyal to.
Previews - another Peter goes undercover doing what Neal normally does? Really? :( Not that I'm begrudging Peter fans a Peter-centric episode but... the show already did this - twice: Peter the thief and Peter breaking out of "jail." And I swear I'm not speaking as a Neal fan wanting something Neal centric but as someone who tends to squirm when character A pretty much takes on the role of character B, with character A getting mostly relegated toward the back. I was really hoping for for a Peter and Neal centric episode next week but it seems like they're continuing with this character-focused trend. Of course it really depends on what happens in next week's ep, and for all I know it is Peter and Neal focused. But, yeah, I'll be honest, right now I'm not looking forward to it.
Plus I really think they need to do a Neal-centric episode. More specifically an episode (or episodes) either heavily focused or slightly more focused on Neal's dilemma to go or stay. Right now I think we're getting bits and pieces, enough to let us know there's a dilemma but, I'm greedy, I want more. I want to see Neal in trouble and his two best friends going to bat for him. I want more scenes of Neal looking torn. And I want more reminders of Neal being a good guy at heart.
And maybe this is just me being an over-protective character fan but I kind of feel like Neal's getting sidelined. As much as I enjoy an ensemble show I think this is a bad time for the show to go all-out diverse, especially back-to-back like they've been doing (first Diana, then Mozzie, now, maybe, Peter). Because since we're not getting quite as much Neal - at laest compared to season one and some of season two - we're also not getting as much of what he's going through that we did in season one with him and Kate, and I feel like it's not doing any favors for his character.
Or maybe I'm just being greedy, I don't know. The more character focused you get fanning-wise the harder it is to tell what's the show's doing and what's your own perceptions being tainted. It's not that I don't want the show to be diverse - I do, because it's been great - just that I feel it something they need to spread out rather than pack it all in at one time, so to speak.
I was a little annoyed at first that Mozzie didn't seem to trust his friends enough to take care of things, but it all worked out in the end and he trusted them to be there when it mattered most.
The quote-off - adorable :D
Neal's shirt looked a little wrinkled (and I don't think he was wearing an undershirt... yummers!;))
Fake Peter and Neal fight - come on, boys, why don't you tell us what you really think ;)
Elizabeth brings the cons goodies when they're "incarcerated" - it's totally canon, now :D
Elizabeth arrested twice - hee! Naughty thing ;)
Mozzie pulled a Ferris Beuller!
Neal thinking on the fly is always love. Neal thinking on the fly in that leather jacket of his is triple the love :D
June! June helping Mozzie - twice! June showing some attitude!
Jone and Mozzie moment, with Jones being annoyed! I'm really loving all the mix and match ensemble going on.
More reasons for Neal to be conflicted about running.
And, finally, The Nazi loot not tainted because it's from a Russian museum or whatever! Personally I'm taking this as the boys having done their research to ensure none of the treasure was from Jewish families most likely killed during the Holocaust. Which means they most likely had intended to return it (or at least not sold it) if it was. That means no more having to hear about how skeevi wanting to sell Nazi loot is (pretty please?).
But now for the negative:
Okay, this isn't really a negative, just something I would have liked to have seen and would still like to see - for the consequences of Mozzie's actions to put Neal in danger and for Mozzie and Peter to save him. I think it would have gone a long way to establish the moral dilemma Neal is going through; on the one hand, a life of crime isn't pleasant. On the other, the two men Neal are torn between saved him, making it even hard to know who to be loyal to.
Previews - another Peter goes undercover doing what Neal normally does? Really? :( Not that I'm begrudging Peter fans a Peter-centric episode but... the show already did this - twice: Peter the thief and Peter breaking out of "jail." And I swear I'm not speaking as a Neal fan wanting something Neal centric but as someone who tends to squirm when character A pretty much takes on the role of character B, with character A getting mostly relegated toward the back. I was really hoping for for a Peter and Neal centric episode next week but it seems like they're continuing with this character-focused trend. Of course it really depends on what happens in next week's ep, and for all I know it is Peter and Neal focused. But, yeah, I'll be honest, right now I'm not looking forward to it.
Plus I really think they need to do a Neal-centric episode. More specifically an episode (or episodes) either heavily focused or slightly more focused on Neal's dilemma to go or stay. Right now I think we're getting bits and pieces, enough to let us know there's a dilemma but, I'm greedy, I want more. I want to see Neal in trouble and his two best friends going to bat for him. I want more scenes of Neal looking torn. And I want more reminders of Neal being a good guy at heart.
And maybe this is just me being an over-protective character fan but I kind of feel like Neal's getting sidelined. As much as I enjoy an ensemble show I think this is a bad time for the show to go all-out diverse, especially back-to-back like they've been doing (first Diana, then Mozzie, now, maybe, Peter). Because since we're not getting quite as much Neal - at laest compared to season one and some of season two - we're also not getting as much of what he's going through that we did in season one with him and Kate, and I feel like it's not doing any favors for his character.
Or maybe I'm just being greedy, I don't know. The more character focused you get fanning-wise the harder it is to tell what's the show's doing and what's your own perceptions being tainted. It's not that I don't want the show to be diverse - I do, because it's been great - just that I feel it something they need to spread out rather than pack it all in at one time, so to speak.
