Looking at the Positive

[kriadydragon]

I've been in such an intolerant mood, lately - I don't know why - and it's meant trying very hard not to spam my own journal with lots of venting.

So, a positive note - namely six more days until new White Collar, yay! There's just so many things that could happen that I've absolutely not speculated on it at all. Seriously, I refused to give any possible scenarios the time of day. I want to go in taking whatever the show gives me, and I'm both nervous and excited about it.

I'll also admit that it will be nice to (hopefully) see the majority of fic moving on from Count Down tags. I've reached my Count down saturation point and I can't wait to see new ideas pop up. Although this round of finale tags turned out rather interesting. I thought for sure it was going to be another Point Blank fiasco, with fic after fic of Neal apologizing for hurting everyone's feelings. Instead it's a mix of tropes, some good, some bad, some unique and thought provoking. And though, yes, the woobie!Neal and jerk!Peter came out on top as the most prevalent trope, I felt this onslaught of tags to be quite diverse.

Although one thing I would have liked to have read more of was Mozzie's side of things. I know there was one story, yes, but I would have liked to have read more explorations into his own reactions. It really surprised (and annoyed) me how many stories there were where Mozzie was on the list of people Neal hurt and had to apologize to. I would have loved something where it was Mozzie taking responsibility along with Neal, rather than Neal taking all the blame (for the record, I'm not a fan of "it's all Neal's fault and he must learn his lesson!" fic. I'm speaking as both a Neal fan - I will admit it - and someone who likes the complicated, messy issues explored as the complicated, messy issues they are. Neither do I like huffy, pouty Peter).

Anyway, yes, so much happy in the future. Crossing my fingers for much squee (and hungry plot bunnies. I'm in dire need of hungry plot bunnies. They've been refusing to nibble any plots, lately, even with so many to choose from).

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[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Although I gotta say, it looks like there is always a little of that sort of thing, due to the writers' tendency to throw things out of the woodwork at us. *g*

Yeah, I'm slowly (very slowly but it's happening) coming to terms with this being a show that's going to spark quite a few volatile reactions. Especially where the cliffhangers are concerned.

I do know a teeny, tiny spoiler about what the new story arc might be in season four. It's all speculation on my part beyond that one thing, but do you want to know, or would you rather be completely surprised?

Well, you've piqued my curiosity. Might as well tell ;) That and to confirm whether or not it fits my suspicions. I've only allowed one speculation but only because I've been pondering it for a while.

[sholio]

Yeah, I'm slowly (very slowly but it's happening) coming to terms with this being a show that's going to spark quite a few volatile reactions. Especially where the cliffhangers are concerned.

Yes, precisely. Heh, and I got into White Collar straight out of Highlander fandom, which was even more so (although with the simmering-down of tensions that comes from the show having been off the air for ten years -- though given how much tension there still is, I can only imagine what the fandom must have been like in its heyday). It's a similar situation, though: a canon that frequently has cliffhangers or sudden reversals of the audience's expectations, and a certain amount of moral ambiguity in the characters - it seems to lead to a volatile, somewhat divided fandom.

Okay, the spoiler - and it really is a little thing, but ... apparently someone asked on Jeff Eastin's twitter if we would ever find out why Neal doesn't like guns, and Eastin said that the answer will be plot-relevant in season four. (I can't remember the exact phrasing now - the way I remember it, he said that we will find out in season four and it'll be related to the main plot, but I might be remembering part of that inaccurately.)

Anyway, it made me immediately jump to the conclusion that the main plot in season four will involve Neal's dad and/or his past. :D No one has actually said so, of course, which means that I could be completely mistaken, or maybe Jeff Eastin is just messing with the fans a little. But it seems very likely to me! And it also seems like the next logical step to take, now that they've explored Kate, Adler, and Neal's recent history as a con man about as thoroughly as it is possible to do (at least in terms of a story arc).

While rewatching episodes, I couldn't help noticing that he does not actually say that his dad is dead in "What Happened in Burma". In fact, he very carefully does not say that; he phrases everything to give Peter the impression that his dad died when he was two, while never actually saying so.

So there's my speculation, anyhow. :D

[kriadydragon.livejournal.com]

Oh, fascinating. And it does kind of, sort of go along with my own speculations because, yes, I've totally been thinking that Neal's past and his dad/family might be a story arc at some point (or at least an episode or two but I feel strongly that it's going to be a story arc) dislike of guns included. Because, yes, Neal was so careful about how he talked about his dad, and then there's that conversation with Mozzie and Mozzie suggesting that Peter might be able to help... if What Happens in Burma wasn't setting something up for future eps I will eat my sock (since I don't have a hat).