TV: White Collar SE4 EP4

White Collar
Comedy, Crime, Drama

Yes, I know. I only just posted about season one last week and I've already caught up with this show. Maybe now you finally understand my level of addiction. Even if I'm not that into a show, if I'm bored enough I'll continue watching it. So with the between season lull, this was an easy show to finish.

As I said in my previous post; I'm not too keen on cop shows, once you've seen one you've seen them all. That still stands. This is still a cop show and if it didn't have Matt Bomer's (Magic Mike) pretty face in it I probably wouldn't have been inclined to continue watching it.

After speculating in season one about what might happen in later seasons, I was kinda disappointed the whole Kate plot line disappeared. That girl is not dead and they've just forgotten about it now. I know it lead to Keller, who was season two and three's big baddy, but I'm still rooting for Kate to reappear and turn everything upside down.

I'm also annoyed we haven't seen a whole lot of Alex! I always leaned more towards Alex than Sarah and I was peeved when Sarah bumped Alex out of the picture. But still, shouldn't she have shown up just a bit more in the last two seasons?

I've spoken about this before with Warehouse 13; I hate when one episode negates another, the whole scenario might as well have not happened at all! I mean, Caffrey and Mozzie got the treasure - or half of it anyway - clipped his anklet and escaped to a tropical island, only to be brought back again by some bizarre, cruel twist of fate.... and they were happy about it?! *sigh* Okay then....

In saying all of the above, they had some awesome guest stars such as Eliza Dusku (Buffy, Dollhouse), Joe Manganiello (True Blood), Lena Headey (Game of Thrones, Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles), Tom Skerritt (Top Gun), Mia Maestro (The Speed of Thought) and Laura Vandervoort (Smallville).

Well, I did watch it all and will probably continue to watch it, even if only to swoon over Matt Bomer. *dreamy sigh*

3 out of 4 treasure chests....

TV: White Collar SE1

White Collar 
Comedy, Crime, Drama

I'm not a massive fan of cop shows, once you've seen one they're all pretty much the same, but seeing as there is a massive lull in new TV at the moment, I decided to give this one a try. I heard about it on Twitter through Eliza Dushku (Buffy, Angel), who guest stars in later seasons.

It's the story of a master forger, con man and all round white collar criminal, Neal Caffrey played by Matt Bomer (Magic Mike, Chuck). He escapes from prison with only a few months left on his sentence to find his runaway girlfriend, Kate. This sets the entire season one plot line. Where is Kate? Who has her? Why did she leave the bottle? Those and other questions and clues lead Caffrey on a whole season of wild goose chases.

I do have to say, I probably wouldn't have continued watching it if Matt Bomer wasn't so darn attractive... boy has a pretty face! Neal is a character though, I do enjoy his cheeky wit... and I'm still trying to figure out whether mentor FBI agent, Peter Burke - played by Tim DeKay (Carnivale) - is the good guy or not. I like how you're made to think he's the bad guy, then he explains the situation away and you see him as the good guy again. I'm still second guessing him... I love his wife as well, played by Tiffani Thiessan (Beverly Hills, 90210). How cool is she?

Then there's Mozzie - Willie Garson (Sex and The City) - and who knows what he's really up to!

I watched the whole of season one in just over a week. The season plot line - chasing Kate and trying to figure out who was holding her hostage - came to a different conclusion than I thought, but it still didn't really surprise me. I don't think Kate is dead, I think she was playing for the other team the whole way through, that she is the one who wants the box. She will reappear later for sure, maybe at the end of season two....

I'm still watching it though! It's one of those shows you can listen to and not pay a lot of attention. I cook while watching... or have it running in the background on my PC at work, listening and not watching.

3 out of 5 cat burglars...