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aragarnaYou know what ? I loved that episode. Am I being objective ? No, but why should I ? I mean, this is not a scientific review. I'm a fan, I love that show. For many reasons, that were all there, in that season 5 premiere. Yes, there were a couple of things swept under the rug a little too quickly. But hey, it's not like it was a big surprise... And I watch the show for the good stuff. So that's what I'm focusing on. I'm a fan because there are always things to squee about in there.
But first, hey, Peter is out !!! \o/ They said it's been 6 weeks, but it felt more like 7 months to me !
All the things that made me love that episode (in random order. I've only watched 3 times):
- the prisons visits. A little short, but some essential moments. Peter all scruffy and uncomfortable.
- Peter listening to the recording. How his face changes when realization sinks in that he's off the hook. Speaking of the recording, that was a really beautiful piece Neal wrote there... If Peter hadn't been so stressed by his whole future, he might have caught that it sounded way more like Neal than James... Also, loved the editing of that sequence.
- Peter and El's hug.
- Peter's emotion when he enters the 21st floor ! And the squeak of his chair LOL that's so like Peter to notice things like that.
- El. Wow that woman is stressed and distressed. But I can understand. It's still better to be on the run with your love one than visiting him once a week for the rest of your life. All those things she has zero control on but has to live the consequences had a real impact on her. She's trying to take back some control. And I don't think she has a problem with Neal at all. She has a problem with Peter getting too deep into impossible situations that get him behind bars or on a hospital bed.
- Neal. So emotionally invested himself that he takes the first life belt thrown at him, even if by the devil himself. And he forgets to be cautious. He does all the wrong things for the right reasons, frame his own father, get his buddy free but get himself trapped. And in the end, he has to see his friend stepping back. ohh Neal...
- On a lighter note: Neal the firefighter !!
- And Mozzie !! For such a good conman, that lady managed to read him pretty easily !
- Peter's face when the probie takes his jacket.
- Peter becoming Neal's worst nightmare when investigating his own theft... They're thinking so alike it's frightening... (and fun!)
- But at the same time, there are things for which they'll never be on the same page. Peter wants so hard to believe Neal makes the right choices when it counts that he doesn't even question the recording, and tells Neal he is proud of him, which kills Neal because that's not what he did. The whole show has always been like that. They're always out of synch. When one makes a step forward, the other has already stepped sideway.
- All the scenes between Neal and Peter, and in particular the last one. It's soooo heartbreaking. Peter is making a choice he should have done a long time ago. And it hurts. Both of them. This is who they are. A criminal and a cop. A fox and an hound. It's killing them, and it's killing us.
- Tim and Matt. They're so wonderful. They so own their characters... They did an incredible job in that episode. It would have been much easier with dumb actors.
Peter's emotional journey, from prison to promotion, to break-up... ♥♥ Just watching that is enough to make my day. Actually my whole week. :-)
Awww it feels sooo good to be back !
And many thanks to Kanarek for the lovely caps !!
But first, hey, Peter is out !!! \o/ They said it's been 6 weeks, but it felt more like 7 months to me !
All the things that made me love that episode (in random order. I've only watched 3 times):
- the prisons visits. A little short, but some essential moments. Peter all scruffy and uncomfortable.
- Peter listening to the recording. How his face changes when realization sinks in that he's off the hook. Speaking of the recording, that was a really beautiful piece Neal wrote there... If Peter hadn't been so stressed by his whole future, he might have caught that it sounded way more like Neal than James... Also, loved the editing of that sequence.
- Peter and El's hug.
- Peter's emotion when he enters the 21st floor ! And the squeak of his chair LOL that's so like Peter to notice things like that.
- El. Wow that woman is stressed and distressed. But I can understand. It's still better to be on the run with your love one than visiting him once a week for the rest of your life. All those things she has zero control on but has to live the consequences had a real impact on her. She's trying to take back some control. And I don't think she has a problem with Neal at all. She has a problem with Peter getting too deep into impossible situations that get him behind bars or on a hospital bed.
- Neal. So emotionally invested himself that he takes the first life belt thrown at him, even if by the devil himself. And he forgets to be cautious. He does all the wrong things for the right reasons, frame his own father, get his buddy free but get himself trapped. And in the end, he has to see his friend stepping back. ohh Neal...
- On a lighter note: Neal the firefighter !!
- And Mozzie !! For such a good conman, that lady managed to read him pretty easily !
- Peter's face when the probie takes his jacket.
- Peter becoming Neal's worst nightmare when investigating his own theft... They're thinking so alike it's frightening... (and fun!)
- But at the same time, there are things for which they'll never be on the same page. Peter wants so hard to believe Neal makes the right choices when it counts that he doesn't even question the recording, and tells Neal he is proud of him, which kills Neal because that's not what he did. The whole show has always been like that. They're always out of synch. When one makes a step forward, the other has already stepped sideway.
- All the scenes between Neal and Peter, and in particular the last one. It's soooo heartbreaking. Peter is making a choice he should have done a long time ago. And it hurts. Both of them. This is who they are. A criminal and a cop. A fox and an hound. It's killing them, and it's killing us.
- Tim and Matt. They're so wonderful. They so own their characters... They did an incredible job in that episode. It would have been much easier with dumb actors.
Peter's emotional journey, from prison to promotion, to break-up... ♥♥ Just watching that is enough to make my day. Actually my whole week. :-)
Awww it feels sooo good to be back !
And many thanks to Kanarek for the lovely caps !!
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