White Collar 2.11 "Forging Bonds"

[emeraldstag]

i've always been a fan of Andrew McCarthy so I was thrilled when he was revealed to be Neal's mentor, Vincent Adler. I am really interested with where White Collar goes with the character, especially after it was revealed that the password he gave Neal was a hidden message of "Nice try Neal" meaning he knew Neal was trying to con him all those years. Brilliant.

I was ready for Neal to move on from Kate and maybe start something with Sara, but then this flashback with Kate was just so much fun and they were adorable together that i'm wondering if Kate is really dead or not because I might like having her around especially since she conned back in the day too.

It was fun to see how Mozzie and Neal met, and how Neal won the card game. But i have to say I was disappointed that Peter's mustache stayed for all of five minutes. Then again the fact that it was supposed to be 2003 it didn't really make much since for him to be having the stache when its not an older era.

I don't really care about the music box anymore, but I enjoy the characters and each individual episode. It's a strange feeling not caring about the overall arc but still loving the ride.