Anybody else notice that Sara's gone from the opening credits?  Is it too soon to hope?

Anybody else notice that Sara's gone from the opening credits?  Is it too soon to hope?

I second that.  Not sure Bomer can grow a bona fide thick, full beard, but the scruffy, salt-and-peppery facial hair went very well with his island persona.  And who was looking at his face anyway???  I think the season's shirtless quota may have been met already.  *sigh!* indeed.  (Although after Magic Matt anything…

I second that.  Not sure Bomer can grow a bona fide thick, full beard, but the scruffy, salt-and-peppery facial hair went very well with his island persona.  And who was looking at his face anyway???  I think the season's shirtless quota may have been met already.  *sigh!* indeed.  (Although after Magic Matt anything…

Well, who's going to blame Peter for wanting what he wants?  Not me.  Aside from Peter's affliction with a serious case of the mancrushies, the second reason I can forgive (the writers for) Peter's uncharacteristically dumb behavior is the fact that he can't help himself but chase when Neal runs (SQUIRREL!!!). …

Well, who's going to blame Peter for wanting what he wants?  Not me.  Aside from Peter's affliction with a serious case of the mancrushies, the second reason I can forgive (the writers for) Peter's uncharacteristically dumb behavior is the fact that he can't help himself but chase when Neal runs (SQUIRREL!!!). …

Ah, Kenny is back!  And so is Hughes.  That makes me happy.

Ah, Kenny is back!  And so is Hughes.  That makes me happy.

Hold the onions, please.

Re: approval to run/vote of confidence:  Not to get all sappy and clichedhere, but you know what they say:  If you love something set it free, if it comes back it is yours, if it doesn't, it never was.  I wonder if in that very final frame on the plane, when a smile creeps back onto Neal's face, the thought of having…

LOL.  Speaking of hair:  Sara's perfectly styled morning-after-hair earlier this season didn't exactly reflect well on Neal's skills in the inferred-offscreen-activities department.

True.  That should be interesting.

I agree that it's hard to feel sorry for an actor who lands a leading role in a TV series that actually pays the bills and serves as a career launching pad.  TCM and In Time were both awful, but that clearly wasn't Bomer's fault.

Good point about Neal not being punished for previous escapades.

Yes, let us be done with the treasure!  Let's put it in the graveyard of retired WC plot lines, along with the music box, the Raphael and Kate.

All seriousness aside, I'm gonna be very disappointed if season 4 doesn't open with a long panning shot of Neal lying on some beach in his bathing suit.  And I don't care if they have to dig a palm tree into the sands of Montauk in March to sell me the tropical ambiance if they can't afford to shoot outside of NY.

My main fear coming out of this is what's going to happen in the next episode.  As good as White Collar is at writing finales, I'm ALWAYS disappointed in the follow-through.  It's frustrating when the action climaxes, leaving high stakes and a real sense of inevitable consequences, which are subsequently ignored as…

I agree with that.  It didn't make any sense though why Mozzie couldn't sneak it into the building once they were close to Sterling Bosch.  As far as we know Mozzie isn't on Kramer's radar.

I don't think that was a bad actor at the onset of WC.  I know he takes his art seriously, and I admire that.  But the characters he was given before Neal Caffrey (at least what I've seen on Traveler and Tru Calling) were so bland and uninteresting that he really didn't have much to work with.  I mean it as a…

Re: spoilers.  Couldn't agree more.  I had to stop watching USA and actively unfollow everyone involved in the show on Twitter to remain unspoiled.  I should probably get a life.