If you shoot your main character, you should at least try and garner some dramatic tension from it.  I've had splinters under my fingernails that incapacitated me more than the bullet hole in Neal's leg!  Maybe the doctor gave him some really good drugs before prettily digging around in his thigh?  Maybe Neal was…

If you shoot your main character, you should at least try and garner some dramatic tension from it.  I've had splinters under my fingernails that incapacitated me more than the bullet hole in Neal's leg!  Maybe the doctor gave him some really good drugs before prettily digging around in his thigh?  Maybe Neal was…

Yeah, WTF was up with that???  Methinks that footage must have been edited out of the previous episode (where Collins or Peter? actually reads in Neal's file that he "likes to run").  When they cut this episode they suddenly realized that they probably shouldn't have left that footage out.  Nice planning ahead there.

Yeah, WTF was up with that???  Methinks that footage must have been edited out of the previous episode (where Collins or Peter? actually reads in Neal's file that he "likes to run").  When they cut this episode they suddenly realized that they probably shouldn't have left that footage out.  Nice planning ahead there.

Re:  Sherlock.  The Neal/Peter dynamic certainly has a lot in common with Sherlock/Watson.  The characters simply work best when they only have each other to play off of.  When they get wrapped up in convoluted case-solving, the chemistry fizzles out.  IMHO the Baskerville episode of Sherlock was the weakest of the…

Re:  Sherlock.  The Neal/Peter dynamic certainly has a lot in common with Sherlock/Watson.  The characters simply work best when they only have each other to play off of.  When they get wrapped up in convoluted case-solving, the chemistry fizzles out.  IMHO the Baskerville episode of Sherlock was the weakest of the…

Oh boy, this episode was a mess.  I think it suffered greatly from the show's chronic desire to be breezy and pretty, relying too heavily on the locale and the phenotypic superiority of the supporting cast.  That works on occasion, but this episode had about three slo-mos and soundtrack-enhanced time lapses too many…

Oh boy, this episode was a mess.  I think it suffered greatly from the show's chronic desire to be breezy and pretty, relying too heavily on the locale and the phenotypic superiority of the supporting cast.  That works on occasion, but this episode had about three slo-mos and soundtrack-enhanced time lapses too many…

I can see it clearly:  "Neal Caffrey:  The Lost Years."  Drug addiction, forced prostitution … could be a spin-off to air on AMC (too dark for USA).  I'd totally watch that.

I can see it clearly:  "Neal Caffrey:  The Lost Years."  Drug addiction, forced prostitution … could be a spin-off to air on AMC (too dark for USA).  I'd totally watch that.

Another issue I have after rewatching the episode last night is that Neal's account of moving to NY at 18 directly contradicts the timeline established in the flashback episode in S2.  According to that episode, he met Mozzie when he was in his early/mid 20's.  If Mozzie was his first friend in NY, then Neal…

Another issue I have after rewatching the episode last night is that Neal's account of moving to NY at 18 directly contradicts the timeline established in the flashback episode in S2.  According to that episode, he met Mozzie when he was in his early/mid 20's.  If Mozzie was his first friend in NY, then Neal…

Thanks for the info.  I take any reduction in Sara screen time I can get, so at least a thimble of champagne is in order.

Thanks for the info.  I take any reduction in Sara screen time I can get, so at least a thimble of champagne is in order.

Pretty sure Diana was still there in the credits.  On principle I agree that someone outside the Bureau could be a helpful ally for Peter, but Sara/Burton never quite worked for me. 

Pretty sure Diana was still there in the credits.  On principle I agree that someone outside the Bureau could be a helpful ally for Peter, but Sara/Burton never quite worked for me. 

That beard in the pilot looked like hair follicle transplantation gone wrong!  I'm holding out a small hope that it was at least partially glued on.

That beard in the pilot looked like hair follicle transplantation gone wrong!  I'm holding out a small hope that it was at least partially glued on.

I agree Neal playing the field is more interesting to watch.  His all-in relationship with Kate has landed him a boatload of trouble and it would be believable if he shied away from commitment for the time being. Putting Neal in the role of the "casual dater" also provides counterpoint to Peter and Elizabeth's LTR and…

I agree Neal playing the field is more interesting to watch.  His all-in relationship with Kate has landed him a boatload of trouble and it would be believable if he shied away from commitment for the time being. Putting Neal in the role of the "casual dater" also provides counterpoint to Peter and Elizabeth's LTR and…