2011年5月29日 星期日

White Collar_Season 2



The last scene of season 1 was the explosion of the jet. Neal was sent back to prison for his attempt of fleeing. Peter got him out again. In this season, Peter's attitude toward Neal was different. Considering Neal's pain of losing his beloved girlfriend, Peter and Mozzie together prevented Neal from doing something stupid. They seemed fully trust each other after EP208. However, in the last 5 minutes of season 2, the trust was broken and left audiences with great curiosity about the coming season 3.



Interesting episodes:
EP201: Neal and Peter worked together on a bank robbery. They proved again that they are a great team.
EP203: Neal got copycats. He went to meet them, a professor who taught crimes and his several students, and worked together with them in order to catch them.
EP207: Neal and Peter together ran a prisoner's dilemma on a "put your C.I. to work" day.
EP208: Neal and Peter went undercover in a high-tech company.
EP209: Neal found Fowler was innocent. Mozzie cracked the code inside of the music box but soon got shot and the code was stolen.
EP210: Peter was framed for a crime he did not commit, and was suspended from the FBI. They organized a con to catch the real criminal.
EP211: A flashback episode to disclose how Neal became a con and how he was caught by Peter.
EP213: Neal was approached by an old friend of June's and he made Neal to think carefully about his future, being a con or being a man.

2011年5月27日 星期五

White Collar_Season 1



The main theme of season 1 is that Neal was looking after his missing girlfriend, Kate. Although Neal and Peter worked well on solving cases, their attitudes toward Kate were different. Neal was eager finding Kate but Peter kept implying Neal that he should let her go. Peter knew Neal was doing something behind him, and he haven't fully trusted Neal. He was always keeping an eye on Neal. The tension between them was sometimes high. However, Neal confessed that Peter was the only person he trusted. In the final episode, Peter tried to stop Neal fleeing with Kate. When Neal was hesitating, the jet exploded and Kate was killed.



Episodes I think are good:
EP101: the pilot episode. The two main characters well showed their personal characteristics and you could tell they would definitely be good partners.
EP107: Neal was accused to be a thief. He handsomely escaped when going to court. He and Peter worked together to prove his innocence.
EP108: Neal and Peter went undercover investigating a corrupting Wall-Street brokerage firm. How good Neal was at convincing people is amazing.
EP113: Neal was forced to join a crime planned by an old 'friend'. Once again Neal showed his convincing and acting skills.
EP114: In order to save Kate, Neal cooperated with Mozzie and Alex to steal the music box. The process of stealing is exciting. Neal faced an important decision: to flee with Kate or stay in NY with a real life. Before he made a decision, the jet where Kate was exploded. Puzzles remained unanswered.

2011年5月9日 星期一

White Collar 妙警賊探



After finishing the three episodes of SHERLOCK, I finally found something worth watching--White Collar. I haven't watched American TV series for many years, recent hot series, such as CSI, Sex and the city, and LOST, are not my area. White Collar is about an FBI agent and an ex-con man working together to solve crime cases. Sound familiar, right? Indeed, the set up is very similar to the movie'catch me if you can'. However, unlike the movie is about hiding and chasing. The series focuses on what happened when they work together. It was humorous and interesting.

The two leading role: Neal Caffrey and Peter Burke.

Neal was a con man, forger and thief. He is young, smart, and charming(Matt Bomer looks hot in suits). After the three-year game of cat and mouse, he was caught by the FBI agent, Peter Burke, who is specialized in white collar crimes. Three months before being free, Neal escaped from the prison for his girlfriend, Kate. Peter, who knew Neal the best, caught him the second time. Neal proposed to help Peter as a consultant catching other criminals in exchange of some degree of freedom--2-mile radius walking range with an anklet monitoring his location 24/7. The unusual but successful partnership was formed.

Besides the two main characters, other supporting characters are good. Peter's wife, Elizabeth, is a clever and sweet woman. Mozzie, Neal's good friend and also a con man, is also a talented,knowledgeable, and interesting person. Diana, Lauren, and Jones are all capable FBI agents and they are also nice people. Alex, and Sara, two beautiful women who had affairs with Neal. Alex is a thief and a fence. Sara is an insurance investigator. NO stupid people, I like it.

I won't say every episode is good. But on average this series worth watching.
Especially for someone who like crime investigation but dislike cruel scenes and dead bodies.

Season 3 is coming back less than a month. Looking forward to it.

2011年5月3日 星期二

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