Digging Deeper [HD]

White Collar Season 5
Best series on TV! Love this show. Matt Bomer (Neal Caffrey) is brilliant. Willie Garson (Mozzie) is superb and Tim DeKay (Peter Burke) plays his role perfectly. The writing is pure genius. I can't say enough good things about WHITE COLLAR!

The Plot Thickens
If you have been following White Collar, you will know that this season the writers have presented some discomforting story lines. Right as Neal, the con man helping the FBI against his will, has decided that his handler is a Father-figure and that he might enjoy going straight for good, his handler, Peter, is promoted and Neal is assigned a new handler. Worse, Peter is promoted because Neal stole evidence for another thief in order to help Peter be cleared of wrongful charges and get that promotion; only Peter doesn't know it. Plots twists abound with Mozzie and Diana, two excellent support characters, as well. So, the story has taken many new turns to keep us viewers coming back, hoping the likeable, talented and adroit Neal will live a productive, crime-free life and remain friends with his mental equal, Peter, who keeps showing him the measure of a good man, one who understands living within the law, yet still having compassion for those who missed the mark and need to discover...

Some magic lost but still worth watching
I have watched all of the prior episodes multiple times and have been a huge fan of White Collar ever since I learned about it. I've even recommended it to multiple friends.

But I must say that this season some of the magic between Peter and Neil appears to be missing, as Peter has been given a new position and Neil has fallen into his old criminal ways. Whereas there was always the hope of Neil's rehabilitation (albeit, on his own terms), he is farther and farther away from that now, and that's sad. And the very interesting balance in the relationship between Peter and Neil of father/son, friend/friend, law enforcer/criminal has shifted to mostly law enforcer/criminal, which is a much less interesting relationship. And worse yet, Peter is looking less like the brilliant super-sleuth and more like an ordinary guy liking his new toys and perks of the office. This said, I still look forward to watching this program, just not as much.

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