White Collar - 3x04 "Dentist Of Detroit"
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tj_teejayOkay, so I must be the only White Collar fan on the planet who didn't really like this episode. Much. I mean, everyone else's reaction I've read was along the lines of major squeeage. Mine was more like... guuuuh, what?? And then: Meh.
Here comes a big admission on my part. I don't like men in tuxes. I really don't like men in tuxes with slicked back hair. Does that make me weird? Probably, but, well, I can't help it. So that part of the episode did absolutely nothing for me. You know, visually. And it was too bad that they put Peter, Neal and Jones in a tux for what felt like at least half the episode.
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rabidchild67 so aptly put it: Confusing case is confusing. Too confusing. They pretty much lost me at the first mentions of 'Detroit mob'. Don't judge me. I speak two languages fluently, I can program a website for you from scratch and I have a master's degree in molecular genetics. I'm not stupid, but my brain is obviously not made to put together complex plot structures. Something in the depths of my synapse pathways just doesn't want to operate on that level. I mean, seriously, it took me about three viewings to understand Ford's con in "Countermeasures". Which sets me up nicely for repeat viewings of "Dentist of Detroit". (Like I really need a reason...)
But it wasn't all bad. Here's some more specifics and some random observations:
Handing out cases
Thank you for showing us it's not all excitement and thrill on a regular day in the office.
Recurring actors
Anyone notice that they brought Mozzie's pal from "Burke's Seven" back? White Collar doesn't always have continuity, but it makes me all kinds of happy when they do.
New title theme
I'm gonna stop whining about it one of these days, but as long as it keeps annoying me like it does, you're gonna hear about it. Plinkety plink music still rubs me the wrong way. Meh #1.
Prop bicycles
The prop people seem to have a fondness for putting black bikes in barren, white-washed rooms. Pilot, anyone?
The Windy City
The make-up people must have had a field day when they shot that scene outside, where they put Mozzie in the car to drive him to the weird plexiglass prison cell and Neal spills the beans about the Dentist of Detroit. Bomer and DeKay's hair was just wildly flopping all over the place. Bet they had to ADR that part too because of all the wind noises.
Light purple shirts
God, I love me some Bomer in light purple shirts. Good thing Wardrobe seems to agree with me on that. The diagonally striped tie to go with it gets lots of love too. *is ditzy*
Agitated Mozzie
Willie Garson is awesome. 'Nuff said.
Worried!Neal
I wanna hug him. Repeatedly. Did you see Bomer's eyes? So full of concern and worry and concerned worry. Oh Neal. Mozzie's really lucky to have such a loyal, caring friend. So, uhm, yeah. The Bomer does it again. Wonderful acting.
Young Mozzie
Heeee! That was schweet. Love learning about these characters' pasts. And young Mozzie was somehow adorably dorky. (And, yes, I too noticed the rings. Nice touch! Bonus points for more continuity.)
Mozart
Mozart! Ha! I knew that would be Mozzie's real name. Or as real a name as he ever had.
Leathered up Neal
More proof I'm weird. Coz that leather jacket? Did nothing for me either. I mean, here we go with the slicked back hair again. Do not like. Do not want. And I've never been fond of those 80's pilot sunglasses either. Give me a Neal that looks more like casual, laid back Matty B. and I'm all over the drool towel. Now of course we're not gonna see much of that on the actual show. Which is fine. I understand that Neal's not that guy. Meh #2.
Ice cream
Never had bubblegum ice cream. Not even sure we even get it here, but I've seen unappetizing-looking light blue concoctions in ice cream parlors. Not too keen on trying it.
Shirt sleeves
I find Peter/Tim with rolled up shirt sleeves incredibly sexy – even with The Bomer standing barely two feet away. Is that wrong?
Irish Mob
Why does O'Something (O'Leary?) not have an Irish accent? Or is it terribly naïve of me to think that the Irish mob actually consists of people from Ireland? No, it's cool, I get it. They're of Irish descent. Anyway...
Peter in a tux with slicked back hair
Here we go. See above. And somehow it made Peter/Tim look ten years older than he is. Meh #3.
Neal in a tux with slicked back hair
Ditto. Meh #4.
Elizabeth being cute and awesome
Almost makes up for one of the mehs. Elizabeth dressed in greenish turquoise = epic win. I want an icon of El and Peter kissing in their newly remodeled kitchen. *opens PhotoPaint*
The Sting
Never seen it, so all the jokes and analogies were lost on me. Meh #5. (Not particularly interested in watching it either, in case you were wondering.)
Prom Picture
Got a major chuckle from me. Not so much for the cutesy moment, but more for the fact that it was a major shout-out to the Neal/Peter slashers. I was like, "Jeff Eastin, you totally did this on purpose!" *pokes Jeff in a good-natured kind of way*
Card games
El and Mozzie playing whatever it was. (Gin rummy?) The pure fact that El took pity on Moz and visited makes me all kinds of happy. Again, El totally rocks. I'd want her on my side if things ever went south. Also, she's been in jail. Twice. Who knew she was so badass when she was young!
Melon head
LOL! Only Mozzie could come up with a scam like that. It was cute, though.
The Stage Fight
Oh yeah. Loved that part (you know, minus the tuxes and hair gel). And the ambiguous innuendo just about killed me.
Red track suit
Seriously? Ack! Yes, Mozzie's taste in clothing has always been retro bizarro, but an 80's red track suit?! Meh #6.
"Thank you, Peter."
Yessss! Anyone else notice the significance of this? Mozzie called him Peter. Not 'The Suit' or 'The Fed'. ♥ Now, boys, can we please just go for the group hug?
The goodbye speech
Yes, much love for the last scene in Neal's apartment. "I know how hard it is to give up everything. You and Peter? Enjoy it while it lasts." Yeah, somehow I have a feeling it's gonna last longer than Mozzie would like. Because Neal really doesn't wanna go, and the treasure is making him realize that. I hated hated hated that Neal was so ready to leave everything behind in "On Guard". This somehow redeems some of that. "Sometimes it's hard to say goodbye." Thank you, WhiCo writers. You're making my sweet, little bromance loving heart very content. (Wonder if those Neal/Peter looks right at the end were scripted.)
Here comes a big admission on my part. I don't like men in tuxes. I really don't like men in tuxes with slicked back hair. Does that make me weird? Probably, but, well, I can't help it. So that part of the episode did absolutely nothing for me. You know, visually. And it was too bad that they put Peter, Neal and Jones in a tux for what felt like at least half the episode.
As
rabidchild67 so aptly put it: Confusing case is confusing. Too confusing. They pretty much lost me at the first mentions of 'Detroit mob'. Don't judge me. I speak two languages fluently, I can program a website for you from scratch and I have a master's degree in molecular genetics. I'm not stupid, but my brain is obviously not made to put together complex plot structures. Something in the depths of my synapse pathways just doesn't want to operate on that level. I mean, seriously, it took me about three viewings to understand Ford's con in "Countermeasures". Which sets me up nicely for repeat viewings of "Dentist of Detroit". (Like I really need a reason...) But it wasn't all bad. Here's some more specifics and some random observations:
Handing out cases
Thank you for showing us it's not all excitement and thrill on a regular day in the office.
"Jones, stop texting. Put a smile on your face, another IVF."
"I'm smilin'."
"Diana, copyright infringement."
"Not another one."
"What was that?"
"Yay, another one."
"That's what I thought I heard."
Heee! That was fun!"I'm smilin'."
"Diana, copyright infringement."
"Not another one."
"What was that?"
"Yay, another one."
"That's what I thought I heard."
Recurring actors
Anyone notice that they brought Mozzie's pal from "Burke's Seven" back? White Collar doesn't always have continuity, but it makes me all kinds of happy when they do.
New title theme
I'm gonna stop whining about it one of these days, but as long as it keeps annoying me like it does, you're gonna hear about it. Plinkety plink music still rubs me the wrong way. Meh #1.
Prop bicycles
The prop people seem to have a fondness for putting black bikes in barren, white-washed rooms. Pilot, anyone?
The Windy City
The make-up people must have had a field day when they shot that scene outside, where they put Mozzie in the car to drive him to the weird plexiglass prison cell and Neal spills the beans about the Dentist of Detroit. Bomer and DeKay's hair was just wildly flopping all over the place. Bet they had to ADR that part too because of all the wind noises.
Light purple shirts
God, I love me some Bomer in light purple shirts. Good thing Wardrobe seems to agree with me on that. The diagonally striped tie to go with it gets lots of love too. *is ditzy*
Agitated Mozzie
Willie Garson is awesome. 'Nuff said.
Worried!Neal
I wanna hug him. Repeatedly. Did you see Bomer's eyes? So full of concern and worry and concerned worry. Oh Neal. Mozzie's really lucky to have such a loyal, caring friend. So, uhm, yeah. The Bomer does it again. Wonderful acting.
Young Mozzie
Heeee! That was schweet. Love learning about these characters' pasts. And young Mozzie was somehow adorably dorky. (And, yes, I too noticed the rings. Nice touch! Bonus points for more continuity.)
Mozart
Mozart! Ha! I knew that would be Mozzie's real name. Or as real a name as he ever had.
Leathered up Neal
More proof I'm weird. Coz that leather jacket? Did nothing for me either. I mean, here we go with the slicked back hair again. Do not like. Do not want. And I've never been fond of those 80's pilot sunglasses either. Give me a Neal that looks more like casual, laid back Matty B. and I'm all over the drool towel. Now of course we're not gonna see much of that on the actual show. Which is fine. I understand that Neal's not that guy. Meh #2.
Ice cream
Never had bubblegum ice cream. Not even sure we even get it here, but I've seen unappetizing-looking light blue concoctions in ice cream parlors. Not too keen on trying it.
Shirt sleeves
I find Peter/Tim with rolled up shirt sleeves incredibly sexy – even with The Bomer standing barely two feet away. Is that wrong?
Irish Mob
Why does O'Something (O'Leary?) not have an Irish accent? Or is it terribly naïve of me to think that the Irish mob actually consists of people from Ireland? No, it's cool, I get it. They're of Irish descent. Anyway...
Peter in a tux with slicked back hair
Here we go. See above. And somehow it made Peter/Tim look ten years older than he is. Meh #3.
Neal in a tux with slicked back hair
Ditto. Meh #4.
Elizabeth being cute and awesome
Almost makes up for one of the mehs. Elizabeth dressed in greenish turquoise = epic win. I want an icon of El and Peter kissing in their newly remodeled kitchen. *opens PhotoPaint*
The Sting
Never seen it, so all the jokes and analogies were lost on me. Meh #5. (Not particularly interested in watching it either, in case you were wondering.)
Prom Picture
Got a major chuckle from me. Not so much for the cutesy moment, but more for the fact that it was a major shout-out to the Neal/Peter slashers. I was like, "Jeff Eastin, you totally did this on purpose!" *pokes Jeff in a good-natured kind of way*
Card games
El and Mozzie playing whatever it was. (Gin rummy?) The pure fact that El took pity on Moz and visited makes me all kinds of happy. Again, El totally rocks. I'd want her on my side if things ever went south. Also, she's been in jail. Twice. Who knew she was so badass when she was young!
Melon head
LOL! Only Mozzie could come up with a scam like that. It was cute, though.
The Stage Fight
Oh yeah. Loved that part (you know, minus the tuxes and hair gel). And the ambiguous innuendo just about killed me.
"You were trouble ever since you came to work for me, with your glossy smile and those annoying little hats!"
"You love my hats!"
"The hell I did! All right? You're insubordinate. You never do what I tell you to do. And every time I turn my back, you're off doing who knows what with God knows who."
"You know, you ungrateful bastard! I have had your back since day one, and any time anything goes wrong, I'm the first person you blame."
"'Cause you're a con. It's who you are. And it's all you'll ever be. You're fired!"
"You know what? With pleasure. And the next time your hot wife gets lonely, tell her to call me. You know my number."
Heeeeee!!!! Major Eastin shout-out to the OT3ers there. Much love, Jeff, much love! (And, yeah, I know Eastin didn't write this episode. Still, he must've had input.)"You love my hats!"
"The hell I did! All right? You're insubordinate. You never do what I tell you to do. And every time I turn my back, you're off doing who knows what with God knows who."
"You know, you ungrateful bastard! I have had your back since day one, and any time anything goes wrong, I'm the first person you blame."
"'Cause you're a con. It's who you are. And it's all you'll ever be. You're fired!"
"You know what? With pleasure. And the next time your hot wife gets lonely, tell her to call me. You know my number."
Red track suit
Seriously? Ack! Yes, Mozzie's taste in clothing has always been retro bizarro, but an 80's red track suit?! Meh #6.
"Thank you, Peter."
Yessss! Anyone else notice the significance of this? Mozzie called him Peter. Not 'The Suit' or 'The Fed'. ♥ Now, boys, can we please just go for the group hug?
The goodbye speech
Yes, much love for the last scene in Neal's apartment. "I know how hard it is to give up everything. You and Peter? Enjoy it while it lasts." Yeah, somehow I have a feeling it's gonna last longer than Mozzie would like. Because Neal really doesn't wanna go, and the treasure is making him realize that. I hated hated hated that Neal was so ready to leave everything behind in "On Guard". This somehow redeems some of that. "Sometimes it's hard to say goodbye." Thank you, WhiCo writers. You're making my sweet, little bromance loving heart very content. (Wonder if those Neal/Peter looks right at the end were scripted.)
