What I’m Watching: White Collar

White Collar: Season 4, Episode 2 “Most Wanted” (B+)

I wasn’t sure how long it was going to take for this to play out, and how it was going to be resolved, but this was an exciting and efficient way of getting things back to normal before dropping another enormous bombshell in the episode’s closing moments. Neal quickly deducing a way to escape was met with an unusually harsh response, a gunshot to his knee, which managed to hinder the brilliant and entertaining rescue plan that Mozzie and Peter had already concocted. Fortunately, it worked, and Peter’s nursery rhyme-aided discovery of Dobbs’ true identity helped them to get to the next stage of their plan, which hilariously involved Peter learning how to be a bartender in just a few hours and then blabbing to all the guests about Dobbs being halfway out the door. The installation of a fake safe was a fun idea, and Neal and Mozzie always seem to have a blast pulling off their cons. Collins was dead set on bringing Neal back, but Peter’s bargaining paid off, since Dobbs was an even bigger get than Neal. Unfortunately, Peter’s meddling netted him a transfer, something that surely won’t be permanent but will certainly affect how Neal operates since he’ll be assigned a new handler, one who is less likely to be so trusting and have an affable relationship with him. I look forward to seeing how Peter manages to get back to white collar, and I hope for some drama and intrigue along the way as well.