Oh, thank you Jeff Eastin and your spoilery spoilery twitter account

[tzikeh]

TWO MASSIVE BIG HEAP GINORMOUS spoiler photos (spoilers are ginormous, photos are ginormous) for the season "finale" (so dumb; let's call it "End of Season 2 Part 1") of White Collar, airing September 7 (after this coming episode on August 30).



Click the pictures to get to even more ginormous versions



MURDEROUS NEAL IS MURDEROUS






ARRESTED NEAL IS ARRESTED


Hm. Is the writing on those crates in Russian? We've certainly dealt with the idea of Russians being involved before, with Keller....



Likely spoilers, and screaming, in the comments.

Comments

[beledibabe.livejournal.com]

EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

Man, I think Peter is so angry and so unhappy that he can't even cuff Neal himself.

AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

[dua-186.livejournal.com]

I think so too. *wibbles*

[usakeh.livejournal.com]

OH NO! HE CAN'T GO BACK TO PRISON! PLUS, I THOUGHT THAT HE HATED GUNS.

IT'S OFFICIAL: I HATE KATE MORE THAN EVER. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE. APPARENTLY IT IS.

[IN PETER'S VOICE] GOOD GOD NEAL WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

IT'S OFFICIAL: I HATE KATE MORE THAN EVER. I DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE. APPARENTLY IT IS.

Er. Perhaps wait until you've actually learned anything about her?

I honestly don't get the hate for Kate. I really don't. We didn't meet her until *after* Fowler and Mentor got their hooks into her. She visited Neal in prison *every single week for four years*. People who don't love someone don't do that.

Re: hating guns. As he says in "Hard Sell" -- just because he doesn't like guns doesn't mean he doesn't know how to use them. And given enough motivation, most of us could be moved to do something we'd otherwise not do.

[usakeh.livejournal.com]

Oh, I realize that my hatred of Kate is almost entirely irrational at this point. (I mean, there is the theory that she was stringing Neal around during season one, of her own free will and not just because of Fowler. That's certainly a possibility.) But your point is a good one; she did visit for four years, and we don't know exactly how she'd have acted had she not been under duress. So yes, very good point there.

addendum -

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

If anything, I'd think you'd hate Fowler and Mentor for causing all of this, and Neal for making stupid decisions.

Re: addendum -

[usakeh.livejournal.com]

True, true, true. As I said, I recognize the irrationality involved. Obviously, Fowler's more to blame, as well as Neal's impulse control issues.

Re: addendum -

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

I hope you don't think I was jumping down your throat. It's just a bugaboo of mine, because it's so prevalent in the fandom, and it just doesn't make any *sense*. I get that the first season had other characters reacting in such a way that we were made to be suspicious of her, but we've never seen anything from her point of view, or how she was with Neal, or anything, really.

I suppose we'll see. I mean, yes, she could be cruel and manipulative, but I'm withholding judgment until we *see* something concrete.

[dua-186.livejournal.com]

[IN PETER'S VOICE] GOOD GOD NEAL WHAT WERE YOU THINKING?

SECONDED! *shakes head at Neal*

[usakeh.livejournal.com]

Also, I just want to say: thanks for finding all these fabulous photographs for us, so that we spoiler whores can be very happy indeed!

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

LOL! I appreciate the sentiment, but it's not hard; the writers can barely keep themselves from telling us EVERYTHING on twitter. ;)

[nestra.livejournal.com]

I AM NOT LOOKING, YOU EVIL TAUNTER AND TEMPTER

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

HAH! YOUR LOSS, LADY.

[misspamela.livejournal.com]

How is Matt Bomer SO PRETTY in every single still I see of him? It's like he's posing! But he's moving! It's his superpower!

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

Like Barney Stinson!

[thegrrrl2002.livejournal.com]

It's a setup, right? They're setting Fowler up somehow?? They have to be. Because the pics wouldn't have been released otherwise. Jeff Eastin is sly that way. Just like trying to make us think that Peter was part of the hiding Kate thing. ::nods and then nods some more::

But gosh, pretty is Neal's superpower, isn't it?

[tzikeh.livejournal.com]

I can't say anything in answer to your theories. :)

[aerynvala.livejournal.com]

he's...beautiful when he's angry :D and scruffy...mmmm

And yeah, that looks russian to me :D

[gwyn-r.livejournal.com]

Um, as beautiful as Neal is in both those pics (let us pause for a moment of love for the gently bowed head), WHAT IS PETER WEARING? He's cazh!! And Diana's in practical shoes and cazh clothes too! So maybe they're pretending to be a couple? OMG.

[hllangel]

The LOOK on Neal's face as Diana is cuffing him. I'm not sure I can adequately express what that looks like. But whatever it is, it's heartbreaking.

And it's another wedge between Neal and Peter, and it HURTS TO SEE.
GAH

[dua-186.livejournal.com]

AW, FUCK. NEAL. NEAL HOLDING A GUN ON SOMEONE LIKE HE WANTS TO USE IT.

The rational part of me understands the developments that likely lead to this. Nonetheless, the non-rational part is going "No! Neal can't want to shoot someone! He's NEAL! AHHHHHH!" *IZ DED*

I mean, we will probably get a scene with Peter talking him down from murder or something. Which could be super cliche, or more likely, awesome AND cliche, because Matt and Tim are that good.

[luminosity]

you know (pensively)... Murderous Neal is *still* not as scary as scary-as-hell-T-shirted Peter from the other day.

JMGLO. *kof*

[zulu]

Hee! I don't watch the show, but I always click, because I love your squee. :D

[reginagiraffe]

The second one reminds me so much of this promo pic except the mood coming off it is so completely different. The first is so happy and confident and the second is so sad and defeated.

[thebratqueen.livejournal.com]

I can't help but feel the expression on Neal's face in that first picture is a preview of what we're going to see when YOU KNOW WHAT happens. Which is part of why I'll be in my bunk.

I also don't approve of how we only have two eps until hiatus. I don't approve of hiatus either.

[dementedsiren.livejournal.com]

Oh shit Bomer's facial expressions.
Bomer's hair!
Bomer's body language in the second picture!
HAPPY MAKING.
(not that I'm happy about wooby-Neal, but, you know, Bomer!)