PretendEvilPeter is sexy though.

We could see more of him. That'd be okay.

So, is it because Bomer is gay that the interactions between Neal and Peter are so slashy, or would that subtext likely be text anyway? The scene where Peter put Neal in handcuffs was rather hot, and I doubt that was intentional.

"He's MY bitch responsibility."

is it because Bomer is gay that the interactions between Neal and Peter are so slashy

There's enough bromance and slash overtones out there where both actors are straight that I don't see why this would have to play into it. Bomer plays Neal as absolutely desirous of Peter's approval, but I think the slash is pretty standard.

Okay, I think the Black man (Jones) is involved in this. I think he is working with someone else to set Peter up. I don't think Jones has enough authority to be doing this whole thing on his own.

Interesting theory.

And darn it - because I like Jones too.

It would explain why Sharif Atkins has just been guesting this whole time.

Wait, how can someone be setting Peter up when it's Peter sitting there? Obviously Peter knows whats going on. What did I miss? (Possibly a lot. I miss things.) But Jones a bad guy, I do not want.

There's enough bromance and slash overtones out there where both actors are straight that I don't see why this would have to play into it.

Yeah, probably not. I'm not always able to see the nuances.

Bomer plays Neal as absolutely desirous of Peter's approval, but I think the slash is pretty standard.

Why does Neal want Peter's approval so much? He put him in prison; you'd think there'd be some resentment.

Neal has a jones for brains. He had a total mancrush on Tulane's spicy brains. I think it started that he wanted to be trusted just so that he could have an angle on getting Kate, but he's grown to respect Peter, and wants that to be mutual.

As for the setup, it's hard to believe that Peter is the bad guy Neal's been assuming the man with the ring has been. If he's doing something not bad with that, he still seems to be in trouble with the FBI (unless they're monitoring Elizabeth).

True, and true.

Zenkitty,

Peter is sitting there, but we don't know how he got there: for example, I'm imagining that he got hip to someone setting him up and found the ring and Kate's address in Neal's subpoenaed papers. He shows up there to talk to Kate about the man who really has her "captive."

Another option is that he found the ring among Kate's things and is challenging her on trying to double-cross Neal.

If he just found the ring, I think it's weird that he put it on.

If he's been working with Kate to get to Neal's stash this whole time, it totally ruins the relationship--but also the premise of the show, so I'm thinking it has to be something sympathetic and forgivable.

Kate really looks like Elizabeth, huh?