I think it's funny to think about characters on TV shows watching other TV shows.

Very cute interview with Matt Bomer on Bonnie Hunt: [link] Of course, I am hard pressed to believe at this point there could be a *not* cute interview of Matt Bomer. I like when he does the impression of his dad.

Is In Plain Sight shippy? How did last season end?

I'm missing Elizabeth in this week's White Collar.

IPS always felt like it wanted her shipped with Marshall even though she has a rocking fiance. I'm not sure how last season ended. I watched it, but it didn't stick with ... oh yes it did. Um, I don't want to be spoilery, ita. Are new eps starting?? I can be more remindery when I know the last bits you watched.

WC was meh. Not bad or anything, but definitely missing a lot of elements. Elizabeth definitely one.

Also, weird looping on Peter when he descends upon Neal's room. I'm still weirded out by him offering Mozzie the rest of his half-eaten pizza.

I did enjoy Neal's (most likely deliberate) half-assed attempt to "hide" the files he was researching. Very cute. And I always love a good "don't estimate Peter" moment and that they don't overplay it.

Eastin needs to be given new promo monkeys.

I've never watched it at all, Cass. I'm just wondering about the promos comparing them to a married couple. For some reason, I was recalling Marshall having feelings for her or something. But all second hand.

WC didn't do anything exceptional tonight, but I did like that they pre-amped this guy's arrival. I was sure the chess would tie into Kate somehow, and...yawn. I prefer this. And I'd like to see him back.

Always also nice to see Peter handle his bidness.

It was nice to have a lot of Mozzie, though.

IIRC In Plain Sight had a cliffhanger ending that turned out to be bizzare like a bizzare thing, because someone posted links to interviews that indicated that when the show comes back they intend to just skip over the episode that was to immediately follow the cliffhanger. And then go tonally in another direction. So although I had been enjoying it up until now I'm not so sure I'll be enjoying it in the future.

Ah. Here's my read: Marshall is presented as "the man who can truly understand Mary" which I think is totally horse patooey. Though they are totes "work spouses" and rock that. Last season ended with Mary shot and fighting for life with her whole work and actual family rallying around her but since she's the lead, I am assuming she survives and everything. Also her fiance is smoking hot and awesome. If in the dark quite a bit.

I watched it all OnDemand and such. So it was fast and I might have missed some of the subtleties but it's not really a show for subtleties.

I wanted to like In Plain Sight, but it irritated me that she was supposedly so good at her job, but her personal life was a mess. I hate that strong female characters always have to be obviously flawed in some way. I hear that changed later, but I was already so turned off.

I hate that strong female characters always have to be obviously flawed in some way.

It's hard to write an interesting story about a character who has all their shit together. I mean, you could do one story that showed off their competence but in a continuing series it'd get dull in a hurry.

Drama's built on conflict, and it helps for the character to have internal as well as external conflicts to dramatize.