Kate was treading criminal waters a little, I think.

I still like to think of her as evil. For now evil and dead, evil and faking her death--either way.

Yeah, since Peter turned out not evil for the moment I`m going with Kate as evil (and also totally possibly not dead). I realize my desire for this may be ever so slightly tainted by the theirloveissopure I have going on about Peter and Neal. But still.
 
Also, I totally think that reupping lj for the sole sake of White Collar icons is a viable choice. Although I`d recommend dreamwidth instead. But yeah, I need an icon rework. For this show I`m thinking I need "What about us?" And some hat shot. And maybe something Moz `cause Moz is so great.

I like my icons to be something I can use outside of show context. So I was thinking I couldn`t use the porny sculpting shots. But then I realized, all I have to do is put the word "gratuitous" on the icon and then I can use it! For other things that are gratuitous. Of which I predict there will suddenly be a lot.

So now I'm caught up (cablefree person is on Hulu delay), and holy crap, that was slashier than Two Axes.

Hi. I have pink sparkle hearts. For serious.

Wait... doesn't slash imply non-canon??? ;)

At this point, if it`s not canon I dunno what it is. There was weeping, y`all. And choked calling out of names.

So (now that I've seen it), how does the rest of the world read this relationship? I know I have the slash goggles, and those of you who don't are at least aware of the slash goggles, but my god. How else do you read this episode? Really really intense friendship with tears?

Also, I love Peter and Elizabeth's marriage. We can just slot Neal right in the middle there...

NEKKID

ahem, I mean yes, I think most people see it the way you do. How could you not?

I've read people on TWOP describe it as brotherly, but seriously, people.

Yay, I'm glad you saw it, Dana!

I have no idea how anyone else sees it. I mean, it all makes perfect sense through the slash goggles. But since I've been looking at their relationship that way since the beginning, I don't have any problem fitting those particular pieces together.

I think up until this episode, I could have seen it read as buddy cop kinda bromance. But it seems like it would be really baffling to try to read this straight at this point. I suppose gay denial is pretty strong in the mainstream media perception, so I guess it could still look that way, if you were trying.

But boy howdy does it not ever look that way to me.

And I suspect that one way or the other it's going to need to be made explicit and then one group or the other is going to be very very confused.