I assumed he was lying because that didn't make any sense. I mean, you want something to remind you of your wife, bring something from home, geez. But if he was just taking something of Jessica's to see if he could get away with it without anyone saying anything, he wouldn't want to say so.

He either conveyed one of two things: a) I have extreme attachment issues and don't respect your boundaries or b) I'm a lying liar that lies as he drinks tea.

He doesn't seem stupid, so the weirdness of that admission took me by surprise. It's the closest thing to a chink he's displayed.

Yeah, I see no way for it to be other than very peculiar. I don't really know which stripe of peculiar it is, but I find the notion that he was sincere more off-putting, I think.

So--Common Law.

Is the premise that these guys have performance issues that will be addressed with successful counselling, or are they doing penance for a particular eruption?

I don't think they're selling it that they work badly together and need help. And although every episode has a nod to the exercise of the week contributing to solving the mystery, but there's no indication anything is sticking.

And it's kinda conflicting with the "Odd couples make a good crimefighting team" that's pretty prevalent, not least of all on USA or TNT.

I mean, they clearly have a ridiculous number of closes, since they were bucking up on a record last week.

I know I'm not looking in the right place to find taut character studies and character growth, but it seems to hinge on the fact that the premise isn't true. White Collar and Leverage don't have to make any contradictory assertions when they mine conflict for humour, and they do get to resolve some of the tension, by showing the differences as a clear advantage, and they can move past it.

But the "it: is the entire premise of this show. The counsellor is kinda icky slick, but she or her equivalent has to be there for the entire series, and despite every breakthrough they have they can't make quantum leaps. In whatever.

Okay, I'm just at the start of Cover Affairs, but I really hope Mojinder is not gone. Motherfucker. I liked his crafty shit. And I liked the multi culti thing they had going on with his white father and no fuss made of it.

Plus he's goddamned gorgeous.

However, why is Nina Myers on the show going by the name Nina Smith? Did they not have any other first names they could use? What about Natasha? That's a perfect cromulent name. Or Nadia!

They just wanted to make sure we knew not to trust her?

Also, Jeff!!

I dont know how I feel about Covert Affairs. One of the things that annoyed me was Annie's inability to follow orders if she didn't like them. Now that she's got this new touchy feely "tell me what you want to do" boss, I wonder if that will go away.

Okay, I'm just at the start of Cover Affairs, but I really hope Mojinder is not gone. Motherfucker. I liked his crafty shit. And I liked the multi culti thing they had going on with his white father and no fuss made of it.

Seriously. I knew it was him as soon as I saw the ad that flashed faces, though -- of course all the white people get to live!

Speaking of culture, I wish White Collar had gone to a fake island, because that was not Cape Verde to a degree that was kind of offensive.

of course all the white people get to live!

Jesse, it wasnt because he was of color, it was because he was evil. Of course, since all of the dark characters are evil, I can see how you might make that mistake.

Oh right.

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