Let's see, what did we learn this time? SPOILERS!! 1) Peter can't flirt, at least not without help -- but he can be a babe magnet sometimes anyway (much to Neal's surprise). 2) Peter's wife Elizabeth knows he can't flirt and thinks this is funny -- right up until another woman says Peter has 'magic hands.' 3) Mozzie is a great con man in many circumstances, but not when he has to talk money in front of a babe of a con woman while buying time for Neal. 4) Neal can only sort of sing, at least when he's dopey; Kurt Elling he's not (you mean there's something Neal **can't** do? You bet! And how refreshing).
Seriously: this was a fun outing and confirmed that although a few things make him nervous, Peter is nobody's fool and can improvise on the fly when he has to. Which is what one would expect from an agent smart enough to have caught Neal twice. I'm also not bothered that the Kate subplot was ignored here: it would be highly unlikely that any such subplot in real life would move along regularly, day by day, instead of in fits and starts with big time gaps in between. This series stretches credibility and verisimilitude quite enough without solving or moving along the Kate subplot too rapidly. Very cute with the not-jealous/jealous Elizabeth and Peter interplay, and the bit about how they got the devious Dr. Powell to think he was falling seriously ill was ***PRICELESS***!! Moreover, it was good to see the excellent and usually cerebral Kyle Secor again, this time taking a slightly comic turn. I really enjoyed him years ago on Homicide: Life On The Street. We don't see him often enough on the small screen.
All in all, an enjoyable episode and a nice diversion. Those who prefer programmatic progress on all story arcs should watch something else. I liked this just fine!
Seriously: this was a fun outing and confirmed that although a few things make him nervous, Peter is nobody's fool and can improvise on the fly when he has to. Which is what one would expect from an agent smart enough to have caught Neal twice. I'm also not bothered that the Kate subplot was ignored here: it would be highly unlikely that any such subplot in real life would move along regularly, day by day, instead of in fits and starts with big time gaps in between. This series stretches credibility and verisimilitude quite enough without solving or moving along the Kate subplot too rapidly. Very cute with the not-jealous/jealous Elizabeth and Peter interplay, and the bit about how they got the devious Dr. Powell to think he was falling seriously ill was ***PRICELESS***!! Moreover, it was good to see the excellent and usually cerebral Kyle Secor again, this time taking a slightly comic turn. I really enjoyed him years ago on Homicide: Life On The Street. We don't see him often enough on the small screen.
All in all, an enjoyable episode and a nice diversion. Those who prefer programmatic progress on all story arcs should watch something else. I liked this just fine!
