r/whitecollar • u/Specialist-Sky-4815 • 9d ago
Neal getting excited about Peter's plan is always a dangerous sign
One of my favorite things about Neal and Peter is that Neal can go from completely bored with an FBI case to genuinely excited the second Peter gives him something interesting to work with. In Flip of the Coin, Peter basically gives Neal access to a mountain of files and Neal immediately starts complaining about how boring it is. Then Peter reminds him: “I got something better. I got you.” And Neal instantly perks up. Peter knows exactly how to motivate him.
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u/SideWired 9d ago
I don't remember it playing that way. "I've got something better" as I recall was not in that context.
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u/sweetbelarus 9d ago
“I got something better. I got you.” is such a Peter line because he knows Neal will hear that as both an insult and a compliment.
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u/ednalouisesm 9d ago
Love Neal,what a wonderful actor. What's taking so long for the new white collar
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u/AnxiousYetTrying 7d ago
Many studios (including Hulu), passed on it. Rumor is, they did so because the reboot of Suits went so poorly and thus they don’t (see are to scared to) want to risk another show from that similar time period.
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u/Vellc 8d ago
The only time I remember he said that is when Peter asked Neal to bring him coffee and Neal kinda questioning that
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u/Moffel83 8d ago
That was the callback to this scene in season 1. In 2x15 (Power Play) Neal pretends to be Peter and asks him to get him coffee (cream, no sugar!). When Peter then points out that they have probies for that, Neal says "I have something better. I have you." A direct call back to this scene in Flip of the Coin where Peter said that to get Neal to get the files.
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u/Moffel83 9d ago
I wouldn't say Neal perks up after Peter says that. He's resigned to his fate.
And the fact that a season and a half later he calls back to that very moment (in Power Play) shows that he's not forgotten about the way Peter treated him there! 😂