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bluebellsinburbank · 6 months

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List Your Top 9 Characters

Thank you @ascreamintothevoid-blog for tagging me!

Neal Caffrey - always and forever my favourite character. Words cannot describe how much I love him (and Peter and most of the White Collar family, but I had to choose Neal).

Captain James T. Kirk - my childhood favourite who will always hold a very special place in my heart.

Colonel Robert E. Hogan - continuing with my childhood favs from a series I recently rediscovered and still adore.

Jareth the Goblin King - comfort movie, comfort character and ... It's David Bowie!

Obi-Wan Kenobi - for many, many reasons 😁

Chuck Bartowski - yes, I mainly watch this show for the brief times Matt Bomer is there (and I am very proud of myself for not just picking Bryce), but I also have a soft spot for Chuck.

Cardinal Richelieu - literally the only good thing IMO about The Musketeers series, with the possible exception of Captain Treville.

Sherlock Holmes - and John Watson too (there is no separating the two) from many adaptations as well as the stories, but Jeremy Brett's is just perfect.

Hawkins Fuller - he's not perfect by any stretch of the imagination but I swear this show and Hawk are giving me severe emotional damage. (Plus, just look at that smile)

I'm fairly certain that everyone I know here has already been tagged, but if you see this and think it looks fun please consider yourself tagged.

#Choosing nine should not have been that hard #And I only picked two Matt Bomer characters #that's growth #a deplorable lack of female characters #I'd blame society but im pretty sure that's on me #neal caffrey #captain kirk #colonel hogan #obi wan kenobi #jareth the goblin king #chuck bartowski #cardinal richelieu #sherlock holmes #hawkins fuller #fun

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durenjtmusings · 7 years

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White Collar Ending Discussion/Meta

@quiescentcastiel finished watching White Collar on Netflix and wanted to discuss their *feelings* about the ending. To chat about these feelings, I needed to go re-watch the Season 5 finale and all of Season 6 (poor me – all that time spent staring at/listening to Matt Bomer)

WARNING: if you haven’t watched the series finale, or Season 6, or the show at all, the following conversation would give away so very much (the series is built on cons and surprise twists after all). SO - if you read on below the cut, on your own head be it.

After finishing White Collar/watching the series finale, @quiescentcastiel shared these thoughts/concerns:

I didn’t have very high hopes for the finale so that last episode was better than I’d expected, but I still couldn’t imagine Neal leaving it all behind, y'know?

It seemed like a huge part of his narrative had been about finding a home and a family, and whether a con was always criminal or if he could change. So I was nervous for the finale because after that psychiatrist ep Neal went all ‘I’m gonna steal things because they’re there and I can and that’s just who I am’ and it just made me wonder if they were going to take back all his character development. (although, in the end, that plot point didn’t seem to go anywhere other than having that 2mil hanging over his head?)

Absolutely the entire series has focused on the balance between the issues of belonging and self-identity for Neal – wrapped up in the issue of his freedom. Does he stay a con-man, belonging to that ‘family’ of people – such as Kate and Mozzie – or does he change? Does he go straight and truly become a part of Peter and Elle’s world/life? And if he goes straight, who is he? What will he do? And really, he feels that he only has the *choice* of going straight if the anklet is off. Prying it off forces him to continue the con and the run…and Neal is so very tired of running.

In fact, as the series winds down, several people essentially ask him “once you are free of the FBI, what then?” Matt keeps insisting that he’s ‘out’ – he’s ‘done’ – no longer wanting the conman life. He says this to Mozzie in the season 5 finale, citing the threat of prison (mostly because Peter will always be looking for him – a fact Peter emphasizes). When his deal falls through, he allows Mozzie to set up an exit strategy – betrayed, he wants an out from an FBI ‘home’ that continues to break its promises. We never know if he will act on Mozzie’s plans, because he is kidnapped and entangled in yet another mess…because of who he is, because of his illegal skills. Essentially, we are shown through this (and the season 6 storyline) that Neal can never go straight as Neal – he is too valuable, to other criminals and/or the FBI. Neal – always a dozen steps ahead, realizes this and begins to plan.

As evidence of this we see in S601, tellingly entitled Borrowed Time, Rebecca, now doomed to life in prison, says to him (bold italic text = my emphasis):

Rebecca: People like us, we live on borrowed time. We either end up behind bars or dead. Neal: There’s always another way. Rebecca: No. There isn’t. It catches up to you eventually. This is as close as we can get to a happy ending, I think. Being able to do some good before the end.

After which she attempts escape condemning herself to death by Federal Marshal. At the end of this episode, Neal and Mozzie have this conversation:

Mozzie: She made a choice. For her, it was better to risk almost certain death than go back to jail. Some birds can’t be caged. I doubt I’d be that brave if the time came. Neal: Was that bravery? There’s always another way. I’ve lived my life on the idea. Mozzie: That’s what we tell ourselves. The greatest lies a conman tells are to himself. But if we are being honest, she’s right. We’re on borrowed time. Our sins catch up to us all eventually. Neal: Maybe not. I offered Peter a deal. The Pink Panthers for my freedom. Mozzie: While you were kidnapped, I walked in your shoes. I sat in the FBI, felt the camaraderie. It’s compelling. It’s also an illusion.We are who we are, as are they. They promised you freedom before, what makes you think this time they’ll deliver? Neal: Who says that’s all I’m after?

Then, in S6.03 Uncontrolled Variables, there is a conversation with Keller that I think is the key to understanding how/why Neal ended things the way he did:

Keller: Collateral damage is a con man’s by-product, Caffrey. See, guys like us, we hurt people around us. Neal: I’m not a guy like you. Keller: You keep telling yourself that, sweetheart. So what? You got it all figured out, huh? We take down the Panthers, we get our freedom. Then what? Live happily ever after? - Yeah. Neal: Something like that. Keller: Something like that? Yeah, you’re living in a fairy tale, Caffrey. No matter what happens, me and you, we’re hunted men. We take down Woodford and his crew, it’s never over. Even in prison, they’ll come looking for us. And their reach, my friend, it is far and it is wide. And the Panthers, Neal, they don’t stop looking for rats until they’re dead. Until then, guess who they go after. People closest to you. And they’d make it hurt, Caffrey. They’d make it hurt so bad that you’d wish that they’d found you. So, you enjoy this freedom you’re working so hard to get. 'Cause when you’re footloose and fancy-free, those people that you love so much, are on death row.

So we put these ideas together with the good-hearted Neal we know:

we live on borrowed time. We either end up behind bars or dead.

There’s always another way.

…as close as we can get to a happy ending…being able to do some good before the end.

…when you’re footloose and fancy-free, those people that you love so much, are on death row.

Look at his face in that last jpg. I believe that Neal realized right then that he didn’t get either ‘family’ option - because he was too valuable an “asset” alive. He HAD to die in order to a) keep those he cared about (including Peter’s unborn child) alive/safe and b) actually be free to make choices and find himself. He had to leave *everyone* behind in order to have any of what he wanted. He found his “other way” – not prison, not death – but he had to let go of all those he loved in order to do it. And Neal, our “just wanting to belong” Neal, was willing to make that sacrifice – to “do some good” in the end.

Which is all very touching and heartwarming, but oh so very sad for everyone involved, really - including US. Which is why I recommend to those unsatisfied by White Collar’s ending - to those wanting closure - read these two wonderful fanfics over on fanfic.net by jeanie2914

Apres Moi: https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11386478/1/Apr%C3%A8s-moi

And then read Bonjour Encore (ONLY after you’ve read Apres Moi): https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11604349/1/Bonjour-Encore

After reading these, both @quiescentcastiel and I felt oh, so much better. The power of fanfiction in action.

#there's always another way #Neal caffrey and captain kirk #white collar meta #white collar #white collar season 6 #white collar series finale #mat bomer #neal caffrey #peter burke #mozzie #rebecca & neal #keller #white collar fanfic recommendations

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ao3feed-spirk · 5 years

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by Kittens_secret

outline of the new challenge

Words: 432, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Alphabet Challenge

Fandoms: NCIS, Batman - All Media Types, Stardust (2007), Fallout 4, Rise of the Guardians (2012), Harry Potter - J. K. Rowling, Beauty and the Beast - All Media Types, Ouran High School Host Club - All Media Types, Final Fantasy XV, Zootopia (2016), Star Trek, Fairy Tail, Megamind (2010), White Collar, The Lorax (2012), The Avengers (Marvel) - All Media Types, The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996), Overwatch (Video Game), Criminal Minds (US TV), The Hobbit - All Media Types, Danny Phantom, CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Kingdom Hearts, Mulan (1998), Avatar: The Last Airbender

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

Characters: Jethro Gibbs, Abby Sciuto, Batman, Robin (DCU), Captain Shakespeare, Shakespeare's First Mate, Paladin Danse (Fallout), Arthur Maxson, E. Aster Bunnymund, Jack Frost (Guardians of Childhood), Fred Weasley, George Weasley, Gaston (Disney), Lefou, Haninozuka Mitsukuni, Morinozuka Takashi, Ignis Scientia, Gladiolus Amicitia, Judy Hopps, Nick Wilde, James T. Kirk, Spock (Star Trek), Lucy Heartfilia, Loke (Fairy Tail), Megamind, Metro Man, Neal Caffrey, Mozzie (White Collar), Lorax, The Once-ler, Clint Barton, Pietro Maximoff, Wanda Maximoff, Phoebus de Châteaupers, Quasimodo (HoND), Ana Amari, Reinhardt Wilhelm, Derek Morgan, Spencer Reid, Beelzenef (Ouran High School Host Club), Nekozawa Umehito, Danny Fenton, Vlad Masters, Warrick Brown, Greg Sanders, Nick Stokes, Axel (Kingdom Hearts), Xion (Kingdom Hearts), Chien Po (Disney), Yao (Disney), Zuko (Avatar), Iroh (Avatar)

Relationships: Jethro Gibbs/Abby Sciuto, Batman/Robin, Captain Shakespeare/Shakespeare's First Mate, Paladin Danse/Arthur Maxson, E. Aster Bunnymund/Jack Frost, Fred Weasley/George Weasley, Gaston/LeFou (Disney), Haninozuka Mitsukuni/Morinozuka Takashi, Gladiolus Amicitia/Ignis Scientia, Judy Hopps/Nick Wilde, James T. Kirk/Spock, Lucy Heartfilia/Loke, Megamind/Metro Man, Neal Caffrey/Mozzie, The Lorax/The Once-ler, Clint Barton/Pietro Maximoff/Wanda Maximoff, Phoebus de Châteaupers/Quasimodo, Ana Amari/Reinhardt Wilhelm, Derek Morgan/Spencer Reid, Beelzenef/Nekozawa Umehito, Danny Fenton/Vlad Masters, Warrick Brown/Greg Sanders/Nick Stokes, Axel/Xion (Kingdom Hearts), chien-po/yao

#AO3 works tagged 'James T. Kirk/Spock'#Spirk #James T. KirkxSpock

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duganmorita · 7 years

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i was just trying to figure out which movie character Made Me Gay and i was like, han solo? captain kirk? maybe even as late in my life’s timeline as david tennant’s doctor or neal caffrey?

then i remembered that fucking scene in sleeping beauty where the bad guys tie up prince philip and how mesmerized eight year old nathaniel orion was every goddamn time

#I AM SO EMBARRASSED BUT ALSO STRANGELY PROUD #like holy shit i really have always been this way

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ao3feed-clintbarton · 5 years

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by Kittens_secret

outline of the new challenge

Words: 437, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Alphabet Challenge

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #clint barton #clint #hawkeye

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ao3feed-ncis · 5 years

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New Challenge: Alphabet

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DS6Em3

by Kittens_secret

outline of the new challenge

Words: 437, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Alphabet Challenge

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DS6Em3

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #NCIS

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ao3feed-tolkien · 5 years

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New Challenge: Alphabet

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DS6Em3

by Kittens_secret

outline of the new challenge

Words: 432, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Alphabet Challenge

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DS6Em3

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #Tolkien #JRR Tolkien #Tolkien works #ao3 #fan fiction

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ao3feed-thehobbit · 5 years

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New Challenge: Alphabet

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DS6Em3

by Kittens_secret

outline of the new challenge

Words: 432, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English

Series: Part 1 of Alphabet Challenge

Rating: General Audiences

Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings

Categories: F/M, M/M

read it on the AO3 at http://bit.ly/2DS6Em3

#IFTTT #ao3feed #fanfic #the hobbit

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