It's a ridiculously fun show. :D I haven't read any of your posts on the show except a couple of the locked ones, though I know you have a bunch - I should go look at that!
Some of the characters took awhile to grow on me, but I think the only one at this point that I don't particularly like is Mozzie; I do appreciate that he's important to Neal, and I think it adds a lot to the show that Neal's best friend is someone outside the FBI circle (especially since the other people on the show who are close to Neal, like Sara and June, are also friendly with the FBI characters). But I really have trouble liking him; I'm not sure why.
But all in all, they have a fabulous dynamic. :D I have been catching up on season two episodes all morning. I just want to pet them all. *pets* Like I said to you earlier, I think, I have been really happy with how ensemble-focused the show has turned out to be. I do like the way Peter and Neal relate to each other, but I don't think I'd like the show nearly as much if it was just the Peter and Neal buddy show. I love that each of them has important relationships with other people as well.
I haven't really seen what you've seen with Peter and Neal in the fandom, much, but then, I haven't dipped heavily into the fandom and I doubt if I will. Probably I'll stick with the show, mostly, and sample a bit of fic here and there. *g* But it's sad that people have to turn it into a Neal vs. Peter thing, because one of the things I love about the show is that they're both very competent, and both very good at what they do, and I think the push and pull between them is so fascinating -- the way that sometimes one of them has the upper hand, and sometimes the other one does. I guess that it's not a big surprise that Peter is my favorite character, but I like Neal too, and I think he's a very fascinating and complex character. Reducing Neal to a simple equation ("he's a criminal, therefore he's wrong") not only does him a terrible disservice as a character, but takes away most of what makes the show interesting!
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Some of the characters took awhile to grow on me, but I think the only one at this point that I don't particularly like is Mozzie; I do appreciate that he's important to Neal, and I think it adds a lot to the show that Neal's best friend is someone outside the FBI circle (especially since the other people on the show who are close to Neal, like Sara and June, are also friendly with the FBI characters). But I really have trouble liking him; I'm not sure why.
But all in all, they have a fabulous dynamic. :D I have been catching up on season two episodes all morning. I just want to pet them all. *pets* Like I said to you earlier, I think, I have been really happy with how ensemble-focused the show has turned out to be. I do like the way Peter and Neal relate to each other, but I don't think I'd like the show nearly as much if it was just the Peter and Neal buddy show. I love that each of them has important relationships with other people as well.
I haven't really seen what you've seen with Peter and Neal in the fandom, much, but then, I haven't dipped heavily into the fandom and I doubt if I will. Probably I'll stick with the show, mostly, and sample a bit of fic here and there. *g* But it's sad that people have to turn it into a Neal vs. Peter thing, because one of the things I love about the show is that they're both very competent, and both very good at what they do, and I think the push and pull between them is so fascinating -- the way that sometimes one of them has the upper hand, and sometimes the other one does. I guess that it's not a big surprise that Peter is my favorite character, but I like Neal too, and I think he's a very fascinating and complex character. Reducing Neal to a simple equation ("he's a criminal, therefore he's wrong") not only does him a terrible disservice as a character, but takes away most of what makes the show interesting!