/r/whitecollar

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A subreddit for the USA Network television show "White Collar", which follows FBI agent Peter Burke of the white-collar crimes division and reformed(?) con man Neal Caffrey, who helps Peter solve cases and catch other criminals in exchange for staying out of prison.


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Flow Chart

Haha ahhh it’s a little janky, but here’s hoping it guides the kids in the right way 😂🤷‍♀️

13 Comments
2025/02/01
23:21 UTC

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Opinion on my guess on the new series or other thoughts?

I personally really liked the ending of season 6 (maybe bc I like Paris and France a lot). What if, in the new series Peter has to go to France for Interpol or whatever and the whole series takes place in Europe but with the same dynamic. Also Europe has so much art and history to offer, wich I think is good for White collar. And he could also go to London to Sarah or whatever.

How do you like the idea? And more important, what do you think could be a good topic for the new series?

5 Comments
2025/02/01
11:44 UTC

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Finished White Collar last week and started watching Doom Patrol today and guess who I see

3 Comments
2025/01/31
21:32 UTC

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How do you guys feel about the alternate ending of White collar? This is the ending the Jeff had

"The last moment was going to be a couple years in the future," Eastin tells TVGuide.com. "Neal has just gotten out. It's the first he had been off his anklet and has been a free man. He walks down and, standing at the apex [of the Flat Iron Building], he's flipping a coin. He flips the coin, it comes up heads and he walks to the left and he walks down and there's Mozzie and they get into a limo and we realize that they're going to go off to be the greatest criminals.

"Suddenly we're back to Neal at the apex of the building flipping the coin and it comes to tails, and he walks to the right and goes into the FBI. We realize that its two years later and Neal's actually taken Peter's place at the FBI and he's become possibly the world's greatest lawman. Then we go to back to Neal at the apex of the building and he flips the coin and then the coin lands on his hand and we cut to black."

39 Comments
2025/01/31
17:10 UTC

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Why didn’t Peter just tap Neil’s phone?

For a savvy conman, Neil sure does reveal way too much on the phone. Peter would know all his schemes the second he heard any of the calls….

Edit: Given his current conviction, I’m surprised they didn’t forever tap his phone like they did him w the anklet, especially after he ran multiple times

15 Comments
2025/01/31
13:33 UTC

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Plot holes / inconsistencies?

Just finished the show for the second time, and as much as I’m a massive fan, some things still bother me big time. Such as:

  1. How could the Pink Panthers (the best of the best) not know who Peter is? C’mon, he’s the FBI white collar star, impossible they would be that sloppy not to know their main threat.

  2. Similarly, what about Neal? The Pink Panthers for sure would have found out he’s a CI. And this is applicable across the entire series, with other criminals.

  3. Towards the end of the show, Mozzie is given 2M from Neal to chill. That’s a big sum, but then it still seems like Mozzie is poor / needing money throughout the rest of the seasons. (+ the below)

  4. What about the Nazi treasure? C’mon… they still have the treasure somewhere, Neal’s half. How come they act poor / in need of money? Doesn’t make any sense. Pretty much no reference is made to the treasure in the last seasons, like if that’s not a life changing thing and you can forget about having billions in art somewhere hidden away.

  5. Where the f*** went Kramer? He just decided not worth it?

  6. Why doesn’t Neal just wait it out to be free? He needs to serve 4 years, I’m sure by season 6 we’re beyond the 3 years? Why risk it all with the Panthers or other scores, and why complaining that much, if you’ll be free in one year. And btw especially if you’re pretty much already free… having a very cool life while waiting it out.

  7. The last score… c’mon, a safe with half a billion left like that with no surveillance (or no stronger surveillance at least)? Conveniently located where there’s a tube that can be used to move the money lol. Also; they could just go out of the gate with those long cars? why all the hustle to get the money out with that fancy system then, they could have kept it in the cars? (aside from not beneficial for Neal’s plan)

I love the show, but there’s plenty of plot holes, not sure what you think.

7 Comments
2025/01/31
11:17 UTC

32

How was Mozzie able to memorize the Mosconi Codex symbols within seconds. I've realized Neal and Mozzie could do anything lol

10 Comments
2025/01/31
05:00 UTC

14

So versatile !

https://youtu.be/9dxIShWq-BI?si=9IiThe8uMkUFST4s

My daughter sent me this! I had no idea !

7 Comments
2025/01/31
02:48 UTC

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As White collar fans what is the thing you hate the most? Mine is the FBI not acknowledging Neal. Neal made Peter career. Peter got offered to DC, Senator Pratt, Pink panthers, WC arrest rate went up etc. Peter got all the rewards because of Neal change my mind BUT i love WC 😍

24 Comments
2025/01/30
22:03 UTC

221

Issue with White Collar

Great car commercial, but all the investigations and crimes really get in the way. Here they are telling me all the cool functionality of these cars and then they have to go and ruin it by doing a heist or something. Super frustrating, makes it really hard to watch.

26 Comments
2025/01/30
20:23 UTC

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Peter ask Mozzie 'Where did you come from' Mozzie said '45yrs ago' i would assume Mozzie was older than everyone. I wonder if Mozzie died due to old age if they do a time jumped in white collar renaissance

10 Comments
2025/01/30
16:11 UTC

52

I just finished White Collar and I'll miss Peter the most

I love almost everyone but Peter character hits different. His maturity, intelligence and leadership is so great I really admire the character, which made me respect Tim Dekay more. So sad I'm done watching the series and can't wait to start all over again.

7 Comments
2025/01/30
08:07 UTC

53

White collar was supposed to have a 40yr old Neal instead of a young Neal. I wonder if the show would've been successful with a 40yr old Neal with a different actor 🤔

33 Comments
2025/01/30
01:11 UTC

235

Just watched Castle S05E19 and Castle happens to spot a familiar couple in the apartment across from him

Surely it's a reference to White Collar? The two are often compared after all.

8 Comments
2025/01/29
19:23 UTC

18

Kramer's disappearance

I don't really understand how he pushed really hard to get Neal locked up but just kind of forget about him when he got brought back to NY. Did the show explain why he wouldn't go back to try the same thing on Neal again, now that Neal had return on the same deal.

10 Comments
2025/01/29
13:47 UTC

88

Neal and Rebecca

Anyone else glad Rebecca turned out to be entirely fake?

On a rewatch currently on her “kidnapping” episode Live Feed, but I remember even the first time I watched the show (before I knew where her arc led) I remember not liking Rebecca at all. Something about her just always felt off. If her arc didn’t end with the reveal of how psychopathic she was, I would’ve been really upset to see Neal end up with someone like her.

Maybe she purposely acted like that, or generally her acting was such, but something about her always felt wrong, just inexplicably wrong.

18 Comments
2025/01/28
16:53 UTC

117

Finished

Well I hope you're all happy with yourselves. I posted here a couple weeks or so ago asking if I should continue. You collectively convinced me to do so and now, here I sit, having just watched the series finale, a sobbing, blubbering mess! And I can't thank you enough. What an outstanding show! Well written, an incredible cast, and, as promised by some of you, a glorious ending. I'll be starting it over shortly because of course I will! Thank you all again. [Edited typo.]

18 Comments
2025/01/27
23:52 UTC

91

I like how when Mozzie and Neal discuss a case Mozzie would say a quote and Neal would say who is the quote from and they go back to discussing the case lol. Quotes would be missed in White collar renaissance

10 Comments
2025/01/27
14:16 UTC

33

Looking For Another Series To Watch?

If you are looking for another great police procedural series with smart storylines, tech wizardry, NYPD, FBI, CIA – check out Person of Interest:  six full seasons, 23 episodes per.  IMO, excellent show. 

And if you miss White Collar, you will see MANY actors also in Person of Interest.  Throughout the whole series, I kept saying, “hey, that’s _______!”  Here’s a list of some:

 Rebecca/Rachel

Alex

JB Bellmiere (sculptor)

Dana Mitchell (El’s friend from college)

Avery Phillips (illegal young Wall Street guy)

Judge Clark (Fowler’s inside judge)

Burelli (gangster looking for stolen Bible)

Agent Patterson (FBI Evidence Warehouse Boss)

Dr. Mara Summers (psych who drugged Neal)

Bianca (ran Black Market auction house)

DC Chief Hawes (recruited Peter to DC)

Patrick O’Leary (Irish mob boss)

Adam Wilson (Govt Official reunited with son in Burma)

Pigeon Guy (Mozzie’s friend)

Ellen Parker (Neal’s friend)

Clark the Shark

Navarro (gang boss at Cigar Club)

Renee (corrupt Bank Manager)

Reggie Mayfield (Campaign Manager)

Frank DeLuca Jr

16 Comments
2025/01/27
03:22 UTC

23

Hotels

Does anyone else check their hotel paintings for the secret mark and see if there's something behind it?!

Just me. Cool. 🤣🤣

8 Comments
2025/01/27
00:55 UTC

33

Peter and Neal in real life

https://youtu.be/AzGs26X86i4?si=af4Q6o4Bisq6bn7m

Saw this and immediately had to post it here

4 Comments
2025/01/26
22:22 UTC

27

James Bennett - Neal's father

This has probably been addressed a while ago but I have been rewatching the series and I want to know y'all's opinions. They never addressed his fate so I want to know what other people think and can't now since the actor, Treat Williams, died tragically. We know that he was caught stealing money by his captain, Captain Terrence Pratt, who later became a Senator. But his story line was never completed. My opinion is that Bennett was always a dirty cop. I think he killed that cop, his supervising officer, intentionally and I think he killed Pratt to keep the secret. Yes, Pratt had a gun, but Pratt also had all the evidence needed to permanently expose Bennett as the dirty cop destroying the police department. Bennett is a coward, he allowed Peter to take the murder charge rather than face what he's done.

6 Comments
2025/01/26
18:18 UTC

91

Eat it Trent!

4 Comments
2025/01/25
14:49 UTC

13

tell me your least favourite storyline and why!

26 Comments
2025/01/25
13:18 UTC

53

Possible unpopular opinion but Luc honestly deserved it.

He was so stupid for having Keller as a ci and trusting him, he kinda deserved to be killed.

That’s all I want to say.

6 Comments
2025/01/25
02:54 UTC

118

Nearly 5 years ago, is there any hope left??

25 Comments
2025/01/24
07:25 UTC

16

Anklet

I want to know how come it never mentions or shows him charging the anklet. I also want to know why they cut the anklet all the time when they have a key doesn't that get expensive. I just laugh through the silly parts of the show and some of the inconsistencies. For example he gets nailed when he goes to the island to get the picture but then he goes back to the island to look for the key and suddenly it's not out of his radius. I just really enjoy the show and the characters.

7 Comments
2025/01/24
03:14 UTC

4

Anklet

I want to know how come it never mentions or shows him charging the anklet. I also want to know why they cut the anklet all the time when they have a key doesn't that get expensive. I just laugh through the silly parts of the show and some of the inconsistencies. For example he gets nailed when he goes to the island to get the picture but then he goes back to the island to look for the key and suddenly it's not out of his radius. I just really enjoy the show and the characters.

7 Comments
2025/01/24
03:09 UTC

11

Which park in NYC is the one with the violinist?

Hey guys, I would love to know, which park in NYC is the one with the violinist. You can see it in the episode „Neal Rising“ and the one where Peter gets kidnapped. Thank you for your help :)

8 Comments
2025/01/23
21:51 UTC

37

I just realised that Mozzie…

Slept with Cersei Lannister!!! S03E07

16 Comments
2025/01/23
13:04 UTC

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