Review #3619: White Collar 4.4: “Parting Shots”
Contributor: Gregg Wright
Written by Alexandra McNally
Directed by Robert Duncan McNeill
It’s fitting, perhaps, that Sara Ellis would make her return to the show just when Neal is sent undercover to woo a beautiful heiress. The episode doesn’t really milk the tension of this situation, but I found that more refreshing than disappointing. Sara remains extremely professional about the whole situation. And though Neal does confront Sara about what little tension does seem to have arisen between them, Sara is quick to explain that it’s not Neal’s fault. She has a personal reason for being bothered about Neal’s departure.
I wish I could say “I told you so!” in regards to the shooting of Ellen, but I neglected to put that prediction in any of my previous reviews. I couldn’t have been the only one to suspect that Ellen would soon be murdered. (True, she doesn’t actually die onscreen, but her “Trust Sam” remark sounds suspiciously like a character’s last words.) We knew that she was endangering herself by remaining in New York. Killing her off is a perfect way to spark off the season arc and make the coming conflict even more personal than it already is.
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