White Collar’s Matt Bomer on Neal’s “Dysfunctional” Love Life, Possible Freedom and Beyond
Feb 6, 2012 09:00 PM ET | by Kate Stanhope
Sara is back on White Collar, but it’s all business when she reunites with Neal.
On Tuesday’s episode (10/9c on USA), Sara recruits the FBI to help her track down a missing Stradivarius violin. So does this professional collaboration mean the two exes might be making beautiful music together again? “In the last three episodes, they find a really organic, functional way to involve Sara in the closing of the season,” Bomer tells TVGuide.com. “He’s obviously incredibly attracted to her physically … but I think at the end of the day its like, if something happens, great. If not, OK.”
After the pair ignited a red-hot romance late in Season 2, Sara briefly moved into Neal’s loft before stumbling upon his and Mozzie’s surveillance camera footage of the stolen treasure. Sara immediately ended things and the case of the missing 17th century violin will be her first time back in his orbit.
Although Neal has always been intrigued by Peter (Tim DeKay) and Elizabeth’s happily married, white picket fence lifestyle, but Bomer still doesn’t foresee Neal getting a similar happy ending. “Sara was a tangible, real love interest, and it showed how dysfunctional Neal is romantically,” he says. “Here is somebody who is exactly what he would need, and he still can’t ever see himself settling down with this one person.”
In fact, Neal’s romantic future may be the furthest thing from his mind. Sara’s re-emergence coincides with the return of Peter’s former mentor, Agent Kramer (Beau Bridges), who seems intent on taking Neal down now that he may be getting out of his sentence early for good behavior.
Neal’s possible freedom “is what we’re confronting in a big way,” DeKay says of the remaining Season 3 episodes. Will Peter reveal that Neal was in possession of the stolen treasure in a bid to hold onto his partner, or will he keep his mouth shut and possibly watch Neal go free?
There’s also the possibility that Neal will do right thing and admit his involvement with the treasure, or say nothing so that he can ditch the anklet once and for all. “I hope nothing’s ever really resolved or that he’s just all of a sudden a good guy, or a bad guy,” Bomer says. “That was one of the things that appealed to me about playing the character, was the idea of one of the leads of a show being somebody you could never trust.”
Unlike his fedora-wearing alter-ego, Bomer is in no rush to exit the show despite an increasingly busy schedule which includes this summer’s Magic Mike, the upcoming film adaptation of The Normal Heart, and a guest starring gig on Glee playing Blaine’s older brother. “As long as the show is around, it will always be home base for me,” Bomer says. “We have this great six month-hiatus that’s full of all kinds of opportunities for us to broaden our horizons, hopefully fill ourselves up and bring it back to the workplace.”
WHITE COLLAR
Air Date: Tuesday, February 7, 2012
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on USA
Episode Title: (#314) “Pulling Strings”
Episode Synopsis: Sparks fly when Neal teams up with his ex Sara to track down a missing Stradivarius. The mission offers Neal a glimpse into a different kind of life for himself.
CASTLE
Air Date: Monday, January 23, 2012
Time Slot: 10:00 PM-11:00 PM EST on ABC
Episode Title: (#413) “An Embarrassment of Bitches”
AFTER A WORLD-RENOWNED DOG WHISPERER IS KILLED, A SEXY REALITY TV STAR IS THE SUSPECT, ON ABC’S “CASTLE”
Hilarie Burton, Justin Hartley and Nana Visitor Guest Star
“An Embarrassment of Bitches” – When a famous dog trainer is killed, the investigation keeps coming back to charismatic reality TV star Kay Cappuccio (guest star Hilarie Burton, “White Collar”). Kay, a favorite of tabloids and gossip websites the world over, has achieved stardom without possessing any discernible skill or talent. But there seems to be more to her story than she is letting on — does that include murder? — on “Castle,” MONDAY, JANUARY 23 (10:01-11:00 p.m., ET), on the ABC Television Network. Justin Hartley (“Smallville”) guest stars as Reggie Starr, Kay’s boyfriend, and Nana Visitor (“Star Trek: Deep Space Nine”) plays Dr. Patty Barker, an eminent therapist whose talents are called upon when it’s discovered that one of her clients witnessed the murder.
“Castle” stars Nathan Fillion as Richard Castle, Stana Katic as NYPD Detective Kate Beckett, Susan Sullivan as Martha Rodgers, Molly Quinn as Alexis Castle, Penny Johnson Jerald as NYPD Captain Victoria Gates, Tamala Jones as Medical Examiner Lanie Parish, Jon Huertas as NYPD Detective Javier Esposito, and Seamus Dever as NYPD Detective Kevin Ryan.
Guest Cast: Hilarie Burton as Kay Cappuccio, Justin Hartley as Reggie Starr, Nana Visitor as Dr. Patty Barker, Ed F. Martin as Francisco Pilar.
“An Embarrassment of Bitches” was written by Rob Hanning and directed by Tom Wright.
Keck’s Exclusives: Hilarie Burton Gets the Keys to the Castle
Nov 23, 2011 01:00 PM ET
by William Keck
Former One Tree Hill hottie Hilarie Burton is become reality star. Sort of. Hilarie, who left her One Tree role as Peyton in 2009 and currently costars on USA’s White Collar, has won a guest spot on ABC’s Castle as a charismatic reality TV personality named Kay Cappuccio, who to me sounds a lot like a certain Kardashian. ABC’s description of the character notes Kay has “achieved significant fame and fortune without possessing any discernible skill or talent — she is famous mostly for being famous.” Of course that could also apply to any number of Hiltons or Real Housewives populating our TVs.
The character bio goes on to say, “Her outspoken attitude, good looks and knockout body have made her a favorite of tabloids and gossip websites the world over. Kay both relishes this spotlight and at the same time feels a prisoner of her own celebrity lifestyle — the result is a woman who is more complex than she might at first seem.”
More complex than she seems? Well, so much for my Kardashian comparisons. Sure, that was bitchy of me to say, but also fitting considering this episode’s cheeky title: “An Embarrassment of Bitches.”
Castle Scoop: Hilarie Burton Excited to Tackle a ‘Radically Different’ Kind of Role
November 23, 2011 10:54 AM PST
Matt Webb Mitovich
Hilarie Burton is set to guest-star on Castle at midseason, and the actress tells me the gig has her excited for multiple reasons — one being that she is “definitely a fan” of ABC’s Monday-night cop drama.
Burton also points out that her Castle episode will play host to a One Tree Hill reunion of sorts, seeing as Tom Wright — who directed several episodes of the CW sudser — will be calling the shots as she plays Kay Cappuccio, a Kardashian-like reality star who is famous for… well, no discernible reason.
“He is one of my favorite One Tree Hill directors, so I’m really looking forward to working with him again,” Burton effuses. “And this time playing someone so radically different!”
Burton, who is currently in between filming seasons of USA Network’s White Collar, will shoot her Castle appearance in December, to air in early 2012.