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* SpiritualSuccessor: This is basically what happened during those bits in ''Film/CatchMeIfYouCan'' when Frank was working for the FBI. Also has pretty much the exact premise of ''Series/{{It Takes a Thief|1968}}''. In the finale, [[spoiler:Neal even dresses up as a pilot, much like Abagnale famously once did.]]
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--> '''Peter:''' Guy steals three point two million in diamonds and we get him because he can't resist a pretty face.\\

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--> '''Peter:''' --->'''Peter:''' Guy steals three point two million in diamonds and we get him because he can't resist a pretty face.\\
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* AuthorsSavingThrow: Fans hated the new Season 3 opening sequence so much that the original version was reinstated (slightly extended to reflect the expanded cast) almost immediately.
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** Between Neal and Sara the insurance bounty hunter. It blossomed into a make-out session during a blackout, then blossomed further into intense awkwardness.
** Between Caffrey and pretty much all of the female criminals. Some of the [[HoYay male ones too]].
** Between [[HoYay Neal and Keller.]] More so on Keller's side than Neal's, since whenever they meet up Keller always reminds Neal of the "good old days" and tries to convince Neal to go back to them.
** Between Diana and Abigail which makes it difficult since Abigail's an active crook and Diana's undercover in order to catch her. [[spoiler: Plus, Diana broke up with Christy so the attraction comes at a poor time.]]
** In "Identity Crisis", after Mozzie presents his puppet show, which he came up with to cope with being abandoned by his birth parents, Neal relates:
--> '''Neal:''' I know how it feels to lose faith in your family.
** Cue the end of S4, when it's revealed that [[spoiler: James really ''did'' shoot his superior officer, '''deliberately'''...]]
--> '''Neal:''' [[spoiler: ''[in tears]'' That day cost you ''30 years'' of your ''life''. You don’t forget that! Those are details you would ''never'' mix up.]]
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* SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped: Most of the later Season 3 episodes have not been subtle in stating that despite the whole ankle bracelet thing, Neal's currently living the good life. He's no longer running from the FBI, has a job, a permanent home, and lots of new friends. Yet he's still willing to throw it all away for what he thinks he wants. In his own words, Neal describes the con as an addiction or a rush. Only hitting rock bottom has a chance of changing someone from that life... and he (again in his own words) hasn't hit rock bottom.

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* HilariousInHindsight: In the seventh episode of the first season, they catch a lackey because, upon exiting a secret tunnel, he turns to look at a girl and gets caught on camera. We find out the meaning of the following exchange a few seasons later when we learn exactly how Peter caught Neal the first time. The affected casualness of the last two lines really sells it. And it even works at the time because Neal always, always hits on every woman in sight. [[TheCasanova Successfully]].

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** Curtis Hagen, played by Mark Shepperd, is a StarterVillain that gets caught easily, after being on ''Series/{{Leverage}}'' where he played Jim Sterling who was noted to "never lose".
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In the seventh episode of the first season, they catch a lackey because, upon exiting a secret tunnel, he turns to look at a girl and gets caught on camera. We find out the meaning of the following exchange a few seasons later when we learn exactly how Peter caught Neal the first time. The affected casualness of the last two lines really sells it. And it even works at the time because Neal always, always hits on every woman in sight. [[TheCasanova Successfully]].

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