so uhhh that trailer huh :)

leverage is a good show

“that’s no way to treat an old friend!” (redraw of the iconic pool scene in leverage’s the big bang job)

that sequence in the Gone Fishin' Job where Hardison and Eliot get taken hostage is Really Something because like. Eliot's looking around and he's counting. and he's deciding whether he can risk a fight. and then he looks over at Hardison. at the guns aimed at Hardison. and he goes without a fight. cause he can take a bullet, he can take the risk, but Hardison can't. that ain't ever an option.

do you ever think about how/why despite all the times he gets grappled or thrown or jumped from the back I don't think anyone ever grabs Eliot by his ponytail. which seems so spectacularly grabbable. the answer is probably that it would harsh the untouchable coolguy vibe that the writers want for him so bad but what a missed bit of choreography

friend I absolutely cackled at "spectacularly grabbable" but this is very much not your fault or something I'm dwelling on <3

you're RIGHT though! damn, that could've been fun to see. I definitely see it as a doylistic choice too, but it would be so so good to see him taking someone down with extreme prejudice because they thought they could win that way - not even sure how he'd handle it, either.

(also because I'm me I'm choosing to think quinn resorts to this experimentally while sparring and eliot gives him THE most betrayed aggravated look you've ever seen.)

Eliot: I stay close to protect Hardison and Parker. I suppose I’m third wheeling but if that’s what it takes to keep them safe then so be it

Hardison: Eliot is our boyfriend. We take him on dates all the time

Parker: he hasn’t figured it out yet

Hardison: I suggested we tell him

Parker: but this is more fun

Hardison: yeah it is

literally so embarrassing to have someone go "i don't go here" or "what's this from?" on my art and it's a rarepair/crackship that is in no way representative of the source material... and i have to be like. well you see, the rest of the restaurant's menu is not like this. i'm doing my own thing eating black olives right out of the can in the back-of-house. whether or not you want me to throw you a can, you have to understand that's not what they serve out front

My favorite thing about Eliot Spencer is how invested he gets in whatever job/role he’s doing for the con. He has to play a caterer? He will give you a gourmet menu and poach some pears for dessert. He has to play a minor league baseball player? He will hit a home run and he will be excited when the local deli names a sandwich after him. He has to play a police officer? He will make Hardison respond to a call that’s nearby because there might be kids in that house. Eliot commits.

we see in the series that eliot tends to herd people/check in physically after something goes wrong, so hc that as time goes by this eventually evolves into like. latching on for a while. after the end of a risky con the closest person is getting held in an iron grip for at least half an hour. hardison starts trying to be the closest so he has an excuse to get spooned and do nothing but play his switch for a bit

Eliot being gruffer than usual around a middle-aged client with dark eyes and curly hair and not telling anyone why. Eliot being flirted with by a pretty woman with dimples and freckles while they help out a struggling law firm, and she gives him more space when he only gives token responses, but the others can't help but notice. Eliot keeping his distance from a kid with a wide mouth and a laugh like a donkey and letting the others trade off keeping an eye on them instead. Eliot being just a little cool in an interview for a promising new linecook - a college student, short and soft, sharp-eyed and careful and good with knives - and getting pulled aside afterwards to explain what's up.

He could lie, could find any kind of excuse, but he's trying to be more open about these things. Hardison and Parker have made it clear they accept him, awful past and all. So he looks back up and meets their eyes, one then the other, and admits out loud for the first time: They just remind me of someone I-

I was today years old when I learned that when you type "otp: true" in AO3 search results it filters out fics with additional ships, leaving only the fics where your otp is the main ship

Neither romantic nor sexual nor platonic but a secret fourth thing (bonded like stray cats who cannot be adopted separately)

guys i need you to be less comfortable making super negative comments abt a character in the tags of a random post abt that character. like i support haterism but make your own post. please stop and think about whether op, a person who is interested in this character enough to make posts abt them, wants to hear all that. i see this too much from people reblogging from me and it makes me embarrassed that you’re reblogging from me. you are being rude

here's what eliot's wearing before he finds out he's going to be meeting with damien moreau today: classique eliot spencer layered plaid look, blue, no braids

here's what eliot's changed into when he finds out he's going to be meeting with damien moreau today:

black collared shirt & black undershirt to match moreau's people's black-on-black theme, + secret comforting braids

i dont have any thoughts on this bc my brain is empty im just presenting the information :)

I've been watching so much Leverage lately while in the grippe of a terrible cold and honestly it's been so soothing in this billionaire-bootlicking day and age to watch a show that is so unashamedly fond of just straight up psychologically torturing corrupt rich people. Like remember that episode where they locked a hedge fund manager in a hospital and made him think he had a fatal disease? Every single ep the client is like "I just want him to face legal justice for what he did to my poor daughter/grandpa/pony/etc :(" and the crew is like "Not only will we do that, we will also find out this bastard's hopes, their fears, their deepest darkest dreams and desires, and rip their whole life to shreds right in front of their eyes while they watch and weep in abject dispair. And then we will give you $2 million dollars cash." Fucking legends. Do Elon next

Things I hadn't noticed in the Nigerian Job till my 6th re-watch-

The thing is, Parker does go out on the original count Nate starts on the rooftop, not the one he restarts after Hardison comments. That is her following the plan. The original plan.

Now when Hardison has Eliot at gunpoint in the abandoned factory Dubenich assembled them in, when Nate asked Eliot why he didn't look worried Eliot says 'safety's on', but Hardison doesn't fall for it. It's only when NATE says it he goes to check and gets the gun taken away. He gets the doubt from NATE, not Eliot. Because Nate is the (former) white knight, the straight and narrow, the Not-thief in their merry little band. They show us from the beginning just how powerful Nate's role is, having played both sides of the coin

Thirdly, Nate approaches a pissed off and cheated-out-of-her-money Parker a lot different than he treated the other two. He talks to Eliot in a levelheadedness he knows a professional hitter and extraction specialist like him would have. And he treats Hardison with quick and easy ruses so he's appeased and disarmed for the moment allowing him a moment to calm down. But PARKER, he treats with care and patience. Not condescension. Just a healthy respect for the fact that she is the best at what she does and the fact that she's not gotten her money yet makes her unpredictable and with her skillset nearly unwavering at her stance.

Idk man, every time I watch this show I'm blown away at the details and characterizations