watching Leverage episode 1
if you saw a previous post of mine that started like this....no you didn't i meant to click edit not post
y'all ( @0hheytherebigbadwolf & @shana-rosee ) have enticed me and i am very curious about this show. i thought i might as well live-blog my thoughts as i watch the show. today will be s1 ep1. general thoughts will be under the initial reactions
spoilers, obviously
almost accidentally watched a different Leverage
i believe it was a reboot or an adaptation of this show?
anyway
not even 5 minutes in and it's not pulling any punches
oh my god that is tristan
WE ARE 3 MINUTES IN AND THE PLOT IS SPICY
"mr. ford, don't you want to screw over the insurance company that let your son die?" OH??? DO TELL
gotta say i love the editing so far of this show. going from the meeting between this ford dude and the guy who got his blueprints stolen to the Heist™️ just....*chef's kiss*
HE DID THAT FOR A BASEBALL CARD??? WHO IS ELLIOT
parker's dad said "be a better thief" and she went "aight bet" only respect for MY queen
"parker's insane," ford said. oh she can't be that bad-- *shows flashback of her childhood home exploding* ....ok i see his point, but like, her dad was a dick
you're telling me, that they accounted for everything and all was going well, but got caught because of the nba playoffs???
listen, i am already looking at this show with the ot3, so when elliot said "it's what i do" after saving alec from security detail, how can i not see alec's reaction as something other than "ok, so i might have a thing for him"
yes, yes the easier answer is alec is impressed by elliot's skills and is also impressed that elliot didn't just leave him to get caught, but i am a lady who likes to wear her rose-tinted glasses
"so this is plan b?" "technically this is plan g" sir...when did you switch to plan b???? was it when parker jumped off early??
omg the act the trio played as the left the building? oscar worthy, i would've been fooled
"did you have fun playing the black king instead of the white knight?" which one of those writers felt like a fucking king after writing that. i know someone chuckled in their little seat like 'now that's a banger line!'
we're only 15 minutes in and there's still more???
oh? the plot thickens!
ah, we're going with the explosion death fake-out i see
"he used my son" oh ho HO someone's going to die i see
oh...my god???? how he looks at sophie??? how she looks at him???? how they speak to each other???? it is only episode one wtf
i am in love with sophie. call me nathan because she's got me wrapped around her finger
elliot being the observant one to nathan's motivations??? yes
alec is me, that's it (not really but yes)
how??? were they able to do that meeting??? did they get actors to help with the con???
THE PLOT THICKENS MORE I SEE
YO?????? I AM BAMBOOZLED THEY WEREN'T ACTORS????
I LOVE AGENT HIGGINS! IS THERE MORE OF HIM PLEASE
their like little ducklings for nathan it's so sweet
"see you!"........."we actually missed working with you, we make a great team"
they used the black king white knight line again as a call back oh that writer felt so proud of it didn't they. "yeah, that line fucks. let's do it again" <- that's them
"we offer....leverage" roll fucking credits
General Thoughts:
WOW ok it is only one episode and i am invested. they give us great character dynamics, hints of backstory, hints of character dynamic backstory, hints of future plot points -> my cream and butter, my creme de la creme
this show hits all of my weak points. yeah, i can tell this was made early 2000s but that does nothing to hinder it. i am giggling, gasping, and sitting on the edge of my seat.
when mr. uppity shareholder man found out about his room being bugged, i was so worried because the plan was going so well and i really wanted to see this guy fall. AND THEN WHEN THE FBI CAME TO ARREST HIM??? HELLO????
but yes, very great pilot, i will watch episode 2
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