The Rich and Powerful do what they want, We make a thread, [Leverage season 3 thread]

silverbuddy

I didn't see a thread about this season up yet so let's get discussing. Standard posting rules, try to spoiler stuff that those overseas may not have seen yet, feel free to speculate, yada, yada.

I personally haven't seen much outside of the new season, a problem I intend to alleviate when I buy the DVDs this weekend:). I didn't know much about the show till the marketing company I work for recently picked up the campaign, and I saw a few show clips, which kinda dominoed the whole experience for me.

Starting the thread with the latest ep:

The Studio Job

I thought the episode was good, the part with the cheesy country western video the mark did in his early career had me in stitches lol. Timothy Hutton was great as usual as well as Aldis Hodge, though seeing him pretend to be a country enthusiast was pretty weird

For those that don't know the series or aren't caught up, you can check new stuff at TNT's Leverage Site:
Leverage - TNT

HappylilElf

This show is pretty good.

But then I'm a dude and as such a sucker for anything heist related.

silverbuddy

Lol me too! This show reminds me of the A-Team in it's own way as well as the Ocean's series of movies. I really like the comical elements and the action and how they meld the two fairly well.

HamHamJ

The character development is really picking up this season.

Also, lol militias.

Hedgethorn

I really enjoy this show, despite the fact that Hardison is perhaps the worst examples of techno-babble on the air today. "I'll just translate this neural network into the assembly language of my cell phone and use it to reconfigure the cell tower's signal to make our mark get a busy signal whenever he calls." Ooooookkkkaaayyyy...

But somehow it works, if only because all of the characters are that ridiculously caricatured.

This week's episode (the militia one) may have been too unbelievable, even for this show, though. It didn't make a lick of sense for Hardison and Eliot

to go back to the camp to take on all the militia members with assault rifles, when they had radio communication with the rest of the team. Tell them to call the FBI/ATF/local police. And the cigarette bomb was poorly set up, given that there were still guards around the propane tanks after they were captured.

On the other hand, Parker's disguise in the Studio Job was inspired.

Lady Gaga!

Narian

Hedgethorn wrote: »

But somehow it works, if only because all of the characters are that ridiculously caricatured.

This week's episode (the militia one) may have been too unbelievable, even for this show, though. It didn't make a lick of sense for Hardison and Eliot

to go back to the camp to take on all the militia members with assault rifles, when they had radio communication with the rest of the team. Tell them to call the FBI/ATF/local police. And the cigarette bomb was poorly set up, given that there were still guards around the propane tanks after they were captured.

FBI/ATF/local police wouldn't have made it in time, Hardison makes this exact point which is why they decide to do it themselves.

HamHamJ

Narian wrote: »

Hedgethorn wrote: »

But somehow it works, if only because all of the characters are that ridiculously caricatured.

This week's episode (the militia one) may have been too unbelievable, even for this show, though. It didn't make a lick of sense for Hardison and Eliot

to go back to the camp to take on all the militia members with assault rifles, when they had radio communication with the rest of the team. Tell them to call the FBI/ATF/local police. And the cigarette bomb was poorly set up, given that there were still guards around the propane tanks after they were captured.

FBI/ATF/local police wouldn't have made it in time, Hardison makes this exact point which is why they decide to do it themselves.

Considering they made it to the bank not ten minutes later, this doesn't make much sense.

Narian

HamHamJ wrote: »

Narian wrote: »

Hedgethorn wrote: »

But somehow it works, if only because all of the characters are that ridiculously caricatured.

This week's episode (the militia one) may have been too unbelievable, even for this show, though. It didn't make a lick of sense for Hardison and Eliot

to go back to the camp to take on all the militia members with assault rifles, when they had radio communication with the rest of the team. Tell them to call the FBI/ATF/local police. And the cigarette bomb was poorly set up, given that there were still guards around the propane tanks after they were captured.

FBI/ATF/local police wouldn't have made it in time, Hardison makes this exact point which is why they decide to do it themselves.

Considering they made it to the bank not ten minutes later, this doesn't make much sense.

Hardison made the assumption that they wouldn't arrive - aka the writers wanted a reason for Hardison and Eliot to kick some redneck ass - it makes complete sense (besides it's a tv show, time doesn't really flow linear)

Hedgethorn

Narian wrote: »

Hedgethorn wrote: »

But somehow it works, if only because all of the characters are that ridiculously caricatured.

This week's episode (the militia one) may have been too unbelievable, even for this show, though. It didn't make a lick of sense for Hardison and Eliot

to go back to the camp to take on all the militia members with assault rifles, when they had radio communication with the rest of the team. Tell them to call the FBI/ATF/local police. And the cigarette bomb was poorly set up, given that there were still guards around the propane tanks after they were captured.

FBI/ATF/local police wouldn't have made it in time, Hardison makes this exact point which is why they decide to do it themselves.

I'd have to watch it again, but I understood Hardison in that scene as claiming they wouldn't have time to

ride the train to the nearest town, call the authorities from there, and ensure the authorities would get there in time. Hence my complaint about their ear bud radios.

Also, when you tell the authorities that you have evidence that someone is making a fertilizer bomb, they tend to respond very quickly. It doesn't take that long to get anywhere by helicopter.

Malyonsus

I have to admit, when I saw the trailers back before the show started, I was unimpressed. Then I watched the first episode on Netflix about a year later and realized it's basically the caper tv show I always wanted.


One thing I appreciated in recent episodes is writers inserting plot points allowing the actors to do something that they do in real life (Hardison with the violin, Eliot with the country singing).

This is something I really enjoy watching, along with actors moving across genres (like Colbert being a master forger in a Law and Order episode)

Kipling217

Then there is Parker... Every other actress reading for the part read her the usual sexy feme fatale cat burglar. Beth Riesgraf read her as someone with Aspergers disorder.

And was not the result awsome?

Just for the record if you ever meet Riesgraf in real life: watch your wallet. The consultant for the show says she is good enough that she could make a living of pick pocketing. Not that I am implying anything.

HappylilElf

Malyonsus wrote: »

I have to admit, when I saw the trailers back before the show started, I was unimpressed. Then I watched the first episode on Netflix about a year later and realized it's basically the caper tv show I always wanted.


One thing I appreciated in recent episodes is writers inserting plot points allowing the actors to do something that they do in real life (Hardison with the violin, Eliot with the country singing).

This is something I really enjoy watching, along with actors moving across genres (like Colbert being a master forger in a Law and Order episode)

I need to see this, it sounds fantastic.

skyybahamut

Hedgethorn wrote: »

On the other hand, Parker's disguise in the Studio Job was inspired.

Lady Gaga!

I thought it was

Bjork.

What with the swan and all.

Lavender Gooms

This is a pretty enjoyable show. There's always some silly handwaving going on, but it's charming enough to make up for that.

I really don't like Gina Bellman though. Or maybe it's just the character of Sophie, I dunno. All her fake accents make me cringe.


What i'm saying is they should dump her and bring back Jeri Ryan full time.

Hedgethorn

skyybahamut wrote: »

Hedgethorn wrote: »

On the other hand, Parker's disguise in the Studio Job was inspired.

Lady Gaga!

I thought it was

Bjork.

What with the swan and all.

Wrong hair color/style.

GungHo

They did a Gaga/Bjork mix. Hair/eye makeup was Gaga, but the baby-talk, swan dress, and Icelandic origin was Bjork.

devCharles

I also enjoy this show a lot. It's great to have a modern type of A-Team show with a bunch of really interesting characters. It has a good sense of self-awareness to when the characters comment on how strange that things seem to bend to the will of Nate.

A Heist show with a nerdy angle. Yeah, pretty awesome.

Shadowfire

I know some don't like Sophie, but I rather do... and she looked good in her Baroness outfit tonight..

devCharles

Attractive women are like magic bullets in running any con or heist.

silverbuddy

I missed the Boost Job:(

It should be up on the site soon enough though so I can catch up.

HamHamJ

Anyone else think that the Elliot Bullet-Time thing was dumb?

Joe Dizzy

Yes. But then again everything involving Eliot is dumb. The rest of the characters make up for it usually.

Fallout2man

I'm really wishing, after the whole wikileaks debacle that Season 4 is Nate vs Bank of America -_-;;

Edith Upwards

Hedgethorn wrote: »

Also, when you tell the authorities that you have evidence that someone is making a fertilizer bomb, they tend to respond very quickly. It doesn't take that long to get anywhere by helicopter.[/spoiler]

It's a hell of a lot more convenient for them to arrange a fake bankjob. Because then that avoids the "OH GOD THEY KNOW WHAT WE DO FOR A LIVING WE'RE ALL GOING TO JAIL!" thing.