since it's my birthday I'm sharing what I have (ROUGHLY) written down so far for my ot3 video analysis' section on the long way down job (if you haven't been able to figure it out yet, that's one of my favorite episodes)
Here we are seeing the aftereffects of the San Lorenzo Job in real time in the relationships between the characters. It seems as though Hardison is feeling off-balance in his relationship dynamic with Parker, who we we remember confessed her feelings and willingness to pursue a relationship with Hardison at the end of the Big Bang Job (note, there werenāt many relationship developments that happened between them in the San Lorenzo Job for obvious reasons- i.e. they were actively trying not to die). Hardison, who has been living that slow-burn life for the past three years is obviously ecstatic that this is happening, but it seems as though there is a disconnect between his expectations and reality of the relationship. NOTE: One of the wonderful things about Hardison is that he doesnāt expect anything from Parker- he wants her as she is in whatever way he can have her. When Iām talking about expectations, Iām saying that he doesnāt know how to act with this new relationship development- he doesnāt know where the ālinesā are of Parkerās comfortability and what she is ready for, which is leaving him a bit confused and unsure of how to act.Ā
For example, he goes in to hug her but she either doesnāt notice, doesnāt compute what heās trying to do, or isnāt up for that level of physical affection at the current moment. She high-fives him instead
[significance of eliot 'don't touch me bro' spencer not only giving hardison a hug but INITIATING IT because parker didn't take his open arms as an invitation. talk about how much lighter he looks after the events of the san lorenzo job- it's almost like a literal weight has been lifted off his chest]
Itās easy to see the Parker-Hardison dynamics in this episode, but donāt miss how there is also significant development in the relationship between Parker and Eliot. Parker and Eliot are paired off for most of this episode climbing the mountain to try to recover the incriminating notebook from the dead mountaineer. They work efficiently in tandem, literally keeping even pace with one another.
[talk about heart-wrenching cave scenes here]
And when theyāre free, this closeness and ability to be on the same wavelength is displayed when they are confronted by the gunman looking to destroy the evidence. He grabs Parker and points a gun to her head, demanding that Eliot hand over the notebook. She yells at him to not hand it over, but in actuality, she is distracting the gunman from noticing her sliding the dead manās cellphone with an incriminating video into his pocket. Eliot plays along and into the bit, throwing the notebook over to get Parker back.
[talk about hardison being so happy to hear parker (and eliot) over the comms. talk about how he isn't expecting a hug and is resigned (if not content) to do a high five and is floored when parker practically jumps into his arms. where she knows it's safe and warm.]
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Iām rewatching the Long Way Down Job, and itās just now hitting that the random assassin guy held that knife to Parkerās throat because even he knew Eliot wouldnāt let her come to harm, even though that man had never spoken to either of them prior but had watched them during their climb. Eliot sees Parker in lethal danger and hands that notebook over without hesitation. He then pulls Parker close to him once sheās sent over to him. Eliot loves Parker and Hardison with everything in him.
further evidence that the long way down job was an ot3 episode: as eliot and parker are about to leave for the mountain eliot hugs hardison (who was trying to hug parker) and then gives parker a light pat on the back and an encouraging āletās goā as they begin their ascent
