#leverage 4x11

parker kissing hardison for a con again, even though they still haven't gotten together yet

+ parker being jealous of hardison getting attention from college girls even though its for the con

eliot succeessfully torturing information out of a CIA agent because they took hardison

it’s something he prides himself in and he loves to exclaim it when he’s happy or proud or just accomplished something big

BUT

consider this: the only two other people that have canonically referred to/quoted “age of the geek” are parker and eliot

parker, in the experimental job- when one of the dustmen yelled that he was a geek, intending to be demeaning, and parker asked hardison, “should I tell him it's the age of the geek?” (his response: “he'll figure it out eventually”)

and eliot, in the long goodbye job, when they are all “dying” in the back of the van. the interaction went like this:

Hardison: Did Eliot make it?

Eliot: (weakly) Here I am. (they clasp hands) Age of the geek, brother.

(Hardison has a bloody smile)

and let’s not even GET I N T O the context and meaning of that one- how eliot’s literal last act before dying (first) was to make hardison smile one last time and clasp hands with him

anyways, don’t make me the only one that’s screaming about this

leverage 4.11

nate: “you wanna skip the ‘behold my genius’ part and just skip to what you found?”

bruh chill ,,, people need to appreciate hardison more

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bruh I’m a psych major and I’m going to go to grad school for it eventually and my skin is CRAWLING these experiments were so unethical it hurt to watch

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nate: you ever go quail hunting, hardison

hardison: do I LOOK like I go quail hunting?

eliot: lemme ask him something, HAVE YOU EVER PLAYED A VIDEO GAME WHERE YOU GO QUAIL HUNTING?

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FUCK YEAH LESBIAN COP I LOVE IT

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Hardison: “He's just a kid, Nate. How bad could it get?”

Nate: “How many grown men said that about you while you were raining digital fire down on their lives?”

Hardison: *laughs* “Now I'm nervous.”

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EW WHAT THE FUCK ELIOT JUST CRACKED AN EGG AND PUT IT IN HIS CUP AND D R A N K IT YALL NASTY

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parker with the zapper

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the scene where it shows how parker can tell what numbers are being punched into the lock without actually seeing them? genius

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the contrast between parker and hardison at the party and eliot at the homeless shelter

poetic cinema

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parker hyping hardison up about his video games even though she doesn’t really care for it

she cares for HIM and if it makes him happy it’s important to her

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sophie: “that actually worked?”

hardison: “no. but the fact that she thought it would work, that worked.”

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eliot: “if this country was known for keeping its promises we wouldn’t need the marines” FUCKING SAVAGE

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“they had me at food” bruh that’s so sad

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eliot having to let the guy tase him with an annoyed/resigned look on his face

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Interrogator: You ever count them?

Eliot: Counted what?

Interrogator: You know. The people you've killed?

(Eliot doesn’t answer)

Interrogator: Give me a ballpark. It's got to be a big number, right?

Eliot: You think asking me about my past is gonna open up old wounds? Maybe put me off balance a little? Make me easier to break?

Interrogator: I'm just trying to get to know you better. Why does that question make you so nervous? Is that what all this is for you? Are you trying to punish yourself for the things you've done?

(Eliot doesn’t answer)

Interrogator: I think that's it. I think the reason why you won't give me your word and walk out that door is 'cause you think you deserve to be here.

Eliot: What do you want to know? Names? Dates? Locations? (softly) You want to know what food was on their breath? Their eyes – what color their eyes were? You want to know the last words they spoke? You want to know which ones deserved it. Or, better yet, the ones that didn't? Do you want to know which ones begged? Do you know why I remember these things?

Interrogator: I don't know.

Eliot: You don't know? 'Cause I can't forget. So there's nothing you can do, no punishment you can hand out that's worse than what I live with every day. So, to answer your question, no. No, I haven't counted. I don't need to.

Interrogator (shaken): All right, we're -- we're done for the day

man this monologue gave me the CHILLS

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eliot suffering through the comms at night and parker bringing coats to all the participants the next day

I know that was technically part of the con but still

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PARKER WAVING A WHITE FLAG IN THE DOORWAY AFTER SHE AND HARDISON GOT IN A FIGHT GOD I LOVE HER

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eliot & co. dropping E V E R Y T H I N G to save hardison

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eliot’s whole ‘four minutes to change your mind about torture’ like I GET IT you love hardison

+ that shouldn’t have been as hot as it was

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parker swooping in time save her bf

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“should I tell him it’s the age of the geek?”

“he’ll figure it out eventually”

*parker kicks the asshole frat boy in the head*

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eliot: what do you think

lesbian cop who I am in love with: *splashes coffee on the wall* there, perfect

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