#leverage 5x09

why is hardison fist bumping his “best friend” about how hot his girlfriend is ?? why is eliot grabbing hardison by the back of neck, pulling him in with the most intense stare ever, and then doing the verbal praise equivalent of making out with him ??? eliot is an obviously traumatized self reliant prickly bastard, and yet he decides to throw away his crutches and completely rely on the other two for support ???

not hardison, the softie who has been head over heels in love with the other two since day one. who pack bonds and never lets go.

not eliot (although his declaration comes later), who underneath all that hard exterior has a soft heart. a man who will lay down his life for the ones he loves.

parker

the girl who was lost and alone, broken, without any real family when the show started. who took a long time to fully trust anybody. who took years to feel comfortable enough for a relationship

yet here she is, in the middle of a possible biowarfare attack, professing what are basically wedding vows to eliot

and then Eliot throwing away his cane to be supported by Hardison instead. And then Parker also helps

Alright so I'm watching this episode the second time today because the first wasn't enough

Highlights:

 "I never get tired of that" AND THE SECRET FISTBUMP between Eliot and Hardison because guess who else doesn't get tired of that?

"for better or worse" <3

"hold on" - "exactly" - "no I mean, hold on!"

"you scared?" - "damn right" - "I'm not" and everything that follows in this scene

"kiss for luck?" - "who needs luck"

Eliot's little hint of a smile when he holds Hardison steady while Parker disarms the bomb

Eliots burst of violent joy when Hardison's hacking skills save the other guys from the ambush: Imagine how many times he had to let people die because he couldn't get a warning to them. And now the smartest guy he knows saved them

that one look between Parker and Eliot on the train. Because they're the guys who know what it is that has to be done. They're the ones in the cave on the mountain who can make the decision that has to be made in order to save them all

"kiss for luck"

the ot3 walking away together, Eliot leaning on Hardison and Parker