i kinda love that leverage redemption erased everything and everyone that was terrible on the original, and wrote stories that are now more acceptable on television than it was in the early 2000s. in this reboot, sophie is allowed to become the big hearted teacher that she has always been.

in the season one finale of leverage, eliot and hardison tell nate that they actually prefer sophie being the mastermind and running their cons ("you learn, and you con."). unlike nate, who rarely lets the team in on his plans, sophie - despite being a revered and feared grifter - takes the time to teach her craft to anyone who wants to learn, even to a newcomer like maggie. she explains the rationale behind why certain cons must be done a certain way. the team has little experience in the long con, but sophie does, and she teaches them the overarching picture of a scam, while respecting their individual professions and skills.

Is Neal Caffrey basically the entire Leverage crew (except for a hitter)? (also maybe a hacker?) hmm. 

WHERE ARE ALL THE METAS ABOUT ELIOT’S CHARACTER CHOICES FOR HIS CON IN 2x02 THE TAP OUT JOB. 

How I feel about this character

He’s my favorite.

All the people I ship romantically with this character

 Eliot Spencer and Parker areboth his soulmates.

My non-romantic OTP for this character

… I don’t have one? Like, even if he’s not romantically involvedwith Eliot&Parker, they’re still soulmates. So I guess the same answer?

My unpopular opinion about this character

Are there unpopular opinions about Hardison? Um.

One thing I wish would happen / had happened with this characterin canon.

Poems (links provided): 

Prayer after World War

There Will Come Soft Rains

Ozymandias 

Not Waving but Drowning

Listen to the Mustn'ts

TV:

Hmm. Leverage is the one I can rewatch the most. Xena will always have a place in my heart. Supernatural, obviously, played an enormous part in my growing as a writer. The Adventures of the Winnie-the-Pooh, oh my gosh. And Highlander, for Methos. 

Movies:

Ooh. The Last Unicorn. Cinderella (2015). The Ref. Hot Fuzz. Fantasia. 

Books:

for leverage

my all-time ultimate fave character:  I pretty much like Eliot, Parker, and Hardison equally most of the time, but Hardison does edge the others out occasionally 

a character I didn’t used to like but now do: Sophie

a character I used to like but now don’t: Can’t think of anyone

a character I’m indifferent about: Ditto

a character who deserved better: Hmm. The flight attendant in the plane crash job

a ship I’ve never been able to get into: Nate/anyone but Sophie

a ship I’ve never been able to get over: Eliot/Hardison/Parker

a cute, low-key ship: It isn’t cute, but Moreau/Eliot 

an unpopular ship but I still enjoyed it: ??

a ship that was totally wrong and never should have happened: Can’t think of any

my favourite storyline/moment: The Moreau arc

a storyline that never should have been written: Does the Inception episode count?

my first thoughts on the show: Quite a bit of fun

my thoughts now: It’s pretty much the perfect show.

for timeless

my all-time ultimate fave character: Flynn and Rufus are tied

a character I didn’t used to like but now do: Agent Christopher

a character I used to like but now don’t: Wyatt

a character I’m indifferent about: Can’t think of anyone

a character who deserved better: Flynn

a ship I’ve never been able to get into: Wyatt/Lucy

a ship I’ve never been able to get over: *shrugs*

a cute, low-key ship: Rufus/Jia

an unpopular ship but I still enjoyed it: ??

a ship that was totally wrong and never should have happened: Wyatt/Lucy

my favourite storyline/moment: Well, Flynn going back in time to save the brother he never met was pretty awesome

a storyline that never should have been written: Lucy’s grandpa being brought to the present

my first thoughts on the show: Could be fun

the season finale of season 4 makes such a big deal about it being THREE YEARS since the pilot 

it has been LONGER than that, okay 

- in Mile High Job, the ruse they use to keep the flight attendant from getting on the plane

- the poor chocolate lady in the chocolate episode

- the existence of the inception episode