Easily distracted.

Oh hon let me tell you a thing

It’s called leverage and it will change your life. 

If you’ve seen the show Hustle it’s kind of like that but better. Which is saying something because Hustle is really good.

The premise:

A con artist, a hacker, a hitter, and a theif turn from a life of pure crime, to a life of crime for a good purpose, led by a former insurance investigator. 

They target the rich and powerful that are picking on the little guy, and basically set them up due to their own greed and selfishness.

Then stand there and watch while the mark implodes on itself

The team:

Former insurance investigator, turned Mastermind and crime dad. 

Is much smarter than he looks. Somhow manages to herd cats (aka his crime children) and get the job done, despite being a human dissaster.

Con artist, art theif, and crime mom. 

Is the most incredible acress to grace this earth, when she’s not actually trying to act.

seriously don’t let her act on stage. 

genius hacker, fountain of snark

giant adorable nerd. 

Also pretty much the best dressed on the show which was refreshing, because as the huge computer nerd, that’s usually the stereotypical role of social outcast loner. Hardison has the best style and the best actual inter-personal skills and empathy of anyone on the show. Sophie can manipulate people, but hardison actually understands people. And cares about them. Biggest heart. Ray of sunshine. 

parker my homegirl. Best thief in the world. 

 socially awkward and you never quite know what she’s going to do next. It could be eat cereal. It could be blowing up the building.

My dear eliot. The “muscle.” But also…the secret brain.

he’s much, much smarter than he looks. And everyone, including his team at times, underestimates him. 

that’s code for “i love you”.

Bottom line:

Every.Single.Character has an incredible, organic character arc. And make progress that you could never see coming in season 1. 

It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. A lot. 

Watch it.

Stress that there is “only” five seasons, even though it finishes perfectly and wraps up better than almost any other series i’ve ever watched.

Thats right!

Permission to be a bad ass. Nod.

He looks back at the guy like, “SEE THAT? SHE SAID YES. YOU’RE SO FUCKED.”

In Sparta, women could own land and were considered citizens. THAT IS A HUGE BIG FUCKING DEAL. Why? Because that was RARE AS FUCK and there are lots of places TODAY where women don’t even get that much.

Divorce was totally fine, and a woman could expect to keep her own wealth and get custody of the kids because paternal lineage wasn’t very important. And it didn’t make her a pariah! She could totally remarry, no big deal at all.

Spartan women participated in some fuckin’ badass sporting events, too. And because they were expected to be as physically fit as the Spartan menfolk (who all had to serve compulsory military duties, btw, and couldn’t marry until they finished them at thirty) they didn’t have time for lots of swishy dresses. So they wore notoriously short skirts. According to some accounts, their thighs were visible at all times. HOLY SHIT. 

Also, In Sparta men only got their names on their graves if they died in battle. And women? Women only got their names on their graves if they died in childbirth. THE SPARTANS COMPARED CHILDBIRTH TO FUCKING BATTLE AND IT WAS VIEWED AS A GODDAMN BADASS AND HONORABLE WAY TO GO OUT.

Plus the women could marry whomever they pleased and the men weren’t allowed to live with the women in their house until she said so. And they were tough in Sparta but also all about family. To have male offspring was good luck, to have female offspring was an honour. 

This part of the movie was true; King Leonidas really did kill a man because he insulted his wife and he always ensured that he had his wife’s approval. And while Leonidas was away in battle she did rule Sparta on her own.