40: Leverage 3x05 The Double-Blind Job
Spoilery, gif-heavy, ADORABLE PARKER/HARDISON-NESS ETC ETC YOU KNOW THE DRILL
TL;DR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PRETZEL DOUBLE-BLIND JOB START HERE.
I liked this ep, not because it had plenty of jealous!Parker and pretzels (well, okay, partly) but also because pharmaceutical stuff remind me somewhat of Strong Medicine by Arthur Hailey. Amazing book, one of my all-time favourites. (OMG I just found out that there was a movie adaptation made in 1986!!! I can't find a torrent, though. I'll hunt it down someday, legally or illegally.)
Also, like Sophie noticed, it being related to healthcare brought out Nate's dark side by reminding him of his son. The part where Hardison observed that prison changed Nate - tbh I'd forgotten that he was actually in jail for six months... Yeah, prison must've hardened him. He's more ruthless, more easy to dislike now. I don't know if that's the intention of the writers, but I do hope that he redeems himself by the end of the season like he did at the end of S2. I don't want to not like the brains of the crew.
Random thought: I miss the snazzy conference room the crew used to work in. Now they're working in the living area, which is more personal and family-like, I guess.. John Rogers said that they realised too late that the conference room was too dark and it was a pain to light, lol. Oh well, I liked the sleek feel of them in a room specially designed for their competence porn and I will continue to miss it.
I feel more squee-y and flaily about the pretzels scene as compared to the fake!makeout scenes that P/H have shared because it felt so much more...intimate. Like the "Pull your arms in." moment in The Ice Man Job. SUPERCLOSEPROXIMITYOMGSQUEE!!!!!! It's the almost-ness that really gets me <333
Parker/Hardison is my Leverage OTP and I ship them because...they're not (yet?) a couple. I absolutely adore Hardison's crush on her (right from the pilot ep!) and her oblivion/unintended flirting/mixed messages throughout the seasons. I would've been dismayed if they'd rushed their relationship because I don't think Parker is ready for one..? She's...Parker. If you've been watching the same show as me then you know what I mean.
Maybe Hardison can help to heal her, but in the meantime I'm just happy that she has weird feelings for pretzels. And I'm also happy that Hardison made it clear that he's not going to push too far or move too fast, and that he's perfectly willing to wait and give her all the time she needs. God, they're so precious. Now please advance the Nate/Sophie relationship..? I like angst, but there's been too much between them lately :\
If you actually read that, PRETZELS 4 U!
And now on to the gifs! FORTY GLORIOUS GIFS.
"Aw, see, you made two mistakes, bro. First, you flash that fake-ass FBI badge at me. Second, you spilled his coffee."
jealous!Parker #1
jealous!Parker #2
jealous!Parker #3
Parker telling Nate to carry on. lol so qtttttt
Hardison likes to point at people, doesn't he?
WHY DO THEY KEEP PUTTING PARKER IN THESE LEG-BARING OUTFITS I FEEL DIRTY FOR OGLING PARKER
"Laurie"
Parker giving terrorist!Ashley a death stare
suit!Eliot
Parker with a huge forced smile
Parker nodding
"I love Vioplex, it makes you happy and not hungry and you sleep better, do you want some?"
Did Parker read the training manual? No, Parker left it in the little girls' room.
hahaha this is just adorable <3
Eliot...well, Eliot's cute face :3
"And remember Nate, I'm the only one that actually likes you."
"Prison's changed him." "Better or worse?" "I'm not sure."
"Luck? Do I look like I need luck?"
Parker...striding purposefully. I love her jacket!
Parker is impatient
"Too many voices, okay? Too many voices."
"TOO MANY VOICES!"
Textless
Nate
Nate toasting Hoffman
Parker breaking the beer bottle D:
"You need to talk to him." "Who?" "Hardison!"
Parker's not jealous. Nope, not at all.
jealous!Parker once again
Parker/Hardison #1
Parker/Hardison #2
AND NOW THE ENTIRE (almost) PRETZELS SCENE ♥ ♥ ♥
Parker: "So I have to tell you something."
Hardison: "Okay. (pause) Did- did you want to talk now?"
#1 "Yeah, okay. So, the thing is, I think that maybe I might be having feelings."
#2 "Like weird, weird feelings..."
#3 "For..."
#4 "Pretzels!"
#5 "Pretzels. Okay. Well, they're right here, when you want them."
#6 SIGH, THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HER...
#7 ...AND THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT HIM.
DONE. As usual, Leverage masterlist, 3x01 gifs, 3x02 gifs, 3x03 gifs & 3x04 gifs. Let's see if I manage to get the 3x06 gifs done by midweek or so...though I doubt it. BOW DOWN TO THE QUEEN OF PROCRASTINATION, Y'ALL.
++ Credit not necessary; SNAG AWAY!
++COMMENTS MAKE MY DAY ♥ JUST LIKE
SO PLEASE FLAIL AND SQUEE AND FANGIRL ALL OVER THE COMMENTS BECAUSE PRETZELS, PRETZELS OMG ASDFGHJKLLKJHGF;LKJH THESE TWO ARE SO PRESHHHHH I CAN'T EVEN FORM A COHERENT SENTENCE
TL;DR THOUGHTS ABOUT THE PRETZEL DOUBLE-BLIND JOB START HERE.
I liked this ep, not because it had plenty of jealous!Parker and pretzels (well, okay, partly) but also because pharmaceutical stuff remind me somewhat of Strong Medicine by Arthur Hailey. Amazing book, one of my all-time favourites. (OMG I just found out that there was a movie adaptation made in 1986!!! I can't find a torrent, though. I'll hunt it down someday, legally or illegally.)
Also, like Sophie noticed, it being related to healthcare brought out Nate's dark side by reminding him of his son. The part where Hardison observed that prison changed Nate - tbh I'd forgotten that he was actually in jail for six months... Yeah, prison must've hardened him. He's more ruthless, more easy to dislike now. I don't know if that's the intention of the writers, but I do hope that he redeems himself by the end of the season like he did at the end of S2. I don't want to not like the brains of the crew.
Random thought: I miss the snazzy conference room the crew used to work in. Now they're working in the living area, which is more personal and family-like, I guess.. John Rogers said that they realised too late that the conference room was too dark and it was a pain to light, lol. Oh well, I liked the sleek feel of them in a room specially designed for their competence porn and I will continue to miss it.
I feel more squee-y and flaily about the pretzels scene as compared to the fake!makeout scenes that P/H have shared because it felt so much more...intimate. Like the "Pull your arms in." moment in The Ice Man Job. SUPERCLOSEPROXIMITYOMGSQUEE!!!!!! It's the almost-ness that really gets me <333
Parker/Hardison is my Leverage OTP and I ship them because...they're not (yet?) a couple. I absolutely adore Hardison's crush on her (right from the pilot ep!) and her oblivion/unintended flirting/mixed messages throughout the seasons. I would've been dismayed if they'd rushed their relationship because I don't think Parker is ready for one..? She's...Parker. If you've been watching the same show as me then you know what I mean.
Maybe Hardison can help to heal her, but in the meantime I'm just happy that she has weird feelings for pretzels. And I'm also happy that Hardison made it clear that he's not going to push too far or move too fast, and that he's perfectly willing to wait and give her all the time she needs. God, they're so precious. Now please advance the Nate/Sophie relationship..? I like angst, but there's been too much between them lately :\
If you actually read that, PRETZELS 4 U!
And now on to the gifs! FORTY GLORIOUS GIFS.
"Aw, see, you made two mistakes, bro. First, you flash that fake-ass FBI badge at me. Second, you spilled his coffee."
jealous!Parker #1
jealous!Parker #2
jealous!Parker #3
Parker telling Nate to carry on. lol so qtttttt
Hardison likes to point at people, doesn't he?
WHY DO THEY KEEP PUTTING PARKER IN THESE LEG-BARING OUTFITS I FEEL DIRTY FOR OGLING PARKER
"Laurie"
Parker giving terrorist!Ashley a death stare
suit!Eliot
Parker with a huge forced smile
Parker nodding
"I love Vioplex, it makes you happy and not hungry and you sleep better, do you want some?"
Did Parker read the training manual? No, Parker left it in the little girls' room.
hahaha this is just adorable <3
Eliot...well, Eliot's cute face :3
"And remember Nate, I'm the only one that actually likes you."
"Prison's changed him." "Better or worse?" "I'm not sure."
"Luck? Do I look like I need luck?"
Parker...striding purposefully. I love her jacket!
Parker is impatient
"Too many voices, okay? Too many voices."
"TOO MANY VOICES!"
Textless
Nate
Nate toasting Hoffman
Parker breaking the beer bottle D:
"You need to talk to him." "Who?" "Hardison!"
Parker's not jealous. Nope, not at all.
jealous!Parker once again
Parker/Hardison #1
Parker/Hardison #2
AND NOW THE ENTIRE (almost) PRETZELS SCENE ♥ ♥ ♥
Parker: "So I have to tell you something."
Hardison: "Okay. (pause) Did- did you want to talk now?"
#1 "Yeah, okay. So, the thing is, I think that maybe I might be having feelings."
#2 "Like weird, weird feelings..."
#3 "For..."
#4 "Pretzels!"
#5 "Pretzels. Okay. Well, they're right here, when you want them."
#6 SIGH, THE WAY HE LOOKS AT HER...
#7 ...AND THE WAY SHE LOOKS AT HIM.
DONE. As usual, Leverage masterlist, 3x01 gifs, 3x02 gifs, 3x03 gifs & 3x04 gifs. Let's see if I manage to get the 3x06 gifs done by midweek or so...though I doubt it. BOW DOWN TO THE QUEEN OF PROCRASTINATION, Y'ALL.
++ Credit not necessary; SNAG AWAY!
++COMMENTS MAKE MY DAY ♥ JUST LIKE
SO PLEASE FLAIL AND SQUEE AND FANGIRL ALL OVER THE COMMENTS BECAUSE PRETZELS, PRETZELS OMG ASDFGHJKLLKJHGF;LKJH THESE TWO ARE SO PRESHHHHH I CAN'T EVEN FORM A COHERENT SENTENCE