leverage

say what you want about jimmy ford, but him sacrificing himself and telling nate to “tell [people] how much jimmy ford loved his son” before he’s blown up hits different

notable moments from The Radio Job

leverage 4.17

Nate: “We’re” not going anywhere -- I am. It’s personal. (leaves)

*later, hardison has information pulled up on the monitors. the screen literally reads: “where nate is going”*

Hardison: I’ll tell you where he’s going. He’s headed to the United States Patent Office in Alexandria, Virginia. Nate even cleared out his browser so we wouldn’t know. It’s adorable

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Hardison: Uh, what doesn’t he want? A cure for the common cold, warp drive, a water engine. People, everybody knows the government is sitting on futuristic technology at the patent office.

Parker: They are?

Hardison: Oh, damn straight, girl. Under the invention secrecy act of 1951, the US government has sealed away over 5,000 patents that they say is a threat to national security. It’s all just sitting right there chillin’, locked away in a super-secret vault.

woah that’s fucked

Parker: Is there a time machine?

Eliot: There is. Yeah. Yeah, not so much a machine as probably a portal, though. You don’t really sit down as much as --

Parker: I’m gonna go get that portal, and I will go --

Sophie: Okay, okay, Guys!

okay I LOVE how enthusiastic the ot3 gets over this

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Sophie: Fine. Off to the U.S. patent office, then. Let’s go steal a –

Parker: Let’s go steal a time machine.

Eliot: No, you don’t steal –

Parker: I’m gonna steal the time machine.

Eliot: Messing with this damn time machine, man!

Hardison: That’s just on TV. There’s no real time machine, is what I’m trying to say.

this is such a chaotic ot3 moment I love it

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the ENTIRE rappelling scene

Hardison: This is the plan?

Parker: Uh-huh.

Eliot: Mnh-mnh. (heads back up the stairs)

Parker: Get ba—

Eliot: Hey, hey. Eliot: Get back down here!

Parker: Go get him.

Eliot: Damn it, Hardison!

we love ⅔ of the ot3 being exasperated by the other ⅓

(A few minutes later, Hardison is strapped into a climbing rig and attached to a rope with Parker and Eliot checking his harness)

Hardison: Why y’all always pushing me off of stuff? Don’t I get a say? I vote no!

Parker: We don’t have a lot of room for error.

Eliot: You can do it if you stop squirming, man. Just stand still.

Hardison: Hey, hey, hey. Where’s Nate, okay? Frank Petrino, arson investigator, was a rock-solid alias.

Parker (to Eliot): It might be easier if he’s asleep.

Eliot (to Parker): Want me to put him to sleep?

Hardison: Hey! I’m standing right here, okay? It’s not my fault y’all can’t spoof a CCTV.

Parker: Relax! (grabs his shoulders) We’re gonna lower you really slowly, but if you bump into anything, the walls, the windows, anything, you will set off the alarms.

Hardison: Yeah, yeah, yeah, I get it. It’s like the game “Operation,” except I’m the tweezers. Look... Whatever you do, do not drop me. Come on. I’m tired -- I’ve had it. Being pushed off of damn buildings and stuff and windows.

(Eliot and Parker share a look and push Hardison off the ledge)

poor hardison

Hardison: Wh-o-o-oa! (comes to a stop inches from the floor) Really? It’s not funny. It’s not funny. I see you laughing. I see you laughing. I’m a person... Human being! I got feelings, and I don’t feel none of this. I’m tired of being pushed off of stuff. We all having a serious conversation when this is over with. (takes a step forward) This is... s-squishy. Oh, peed my pants. All right

my sweet summer child hardison

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Jimmy (referring to radio): Do you believe this guy? Blames all our problems on immigrants. (turns off radio)

bruh that’s america for you

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are you fucking KIDDING ME eliot beat people up with a role of duct tape ???

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Eliot: Hang on. I want to tell you something. If you wouldn’t have been so selfish, you could have had another pro here just like yourself, and I’d be fighting two guys instead of just you. This may have turned out differently for you. I’m just saying.

Thug 3: Aaah!

(Thug 3 swings again and misses, Eliot blocks and hits him several times, knocking him back to the ground)

Eliot: You got to learn to share. Where do they get these guys?

I LIVE for the conversations eliot has with the goons he fights

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parker working with nate and his father being a mastermind in training

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[Patent Office Warehouse]

Hardison (going through items on a shelf): “Run a radio play.” A radio play takes a week to set up.

Parker (riding something down the aisle behind him): Incoming!

Hardison: Hey! Trying to make a radio play using... whatever.

Parker (backs the item behind him): Whoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo-hoo!

Hardison: Woman!

Parker: What? (rides the item back down the aisle) I’m trying to help you?

Hardison: You know what? Then you want to help? Get me something that I can actually use...

Parker (holds up a Mr. Butler): Oh, hello. I’m Mr. Butler. You like a sandwich?

Hardison: Yes. Thank you

parker is a child and I love her for it

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sophie with the fake pregnant belly (and how it freaked her out earlier in the episode)

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Paramedic (listening to the Belly): Okay, well, heartbeat sounds... normal. Absolutely, perfectly, almost mechanically normal.

Sophie: 👀😬

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Eliot (walking away from window): Welcome to the party, pal.

Eliot (tosses radio to the floor): Yippee-ki-yay, mother--

eliot is a nerd who quotes action movies

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eliot, hardison, and parker army crawling behind nate like little ducklings

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Sophie: Where do you think he’s going?

Nate: I don’t know, I-I—

Parker: Where? Don’t you mean when?

[Flash]

(Jimmy walks out of the building holding some sort of device. He dials 1962 on the display and disappears)

[Exterior Street]

Hardison: Now, why would he go back to 1962?

Nate: Don’t encourage her

never, ever change parker

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Parker: What is that?

Hardison: It’s a bow tie. Bow ties are cool

hardison is ALSO a nerd and we love to see it

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Jimmy: Tell them -- tell them…how much Jimmy Ford loves his son

HAHAHA IM NOT CRYING YOU ARE

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how eliot screams nate’s name and the panic on his face

how the team rushes to get nate after the explosion

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this episode in summary:

wHaT tHe FuCK