everything blows up, silly.

THIS SHOW MAKES ME WANT TO PUKE. I know there will be ~issues~ these two will have to deal with because San Lorenzo is just a notch above the romanticism that defined their thing before they became two parts of a five-part whole, but YO. They’re clearly having fun before the sail. Gina Bellman and Timothy Hutton are releasing four years worth of subtext and not even trying. They’re so good together. And THIS EPISODE. Sophie masterminding without the bit of doubt Nate always inflicted because Nate has always been extremely cautious, even when he’s crazy violent, and Sophie is a loose canon, brilliant but unpredictable, and HE’S FINALLY GETTING IT AND SO IS SHE - punching Hardison is something Nate would do but taking on Eliot’s persona is all Sophie, all the way. So it’s like this merge of awesome master planning and THEY KNOW IT, just like they know it’s never going to be just dinner and never was. YOU TWO ARE THE WORST.

PARKER: So, teacher Mike, what if I want to go to the red zone? NATE: Well, no, teacher Jen. No can do. We only have visitor badges. PARKER: But, teacher Mike, what if I take someone else’s… NATE: Find. PARKER: Find someone else’s badge? NATE: Well, that’s the tricky part, Teacher Jen. You see, the badges are also trackers. Yes, it’s like lojack for people. So, what happens is, is that the scary security system will know wherever you go. PARKER: So, we have to fool the security system to get the banana. NATE: Potato. PARKER: Whatever.

Leverage, 4x05 - The Hot Potato Job

Eliot: Hey we can’t all be action heroes.  Hardison: Oh I’ll show you an action hero…[lifts card] And what?! Say something now! Eliot: Yeah, one good lift in three years, awesome!

We’re friends… we’re extras.

Let’s talk about how Nate and Sophie are terrible at being in a relationship like they’re already in one. The First Rule of San Lorenzo: You don’t talk about San Lorenzo… or the kiss or Sophie’s real name. (In my personal headcanon, Nate shouts different names mid-coitus till he gets it right—DOMINIQUE?… CAROLINE?… RAQUEL?). The Second Rule of San Lorenzo: sobriety not optional, develop a drinking habit, or leave your spouse, the Duke on your behalf. I love Nate acting coy like he doesn’t have stellar decision-making skills even under the influence. Yeah, Nate, how ever did you slip into Sophie’s vagina and pass out on the floor. Three, when considering a friends with benefits relationship, act like it’s not a big deal, because that’s mastermind talk for we’re taking baby steps. Lastly, make sure the chances of Eliot and Parker NOT seeing a bra dangling from the staircase is zero. Relationship advice not written by Nate and Sophie. Hardison and Parker, don’t take notes.