#Darna liveblogs stuff

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Okay, The Future Job, let's go.

Aw, Luke Perry? Rest in peace, dude.

Sometimes I wish I could have jumped into this blind without any osmotic knowledge. Because I think I already know some of the important bits that happen in this episode.

Belief perseverance, yeah. That's what it was called.

Yeah fuck you dude, leave her alone.

Got that right, Hardison.

But he is good. Parker's not the easiest mark.

Though I guess in some ways she is.

Aw, Eliot. Offering to kill someone who made Parker feel shitty without even the slightest hesitation. 😭

Good job, Tara. Love the look, too.

"Her agreeing with you is not a good thing." Sure, Eliot. It's not like you literally just were ready to rip the guy's head off for her. 😏

Or was that about her vague electrocution kink?

Good job, team. ❤

Both Tara and Jeri are very good at this.

Ooh, nice look, Parker.

Always love Eliot's a) hair b) growling. ❤

Huh, interesting pendant, too bad I can't get a close look.

Braids again, didn't notice them earlier. 🥰

(eta: Dammit, the braids and their apparent significance are making me second guess my Tribe choice for Eliot in the AU. Croatan? I need to think of this.)

Aww, don't bully poor Hardison.

Vindication looks good on Parker and Eliot. Or maybe it's just them. 🤭

Aww, Nate, that was good. Sometimes you're good.

Oh Parker. 🥺

Aww, Eliot doesn't like being left out of shenanigans.

I mean, you two are adorable, but I'm with him on this.

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My heart. 😳🥹🥺😭

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Leverage 3x10

Guess the name didn't refer to the London Metro system, then.

But hey, I was wondering when we were going to talk about the mining industry.

Why does Blackwell sound familiar, though?

Bruce Davison!

Eliot's 'ordinary blue-collar common folk are facing injustice' senses are tingling.

Oh Parker.

Cute glasses, Hardison!

I mean, this is basically Annoying Hat Guy, but without a hat.

"I don't woo." I feel ya, baby girl, I really do.

Well done, boo, you can do this.

Oh Eliot.

Hey, be nice to Hardison. We know you're capable of not being a dick, c'mon.

Well done, baby.

Also, nice restraint there, I might have punched this dude.

ILU Eliot.

"For morale!" Hardison's clearly discovered the magic words to get physical affection out of Eliot. Oh boys, you're getting there. 🤭

Oh honey. ❤ (I mean, as a fellow autistic ace I get it, but sometimes she's a bit too naive, you know?)

Also, while we're at it, Eliot's not actually dumb.

Ah well, they've both had worse characterizations and this episode's generally pretty tight actually, so eh.

Hard hats, guys, maybe wear them? Even if the mine isn't actually a death trap?

I almost feel sorry for this lady.

You know, fighting with comically oversized pickaxes in an unstable mine seems very smart, too.

Haven't had one of those telenovela-style scene repeats in a while, huh.

"Village People construction dude thing." Uh-huh.

Oh honey, I feel ya. I'd want a nap, too. I'd kick my heels off first and maybe change into sweats, though.

Aww, the kiddo imprinted on Eliot. Uh... not in a gross Twilight way.

You'll learn to hug yet, babe. I believe in you.

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Aw, Jeremiah is really lovely. And hot. Welcome aboard, Jeremiah.

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Leverage 3x05

Chasing a random girl in broad daylight? Conspicuous, fellas.

Eliot and Hardison to the rescue. ❤

What's that hair? I didn't get a good look.

Aw, Parker, you don't have to worry. I mean she's cute and Hardison might be a little oblivious, but you're good.

Ah, good old "pre-existing condition".

Aww, half-pony. ...Quarter-pony? Cute.

Career executive. Of course.

Oh Eliot.

Hah, using the same picture to doctor a new one, nice.

By using Eliot as honeypot, apparently.

Wow, they've really straightened his hair.

Oh Parker. 😂

Parker is right though, they're being maybe a little too trusting with clients sometimes.

What's your game, Nate? I know you're trying to ultimately protect them, but is the plan to do that by driving them away? Could have stayed in prison, you know.

Oh Eliot. 😂

Yeah, here's to you, Adjuster. Good job on ridding the world of one of those creeps.

Oh Parker.

Pfffft.

Oh honey, I get it. 💔

Eliot move!

Parker, I mean, but maybe Nate too?

Awww, pretzel talk. Good job guys. Communication. ❤

I mean, this 'Parker is jealous' thing came a little bit out of nowhere. Obviously, she probably has had feelings for a while, just saying that this arc could have been a bit longer. I guess I get it, though, she surprised herself too.

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Okay, finally properly starting Leverage. Hope I'm in the right state of mind.

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A wake?

Yay, dodgy Irish accents.

Shut up, Eliot. Read the room a little.

Dodgy accents aside... Interesting choice to have him be from Belfast and call himself Irish. Especially since he clearly has a UK passport so we know it's not a mistake.

Well, of course it would be IRA. Of course.

Yeah I think it's an hour max. at this point.

Oh hey I've heard of the emergency fund.

Well, at least he said that right.

Eliot! 😳 Be glad she didn't punch you in the dick nose for that.

Aw. Fam is concerned. And for a reason, I guess.

Trained in cryptography, huh? Interesting.

Um. Trying to figure out the reason for the sudden Hardison show, but I got nothin'.

Ah, so we're doing it old school.

Oh, that was a good Irish accent actually.

Can't say I really understand the whole thing where they do the same scene from a different angle immediately after presumably coming back from a commercial break. But then, this genre isn't my specialty.

Love the Eliot/Parker action team.

And the growl!

Oh, the song! Now it's more appropriate.

You absolutely stomp, baby.

"Guard"? I think I see what you did there.

I kinda prefer Drunk Nate, you know? Weirdly.

That was absolutely more than 2 hours, let alone 1,5. But okay.

Also, Cora absolutely stared at Tara's boobs for a bit there.

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Ooh, they've changed things so that Gale will volunteer his story when his condition becomes worryingly unstable. He appears to be at least mostly honest, too.

I wonder if the magical projection still happens if he dies, haven't had a chance to find out.

(Also, from some new party banter... he's worried about getting a word to his mother?? Aw.)

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Nice quick thinking, girl. You might want to try to look less shifty, though.

Yeah, that's... typical capitalist thinking.

...yeah, I knew that cleavage was there for a reason.

🤨

Double that, actually.

"Hardison!" "Mm-mm, I don't think that counts." 😂

Aaaand Eliot "Distinctive" Spencer makes a glorious comeback. Eliot "Chef" Spencer already made his return in the last episode.

What the hell is the dialogue in this episode?

Oh Parker. 😂

Eliot, just cuddle her and she'll stop poking you. Cat logic, man.

Well that would explain a lot. Maybe you need a nice cuddle nap.

Oh ew. I think I've met that guy. Or several of him.

Aw you two.

Oh Hardison. I think she got it by now. 🤭

I don't even know what they're trying to do right now but it's kind of cute.

Ah, Annoying Hat Man, we haven't seen him in a couple of episodes.

Also, did Christian mess up his face again?

Yeah, Eliot, like what you did was entirely normal.

Those three really love their elevators, huh?

Eliot, you're really kinda evil sometimes.

And then he just beams at Hardison so lovingly. 😂

"Oh, you'd be surprised at what I can do." 😏

So, you're setting Nate up with this girl to... teach him not to be a control freak? I guess there's logic in there... somewhere.

...Wait, is that a little braid there under his ear?

Nonsensical headcanon time: the trio watched Star Wars and decided Eliot needed a Padawan braid. *nods* (No, really, I can see Parker getting jittery and needing something to occupy her hands and Eliot and his glorious hair were conveniently there.)

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Leverage 3x06

Aimee? Eliot episode, I see.

No wait, not Aimee. Eliot just has a type, I suppose. 🙄

Oh god, even I've seen some version of that particular music video.

Agreed, Sophie.

Oh Parker.

Hardison probably could, though?

(I know, very different animal from classical violin.)

Oh fuck you dude.

Oh god the outfits. And Sophie's sunglasses!

Ooh, nice, Parker! Very well shot, too. Love it.

I mean, of course. Think I've heard of this one, too.

Aw, Eliot. It'll be fine. ❤

Parker flits right into his space and startles him. I don't think pretty much anyone else could have avoided getting hurt.

Confirmation that under normal circumstances Parker cannot startle him because he's always aware of her? 🤔

Also another confirmation that he snaps when he's worried or nervous.

(I mean, sometimes he's just a grumpy ass, but y'know.)

Darth Eliot. 😂

Yeah, we know what Auto-Tune is. Not exactly new technology or a state secret at this point.

Come on, Nate, just let the man call Eliot 'baby' if he wants to, universally or otherwise. It's not like Eliot is objecting. Another little OT3 seed or just Nate being a prick? Both?

Well, girl, that's one way to do it, certainly. 😏

Ooh, she played him a little, I like her.

Of course he doesn't require pitch correcting, of course not.

Aw, Parker likes it.

Go, baby! You did good. ❤

Hmm, haven't heard him sing in a hot minute. 20 years or so.

Okay, that's probably deserved. 🤭

He really is adorably tender kisser, aww. ❤ Can he just kiss Parker and/or Hardison like that next? No?

Well, that was fast. 😂

Lucky for Nate, though. Honestly, though... in the middle of a con? I know she reminds you of Aimee but c'mon.

What'd I just say about people startling Eliot?

Oh my god. 😂

Also, what'd I say earlier about the risks of putting Eliot in the spotlight? 😂

Oofff, gun show. 👀

Who wrote these lyrics, though? New moon doesn't shine through anything. 🤨

Boys, come on now.

Parker to the rescue. 💛🪿

Is this guy supposed to remind us of Blake Shelton, or are these guys just a dime in a dozen?

Wait, did he just try to perform that song as his own literally a few days max. after "Kenneth Crane" did? In the same damn venue? 🤨

Aw, poor Eliot. You can't go home again and all that. It'll be okay. ❤

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Okay, I trust that you guys know what you're doing when you say to follow the recommended order, but this one maybe feels like it should have been earlier on based on some of the dialogue etc.? We'll see. 🤔

Damn, Eliot.

"You gave him speed??" "He beat up a priest."

Not sure that's how it would work, though, but okay.

Stigmata paintball gun. 😂

Yeah, still getting the feeling the continuity is a little off.

Eliot's hair is very straight in this episode.

And also shorter than in the last one I watched. What'd I just say.

Yeah, that is a very fake fake miracle.

Honestly, I'm surprised if there isn't a "Bibletopia" somewhere in the U.S.

Teamwork, baby. Oh, was that the first Hardison/Eliot bro-fist thing or am I forgetting one? Well, definitely the first one related to Parker.

Honestly, the continuity is really confusing with this one. Oh well.

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Oh, that's Klimt's Hygieia from one of the Faculty Paintings! Medicine, I think. The actual painting was much bigger than that, though.

But eh, the real story is relatively similar, so let's just go with it I guess. I'll try to can my annoying art history nerdery. It's not like this show is rooted in realism.

Oh dear that girl's hair. This was too early for that to even be back in fashion. 😂

Wait, did they recruit that one chick from the last episode?

No, that's a different crew? Juicy.

A Coolidge? Heh.

Well, one version of it.

Not a huge fan of even this fictional version of the painting being framed as "Holocaust art", I must say. But okay. *deep breaths*

Well, it's not like Parker is wrong...

Ooh, a vindictive ex?

I wonder how many people bought this back when this aired?

Not a super convicing fake funeral, though. 😂

But aw, Eliot called her 'sister'.

Hah, nice headstone.

Oh yay, more Hyundai advertising.

Way to be extra, Eliot.

Oh Parker.

You two just share a personal bubble full-time now, huh? Don't think I didn't notice that, Eliot. 😏

Sophie is looking really lovely, by the way. We can only hope to look that good in the coffin, as it were.

Yup, that story is true actually.

That's Café Terrace at Night but the colors are wrong?

I know, I know. Shutting up now.

Glasses!

Did he mess up his face again or is this the same injury?

Hey, you're pretty good at that dress up stuff, don't sell yourself short.

And again with the lack of personal space.

Oh Parker.

Aww, Sophie and Hardison really don't hang out much, huh?

Ooh, this is fun.

Girl version of Eliot? Fun.

What was that? 😂

Cha0s?? That's the lamest hacker name I've ever heard.

Well, that's all very Shadowrun.

Don't be sexist, Hardison. Ex-Mossad or not.

The bird's actually pretty genius. Happens at my workplace all the time.

Birds getting in and sometimes triggering stuff, I mean, not heists.

Oh, I think I've seen this one in gifsets.

Nice, Parker.

Well, that's very gentlemanly of you to get on even level, Eliot. 😂

Nice Elizabeth Swann move. I approve. 😏

He's really met his match, huh? 😂

They all have, I guess. Some are just more... horny about it. 🤭

Hey, the headstone changed. Boo.

Oh Sophie.

Don't rush her, Nate, she's right.

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Leverage 3x04

Wadata? Guess they couldn't use Wakanda... Ah well, at least that's a real word in Hausa.

Giancarlo Esposito??

Yikes.

I see we have this Eliot today. *sigh*

I know, girl, me too. 🙄

Oh, you can be serious? And not a douchebag? Good.

Election, coup, same difference...

Oh here we go.

Good call, Nate.

Yup, that's how it usually works...

Oh there you are, babe.

You went to junior high? 🤨

"Perception Management". Oof. Yeah.

Islam Karimov and Tan Shwe? Nice. Again, love that they do use real people and places too instead of just making them up.

Stalin quote, too? I believe he said "million", though, not "thousand" but eh.

Nice accent, Hardison.

1812 Overture? Hah, nice. That one sure is loud.

You can do it, Hardison, don't worry.

10 years ago? Sometimes I forget he's the baby.

That's kind of horrible pressure to put on him, though.

Glasses! And ponytail.

What, you became a conductor in prison? 🤨

Poor Hardison. At least he has his orange soda.

It's okay, Eliot, she's okay. 🥺

Ooh, new tactic!

Parker's always so happy when Eliot kicks ass. 😆

Wow, it's not often that Eliot gets beat right back.

I wish I could see that pendant more clearly.

You can do it, babe.

(*grumbles about how you don't do solos standing up*)

Aw, the reactions. ❤

The audio and video don't quite match but it's okay.

Well done. ❤

Oh Eliot.

Poor Hardison. I know the point was to show Nate's a bitch, but ugh. He's a genius, they could have had him pull that off without that.

Kind of inconsistent episode, but it was alright,

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Oh I see where this is going already.

Getting a tiny bit handsy there, Eliot. That's new.

With her, I mean.

Aww, he's been teaching her. Good.

Poor Hardison, probably not how he wanted to get double-teamed, or in that position. 😂

Parker's happy, though. 😂

But seriously, that was kind of... not cool, overall.

Yeah, definitely pregnant. I mean, it's not like a whole lot can be done to hide something like that after a certain point.

Nate is frighteningly good at this particular character.

"Straighter than an army parade" is certainly an interesting way to put it.

Aww, a HTC. I used to have HTCs, sadly they're no longer a thing.

They shot in that weather? Brave. Those are real thunderclouds. Nice rainbow, though. 👀

Showtime!

"You fight like something's trying to get out of you." Pfffft. Yeah.

What are you thinking, Eliot?

Huh, is Sophie pregnant? Or did they at least consider that storyline?

Oh Eliot.

Oh Eliot.

That was a lovely (and very beautifully lit) little bonding moment.

And I know it's actually serious but I once again couldn't help giggling a little at certain lines.

Awww, Eliot's curls. I feel ya, mate, mine does that too when it gets damp.

Hardison's worried. 🥺

I like that he has an actual athlete/fighter's body, not one those hyper-toned dehydrated husk types, ya know?

Ooh, tattoo!

Oh Eliot.

Parker's mad, too. Genuinely, I think.

Huh, did we actually know this before or did Sophie just glean it from that one conversation? Or is she semi-bluffing and going with a hunch? 🤔

Oh, I see. Well played.

Oh Parker. ❤

Oh, is she flirting? I think she's flirting. For Parker, I mean.

Also, definitely feels like they might have been setting up a pregnancy storyline here.

Is it just me or did this episode have an unusual amount of queer references, though? Hmm.

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NYC?

Oh look, stereotypical Slavic gangsters. The track suit is a nice touch.

Never mind, Massachusetts shields. Unless that's a continuity gaffe.

Seriously. Parker magnet.

Aw Eliot, don't be like that.

Where is Sophie, though?

That is to say, what fun excuse they have come up with for Gina's absence?

"She needs space". Come on, you can do better.

Listen, Nate, I know honey pots are a classic but that's still sexist.

And you should really know better because cute blonde or not, this is Parker.

Wait did I miss an episode? Because I know the fork-stabbing one but not the other one.

Ooh, well done Parker! You're doing good, girl!

Nice accent, Hardison. 🤭

Where did they find the most stereotypically Russian-looking guy imaginable?

Well done, baby, but I think you might be in the pre-emptive doghouse now.

Sterling. Of course Sterling.

Well, those are some looks. 😂

More braids, too. Aww.

Well, that was convenient.

Aww honey.

"You'll earn that later." Ew.

Oh boys. 😂

Aw you two. ❤

And of course Eliot is -- grumpily -- there to pick them both up.

Oh you two. 😂 Parker made you, huh? So it's less embarrassing to admit you're whipped? Right. 😆

Honestly, they're like three cats with different personalities. Bless.

Yeah, girl, I'd probably do that too...

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Oh yikes. Too real.

Oh shut up, Nate.

And this would've been the Obama era, so of course she'd bite.

Good job, Hardison. I like the look. 😆

Shut up, Nate.

You too, Eliot.

Yeah, that's the wrong thing to say if you want her to drop it, mate.

Glasses!

Eliot, please. ����

Honestly, is he a Parker magnet or something? It's cute.

And he's leaning on her, too. D'aaww.

(I guess something could also be said about how Hardison doesn't even blink when it's Eliot she's cozying up to.)

I thought that sounded like a stereotypical stripper name. 😂

Whoo, more product placement.

That cross-eyed thing is pretty impressive.

As is climbing that fence in a pencil skirt and heels.

Poor Hardison.

Oh Parker. 🤭

Well done, Hardison. You too, Eliot.

Well done, team. If only it was that easy to make people change their minds about something once they get new information. Especially the types who watch stuff like that, ya know?`

But then, I guess this was before the entire world went nuts with QAnon etc.

Oh boys. That's a little mean, honestly.

Wait, did he just feed Parker a paprika slice off his knife? Cute.

I do hope the OT3 will get to have more serious moments, too. Right now it's a little weird how the tone shifts when it's about Nate and/or Sophie.