#Darna liveblogs stuff

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My heart. 😳🥹🥺😭

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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.

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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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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? 😂

Chaos?? 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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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.

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Oh Parker.

Is this 'learning on the job' thing or are the boys just too busy playing CS or something?

Oh girl. Good taste with that one, though.

Don't be mean, Eliot.

There's a whole damn sofa over there, Parker, but okay. 🤭

Oh Hardison. 😆

Hah, can't blame ya bro.

Oh Nate. Well, I guess playing 'kooky European' always works...

What I'd really like to know is who planned those 'time travelers from the '60s' outfits. Hardison?

Eliot, baby, no.

I'm always baffled that Americans... do that. They do that, don't they, and it's not just an exaggerated fiction thing? Competitive spelling, I mean.

Ah, those two again.

Of course she can do that.

So, not Hardison. Nate? Sophie?

Aww, Eliot just wants to be with his boos where the action happens.

He's kind of... inconsistently good with kids, though, isn't he?

Aww, Hardison. I mean, McSweeten is a bit of a creep about her.

Oh honey.

Poor Parker.

Hardison, baby, I think she's having it rougher than you here.

I'm sure you'd look smashing in a dress, Hardison. 🤭

Parker, no. 🫣

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Yeah Nate, that's a bit of a gamble, but okay.

Is this the Tara I've been hearing about?

Nah, scratch that.

These files are hilarious. I like that they're letting at least fake Parker be 30 instead of 21 or something, though.

Shut up, boys.

Well done, Hardison.

Who stole Magneto's chess set?

Oh Parker.

Oh boys. Someone might be protesting a bit too much. 🤭

Oh Eliot. 😆

I'm not entirely sure if that was Eliot cracking or Christian Kane breaking character just a bit, though. And that's exactly what I meant earlier when I said I'm not sure what I should read into some of the facial acting and cuts.

How did that even work? 😂

Did Christian Kane mess up his face somehow during the shooting? First the lesbian bar thing, now he's wearing a beanie that covers half his face in a lot of scenes.

Ooh, I just noticed he has pierced ears. Left one twice. Nice.

Snyder!

Well done, Hardison.

Well done, Parker.

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Celtic punk? I don't recognize the song, but promising start.

That's usually a tell-tale sign we're in Boston.

...or not.

Oh Nate.

Oh boys. 🙄

That was an odd scene. It felt fake in the 'we're pretending to argue for a job' way. I'm really not sure what it's there to establish. 🤨

Oh dear.

I don't think that's how concussions work, Eliot.

I know you're trying to help her, Sophie, but ouch.

Oh you two.

Oh Parker.

Well, there's a trust-building exercise.

The Mexican standoff music, oh god.

Well, that's one way to mess with Eliot's game. 🤭 He so deserved that, too.

Oh you two.

Oh joy, product placement.

Oh Nate.

Well that was out of the blue.

Ah, I see. Well done, show.

Not sure if I'm fond of these implications. But eh, 2007/2008.

Aw, Eliot.

That's better. Can't cure her with rehab, or even antidepressants.

Awwww yes, straight to her boys. ❤ Their reactions. 😂

A bit interesting that she launched herself at Eliot first. At this point, they work pretty well together but don't really gel otherwise.

And off they walk as a unit. Bless. I kinda expected that scene to be later on in the show, huh.

Oh Nate.

And there's the entirely unrelated Celtic punk song again. Huh.

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When in Rivain, I guess. 🙄

Like, I'll give it to you that the gear is creatively interesting (if you can call mixing Central American Native cultures + pirates + Roman gladiators that), and apparently also gender-neutrally stripperiffic, but... Yeah. I do like the rings being part of it, though, this game is otherwise depressingly lacking in bling.

Anyway...Next up Kal-Sharok! Titan stuff! Fuck yes! That's something I'm actually genuinely excited about.

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Gale you dork. You couldn't be less smooth and more endearing if you tried. But that's why I love you. 💜

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I have neither the time nor the mental energy to write the recap post tonight, so if you'll excuse me, I'll jump straight into S2.

...aaand immediately I can't find a subtitle file that is in sync. 😤

Finally, ugh.

Now we're in Boston?

And that's why we don't do fancy computer stuff in cars.

Go Nate?

Ooh, new title card.

And opening credits, kinda. Which immediately and rather unsubtly establish the OT3. Nice.

Oh Sophie.

Ooh, Parker's hair!

Come on guys, don't be like that.

Sophie's hair too!

Ah, to still live in a world where implying Nazis are bad wasn't controversial.

Tell him what? You're pregnant?

Kidding, but... I think the actress might be? Some pretty suspiciously loose tops and strategic shots.

Oh Parker.

Aw, the kids are so happy to be back together.

Aw you two.

First knives now locks? What's Hardison's metaphor I wonder?

I mean, we are in Boston. 🙄

Oh Eliot. But also damn, Eliot.

I know Nate's kinda the main character but do they actually need him?

Oh Hardison, you're precious.

Why are they in Eliot's pants again?

Yeah, I think she's pregnant. And this is not me body-shaming, I want to make that clear.

Elioottt, that was mean.

Baby girl, I get the feeling you should hang out with Parker.

Oh, the dude playing Leary is good.

Well, at least they're not in his pants anymore.

Ah, we've hit the smartphone era.

"What happened to our man?" 😏

Is it? Boyfriend I mean. Hmm.

Well done, Nate.

A slutty werewolf mercenary, a hacker prodigy, and an autistic cat burglar walk into a bar...