#astrid pickford

[aardvaark]

sophie, circa 2009: so then there’s parker-

tara: wait, THE parker?? shit, isn’t she crazy?

sophie: no! don’t say that, she’s so sweet! we’ve been working hard on grifting skills and she’s really improving! no more stabbing - well, knock on wood - and the other day she even offered to throw me off a building. i think we’re really making progress.

tara: are you hearing yourself

sophie: wait wait wait, just look at this photo! here she is dressed up for a grift - i picked the costume out for her - isn’t she just adorable? <3

tara: …alright. next time maybe just adopt a cat instead of, you know, the world’s greatest thief.

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sophie, circa 2023: my stepdaughter, astrid, who i [presumably] never told you about came back into my life recently.

tara: i - okay. sure.

sophie: she’s an interpol agent working for sterling and she’s doing such a great job hunting people down. she even found out multiple aliases of mine! i’m so proud! i initially thought she’d want to toss me in prison or get revenge on me because her father sort of died of a broken heart when i left, but she’s actually very kind and just as adorable as ever! we’re getting tea next monday :)

tara:

tara: where are you finding these people. do you have some kind of magnet

[lindseymcdonaldseyelashes]

Leverage: Redemption 3x5- "The Grand Complication Job"

[ghostlyarchaeologist]

Leverage Redemption S03E05 The Grand Complication Job.

[alhashimis]

i think astrid should become sterling's favorite eventually and then he finds out about her and sophie and he's all like, "be careful around these people, agent, they're nothing but trouble." but then astrid is in the states and she visits the crew except sterling is there and everyone's glaring at him but also they're all fully immersed in a case??? and astrid's like, what are YOU doing at the devil's sacrament, boss????

[beautifulscreaminglady]

Sophie and her children

+ Widmark

[leveragecentral]

The Grand Complication Job (S03E05) LEVERAGE: REDEMPTION (2021—)

[villadiodatis]

The Grand Complication Job is such a great example of an episode showcasing all the cool women on the show without feeling contrived or patting itself on the back like the Marvel moment. It feels natural and it makes sense because these characters, their skills, and their relationships are pre-established. There are enough existing female characters in different roles that you can build an all-female episode easily and organically! It’s so wonderful!

[reflectingiridescent]

"We didn't want to make Sophie the evil stepmom. Sophie was the awesome stepmom...And so [Astrid] is somebody whose life was destroyed by crime. She assumes her stepmom disappeared because of the shame and was trying to dodge the publicity. Her dad died. She lost everything. She would become kind of Monte Cristo-like. She would become, to a great degree, Nate, who grew up in a life of crime or had his life twisted by crime. And so we just wanted the idea that this daughter you need to reconcile with…couldn't be someone you go and have coffee with…Every encounter with this person is dangerous…This person doesn't [like] what you represent…This person is your new foil." - John Rogers on the podcast for The Crowing Achievement Job