#leverage reboot

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“Me, you, hardison, that’s fine. That’s working” thank you for confirming my ot3

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Finally catching up on Leverage: Redemption and I just finished Season 3 Episode 5! It has been my favorite so far this season! The old and the new, the fun and the drama!

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The Mastermind Job Rewatch

It’s actually amazing how accurate these representations are, for horrible representation.

“And a Sophie”!!!!! !!!!!

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The Side Job

Initial thoughts

(definitely gonna have to watch this one multiple times)

OK, first off. Wow. Just. Wow.

The repetitions of “something like that”

Also, “you’re not breaking up the band, you just wanna try a little prog rock”. OMG, Harry, you are such a dad and ily.

Also, Breanna is SCARY.

There were probably other wonderful parts of this episode but they have completely been erased by Eliot coming in and stopping the machine… but not to stop Parker. I just. I just… I…

also that ending. What a twist! What a way to make the bad guy repent! (From Latin root Pensare — to think; to re-pent is to re-think about your actions and your decisions)

Also her presentation was very. Um. Scattered. But I think maybe essentially correct?

Also… how much of this season has been different modes of ethical thought? Chidi? Chidi I need you!

And yeah. more thoughts when I can. Um. Cohere.

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Do you like that Leverage:Redemption kept the headquarters in New Orleans or do you wish it had moved around like the original series?

I like New Orleans

Seeing other places would have been nice

I don’t care either way

Voting ended onJun 1, 2025

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leverage redemption (redeems) itself

i kinda love that leverage redemption erased everything and everyone that was terrible on the original, and wrote stories that are now more acceptable on television than it was in the early 2000s. in this reboot, sophie is allowed to become the big hearted teacher that she has always been.

in the season one finale of leverage, eliot and hardison tell nate that they actually prefer sophie being the mastermind and running their cons ("you learn, and you con."). unlike nate, who rarely lets the team in on his plans, sophie - despite being a revered and feared grifter - takes the time to teach her craft to anyone who wants to learn, even to a newcomer like maggie. she explains the rationale behind why certain cons must be done a certain way. the team has little experience in the long con, but sophie does, and she teaches them the overarching picture of a scam, while respecting their individual professions and skills.

sophie isn't afraid to let the team try new things even during the con itself - things might go awry but she trusts them to handle themselves. even in the original, sophie gives just enough advice to parker on how to communicate with hardison, then lets parker calm hardison down when he was buried alive. she never ever condescends to the team, recognizing that they are world-class experts in their respective trades. this openness that sophie has is an aspect of leverage that i have always loved. it was also clear that during her absence in season two, the team was missing an emotional anchor. they confided in sophie about their fears and anxieties not because they don't trust nate, but because sophie always listens. maybe it is due to her profession as a grifter that sophie understands people and what they need so well, but nevertheless, the crew - a group of misfits from society - find solace in sophie.

but since nate was the mastermind, we didn't see this aspect of sophie as often during the original. and to be fair, the tragedy of nate's life also meant that show was also filtered through his anger - which isn't a negative, anger is a response to injustice - but sometimes, his anger tore the team apart.

with the departure of nate, leverage redemption cleverly makes the women the masterminds. we see sophie be the anchor of the crew - she guides and teaches them, and lets them handle themselves for the most part. with breanna, sophie is careful not to strike down her ideas. she trusts breanna's intelligence, and only offers advice when breanna needs it. there are just so many occasions when breanna thinks of a con, and everyone runs with it because they love and trust her. beyond this, sophie also encourages breanna to think of college - this is something nate would never do, consumed by rage and sometimes insularity. they may be very old thieves in this out of passion and a visceral sense of justice, but breanna can still forge a real life for herself. there is a lightness to the reboot that allows more space for compassion (it must be said, the show was always kind.)

even with the inclusion of a veteran like noah wyle, the series doesn't pander to his experience. harry wilson may be fifty years of age, but when it comes to running honest cons, he's an amateur, and the show treats him as such. harry has to find a specialty of his own, and sophie is there, giving him a chance to learn and fall over and again. you learn, and you con has become the theme of leverage redemption, and it is everything the original could have been.

it's even more special that instead of letting these women adopt stereotypical traits associated with male leads - stubborness, intractability and anger - leverage redemption shows us a world where compassion and grace are powerful and affecting emotions. sophie, breanna and parker have already established that they can stand on their own and hold their ground - they are assured in who they are, and don't have to resort to condescension and rage to get what they want. i find it incredibly moving and also an example of a reboot that is spectacularly done.

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The Swipe Right Job

I can’t make my fingers do that heart thing

I feel so bad for Roger… :(

Parker’s fake Minnesota accent 😂

It’s fine, Sophie, you can roll straight dex for flying a plane. It’s athletics. No problem.

Oh, wow, Soph, digging at her ego quite early aren’t we?

That’s the voice she uses on a mark.

You don’t usually realize how very short Eliot is

God, Harry is so magnificent. I love this man. “I can’t replace Sophie Deveraux” to “I can totally replace Sophie Devereaux” in ten seconds flat

Awwwwww omg Becky ily

Fortunately, New Guy is really good at being damseled

I love you, Roger! You did such a good job! I’m so proud of you!!

Wait where’s the scene where Becky comes out to her dad?