#sophie(leverage)

[natefukkr08]

I think one of the reasons Elliot and Sophie have such an interesting dynamic to me is the dichotomy between Elliot, who has always used his name and has it connected to everything he’s ever done and all the people he’s ever known, and Sophie, whose real name and story is a mystery and who lives full lives in her mind for every one of her grifts

[ghostditto]

I’ve watched the entirety of the show Leverage at least 6 times, and you’re telling me never once did I notice Eliot’s little rat tails in season 2???

He’s got them in quite a few episodes, but never once did I see them before! I feel like I’m going crazy!

I first noticed them in the Runway Job (maybe the Iceman one too but I could be wrong) but I’m rewatching it now with someone else and they didn’t notice them either till I pointed them out!

I can’t take screenshots on my phone but they’re in this promo shoot, and they seem to disappear behind his shoulders in a few scenes, but they’re there!

[achillbeing]

Are you FREAKING KIDDING ME

Nate actually is vulnerable and shares genuine feelings and needs and everything with Sophie and she CAN'T HEAR HIM BECAUSE OF BEING IN A HELICOPTER?! Whyyyyy couldn't it have just been a voicemail this time too so it was recorded to play back again later come ONNNNNN

[writersarea]

important realization from a conversation with my roommate: leverage is just adult scooby doo and here's why:

ragtag group

solves crimes

very different personalities for each (fred is nate, velma is hardison, daphne is sophie, and i'm open to discussing who among scooby and shaggy is parker and elliot. i'm leaning towards scooby as elliot)

white people (usually men) with too much money are the problem

often split up for clues

chase scenes = leverage crew almost getting caught

please add more i want to have this discussion

[wild-fleurs]

Nate’s parenting to The Trio represents different age ranges of kids to me

The way he interacts with each of them to me shows he’s filling different age range needs

Yes they’re all adults & friends but they’re also a family & the parenting writing for Nate & Sophie is intentional so leaning into that makes sense but there’s a difference to me in how Sophie as the team mum is written vs Nate to each trio as the team dad

Sophie with everyone is usually motherly & naturing. Used to get them to through what they need getting through or be able to help themselves or get calm enough to continue the job or advice on how to interact with the mark, there’s a goal to her advice & helping the kids, she also corrects nate on his behaviour to “the kids” as a parent would to the other parent or talks to the kids about Nate’s behaviour

Nate’s parenting for each of the 3 is different in my opinion

With Elliot it’s more of an older teen type of thing he doesn’t metaphorically ground him or place consequences on him instead he gives him information & choices & advice sometimes scolds him but it feels more giving him the tools & information to make his own choices Elliot is more developed emotionally & in terms of individual world experiences than the other two. Nate is more of a sounding board, Elliot also often talks to Nate as a friend or calls out his behaviour or issues it’s more of a give & take as it can be with older teens/young adults

With Hardison I see it more has young teen or older child a lot of it is keeping him on task, pushing him to achieve what he can but thinks he can’t plus Hardison’s role of technology & Nate doesn’t know anything about that stuff so that’s another parents don’t get the technology angle. Hardison can written juvenile at times with video games & orange soda & pop culture/age of the geek stuff - not saying this is childish in itself but in his role in the team it is, his celebrations & rambles ect he’s got the enthusiasm & excitement. Like the gold job Nate guides him as a parent, lets him make the mistakes & learn the lesson but has the back up plan to help/save him & he’s clearly in trouble like a kid would be for staying up late playing video games for the airplane job

Parker is the young child with her mentality in a lot of ways, there’s a lot of “put it back parker” lol testing boundaries. She’s usually mentored in a way that’s gentle but teaches her but doesn’t usually punish her although the juror job was as a punishment for not listening (also Parker treats Alice as an imaginary friend of sorts who’s seperate to her & the team remind her she is Alice). Then there’s the psychic episode where they help her through her emotions. Parker has the childish viewpoint eg the Christmas episode believing in Santa, they usually indulge her interests & world view or correct her but she’s also pulled into line as needed & taught how her actions impact others which is more of a young child lesson. She’s the one who is raised the most by the team/Nate through the series from a closed off aloof loner thief to being the new mastermind & running the team & connecting with clients in a way she couldn’t have without Nate & Sophie as ‘parents’

Even though he lost Sam Nate is able to continue to be a parent through all phases with his team

Just random crap I’m thinking of as I watch

If I’d taken notes earlier on this idea I’d have more proof/info/examples to point to but this is off the top of my head

[lilolilyr]

Bodyguard - a Leverage double drabble for @duckprintspress' May Trope Mayhem 2025

200 words, rated G, cross-posted to my Ao3

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Sophie is cranky.

Of course she doesn't show it - her current persona, the Lady Charlotte, Absolutely Genuine Duchess of Hanover, is not cranky, and therefore Sophie is smiling brightly and laughing along with the other guests at the party. It does not, however, change the fact that Sophie is feeling cranky. Usually she is much better at method-acting her way out of a bad mood!

Next to her and just a step behind her, Tara smiles at the man they are supposed to be robbing, whose sole attention is on Tara as Sophie's bodyguard instead of on Sophie herself! She is wearing silk and pearls, and yet that man is focused solely on Tara's bodyguard persona in a boring, plain black suit!

Not that Sophie can actually blame him. Tara looks gorgeous in black, looks gorgeous in anything really, and that's the problem, isn't it? That Tara would look good in a potato sack while Sophie has to deck herself out in fancy clothes and jewels and still doesn't even come close.

That, and the way that Sophie wants to pull Tara away to a private corner to have her way with her, an urge so compellent it's almost distracting her from their mission - that is definitely also a problem.

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[whichgreathousewouldtheybepartof]

Sophie Devereaux from Leverage

If Sophie Devereaux (Leverage) was in Game of Thrones/A Song of Ice and Fire, which Great House of Westeros would they be part of or at least the most affiliated with?

House Targaryen

House Stark

House Lannister

House Baratheon

House Greyjoy

House Tully

House Arryn

House Martell

House Tyrell

Voting ended onJul 12, 2025

Ways to approach the poll if the character isn’t a royal:

If you think they’d be from a smaller house, go with the Great House that that smaller house is sworn to (ex: House Manderly —> vote Stark)

They don’t have to be a nobleperson, they can be someone working for the house or being ruled by them. Roles could be a sworn-sword, a septa, a butcher, a blacksmith, or even a lowly peasant.

You can consider the region itself. For example, if you feel the character would be from Dorne, pick House Martell.

You can consider the personality of the character. For example, if your character is all about honor, then consider either House Arryn or House Stark.

Last, but not least, be creative with it! For example, there was a comment I read that the character who was the subject of the poll would be pulling a Littlefinger, so they went with either Lannister or Tyrell as that would be that character’s target houses.

[catschimericalcreationsmisc]

Leverage: Redemption "The Unwellness Job"

Sophie: "She tasks me... and I shall have her."

Me: boy, I sure hope this doesn't awaken anything in me.