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leverage-ot3 · 2 months ago

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okay it’s literally past 1:30am and have spent all night reblogging pitt content on main,,, YALL HOWD I MISS R3 TRAILER DROPPING???

probably not gonna be coherent and not sure I have brainpower to tag the way I’d like, but writing quick thoughts under the cut

the trailer is giving SERIOUSLY more grim/gritty vibes than s1&2. looking back I definitely feel like that’s what I was missing. there’s been a lot of debate in tags abt whether of not we like the tonal shift between OG and redemption, and how it’s seemed to some people (tbh myself included a bit) there’s a bit less realism/more hand-wavy stuff in redemption. that personally didn’t turn me away and bother me as much as it did some others (not criticism!!! I think we are all allowed to have feelings abt how to interpret and enjoy our comfort media!!!), BUT it was definitely something I noticed. scrolled through the tag and saw someone post maybe it was always a bit goofier but how’s through nate’s perspective which make me chuckle but also lowkey makes sense. while the team is near and dear to me and I don’t really think much can do to take that enjoyment away from me, I do appreciate the more serious/grim tones a lot of the original run had. it was still heartfelt, silly, emotional, etc, but the subject matter and severity of injustice really has that cloud hanging overhead and I feel like there was more hints of that in the trailer than what we’ve been seeing with s1&2. maybe it’s me and the ridiculous burnout with my job having to deal with immediate effects of administration changes (ppl losing homes bc cuts to section 8, ssa shitfest (not anyone working there’s fault, I cannot say that enough but I digress), getting harder for some ppl to get food stamps, new americans getting dropped and stranded bc they basically fired all resettlement case workers, etc). I’m just so fucking tired and been trying my best, so maybe having the more grim tone just makes me feel like I’m not losing my mind. sorry tmi lol

‘we fix things. we stop the bad guys nobody stops’ i need this emotionally for my mental health rn 😭😭😭 like we’re so back ofc ofc ofc but like this can’t come fast enough, so s3 lr save me save me lr s3 etc etc

‘and today we have the honor, nay the privilege of conning the scum of the scum’ babygirl i love you SO much

parker intense laser scene really giving the rundown job intensity feel,,,, which sure makes me feel some kind of things (love and appreciation for my girl, but also,,, mommy? sorry)

‘every war zone I’ve been in, what’s the worst I’ve seen? the local stuff, neighbor against neighbor’ *insert sinpsons im in danger meme* no but fr got chills. in the context of literally EVERYTHING going on, it seems like they won’t be pulling punches (or at least I really hope so). now is NOT the time to pull punches. I’m just perpetually baffled by and curious of how far they will push given they’re literally airing/sponsored through amazon

‘sorry boys we’re closed’ ugh her body language and threat of violence, heart palpitating already for my girl nobody hurt my girliepop

eliot immediately playing into handshake I love his and harry’s dynamic

‘you made a huge mistake’ ‘and what mistake is that?’ -> deeper, serious voice ‘you messed with my family’,,, yall,,, FUCK. like want her carnally etc etc but fuck this is intense. followed by the whole fucking badass montage and ‘does anyone know what parker’s up to?’ -> fucking STABBING SCENE??? that’s ambiguous as fuck -> ‘where’s parker’ over staticky comms??? this is honestly the darkest we’ve seen parker, the only close examples i can think of given it’s now almost 3am probably being that brief interaction where parker was lowkey ready to kill tara at the end of s2 thinking she betrayed her family, kinda in the boost job (?), the carnival job w/crew threatening dad and seriously reorienting bc molly was in danger, the grave danger job for obvious reasons (rip those were back to back 😭🫡), the experimental job when hardison was kidnapped, rundown job (obviously), the white rabbit job (arguable more pointed anger vs dark rage). and in redemption maybe too many rembrandt’s/panamanian monkey w/initial threats towards harry, hurricane job, end of muddy waters/through harry wilson job under perception of betrayal. and even a lot of these were more parker being more serious/intense- what we’re seeing in this trailer is something past most of those examples. something darker, more intense out of protectiveness of her family. go off diva i support your rights and wrongs and you look so hot (respectfully) doing it. step on my neck and all that.

and now, to be on brand:

I wouldn’t be me without mentioning ot3. YALL. I HAVE THOUGHTS. will have to flesh it out later but man,,, mind still reeling and will have to rewatch a few more times, but my initial impressions:

‘there’s my special guy’ interaction,,, i missed them SO much!!! regardless of shipping opinions, hardison and eliot’s relationship is so important to me. even if it were to be just platonic, there is no denying (and hasn’t been for a LONG long time) that they are each others people (plus parker ofc). like nate, sophie, breanna, harry, etc, they are family. but the three of them? til their dying day was a promise of devotion to each other and it’s clear yet again what that means. more discussion below, but had to appreciate that first lil bit because my boys are back and I love them sm. platonic, romantic, or secret third option, it’s undeniable how much they care for each other and how deeply they feel, and how their vulnerability shines through, which is always something we need more of in media.

‘I don’t want to do this anymore’ ‘you don’t want to crime anymore’ interaction directly followed by Hardison’s impassioned ‘I don’t like watching someone I care about take punches meant for me’ followed by footage of eliot being dealt hard punches,,, guys. GUYS. something something that has literally ALWAYS been eliot’s whole thing. like he has range and is very competent in many areas and am not intending to erase that, but eliot was brought in to be a hitter before anything else. it’s always been ‘I can take the punishment’, ‘we be the calvalry’, ‘well I do hurt people’ from ep 1. there are definitely more character-thesis lines im missing right now but it’s past 2am and will come back with rest later lol. will have to make another post in depth about this piece, but initial thoughts? eliot has always been this force of nature, carefully contained violence, guns aren’t needed my body is the only weapon I need (and improv pbjects). but eliot is getting older. we’ve seen him in the last two seasons more sore and taking time to recover. c kane is 52 and not meant in an ageist way, but he’s getting older. he’s still honed and in shape, but he can’t keep taking punches the way he used to (or at least not forever, not for long). I really do think there’s something to be said about probably a TON of tbi’s at the very least that might catch up with him eventually. and hardison knows this. ages for characters was pretty vague/more undefined other than hardison, who was young in s1. I forget what the differential was between actor and character age, but aldis himself is 38. they’re all getting older. if hardison is feeling it even just a little, it must be incredibly worrying and nerve wracking thinking about Eliot. in whatever lens you view them, he loves eliot and doesn’t want to see him hurt (which is hard given his role in the team). but now there’s an age factor that undoubtedly is at least shadowing his mind. eliot will always keep going- he is motivated by the work, but most essentially keeping his family safe. as long as his family lives, he will always lay himself down before them and take the pain, because that’s what (yes who, but what) he is. eliot is the thing you put between an aggressor and the team, the one that takes the hits so they don’t have to. which leads to my next point-

hardison silly king never change with that spock shit 🫡 BUT!!! since ep1 of redemption it’s been established hardison has become more physically capable and competent than he somewhat already was in the original run. I fully believe eliot has taught them how to take care of themselves (we see it with him and breanna), and since parker has always been extremely athletic for the nature of her role, hardison was always kind of ‘wimpy tech guy’ coded (those abs never fooled me) (not saying that was his character, as leverage always does pretty good job subverting tropes, BUT hardison has had many moments esp in og run where he kinda fell short or fumbled in danger -> eliot swooping in to handle things). in redemption, hardison is very visibly more physically capable. yes, he still lets eliot take guys down (it’s eliot’s whole thing, but also def has a bickering fake bothering intricate ritual aspect), BUT he has been throwing punches and been in more physical altercation situations in what limited screen time we had with him. and that’s 100% guaranteed by design. yes, eliot wants them to be able to take care of themselves, and eliot’s role is to be the fighter, but after years of seeing this over an over? even in their line of work, it must be grueling to see someone you love hurt over and over again. and now that person is getting older, and even though you know he’s competent, there’s still that higher risk that maybe one day he won’t get back up. and Parker is definitely worried too, and we see hints of that (and I definitely wonder of part of her revenge/vengeance arc is at the very least partially fueled by this as well), but they have a different understanding with each other. hardison has always felt more with his heart on his sleeve, and with the way he feels it seems like this is really getting to him.

immediate takedown followed by annoyed (intricate rituals) yelling ‘did you really try the vulcan spock thing again?!’ -> ‘it’s gonna work one of these days’ and then pardison high-fiveing? UGH, power couple is 100% on same page in their silly antic way. bonding over antagonizing (affectionately and in good fun) your man, top 10 rated couple activities. they love and care about him so much.

parker and hardison honestly having kissing scene (dare I say more overt/passionate than most others throughout the entire og and redemption series) shown for .5 seconds??? feeding into the more intense vibes yes, but also I have been struck down again by them reminding me with crippling awareness that I am very very bisexual

parting thoughts since it’s now past 3am and my alarm goes off at 6:30:

I do want to acknowledge two important things- ck’s allegations and gina bellman’s unacceptable words on gazan genocide

tbh I don’t think we address the c kane allegations enough. we want fandom spaces to be fun and enjoyable, but I feel like in this fandom more than most we would take those allegations more seriously/at least discuss and acknowledge more. it is my comfort show and I will always love it, but I find it really weird that they (show runners/execs/etc) were very direct in ousting hutton but haven’t seemed to address (lowkey outright ignore) that allegations. I know eliot is dear to a large part of the fandom, and esp with his dynamic in the ot3. I love the nuances in acting and expressions he’s able to give BUT, I do think there’s something to be said about accountability. I would never want eliot killed because that would break my heart, but if it came to it I wouldn’t be opposed to bridgerton/sense8 esque recasting with little affair/overcomplicating. I adore his character, BUT want to hold space and honor the victims of his unacceptable behavior. at the very least see some real accountability taken

I don’t have the energy right now to deep dive into gina’s stuff because I do believe that kind of issue deserves intentional and mentally-present commentary, which at this point I’m running out of bc tired. but she’s said/reposted/liked on twitter some pretty abhorrent things about israel’s genocide against palestine. before posting this since its been a minute checking in on that I did look at her account, I’m seeing she reshared a bbc article criticizing the documentary how to survive war zone in gaza, accusing film of working with/platforming/etc with h*mas. reading further into it when I wake up and after getting back from work, but looks pretty not great. it definitely makes my personal experience of her character less enjoyable, and I don’t think people like that should be platformed without holding accountability/being critical about them and vocal support of things like that having celebrity public platform. more on this later at some point, I have to go to sleep now

lmk your thoughts!!!

#100% confident parker won’t die like i saw some ppl concerned about. but probably gonna be rundown close call situation #which. bring in the angst #also sorry to show my exhaustion on main. ur girlie is fierce advocate for ppl not to work more hours than compensated for #but ur girl can’t walk the walk 😭 there are two ppl for my role for a bunch of different locations #we are understaffed over capacity and drowning in tasks. ppl keep messaging abt referrals and ‘timelines for response’#we are like over a week behind. I was out three (3) days a month ago visiting family to see elderly ill childhood cat with head tumor #to see her one last time. I WOORKED REMOTE BC I LITERALLY DIDNT HAVE ENOUGH TIME OFF ACCUMULATED #ONLY MISSED THREE FUCKINF DAYS AND WAS BACKED IP FOR WEEKS #that plus toxic workplace with management and redacted bad shit happening in my dept w/supervisor #shits been tough. and this administration is killing all of us in behavioral health #everyone is depressed anxious stressed frustrated burnt out and enhausted #it’s so hard to keep track of things because the literal government struggles to find out what’s actually legal and how to apply EO’s #mass layoffs at SSA + benefits in danger + etc are literally going to kill elderly and disabled #it’s always been bad but I’m confident (in the worst way) people are going to die. we are doing everything we can and are trying to be crea #*creative but it’s still not enough. ppl are getting evicted and becoming unhoused in startling rates and where I live already has a homele #epidemic. there other stuff that’s bad but I’m already disclosing enough that could probably identify where I live so leaving that there #any federal workers that might be following. esp parks workers (shoutout to alt nat parks service) and SSA workers #I appreciate you. you are worth more than what they are putting you through. I have complete compassion for you and it must be awful #shit dealing with ssa has been unacceptable and abhorrent but 1000% that’s not on you. it’s all directly because of 1000s of workers being #laid off when there was already staffing shortage + antiquated electronic system + other issues. y’all are doing your best and are getting #screamed at all hours of the day. I’m genuinely worried abt my local office. literally not answering any phone calls even from providers #so yeah. don’t want to clog tags but things have been fucking awful. working at least 30min over every day and I’m salaried so not getting #but we are so swamped it’s unrealistic to get essential things done otherwise. and I want people to get the care they need #just 1000% fuck u to patient that said awful shit directly to my face implying I sit on my ass all day getting paid to mishandle cases #leverage #leverage ot3 #leverage redemption #leverage redemption s3 #jackie talks

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leverage-ot3 · 3 months ago

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my drafts finally ran out and I’ve been too exhausted to go through like 2k worth of drafts to tag so apologies abt break in posting

urgent question: if you have any tips about recognizing undercover cops and ICE agents please write below. I never thought my very liberal state would come to this but I live in an area with a very high level of immigrants + multiple municipalities are basically de facto sanctuary cities since they have extra protections written into local law

I work at a healthcare facility that sees high numbers of new americans (with varying ‘legal’ statuses). there are reports from individuals within the local spanish speaking whatsapp channels that ICE is stopping people on their way to our healthcare facility. I can’t disclose too much without revealing highly identifying information about who I am and where I work, but higher management is not handling this good enough. everyone in my department (social work) is outraged and will do whatever it takes to protect the people we serve regardless of management. they deny it’s happening because it wasn’t happening when they went outside to look but that doesn’t mean shit- they’re 100% making rounds and patrolling. we are likely going to start taking walks during our limited breaks around the neighborhood to keep lookout. I’d much rather have a patient do telehealth or reschedule, or have them wait in my office an extra 20 minutes instead of possibly getting stopped by undercover agents. with the recent executive orders healthcare facilities aren’t even respected as sensitive locations discouraged from being raided anymore.

so yeah. any tips on spotting any undercover cops/ICE would be swell. funnily enough I have been thinking a lot about that one thing eliot said about undercover law enforcement and shoes. I’ve also been researching that already + rights and what to tell patients + everything else I can think of BUT thought I’d float it out here as well

stay safe, everyone in the US and outside. you are cared for, loved, important. you matter and deserve to be treated with humility and respect. look after each other

#so much I want to rant more on tbh #I’m so fucking beyond pissed #I work in social work and my entire job is about helping people connect with supports and resources #helping serve the most vulnerable people in our community #things have been really really really shitty ngl. I’ve been struggling #it’s hard to have my job at risk because of [redacted trump bullshit] AND I CANT EVEN WITH CONFIDENCE HELP PPL ACCESS RESOURCES #SINCE FUNDING FOR GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS IS UNDER THREAT #ALL THR UNGOUSED PEOPLE I SEE I CANT HELP BC ALL THE SHELTERS ARE FILL AND SECTION 8 WAS SLASHED #I JUST WANT TO HELP PEOPLE AND SUPPORT THEM WHEN THEY ARE IN NEED #EVERYTHING FUCKING SUCKS EVERY SINGLE SOCIAL WORKER AND COUNSELOR IS DEPRESSED AND ANGRY #IM SO FUCKING DONE #I JUST WANT TO DO MY JOB AND BE THERE FOR PEOPLE WHO NEED A HAND #BUT I JUST HAVE TO KEEP SAYING THERES NOTHING MORE I CAN DO BECAUSE THERE ARE NO FUNDS #sorry anyway #insert stunned drive thru employee meme here #jackie talks #mine #might delete later #ice raids #also VERY low chance anyone who is directly involved in this and recognizes the info #but if .0000001% chance u know who I am no you don’t #or maybe you do and contact me to rant and organize

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