#12 step job

[leveragecentral]

The 12-Step Job Leverage (2008-2012)

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Leverage 1x11 - "The 12 Step Job"

[theinfinitedivides]

Eliot losing his sh*t when Hardison drops the slushie on the floor of the front passenger seat only to shut up when they spot the mark coming out of the club the two of you are married. this is beyond workplace entanglement you have three stepkids atp and several backup offshore accounts with like a dozen different identities attached to those so you can ride off into the f*cking sunset if need be. and no as much as you are threatening to kill him for the violation of your car space you wouldn't do a damn thing let's be real

[independent-fics]

Okay I had “The 12 Step Job” playing in the background today and looked up right during that first fight scene and how come I never noticed that there’s way more ot3 moments in this episode??? Like there’s the bomb scene and Parker’s hug in the end but these too??

First Eliot grabbing Hardison to hold him back from the fight.

Then I’m sorry they’re nearly holding hands and Eliot’s got his arm around him to move him along??? Real cozy for a guy who just dumped soda in your truck sir (but he shot a gun real well so maybe that did it for him 😂)(until Hardison revealed that he was not aiming there and moment ruined but still).

[skeletons-in-ur-closet]

ik i havent been here in like a month BUTTTT im happy to say im finally out of the 150s :D i just weighed myself (After a full day of eating!!!) and it was showing up around 147

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“promise me- you’ll keep them safe”

“’till my dying day”

“you know, eliot, i’d say call if you need anything, but you never...never need anything”

“yeah, i did. and thanks to you... i don’t have to search anymore”

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Coloring page of Hardison and Eliot on "The 12 Step Job"

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⚠️ Leverage & Leverage: Redemption spoilers (Kind of) ⚠️

It’s so wild going back and watching ‘The 12-Step Job’ knowing that Hurley becomes a very close and beloved friend of theirs and works for/helps out the Leverage International teams because they were getting annoyed by him the WHOLE episode but then he’s just so sweet and likeable anyway despite the things he’s done (wrong things, right reasons) that years later they’re still like “actually we love him, don’t tell him that though he won’t shut up about it”.

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Eliot Spencer in Every Episode - The 12 Step Job (S01E10)  

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“No I’m with him” I fucking cackled

I was wondering what direction they’d go and i think this was a great one

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Favourite Sophie Devereaux outfits from Season 1, costume design by Nadine Haders.

the purple off-shoulder dress from The First David Job the beige v-neck with lace details from The Snow Job the dark cyan dress & orange accessories from The Snow Job the white shirt & red sweater vest with stripes & gold accessories from The 12 Step Job the black suit with belt from The Second David Job

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Leverage 1x10 - "The 12 Step Job"

[bloodonhissocks]

Rewatching The 12 Step Job (1x10), I noticed a scene that I've glossed over many times before. When Hardison activates the bomb under the car by sitting in the seat, he naturally panics as Eliot assesses the situation. Hardison comes up with the idea of a bag of bricks to which Eliot says, "That only works in the movies."

The rest of the scene unfolds sort of in a comedic way, though I don't know if that's because I've seen it so many times and know that they obviously don't die. Hardison has clearly never been in such an extreme near-death situation (not yet at least) and is unfamiliar with the pressure and fear, so he starts rambling and insisting on the bag of bricks because he's panicking. On the other hand, Eliot is more calm and able to deal with the situation because, we can assume, he lives in constant high-stakes situations. He figures out that the bomb is a computer bomb.

Gosh I have so much to say about this scene haha, so I'm gonna start with the way that Hardison's and Eliot's characters are simultaneously both in a situation that is foreign yet familiar. There's a better phrase for it, but I can't think of it. Eliot is used to being close to death but is clueless about computers. Hardison works with computers, but since he's the one trapped by the bomb, he's forced to reboot it indirectly and under enormous pressure. As a result, they have to trust each other.

I think I never noticed this dynamic because I was distracted by the layer of comedy. Hardison tells Eliot that the margin of error is half a second to which Eliot responds, "Run the bag of bricks by me again." We know Eliot knows that the bag of bricks will not work, but he's so out of his depth that he circles back to an impossible idea. I can't articulate why exactly that's comedic because I haven't studied comedy, but I always thought his remark was funny along with other remarks such as Hardison saying "I'm gonna die" because he knows Eliot is out of his depth.

Right before Eliot yanks the wires, we get a close-up shot of his hand shaking and that is such an important detail to highlight. When was the last time Eliot was that afraid? He's so used to being able to take care of himself and handle things on his own, and now he's in a situation where he has to completely trust someone else with his own life. I can't even imagine how he was feeling in that moment. This speaks volumes about how much of a bond he and Hardison have at that point in season 1 and I will never shut up about how much of a family they've become in such a short (I'm assuming since it's still within season 1) period of time. Eliot could've dipped and left Hardison to die, but no, he would never have done that. I would like to think that running didn't even cross Eliot's mind.

They survive, of course, and the comedy returns for a third and final time when Hardison asks Eliot for an uncertain confirmation of whether Eliot would've dragged him under the truck as well and Eliot says, "Sure." Eliot will trust Hardison with his life but won't openly admit that, of course, he would save Hardison 🥴 FKSDHFKDSHKFSDL I just remembered that this was also the episode where Hardison pretended that he and Eliot were together so that that could both "visit" at the rehab center. That just makes everything so much better.

Anyways, I love that scene between those two. It also highlighted Eliot's jock archetype without all the bad stuff. We've had Eliot "camera was too far to punch so I threw a rock at it" Spencer who is the same exact person as Eliot "hopelessly clueless about computers and doesn't know what to do because he can't just punch it" Spencer and I am so here for that duality.

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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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It's inappropriate- but the way Hardison and Eliot go back to Nate to ask to break a $100 to singles - reminds me of teenagers asking for money from their dad.

And their dad said "No."

[majoringinsarcasm]

People hating on a literal child because she doesn’t physically look like a character in a book who we only ever saw in concept art and fanart vs me who was kinda sad when I realized book Percy wasn’t black because the description of a young boy living in New York who’s close with his single mother parent who is constantly seen as stupid troublemaker by both peers and teachers and his moms awful boyfriend and who’s only friend is the only other Outcast (non white) classmate who’s only ally is the literature teacher who then he finds also has doubts about him felt very if not fully black then at least mixed coded.

But then I moved on and enjoyed the story for what it gave me, can some of these people say the same 🤔