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firebirdsdaughter · 2 years

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Always and forever…

… The Zanzibar Marketplace Job remains one of my favourite eps.

Also just…

What Eliot says: I’m the retrieval specialist.

What Eliot means: I am the second in command/lieutenant and defacto leader in Nate and Sophie’s absence and you are not part of this family so back the fuck down.

#Leverage #aside from being one of the hottest things on tv in this show #right up there w/ the David Jobs and that fight scene where Eliot grabs guns #like that shot of him turning towards the elevator and smirking #be STILL my fucking heart #but anyway #the EVERYTHING conveyed in that exchange #Eliot proudly cementing his spot as eldest child/lieutenant #the way he detects the trick and then seamlessly plans the rescue #and then they just go right back to the usual #literally Eliot's loyalty to Nate is the only reason he's not just beating Sterling up for the egg #or refusing to come at all #the instant things go wrong he's switching into lieutenant mode and getting things under control #he is literally Nate's left arm Eliot is just as instrumental as Sophie in keeping the team running #and I adore it so much #I'm love them #also just Nate's practically beaming at the end there #proud of all of his kids #also that exchange between Eliot and Tara at the beginning #where she's butting in and he IMMEDIATELY closes ranks #Eliot's a professional and Tara has proven she can be relied on in jobs but there's a LINE #Nate's drinking is a complicated thing and Eliot's not just discussing it w/ anyone even if Sophie sent them #which of course on the other side justifies Sophie's decision to send Tara to keep an eye out #bc while Eliot will chew Nate out for going on a wild bent he will also close ranks to protect him #he'll shut Tara out to protect Nate and then he'll follow him into hell and try to protect him from that #I need to go to bed so it's a bit hard to explain but like #Eliot's issue is that his instinct will be to protect Nate #his loyalty isn't just about the job or fighting it's on a personal level Eliot and Sophie conspire a lot to #corral Nate's issues but I do feel like Eliot just as often takes Nate's side #Eliot worries and cares about him and is part if the Nate recovery plan and he's Nate's other closest confidant

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