What Is The BEST Episode of Leverage?
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- Nater Tot is back with another video about the hit TNT show, Leverage. This time, we are discussing what is the best episode of Leverage. This is actually a pretty difficult question, as Leverage has lots of moments that make every episode compelling and entertaining. So, saddle up for what I think is the best episode of Leverage(honestly, you can pick quite a few good ones!)
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Thanks for a great video! Do you know where I can find the outtakes? They clearly had alot of fun filming.
Definitely an underrated show. You might like Coupling it has Gina as the crazy ditzy character complete opposite of her role here she's absolutely hilarious. It's like the better English version of Friends.
as you see in the comments section, like with many great shows theres not 1 clear choice..which is why the series is so good cause its not like 1 stands out above the rest in terms of writing quality...and at that point it comes down to enjoyment and personal preference/relateability...theres like 12 true choices...its that good a show
I'm not gonna lie. But in my honest opinion, the best episode of Leverage is 'The Queen's Gambit Job'. I love it how Parker stays in control while in her black leather knee-high boots. czcams.com/video/KpW5WIUr4UU/video.html
I couldn't get enough of "The Rashomon Job." While the use of Rashomon-type storytelling isn't at all unique to Leverage, it was pretty unusual within the series itself. Each person told their version of events, culminating in Nate's "But here's what actually happened" version - which itself is brilliant because Nate, fitting with his position as the mastermind/brains of the team, would have the most accurate version. Obviously, within the framework of the story, he'd just heard everyone else's versions and was able to put it all together into a cohesive whole.
There's also the attention to little details, like what Coswell, the chief of security, was carrying in the hallway. In most of the stories, he's holding a long gun (a shotgun?). But in Eliot's (and later, Nate's), it's a box. Everyone but Nate thought the security chief was this fiendishly brilliant man who was always onto them, but it's perfectly in character for Eliot to be cognizant of possible threats (i.e., when someone is carrying a weapon). So only Eliot realized that it wasn't a gun, but a box. Nate, of course, actually saw both the box and its contents (roses meant for Sophie's faux researcher).
Also: Sophie is the first to tell her story, and she encounters people who are later revealed to be Eliot, Hardison, and Parker - but they aren't played by those actors. When Eliot tells his story, he plays himself, as does Sophie. When Hardison tells his story, all three of them are now themselves, and then with Parker they are now finally all revealed. (Then there was the question of exactly how big was the knife Eliot was going to use to perform a tracheotomy on the "shrimp allergic" Hardison. And, of course, the bit with Sophie's accent. "I hate you all!")
The episode is pretty much a riot from start to finish.
Ya, this is my favorite episode too. Funny, smart, surprising. Perfect.
It's my favorite episode - they manage to work as a team pretty well from the get go - and even if they're hyper-competent its actually hard to imagine them really as ever having worked solo successfully because they're just such a great team.
So, the true element of Rashomon is that each new perspective shifts our understanding and how even the "impartial" story is still shaded. I'm on the fence whether it is conveyed in the Leverage ep. On the one hand, Nate's story fits seamlessly and as you pointed out, has the benefit of coming last and is presented as 'the truth' without question, challenge or the subtle inconsistencies present in the other versions. On the other hand, the other four are fairly good judges of character and Nate is the only one who sees Coswell as a buffoon. Some of that might be that Coswell is on Nate's side, but I always wonder if it was to make Nate seem better. After all, the rest of the crew took care to make themselves out as calm and capable and others to be absurd, why do we assume that Nate is different?
It's still a very fun episode, certainly top tier.
The Rashomon Job is best episode, period. The fact that it's not even mentioned leaves me baffled. (it's especially funny how Sophie gets increasingly frustrated with everyone else's "British" accent) XD
I commented this on the "Leverage is the ultimate comfort show" vid, but Rashomon is my favorite episode as well. Sophie's "I hate you all" in response to everyone else's butchering of her accent made me laugh every time I watched it. (Haven't seen the show in quite a while. I need to rewatch it)
Asking to pick a favourite episode of leverage is like picking your favourite child. But the San Lorenzo job is one that I really enjoy. In fact, all the finale episodes were great.
Exactly
I really enjoyed the carnival job, the wedding job, and the office job.
I loved finales so much too
I loved the screen chemistry between hardison and elliot who work well to together but behave like bickering brothers which is a relationship that grows throughout the seasons.
Yep! I use a clip that perfectly summarizes that in my first video on Leverage. They make a great duo!
🎶🎵 Two good old boys, behind the wheel! Chasing down bad guys in Lucille! 🎵🎶 😂😍🤣
@@kerryodonnell2036 I cant wait for the reboot but it's not going to be the same without hardison, I heard he will be making the odd appearance though. I'm good with Nate not coming back, I feel his story kind of wrapped up nicely by the end of season 5. The underlying story of him rebuilding his life after losing his son and his struggle with alcoholism was played very well plus the writers gave him a happy ending. Itll be interesting to see if the new guy builds the same chemistry with the crew. I'm just annoyed that the writers didnt give us Sophie's real name in the last episode. Hopefully we'll find out during the reboot.
@@kerryodonnell2036 consider Christian can actually sing that scene had to hurt
@@nemo9540 It was confirmed online what her name is but I won't say anything incase you want to see in the show! And how knows they might change it.
The one where the all thought they stole the same artifact. Their stories intertwine and Sophie’s accents just becomes ridiculous. Love leverage. :)
The Rashomon Job. My favorite as well.
that is also my fave!! I've rewatched it like thousand times
I like the combo of the Girls' Night Out and Boys' Night Out episodes. Those are probably the ones I am most likely to think of to go back and watch.
And the Rashomon Job...
Ok, and the two episodes where they don't actually leave their home base:
The one with the Irish gangster threatening the bar below Nate's apartment. And...
The Broken Wing Job
The Bottle Job is the one with the Irish gangster
Girls/Boys night out is fun to watch simultaneously -- since they both happened at the same time :)
Anyone remember that one episode where they convinced a dude he had a deadly disease
The Order 23 Job in season 2! That's a good one! "You gave a guy a nosebleed with the power of your mind?"
Sophie was incredible in that episode
Germaphobe
The grave digger job has got to be one of the best episodes in the show. Hodges performance absolutely wrecks me every watch.
That's my favorite! He is so absurdly good in that episode.
I Love it because IT contains one of my Favorit scenes, when they dig him Up IT IS Not nate AS the Leader or the Most "likely" Person Parker His Love interests WHO hugs him First, No IT IS Eliot and IT absolutely should have been without any room for question be Eliot!!!
So many Shows throw Out characterisations in favor of pushing a romance that feels wrong to the characters and she Show does Not. IT does Not sacrifice Other relationships or WHO the characters are for the romance!!!
Eliot IS their cavelary, He IS the physical embodyment of safety ro them. No Matter the ods and Situation, He IS there you know He will Not let anything Happen To you. Parker in the Other Hand IS compleatly overwhelmed and Not really able to Provide Support in that Moment. Hardison latching in to him and Eliot needing to confirm for himself, that He has Not failed keeping hardison alive Just makes the Most Sense!!! Of cause everyone Cares, but given ITS His one objectiv, Eliot Cares differently.
Most Other Shows would have the boys Fight over her instead of Eliot helping them manage to get togeather and stay togeather! Most Other Shows would have found IT more importent to established the romance, then hardison and Eliots friendships but this Show Made the perfect choice!!!
I LOVE Richard Chamberlain as Archie Leach. Every second he was on screen was the BEST
I agree. The man oozed charisma and charm!
Also, many of us collectively felt a "Shut up, Wesley!" level disturbance in the Force, when he shocked Wheaton's character :)
I grew up watching Chamberlain from his start as dr. Kildare all the way through all the way through the miniseries he's been in is one of my favorite actors not to mention he is so damn good looking and always has been
Good vid, loved leverage but yah, not sure how it would work without all of them.
Also, I don't really have a fav episode, but my favorite scene (I don't even remember the episode) but sterling had made it into an elevator and nate had to slow him down. So he ran up the stairs and pressed the button and ran off to the next floor. Every time the elevator door opens sterling is sitting there making faces of comedic frustration. Any time Leverage is mentioned, that is the first thing i think about.
I love that part. Sterling was getting pissed looking around 😂
The elevator bit is from 2x13 The Maltese Falcon Job.
@@jessieberge9926 Cool beans dude(ette?).
I loved the episode where Luke Perry was the fake psychic. One of my all time favorites.
In the new series I'd also love to see guest appearances by Jeri Ryan and Mark Shepherd.
wil wheaton has said on tumblr that he was willing to return as chaos if possible
did he promise to take acting lessons in the meantime? I don't recall his acting being noticeably bad in TNG, but it was horribly cringe & painful in Leverage, IMHO
I’m sure he’d be all in... what else does he have to do, play board games?
I am a fan of Wil Wheaton! His acting on Leverage was true to the role he was playing. I would love to see him back as Chaos!
Hopefully we'll get to see Chaos in Leverage: Redemption.
The museum heist told from various viewpoints involving accents and the knife dropping down the airvent (iirc)
And the one which has each member doing what another would do, with the epic roof top "what would Parker do" hug drop.
Fun tidbit: Psych and Leverage were originally meant to take place in the same universe, with Elliot SPENCER being Shawn's somewhat distant cousin. But then there was a meta reference within the show that apparently derailed the idea.
A pity. I'd have liked to have seen a crossover. In any case, it's headcanon to me now. :P
A joint episode would be soooo awesome!!!!
I wanted a Librarians crossover.
I knew I was going to love Leverage from the second line of dialogue in the pilot episode.
"You know the part of the conversation where I punch you in the neck nine or ten times? We're coming up on that pretty quick."
Agreed. One of my main re-watch episodes is The Nigerian Job and that line gets me every time.
Loved that line!
I actually procrastinated watching season five for YEARS because I felt that the Last Damn Job was just the single best ending they could have given Leverage, and I've seen too many shows go downhill after running for too long. Then season five ended up being more like an epilogue to seasons 1-4, and I loved it anyway. It felt like a season-long "where are they now" rather than a pure continuation of the story.
I heard they were trying to give a send-off to Hutton and Bellman, and pass of the show to just the other three.
The Last Dam Job would have been the best finale of any show.
For me, it's a tie between "The First David Job", "The Second David Job", and "The Last Dam Job "
The "Last Damn Job" is my favorite, a hard to pick choice, as almost every episode has food for thought, and meaningful lines that are full of love and wisdom, but "Last Damn Job" gave a satisfying ending with the 'accidental' deaths of Dubenich and Latimer, the creeps who personally affected Nate, but he did not pull the trigger, which took a lot of personal strength. "The Long Good-bye Job" was a tearful favorite, hubby and I were mortified the first time we watched it, seeing Parker, Hardison and Eliott die, Sophie dies, and Nate grief-stricken was gut-wrenching!!!! It was such a relief to have a happy ending, bittersweet as it was to say good-bye to Sophie and Nate, but knowing they would have a life together was so wonderful. And, having Parker as the 'new Nate' was cool, even though this may not carry over in the reboot. As shows end, so many are unsatisfying, but "The Long Good-Bye Job" was beautiful. Hubby and I watched every season during self-isolation the started it over, and are now on the 4th round of watching each season, our nightly must-see two episodes hobby. And we notice something different every time!
I sort like the ideal of bringing in Sterling as Nate's replacement. That would be fun. Maybe flesh out Elliot's black ops history and his fall and rise a bit more. His background out of all the characters feels the most disjointed.
My least favorite episode had to be the DB Cooper Job. It just felt sort of off for me.
While my favorite is the Rashomon Job. It was fun having the same scene play out told from each character's perspective, getting more clues to what really happened. You get great chemistry between the characters and the actors get to flesh their skills a bit.
Sterling is fun on this show.
I'd LOVE to see Sterling step in. I think it would be nice to see Mark Sheperd in a leading role and see the differences between him and Nate.
Wait that would actually be amazing!
That’s my favorite episode
I actually had the same idea. He's drawn in unwillingly, then establishes rapport, and finds he's an essential part...
Kind of hate the idea of Sophi coming back. She and Nate sailed off into the sunset together. I suppose in a reboot they'll come up with an excuse for their breakup. But when she and Nate left, that left Hardison, Parker, and Elliot as a core, which was good. They didn't need Nate and Sophi at that point, although they could have other recurring characters joining the team - Tara (Jeri Ryan), or Maggie, and certainly Sterling. I was going to say Detective Bonano, but sadly he passed in January of this year (2020).
The Rashomon Job (season 3 episode 11) and The Lost Heir Job (season 2 episode 9) are two of my favorites. I love how they portray each other in the Rashomon Job and crack up every time. And in the Lost Heir, Hutton’s character of Jimmy Popadocalis (I’m not sure if I spelled that right) is the best rendition of an annoying lawyer.
the office job in my opinion is one of the funniest episodes
Definitely. In terms of pure entertainment it's up there.
I agree, great episode. I really love the camera work on that episode. I had to remind myself that I was actually watching "Leverage"....and not "The Office".
I hate it so much lol I usually skip it when I rewatch leverage
My favorite is the Bank Shot Job. great villain. Great chemistry among the cast and shows what each are capable of.
"Hey. What smells like crank and screams like a girl?"
@@murcurialmuroid5850 One of the best lines of any show ever.
The Van Gogh Job was my favorite too! 😍
I loved nearly every episode of Leverage, but if i had to pick my favorite (or at least one of my favorites), it'd probably be The Rundown Job. The one with Casey/Jayne from Chuck/Firefly, where they stop a terrorist plot to release a bio weapon in DC. True, I dont like how the crew was split in this episode either, but this was one of the most exciting, action-packed episodes of the series. And that one scene where they find the virus in an old lab, and Hardison freaks the hell out still gives me chills. (Man I love Hardison, lol)
That is a good one. The part where Hardison is able to warn them in time, to avoid getting blown up at that trailer that is a decoy/trap, makes me fist pump every time, lol!
Thank you! This is definitely my favorite episode!
I think "the last damn job" is one of the best, but my favorite is "the rundown job". I also really like "the Carnaval job" too and the more I watch the show through the more I like " the hot potato job". as for least favorite what even is/was "the 15 minute job"
Okay, how did you manage to speak my exact opinions. Rundown Job is tied with Grave Danger as my fav; I adore Hot Potato and Carnival, and I don't like 15 Minute as much. It has good moments like they all do, but overall it's not the best
The Rundown Job is my favorite too.
The carnival job was awesome! The scene where the 5 of them going in to the carnival alone with the music in the background is my favorite scene.
One of favorite episodes is "The Bottle Job." I love episodes that are confined in time and space, so an entire episode taking place in the same building over the course of a single night is for me. Another favorite is "The Frame-Up Job." I loved seeing Nate and Sophie in an old country-house type mystery and seeing them work with very little technology.
My personal favorite episode is The Rashomon Job. When all four of them are saying their own sides of getting a dagger without realizing they were stealing from one another. I would love for Colin Mason to come back to the show. He, and Mark Sheppard. Also known as Chaos and Sterling
Personal favorite was The Grave Danger Job, especially those last few scenes when the team were desperate to find and save Hardison
The fact that Eliot gets to BE the First to hug him after they dig him Up IS one of my Favorit Things and Favorit Moments of the Show!!! So many writers would have Made IT a Parker hardison Moment because of romance, but IT bei g Eliot makes so so much more sense
I'm so glad Carnival Job was on your list, it's one of the best. My fav episode will always be Grave Danger, because I'm in love with Parker and Hardison and they both have great growth in that ep. Another one I really like is season 5's First Contact Job. It's just a good example of the team dynamics to me. You've got great moments with Eliot and Hardison teasing each other, you've got a side plot about Parker and Hardison trying to figure out their relationship, and you've got gratuitous Star Trek references. All that said, I could sit here and list episodes forever. I love them all. (But I 100% agree abotu White Rabbit!) I disagree with your opinion on season 5, though, I really like it, and I really enjoy the episodes like Rundown (my second fav episode), Frame Up, and Broken Wing that don't feature the whole cast. I really like the deeper looks into each character/dynamic, plus it's pretty evenly broken up, I think. My seasons ranking is 4, 3, 5, 2, 1.
Yes - The Rundown Job is one of my faves.
Based on his performance in the Librarian movies and the Librarians TV series, Wyle should easily be able to step into the void left by Hutton. It will definitely be interesting to see where they go with it.
Dollars to donuts, dude, the worst thing Elliot ever did (he did for Damien Moreau) probably involved a child or children.
Yep. It's definitely hinted several times that he took out families.
Honestly everytime i go to sell someone on leverage i always show them two episodes back to back. the first and second David episodes. they are a real good pairing as they are a two part-er, they show what makes this show great. and they have sterling who really makes for a good villain quite often. whats not to love about all of that.
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The Star Trek Reunion Job (The Juror #6 Job) is one of my favorites
I think the only way to not have Nate come back with Sophie, is for him to have died. Of course my hope would be that in the last episode we discover he was alive and absent for "reasons." I'd also enjoy some sort of "Library / Leverage" wink & nod. Not a crossover, but some strategic cameo's maybe. I'm sad that Hardison won't be, can't be, a regular. And I don't want Sophie and him to be split, and I can't imagine how they'll handle this. But I'm looking forward to the return.
Thank you so very much for the video.
I think the same thing - Nate will pass away having finally been able to love Sophie, lived honoring Sam but not suffering the grief, and overcoming his alcohol addiction. It would be sad but the best way to close his character with love.
i am sad to say that i can't remember much of the episodes anymore.
the good news is, rewatching the show is, and will always be, a smash. or another reason to rewatch the show.
it's like stealing a mountain. again.
Mountain _resort…_
Loved the one where they 'stole the country' and Sophie getting a girls school named after ther
I completely agree that the show was all about the characters but for me it was also about Parker’s journey. Her finding her place with people. But I also the Elliot Hardison friendship was one of the best male friendships - in my top 3 with Shawn and Gus, Turk & JD, and Elliot and Hardison.
I don't remember the names but my two favorites are the one with the Eliot gun scene and the country music episode.
honestly their are too many episodes for me that i loved. so many were good. i loved the juror one when parker was on jury duty, the chef one, again too many to count. yet i liked season five for splitting up the team. it showed me that the crew could handle things it all became clear when i rewatched the show. parker was alone and injured yet she conducted a plan saved a young girl and stopped a bad guy basically by herself. so, i think this was nate's test to see if parker would be the brains. then when elliot, parker, and hardison did a job by themselves i think it was another way for nate and sophie to see that they could go their separate ways. small settle hints thus leading up to the final.as much as i would loved a new series of leverage. i am worried for hardison won't be there making me fear they will end his relationship with parker, same goes with nate and sophie. and i may have to see them be paired with someone else. i mean i won't be too upset yet i grew to love these characters and the relationships they had. plus it would be cool to see parker as the new brains and see how she can handle things without nate. like i said part of me wants it yet part of me is happy with the way the show ended. i'll just have to learn more about the new show to see if it will be just as good as the original leverage. thanks for the video.
Favorite episodes
1) The Homecoming Job
2) the Queen Gambit Job
3) the First David Job
4) the Second David Job
5) the Scheherazde Job
6) the Rashomon Job
7) the Girls Night out
8) the Zanzibar Marketplace Job
9) the Broken wing Job
10) the Gone Fishing
I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!! Two live crew, the 1 st and 2 nd David, Rashomon, Van Gogh Job, and the one where Harrdison had to play the violin. I would also be down for Sterling taking Nate's spot
two live crew amg yes
LOVE two live crew job!!!
Two Live Crew is absolutely the best one. And I really want Cha0s to appear in the reboot
Your least favorite one is the ONLY episode I don’t rewatch!! Thank you for sharing with us the news about the revival though, I’m SUPER stoked! (I loved the librarians so I think Wyle will be a good addition).
Great minds think alike, Chelsea! Wyle will be! I'm excited!
I enjoyed the broken wing job where Parker saved that girls life while she had her leg injured and spying on the customers, and the rest of the team was in Japan doing who knows what.
Mine too!!!
My favorite episodes
* The Graver Danger Job (season 4, episode 7). We get to see Aldis Hodge deliver one of his most dramatic scenes
* The Tap Out Job (season 2, episode 2). Elliot gives some of the best advice that I still remember everyday “you can’t control the violence...what I need to control is not out there. It’s here (Elliot points to his heart)
*The Long Goodbye Job (season 5, episode 15). This feels like season one and is the best season finale ever. Every time I watch this episode, I cry from the moment that Alec drops in the elevator shaft to the end
*The Homecoming Job (season 1, episode 2). It gives me hope that maybe one day the real bad guys will lose. Maybe modern day A-teams and Robin Hood’s will arise and complete Impossible Missions to provide Leverage to those that have been wronged and give us back what we need.
One of my favorites is the Bottle Job: Not only is it a inside Hollywood joke about how some eps of the series doing a budget episode, refrences to a Paul Newman and Robert Redford movie: The Sting and Nate’s loosing battle with his addictions.
Even got Jonathan Frakes Autograph on the DVD.
(I didn’t have anything Star Trek related)
It's so hard to pick favorites. So I'm going with one from each season. I love the stork job, two live crew, gone fishin', last dam job, and long goodbye. But season 4 had so many good ones. And I'm a sucker for any with Sterling. I think the frame up job is priceless.
I can't believe they are bringing back this series
Definitely bring back Sterling (Mark Shepherd) and Chaos (Will Wheaton)! I loved the Grave Danger Job. Looking forward to the new series!
I just did a "giddy geeky dance" in the middle of my workplace... i sure hope no one recorded it. I tried to keep it short.
My favorite was "The Broken Wing Job" when Parker was all by herself above the bar and she had a leg injury. As for what I want to see in the revival, I would love to see the crew from the episode with the batcave.
Bonus comment after watching the premiere! What else can I say other than this was great and I am so glad you made this video!
Thank you so much. Always appreciate your support. I love making content and sharing awesome shows/movies/video games with everyone! :)
They HAVE to bring Sterling back!
I really liked the one where they all talk about how they stole the dagger
Season 4 of leverage is one of my favourite seasons of television in general, it's genuinely incredible almost the entire way through and has SO MANY of the best, most iconic episodes in the series. I don't even have a favourite episode, my favourite is all of season 4.
Still say in the carnival job when Eliot ask what to do if he's in engaged and when nate tells him to do your worst I shivered
Too many episodes to go over, but from season one my favorite is The Juror #6 Job, this was a case they weren't looking for and the woman trying to manipulate the jury has no idea who she's really up against until the end where she turns around sees Nate who walks up to her and brings out a king chess piece, the look on her face when she puts it all together and he just walks away without saying anything.
Grave danger, the office job, and my fave: the rundown job 💕 as someone who loves the dynamic between Parker, eliot, and hardison, that episode is just the best. That defusing the mine scene???👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
Love those 3!!! The signage bugs me every time though. I blame the writers for that one. The acting was fantastic!
I tripped over Leverage on The Carnival Job and was very impressed by Eliot's actor. One quick wiki later and I'm going 'so the guy I couldn't stand in Angel is the same guy?'
For favorite jobs - Rashomon Job, The Ho Ho Ho Job, and the Boy's/Girl's Night Out Jobs. The great thing of the last two is you can watch one and get the main story but wonder wait what's going on over there and really enjoy the way the two play together.
Also, yes, please more Sterling, more chaos.
Hey man, loved this and your last Leverage video. I about lost it when I saw this on my recommended videos, I really wish that more people would talk about this show. I think the Boiler Room Job is my personal favorite episode. It has everything! You've got The Mako himself who's connected to this larger world of crime we rarely get to see. You've got Nate getting super reckless and going off on his own to confront the big bad. You've got Sophie and Parker at the chocolate festival! You've got that completely bonkers scene with Elliot and The Mako in the jungles of Ecuador!
I love a surprise video! Thanks Mr. Tot! I can't guess which episode you are going to pick as easy as last time. This is gonna be a great video!
I chickened out a bit, didn't really pick one. It was too difficult. I'm glad you liked the video, Mouse!
The carnival job was one of my absolute favorites (along with the ho ho ho job) simply because of Eliot and Molly. My favorite moments were of Eliot and the occasional kids in the series. He was just always so calm with them. :')
The frame up job. God it’s fantastic.
Favorites are the pilot, Juror #6 (or was it #7), and girls’/boys’ night out. Worried about the reboot though. The actors were actually creating the characters as they went along - so fresh. I hope they don’t fall into the trap of just impersonating the characters they were before. I felt that a lot of the show’s power and joy came from the producer, directors and writers; and they are back.
My favorite is boys night and girls night out. It's fun to see the coordinating stories.
Basically any interaction between the OT3. The Grave Danger Job is amazing! Aldis is fantastic. And "It's a rental " always gets me. The Girls' Night Out and it's companion, are great too. I could watch this show forever!
One of my favorites is "The Studio Job". Partially because I like episodes where Christian Kane can show all his talents. It's why "Dead End" is one of my favorite Angel episodes. Not to mention Bo Duke (John Schneider).
Reminds me of the car heist episode with Bill Engvall. I always meta-laugh at that one because Engvall's character is named Duke, and also one of Engvall's dogs in real life. [Cue John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones.]
The grave danger job was one of the best
I really liked the Run Down Job from Season 5. It gave a good dynamic with the 3 members of the team that would be left after the finale. They had a lot of fun, and a lot of heart. The job was good and high stakes, and Adam was always fun. I really like Beth's work. This is the first I heard of a reboot. I am hopeful on it.
I so so loved the recruitment of mr. Quinn!!! His and eliots dynamic is so so amazing, it is probably the funniest thing in the whole show
Hands down the office job was my favorite. I made the famous sandwich and if you're a foodie you will not be disappointed
I think the two big episodes in series 5 where they were all split off were meant to be kind of proof-of-concepts for spin-offs with Nate and Sophie as a married(of sorts) couple solving crimes involving posh people killing each other like an English murder-mystery show with Sterling showing up from time to time and Parker, Elliot and Hardison in an action series kind of like the A-Team with Cnl Vance(Adam Baldwin) showing up to occasionally give them work.
DB Cooper Job is hands down my fave. I also really liked Scherezade Job.
I wholeheartedly agree with you about White Rabbit. It is literally the only episode I skip every single rewatch. I do not give it any viewing time at all after the first watch. I also don't really like Gold Job. I have to be in the right mood to watch it...if I'm not I skip it.
I would love to see Sterling as a client again. That was an interesting dynamic.
I know I'm a little worried about Hardison not being around - but I think he's the easiest one to cut in without having him on set when the others are. I think he'll be in his van A Lot in season 6 and interacting mostly over the comms. That's what I would do, to try get him there as much as possible.
Also! I know you didn't like some pf the characters not being in episodes, but one of my absolute favorite eps was the Rundown Job, where Parker, Hardison, and Elliot had to stop that terrorist attack in an afternoon. One of the tings I would love to see them do is maybe flesh out some of the characters back stories more, e.g. Elliot either reconciles with his family or he doesn't, more on Parker's relationship with her little brother, maybe we get to meet Hardison's Nana, and mAYBE WE ACTUALLY LEARN SOPHIE'S REAL NAME DAMMMIT!!! Any way. super looking forward to the new stuff, and thanks for such a good video.
One of my faves is the office job. I love the way it's filmed and it's such a funny episode. Though every episode is so good. One of the most enjoyable shows i've seen and is defo a new comfort show.
Christian Kane and Clayne Crawford were fantastic together in "The Last Dam Job".
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Thanks for this. I really enjoyed this series. I agree about the last season. My favourite episode is the one with the wedding. Genius and hilarious. Every character shows out. The Step mother wins that Guest star Emmy. Beautiful! Take care. Thanks again
The Van Gogh Job, hands down, was so happy when I saw you highlighted it first. As a bonus, it's set in the historic Oaks Park skating rink, where I learned how to skate, and how to blow all my spare money in arcades as a kid.
I really liked the Future Job season 2 ep 13. Seeing Parker be vulnerable like that was amazing & how the team rallied around her when she ran out of the audience was sweet. I love your videos!
Also, Luke Perry (RIP) did a very good job as a guest star playing a slimy con man
That was a good one.
The Rashamon Job was one of my true favourites, but amongst my others is Three Days of the Hunter, Future and the Nigerian Jobs, and that's just because I've been rewatching season 1 recently so their close to my mind.
I’m gonna say this now: they are all the best episode.
I MUST WATCH EAT LEAST ONE EPISODE EVERY DAY... BUT I ALWAYS WATCH MORE😀
Hubby and I watch at least two episodes every night, we are on the 4th run of all the seasons, one good thing that came from being isolated due to the pandemic!
I am not upset that Nate's not coming back. For me the most interesting and dynamic part of the show was always the trio--Eliot, Hardison and Parker. I enjoyed Sophie in her role as "mom", too. The first episode where Nate comes to find Sophie to work with the team there was some Incredible chemistry--but once his drinking came into play I had a hard time believing that she'd be at all interested in him. He was just gross. He functioned kind of like the narrator, something that kept the story together and moving, but not remarkable in and of themselves.
Huge fan of Leverage. They stay with me all night when my husband is out of town for work. I am excited about the new series, but I’m also very nervous. You are absolutely correct, the best thing about the series is the characters and the chemistry between them. It is magic! For my favorite episode, I’m going with The Bank Shot Job. It is the first time when they all know they are a team wether they actually say it or not. I love it. I also absolutely LOVE the season 4 finally. I was emotionally completely in!! I completely agree with your assessment of the White Rabbit Job, spot on!!
Picking the Best Episode(s) of Leverage is like pulling teeth: The Boiler Room Job
, The San Lorenzo Job and The Hot Potato Job!!!
Favorite episode: Long story short: Back in High School in my Junior year we did the Sting (the Stage version of the Movie Starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford) the Con in it was the Wire.
Fast forward to the season 2 episode the Bottle Job: Nate falls off the wagon, the group has to save the bar from a loan Shark named Doyle (a mark that shares the same name as the Mark from the Sting), it’s a Bottle Episode and they use the wire as a primary con followed up by the last con.
I really love the episode
So incredibly hard to pick but Yhe Inside Job, The Rundown Job, The Last Dam Job and all the finales especially the series finale and the San Lorenzo Job.
Honorable mention: the Rashomon Job, The Bank Shot Job (🤣🤣 "the book got a good man killed"), The Nigerian Job, and the King George Job (especially the scene around the table when Sophie is describing how the mark knew the statue of the god Nate tried to pass off was fake).
Ugh I love this show!
I wonder if they're going to kill off Ford to explain his absence? It would be a real bummer of a start but make sense as to why everyone is back together, including Sophie, since I'd expect her to stick around Ford and probably join him in a "retirement" of sorts. I have a feeling Devlin will do something more creative than that, but it's totally an option I know he'd be able to pull off. ( _Moreau comes back after being in a blacksite prison hellhole for years and kills Ford._ That would be f*cking _NUTS_ -and I kinda love it- )
I feel like a lot of people haven't realized that Leverage is being rebooted, not revived, so they won't have to explain disappearances of characters that never existed. My personal favorite episode is The Big Bang Job (followed closely by The Rashomon Job), though I will admit the shoot out scene is ridiculous when you think about it.
Although in season 5 main cast members were only missing from one episode a piece, Nate and Sophie from The Rundown Job and Eliot, Parker, and Hardison from The Frame-Up Job
You aren’t supposed to think about it. That shootout scene is as over-the-top as an Eliot flashback. It’s supposed to make you smile.
@@bthyme I'm aware, sometimes what makes you smile though is how magical those bulletproof cardboard boxes are.
Honestly Mark as Sterling NEEDS to come back too I always saw him as the main rival or antagonist of the creew and sixth main character on the show even if he wasn't in every episode when ever he was he had serious chemistry with the cast but seeing as how he has the MOST chemistry and played of the most and best with Nate (played by his original actor) if they can't bring back mark as sterling it has to be with actor who has good chemistry or play off well with the new casting choice of nate (but has good chemistry with the other four) but I seriously want it to be Mark shepherd if not it really will feel like the writers are only playing with half the deck
my favorite is the Broken Wing job -- just love to watch Parker figure it all out herself. But ALL are really good.
Not Lost, but a fan of each show you highlighted .
Lost is certainly subjective. I've had this argument with fans of the show but at the end of the day, majority of day to day people don't know Leverage, Psych, Burn Notice. That's where the channel idea came from because everyone's content generally revolved around The Office, Game of Thrones, Stranger Things or whatever Marvel show. Proof usually being in the numbers
For me it´s The Rundown Job. I wish we had a whole season of just these three working cases together.
s01e11 The Juror #6 Job
Nate, "Apparently there IS an evil conspiracy lurking behind the curtain of every etc. etc. etc."
s03e03 The Inside Job
Parker, "What's sexting?"
Elliot, "I'm not having this conversation with you Parker"
s04e18 The Last Dam Job
Hardison, "Nooo, you got me a Batcave, a Batcave?"
Nate, "No I did not"
Caos, "Yeah, this is a totally a Batcave. Ok, you guys suck a little less now"
I wonder how they will do the show with Hardison. He had the best bromance with Elliot and a sweet romance with Parker. Maybe Hardison is running Leverage International and Parker is running the USA location.
I was thinking something like that. He's supposed to be a recurring character, so maybe he's still part of the crew, but just not in every episode. We waited too long to see he and Parker finally hook up, I hope they're still together.
Wait... revival is in the works or just the "Let's see if we can sell it" phase???
The Van Gogh Job , The DB Cooper Job, and The Last Dam Job are some of my faves.
I really enjoyed the characters they brought in on The Last Dam Job.
They did such a good job of the flash backs in The Van Gogh Job and The DB Cooper Job. Oh and my heart... the love story on The Van Gogh Job!
Some of the jobs that got really complex seemed a little too much for such a small team at times.
The Run Down Job really showed the team could be whittled down and still work well. I don't see how they are going to make it without Hardison on the team. I understand schedule conflicts but it will not be the same and some fans will not like random technology experts popping up and may scream if "Chaos" (Will Wheton) is brought in. As for Sterling, he's the guy you love to hate. If they try to make him part of the team the fans are going to recall he is not the mastermind Nate was.
Its in the works. Dean announced it in May. They are supposed to start filming in either July or August in New Orleans.
@@melissamcfarlin6840 I completely missed the announcement, but since it was in May then that makes sense. May has been insane in our family.
Thanks!
@@melissamcfarlin6840 Oooh NOLA in July/Aug!? They may want to wait another month *lol*
Anyone near the Gulf will tell ya those dog days are 115 in the shade from NOLA to Mobile, the skeeters will eat you alive, and lookie lookie hurricane season is in full swing!
I already told the family to pray Mother Nature is just too tired to bother with us this year
To be honest, most of season 5 episodes are not really good. White Rabbit didn't click and not believeble for me.
My best season is season 3 cause the main villian Moreau is so good.
having Nate's Foil Return without him would be weird.
My favorite was Timothy Hutton’s impersonation of Karl Lagerfeld.
I can't get enough of all of it..one is just as good as the other