#grave danger job

[thieves-never-say-die]

There are three episodes between the Grave Danger Job and the Experimental Job

Three episodes

Three episodes between Hardison getting kidnapped by a drug cartel and buried alive - his biggest fear - while the rest of the team scrambles to save him before it’s too late, and when Hardison is kidnapped by a bunch of frat guys who think they can get away with anything and are backed by the CIA

Just… having some thoughts about this

#like how terrifying that would’ve been #for everyone really #three episodes after getting buried alive Hardison gets a bag thrown over his head and is dragged off somewhere away from his team #I’m sure the dark and constricting nature of that didn’t remind him of anything at all #definitely not #but also the rest of the team panics a bit too #like how immediatly they all drop everything to get him back #the barely restrained panic in Parker’s voice when she tells the others what she’s found #Nate gets up so fast he sends his desk chair spinning and tells Eliot to blow the con #which Eliot has no problem doing #and we don’t see it but Eliot full on tortures that man until he says where Hardison is #anyway I am having… Thoughts about this #alec hardison #grave danger job #experimental job #leverage #m talks #m speaks

[ziorite]

oh my god season four of leverage is fucking DIABOLICAL. how the fuck are you gonna open with the long way down job, and then hit with the van gogh job carnival job AND the grave danger job in just the first half ??? i swear to god i was shaking out of my skin all through the second half of the grave danger job. and where is aldis hodge’s oscar ??? the shaky voice the constant tears the frantic ripping at the inside of the coffin ?? i was literally holding my phone at arm’s length trying not to cry for him i swear.

i have to appreciate the directors here because i think they did a fantastic job focusing on harrison’s situation and really emphasizing the peril and dread the whole team was working through. the fevered search of the city, the awful moment when parker and sophie have to abandon their shovels and duck for cover, and harrison is left panicked and alone— that shit HURT y’all. it HURT. (i will say that the way the coffin was apparently uncovered off screen was a bit off— they only got a few shovels in before the guy started shooting, i thought, but oh well)

and obviously the hugging at the end. fuck kissing on screen hugging is where it’s at. eliot literally diving over gravestones to get to the coffin and pull hardison out and then clutching him like he’s trying to absorb the poor guy into his bloodstream ??? i will simply never be the same. and the perfect touch of beth riesgraf looking absolutely fucking devastated before turning away because she’s so so so wrecked about this but she’s not ready for that hug…. leverage writers need to square up because that was one fucked up episode and it also delivered on every characterization front ever. leverage is the gift that fucking giving y’all

#leverage #the grave danger job #alec hardison #aldis hodge #parker #parker leverage #beth riesgraf #eliot spencer #sophie devereaux #nathan ford #nate ford #leverage ot3 #thiefsome #parker x hardison #eliot x hardison #parker x hardison x eliot

[agirlinthegalaxy]

Rewatching the Grave Danger Job and crying and like. even when Hardison gets out of the casket, he hugs everyone but Parker. (But especially that first with Eliot? Hardison is probably the most normal on the team when it comes to physical affection, while Eliot probably has the most violent history with it and yet, Eliot using that strength and intensity to embrace Hardison instead? And the way that Hardison has a death grip on Eliot, someone who has sworn his life to making sure that they're all safe, after going through the most harrowing experience in his life?) But my initial point, bc Parker still isn't ready for that. She's still learning how to let people in and let them see her and her care, and she already bared her heart earlier telling Hardison that she needed him. And how Hardison doesn't need the same hug from her like he does everyone else, but just her comfort however she can offer ("I need you, Alec," and the most desperate look in her eyes as she sees him, even though she takes a step back bc she still can't do it) and he respects it in even the most situations. Just. I love everything about this show.

#leverage #the grave danger job #alec hardison #parker #eliot spencer #well kinda. #parker x hardison #parker x hardison x eliot #not explicitly but they're all in love dammit

[beingfacetious]

I never would have made it through that without you. You know that, right, Parker? Oh, that's not true.

#leverage #leverageedit #leveragegifs #alec hardison #parker #parker x hardison #the grave danger job #aldis hodge #beth riesgraf #tvgifs #surprise!!! you never know when it will be Them hours #valentine's day is maybe too obvious but whatever #*bybeingfacetious #*gifs #*leverage

[heckblade]

the carnival job and the grave danger job back to back is the most lethal combo ever devised by mankind

#i’m in PAIN #leverage #the carnival job #the grave danger job

[changelingbaby]

i’ve been watching leverage and haven’t interacted with the fandom at all on here up until this point but um. i just watched the grave danger job and. i think my brain chemistry was permanently altered.

#leverage #mine #the grave danger job #what if i through myself off a bridge. i love them all so much. also right after the carnival job?? are you kidding me??? #can parker and hardison and eliot all get married and adopt a bunch of kids already. and teach them crime.

[leverage-ot3]

thinking about how certain characters on the leverage team have been in mortal peril and why it was one person vs another and what that means

nate has been shot, like, multiple times. he’s the leader, the planner, the mastermind. he may not be the hitter but he takes risks that might not always pay off or be in best fortune for him, and he knowingly does that anyway. not much regard for his life sometimes to be completely honest. he’s also easily the most volatile (lesser as the seasons go on but still) and most likely to make a rash decision (season four season finale I’m looking directly at you)

I’m not going to talk about eliot too much because he experiences a lot of pain, but, also, it’s almost always pain that he can endure. he is the hitter- he’s the one that is supposed to take the brunt of the pain, the one prepared to get injured for the sake of the con and the safety of the team. he knows exactly what he is getting into when he throws himself into the situation. knows the risks, the damage he’s putting himself in for

hardison is frankly the biggest example of someone who is put into grave danger (ha). I’m thinking about possibly being murdered in the experimental job, buried alive in the grave danger job, drowning in the pool in the big bang job, etc. he’s not a hitter, doesn’t have the maneuverability or stealth of a thief. he can talk himself out of situations (within reason) but that can only go so far. and he’s not nate, making plans before they act. there’s lowkey a reason why he’s in the van besides the fact that his job necessitates it. barring sophie, he’s probably the least equipped/experienced to deal with real danger, real violence

on the other hand, sophie almost never gets hurt. sure, a gun may get pointed at her, but she can surely talk her way out (‘it’s not loaded’ ‘it was’ ‘not to a grifter’). I honestly can’t remember a time that sophie was ever seriously injured??? she is so meticulous about setting herself up in situations that will specifically not get her hurt, or where she has some sort of safety net or backup plan. I’m thinking about the quote where she says she gets people to unlock doors for her vs having to pick the lock herself

parker is somewhere in the middle of the spectrum but leans more towards sophie. she’s been in some scrapes and close calls (the inside job, the hot potato job with the burn room, the long way down job). but in nearly every situation like this she finds herself in, she can also work herself out of. she can run fast enough and climb and crawl far enough, dodge lasers well enough that she can manuver herself out of the problem. the few times she was ever in real danger was when she put herself there (I’m specifically thinking about the stork job when she puts herself between children and people with guns) (albeit fake guns)

some underdeveloped thought in the back of my mind is turning around the idea of importance to the show/team’s core and the likelihood of getting hurt

(talking eliot out of the equation so as not to skew the data, hardison is hurt the most because he is the heart of the group. nate is hurt so much because he is the leader. sophie and parker are undoubtedly still important, but have the skills to maneuver out of those situations before they spiral out of control)

(although the act of taking eliot out of the equation says something in of itself. something about the only person capable of taking that amount of pain for those he loves, etc, etc)

#this doesn’t count the long goodbye job because it never really happened #maybe I’ll make another post about breanna and harry who knows #also I’m not touching the rundown job in this post LMAO #eliot spencer #parker #alec hardison #sophie devereaux #nate ford #parker meta #eliot spencer meta #alec hardison meta #sophie devereaux meta #nate ford meta #meta #leverage #the big bang job #the grave danger job #the experimental job #the bank shot job #the last dam job #etc etc #mine

[fallout-lou-begas]

the bechdel test was invented so that you can be just as mad as i am that this scene somehow does not end with sophie pinning parker against the pillar of the gazebo and making out with her while parker grabs her ponytail. like i know that sophie's last line is alluding to hardison but are you FUCKING kidding me

#also: oh my fucking god sophe's turtleneck and jacket combo in this episode is LETHAL #leverage #parker leverage #sophie devereaux #bechdel test #the grave danger job

[amazzyblaze]

"The Grave Danger Job" doodles

#leverage #alec hardison #drawings #the grave danger job

[qvid-pro-qvo]

eliot spencer and his boyfriend alec hardison and his girlfriend parker and their boyfriend eliot spencer and around and around and around it goes

#i just watched the grave danger job and yknow who hardison hugs first and who he goes to last? #just saying #i cried #eliot spencer #parker #alec hardison #leverage #listen the way that man gripped eliot while he begs him not to do that again???? oof #don’t worry they all kissed it better #loving this rewatch

[sumbacky]

i am not immune to the pardison ;___; 

#pardison #parkerson #parker x hardison #alec x parker #alec hardison #parker leverage #leverage #fanart #my art #leverage fanart #i watched the grave danger job yesterday and wooooof. TEARS #so many tears #ill draw the ot3 soon

[lightthewaybackhome]

Watching the Carnival Job and the Grave Danger Job back to back. Love both of these so much!

😭😭😭

#leverage #the carnival job #the grave danger job #s4 #eliot spencer #alec hardison #parker #nate ford #sophie devereaux

[smallblueandloud]

parker and hardison and eliot... and they love each other.... and parker wants to save the body because it's what hardison would do and eliot comforts her by saying that they do what hardison couldn't do........ [and therefore, it's implied, can keep him safe]...........

#i'm just. this + the grave danger job + the way they look at hardison on that DC subway #plus always of course. eliot's line in the finale #I AM SO UPSET TONIGHT #leverage #eliot x hardison x parker #sb and l rambles #sb and l watches leverage #the friend i am watching leverage with will probably see this post. so i am being as vague as possible. but like. you guys see it right #you see what i'm saying right!!!!

[heckblade]

the way that eliot holds hardison in the grave danger job / the way that sean holds marion in the lighthouse. someone shoot me, i need to be put down

#something something brothers in arms #leverage #eliot spencer #alec hardison #the grave danger job #candela obscura #sean finnerty #marion collodi #collerty #circle of needle and thread

[eienvine]

Chapters: 3/? Fandom: Thor (Movies), Leverage Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Loki/Sif (Marvel) Characters: Frigga | Freyja (Marvel), Loki (Marvel), Sif (Marvel), Thor (Marvel), Fandral (Marvel) Additional Tags: Sifki Week 2023, References to Leverage Summary:

Hitter. Hacker. Grifter. Thief. Mastermind. When Frigga realizes her late husband funded their lifestyle through less-than-moral means, she decides to make amends by putting together a team of criminals—including her former foster son, Loki, now the world’s greatest thief—to rob from the rich to help the poor. After all, sometimes bad guys make the best good guys.

Chapter 3 is a post for @sifkiweek 2023: After a job goes wrong, Loki is forced to confront his feelings when Sif finds herself in grave danger.

#sifkiweek23 #my fic #sifki #loki #sif #leverage #the grave danger job

[leverage-ot3]

DISCLAIMER: do NOT come at me saying that the rundown job is not on here!!! it would skew the results we all know it is thee ot3 episode

DISCLAIMER 2: there are only up to ten options on polls and there is no way I could pick all the ot3 episodes I was just going off memory pls be gentle with me and have fun!!!

#also DONT COME AT ME IF I LEFT SOME OUT THERE ARE ONLY TEN OPTIONS ON POLLS #leverage #leverage redemption #the long way down job #the date night job #the too many rembrandts job #the future job #the long goodbye job #the boys night out job #the grave danger job #the harry wilson job #the van gogh job #the lonely hearts job #leverage ot3 #headcanons #parker #alec hardison #eliot spencer #parker x hardison x eliot #mine #leverage: let’s go steal a queue