The episode is pretty clearly meant to show how well the team has meshed and how skillful they are not only in contrast to their marks, but also as compared to other cons. And they do a good job at setting up foils for the crew – compelling and expert, people who could realistically give our heroes a run for their money – and also an excellent job at showing why the Leverage team is just that good. But I think my favorite part of all of that is the contrast between Hardison and Chaos.
In the way that Eliot is who you expect of a hitter and Michal (I refuse to use the terrible spelling assigned to her) is not, Chaos is basically who you would expect when you hear that someone’s the hacker of the team: a shlubby white nerd with an ego problem, someone who thinks they’re too smart, who doesn’t connect well with other people, and is cold and self-interested as a result. The trappings that they attach to him – a similar soda addiction, a van from which to keep track of the goings on – only serve to emphasize how different Hardison’s personality is from all of that.
Chaos is who you would expect Hardison to be, and it only helps bring home how delightful
Hardison is
(and how unexpected!): a personable, funny, loyal, smart black guy is the hacker for this team. Two seasons in, it serves as a wonderful reminder of how awesome a character he is.
“I will gladly walk on it a thousand times over, if that means I could be with you, my lady.”
and the lady cat was all:
“My brave darling.”
OOOPS MY HAND SLIPPED!!
Suddenly my muse insisted me to draw the personification version of the last pic, and who am I to reject inspiration when it comes so willingly to me? At least this will help with the artblock issue I currently have to deal with.
Russian imperial era inspired because hot damn.
Note: I tried google reverse image (and other reverse image search engines) those photos and came up with nothing. I wish I knew the original photographer because I want to love hug him/her so hard for capturing such inspiring moments.
OMG that’s the cutest thing ever and the best courtly love ah so brilliant.
In the ideal modern lotr au, all locations should have an eery, abandoned vibe (like they do in the books). The kind of locations you stumble over on a road trip and are haunted by for the rest of your life.
Tom Bombadil’s house as an old tourist trap that hasn’t been altered since the 70s run by a too-friendly owner and his suspiciously beautiful wife.
Weathertop as a giant factory that became redundant decades ago and was left to rot.
Rivendell as a breathtakingly beautiful hotel that was fully booked every night in its heydey, but now is lucky to have more than two guests at a time.
Moria as an abandoned subway system… but is it abandoned?
Lothlórien as a fairytale themed amusement park built in the 50s that went out of business and was reclaimed by nature.
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