just a girl who's afraid of the dark (![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif){kind=small} go_gentle) wrote,@ 2009-07-16 15:18:00 |
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I am so excited that Leverage is back, guys, you don't even know. This episode was not one of my favorites, but that does nothing to dampen my enthusiasm.
First up, the bad:
-this episode, and presumably the entire season, is set in Boston. Oh honey, no. You're filming in Portland. Portland is a perfectly good city. Why not set it in Portland? (I hate watching movies/tv set anywhere I know, especially if they're not filmed there.* I am mentally girding myself for geography fail, although this episode only had one scene that made me go "....really?" fyi: I seriously doubt there is that much empty road pavement in the financial district during the day. quite frankly, I doubt there is that much road in the financial district, although it's a part of the city I'm not super-familiar with. Boston is not a city of wide well-ordered roads.)
-The credits sequence.
-This con never really clicked for me, and there were a bunch of moments where I felt the flashbacks were heavy-handed (especially the ones at the end establishing the briefcase, when it was two clips we had already seen - I actually was paying attention, Leverage) and the reveals were obvious (when Eliot got 'shot', I immediately went "oh, it's the mini-explosives they used earlier").
-Look, a list of things I don't really care about:
1. Nate's alcoholism
2. Nate's moral quandaries - 'am i a good guy or a bad guy? do the ends justify the means? is it okay to break the law to help people?' First, we did this last season. Second, shit or get off the pot, buddy.
3. Nate Ford.
(On the other hand, one of the mobsters who was roughing him up knew him - something like 'you're Bobby Ford's kid. Weren't you going to be a priest?' and I would be absolutely interested in hearing about how Nate's possible family or childhood experiences with organized crime affects #2 up there.)
The good, the delightful, and the awesome:
-every moment Parker or Hardison were on screen.
-Parker as a nun
-The team slowly moving in to Nate's apartment and totally denying it.
-Hardison buying the building and 'renovating'
-Eliot carrying explosives in his pants.
-Parker stealing the Hope Diamond and then putting it back!
-"I hacked into the White House's email. You know we're doing some bad stuff in Pakistan?" [...] "I was in Pakistan." !
In conclusion, I am super looking forward to the rest of the season.
*Except the Mighty Ducks movies, which are great fun to watch if you're from Minneapolis and can play spot the location.
First up, the bad:
-this episode, and presumably the entire season, is set in Boston. Oh honey, no. You're filming in Portland. Portland is a perfectly good city. Why not set it in Portland? (I hate watching movies/tv set anywhere I know, especially if they're not filmed there.* I am mentally girding myself for geography fail, although this episode only had one scene that made me go "....really?" fyi: I seriously doubt there is that much empty road pavement in the financial district during the day. quite frankly, I doubt there is that much road in the financial district, although it's a part of the city I'm not super-familiar with. Boston is not a city of wide well-ordered roads.)
-The credits sequence.
-This con never really clicked for me, and there were a bunch of moments where I felt the flashbacks were heavy-handed (especially the ones at the end establishing the briefcase, when it was two clips we had already seen - I actually was paying attention, Leverage) and the reveals were obvious (when Eliot got 'shot', I immediately went "oh, it's the mini-explosives they used earlier").
-Look, a list of things I don't really care about:
1. Nate's alcoholism
2. Nate's moral quandaries - 'am i a good guy or a bad guy? do the ends justify the means? is it okay to break the law to help people?' First, we did this last season. Second, shit or get off the pot, buddy.
3. Nate Ford.
(On the other hand, one of the mobsters who was roughing him up knew him - something like 'you're Bobby Ford's kid. Weren't you going to be a priest?' and I would be absolutely interested in hearing about how Nate's possible family or childhood experiences with organized crime affects #2 up there.)
The good, the delightful, and the awesome:
-every moment Parker or Hardison were on screen.
-Parker as a nun
-The team slowly moving in to Nate's apartment and totally denying it.
-Hardison buying the building and 'renovating'
-Eliot carrying explosives in his pants.
-Parker stealing the Hope Diamond and then putting it back!
-"I hacked into the White House's email. You know we're doing some bad stuff in Pakistan?" [...] "I was in Pakistan." !
In conclusion, I am super looking forward to the rest of the season.
*Except the Mighty Ducks movies, which are great fun to watch if you're from Minneapolis and can play spot the location.
