Leverage: "The Studio Job"
Jul. 19th, 2010 01:10 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
eumeliaFirst of all, Parker in a mash-up of Bjork and Lady Gaga?
Pure, unadulterated genius!!!!! This is the stuff television mythology is made of.
"I don't think I'm weird enough"
Oh, the LOLZ we shared with Nate!
As I've mentioned before regarding "Leverage", Eliot is my favourite character. Definitively knowing that he was contracted by the US Government (whether it was via Military or Intelligence Agency - Black Ops for sure) gives me a happy feeling inside, because it totally explains why he's let his hair grow!
If you are military and a man then you do not grow your hair out into mane; it is against regulations, it can get you killed. How can it get you killed? Well, when you sweat it will pour into your eyes if it isn't tied back properly (which Eliot rarely does), it is far too easy to grab and pull (something that I haven't noticed done to Eliot yet, but I live in hope... Shut up!.
Not to mention, it is a very big "Fuck You" to military regulations. You cannot be a soldier with long hair - a mercenary, sure, soldier-of-fortune, shouldn't be a problem - a uniform wearing, dog-tag keeping, M-16 carrying soldier?
Not to much.
Eliot hates the military. Because you see, while he broke a promise to Aimee ("The Two-Horse Job" back in season one, who is clearly the woman he was in love with) and was required to keep a promise to the United States Government, I'm pretty sure they didn't keep their promise, whatever it was, to him.
Hence liberating Croatia (which would have happened at some point between 1991-1995, during which Eliot would have been in his early 20's - if we're going according to Christian Kane's age).
I'm really hoping for some more Eliot centric episodes, now that his photo has been exposed and there are three countries that have a price on his head (Myanmar! Eeeeep!). Any episode in which he both kicks ass and has kissy-face screen time is awesome! Seriously.
Also, the man has pipes. I remember seeing ten years ago on "Angel" singing and thought he was hawt.
Add the age and the long hair and the man fucking sizzles.
I still can't get over Parker though. You know I love Bjork for wearing that dress to the Oscars that year. I don't think she did it to be weird (as is suggested by the show and the world at large), but merely to be herself.
She has a very distinctive style.
And mashing it up with Lady Gaga's blonde and deliberately weird was just amazing, though again I think they were going more Bjork than Gaga, especially when Parker wanted water from an iceberg. What?
Hardison was hilarious and over the top as usual, the man just has to over act it doesn't he? The "skippidy"? Where did he think he was? Cartoon Memphis? And the white (hopefully faux) fur?! BWAHAHAHAHA! Aces, Hardison, absolute aces. Generally speaking Sophie wouldn't approve as she'd prefer not to be so memorable after the fact, but that just worked! The music industry is really filled with a bunch of eccentrics (putting it mildly), huh?
The fight in the recording room was brilliant! I love the improvisation ability Eliot has. Anything is a weapon. In my filthy mind, I think he has a knack for the Pervertible in the same manner. If anything is a weapon, anything is a sex toy!
...
I'll just... be over there.
What did y'all think?!
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Date: 2010-07-19 08:45 pm (UTC)Oh, and furthermore, Eliot pounding on the window of the studio and then being tackled was the best gag in the episode.
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Date: 2010-07-19 09:35 pm (UTC)Still not over Gaga-Bjork-Parker Mash-UP :D
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Date: 2010-07-20 01:33 am (UTC)I was dying laughing at the Gaga-Bjork-Parker thing. I got the Lady Gaga, missed the Bjork, but I think I got enough of it to understand.
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Date: 2010-07-22 03:26 pm (UTC)AND IT SQUEAKED!
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Date: 2010-07-22 04:19 pm (UTC)That was a LOL moment for me :D
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Date: 2010-07-22 05:24 pm (UTC)