The Most Iconic™ Moments In Leverage
-sophie showing up at her own funeral. Twice.
-nate running up 15 flights of stairs and stopping on every floor to press the elevator button just to piss off Sterling
-“he must’ve had some good qualities” “none. Not even in bed”
-sophie throwing off her trench coat to reveal a rapelling harness, and Parker running to her while Sterling’s shouting for the agents to catch them
-eliot knocking out 4 guys before Hardison’s bag hits the floor
-“if you eat a snakes heart, you consume its soul”– Parker saying she wants Dalton Rand dead and Eliot just shrugging and saying ‘Yeah, I could do that’
– HARDISON PLAYING THE VIOLIN and ELIOT SINGING
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Aw, see, you made two mistakes, bro. First, you flashed that fake-ass FBI badge at me. Second, [Hardison points at Eliot] you spilled his coffee.
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You forgot… [No]…About the true meaning…[No, don’t you say it!!] of Christmas. [My God, that barely applies here!!] Ho ho ho.– You know what I have? I have a 24 year old genius with a smartphone and a problem with authority. You never stood a chance.
– Just the entire Rashomon job in general
(Yes, I have a thing for season 3 why do you ask)
– “Sir, I can take your underpants.”
– “I’m sorry it was too far away for you to punch, I’m sure that really frustrates you.”
– Parker casually hanging off a ski lift. “Help. Help.”
– “Uncomfortable with black authority.” “Sir, please don’t write that.” “I will write a letter to your mama if I feel like it.”
– Hardison: “I spent three days hacking the White House email. … We are doing some pretty hinky stuff in Pakistan.”
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Eliot: “I was in Pakistan.”– “You thought she was dressed as a nun for no reason?” “It’s Parker.” “Fair enough.”
– “Someone tricked you into bringing a briefcase full of evidence of your own crime straight to the police?”
– Eliot anchoring Parker’s rope to Hardison’s belt rather than the railing of the elevator.
– Nate: “Eliot, I’m going to ask you not to do anything violent.”
Eliot: “What are you talking about? I only use violence as an appropriate response…”
Sterling: “Hello Nate.”
Eliot: *violence*– Eliot getting way too into his cover as a baseball player.
– Eliot and Hardison as health inspectors in the Iranian secret police safehouse disguised as a restaurant. “I’ve gotta dock ya.” Then Eliot bumping into one of the secret police officers, shrugging apologetically, and saying “I’ve gotta dock ya” before beating him up.
– Eliot fighting multiple people behind soundproof glass while the others are totally oblivious.
– “Does this smell like chloroform to you?”
– “I didn’t even stab him!” “Yeah, we are so proud of you.”
– Eliot having a casual chat with someone he’s on a first name basis with, while they’re beating each other up.
– Sophie going undercover in a company claiming she’s there to find a mole. Actually uncovers a mole.
– A kid on a school trip walks into the room where Hardison and Nate are monitoring the situation. They explain everything that happens, giving him tips on running a con.
– Hardison and Eliot feuding over a sandwich. “I ate the damn sandwich. … If he wasn’t gonna beat my ass I’d go thank him.” *bites into sandwich*
– “Why is there a nun’s habit without a nun inside?” “…Rapture!”
– Hardison talking to the cartel boss, Eliot beating up thugs in the background, in full view of the boss, while trying to keep Hardison from noticing.
– Hardison and Chaos being excited over the Batcave. Hardison promising Eliot his own batsignal.
– “That little pretzel cart is both delicious and Interpol.”
– Hardison in the van making Eliot, who is standing in a field, do the Cha Cha Slide, then seeing Eliot’s signal moving very fast towards him. The van begins to shake.
– Eliot running a kitchen while beating up thugs. Eliot asking a thug his opinion on the sauce before knocking him out.
- “I didn’t know you could sing.” – “Not as well as I can act.”
- “I have an idea.” – “Am I gonna hate it?” – “No, but I am.”
“That was the worst night of my life.” – “Come on man, you’ve been in worse situations.” – (Flashback to Eliot being forced to play Russian Roulette.) – ”No. No, that was the worst.“
- Eliot and Hardison hugging it out.
- “Can I hit him?” – “Which one?” – “Either one.” – “See, it’s not just me.”
- Two Good Ol’ Boys
- any scene where Hardison and Parker are Agents Thomas and Hagen
- whenever Agents Taggert and McSweeten get the credit for the team’s work and just run with it
- everybody secretly calling Sophie for advice