Anonymous asked: what exactly is that show with "Eliot"? I know him as Jacob Stone from Librarians, but all of a sudden I'm seeing this show on the librarians blog and other places but I have nO IDEA WHAT IT IS
It’s called leverage and it will change your life.
If you’ve seen the show Hustle it’s kind of like that but better. Which is saying something because Hustle is really good.
The premise:
A con artist, a hacker, a hitter, and a theif turn from a life of pure crime, to a life of crime for a good purpose, led by a former insurance investigator.
They target the rich and powerful that are picking on the little guy, and basically set them up due to their own greed and selfishness.
Then stand there and watch while the mark implodes on itself
The team:
Former insurance investigator, turned Mastermind and crime dad.
Is much smarter than he looks. Somhow manages to herd cats (aka his crime children) and get the job done, despite being a human dissaster.
Con artist, art theif, and crime mom.
Is the most incredible acress to grace this earth, when she’s not actually trying to act.
seriously don’t let her act on stage.
genius hacker, fountain of snark
giant adorable nerd.
Also pretty much the best dressed on the show which was refreshing, because as the huge computer nerd, that’s usually the stereotypical role of social outcast loner. Hardison has the best style and the best actual inter-personal skills and empathy of anyone on the show. Sophie can manipulate people, but hardison actually understands people. And cares about them. Biggest heart. Ray of sunshine.
parker my homegirl. Best thief in the world.
socially awkward and you never quite know what she’s going to do next. It could be eat cereal. It could be blowing up the building.
My dear eliot. The “muscle.” But also…the secret brain.
he’s much, much smarter than he looks. And everyone, including his team at times, underestimates him.
that’s code for “i love you”.
Bottom line:
Every.Single.Character has an incredible, organic character arc. And make progress that you could never see coming in season 1.
It will make you laugh. It will make you cry. A lot.
Watch it.
Stress that there is “only” five seasons, even though it finishes perfectly and wraps up better than almost any other series i’ve ever watched.
Watch it again.
I am now quite intrigued…
Oh dear lord do yourself a favour and watch this show. It’s fucking AMAZING. Every problem it tackles is real, the character development is realistic and well-written and you just can’t not love the team.
Also, Parker is not just socially awkward, she’s confirmed autistic - by word of god, the actor was portraying Asperger’s syndrome, but it’s a really good, realistic portrayal with no stereotype in sight. And the show writers gave us a canon OT3 in the last episode of the show. Which means that there is CANON-COMPLIANT fanfiction of an autistic, asexual, poly Parker that has me crying with joy.
This is my absolute favourite show, and it’s basically 5 people who become Robin Hood for a living. With puns, and snark.
I heard about this the other day and it’s honestly more fucked up than if they’d just whitewashed the whole cast
But no, POC people are allowed to exist…but they don’t get to be lead characters or heroes or anything they can just be the silent servants of the white main characters instead
SO MUCH HATE FOR THIS MOVIE
I remember going to see the Prince of Egypt in theaters when it first came out. That movie was fire
SO YOU ALL KEEP SAYING YOU WANT A SHOW WITH REPRESENTATION RIGHT? WELL YOU NEED TO DO WHAT YOU DID WITH STEVEN UNIVERSE AND DO IT WITH SENSE8. IT ISNT GOING TO BE RENEWED UNLESS IT GETS MORE POSITIVE REVIEWS AND PUBLICITY AND ITS IS CHOCK FUCKING FULL OF REPRESENTATION
YOU WANT GAY REPRESENTATION? YOU GET IT EXPLICITLY
NOT ONLY THAT BUT THE SHOW DEALS WITH COMPLICATED ISSUES LIKE GENDER INEQUALITY AND HOW FEMALES STRUGGLE TO GAIN THE SAME RESPECT AS MALES AND ONE OF THE MAIN CHARACTERS STORYLINES REVOLVES AROUND THIS FEMINIST ISSUE
LONG STORY SHORT THIS IS LITERALLY THE SHOW ALL OF YOU HAVE BEEN ASKING FOR SO PLEASE WATCH IT BECAUSE IT NEEDS MORE PUBLICITY IF ITS EVER GOING TO GET CONTIUED. WATCH SENSE8
Sense8 is basically what would happen if Tumblr created a TV show. Watch it. Love yourselves. Also love Sun the BAMF, Capheus the Cinnamon Roll, Nomi the Activist, Wolfgang the Protective Criminal, Kala the Smart Cookie, Riley the Music Loving Drifter, and my son Will the Puppy.
