Leverage 3×06 – The Studio Job

It’s an Eliot episode! Eliot shows off his country singing skills as he impresses, autographs, and romances all in one.

First, watch him perform here:

More below the cut!

SQUEE ELIOT! I”m not particularly coherent now, so it’s bullet point time!

• John Schneider… hello Jonathan Kent! You were so awesome as Clark’s dad in that show, it’s a bit of a disconnect to see him acting totally evil mogul now!
• Christian Kane is a popular country singer in real life, so it’s kinda nice that they took that talent and built it into Eliot. And he does sing well – has the voice and look of a cowboy which is perfect for country~
• Parker startling Eliot who’s all nervous about singing in front of a crowd is pretty funny.He’s all gruff and acting tough, while the others are all snickering at his strange nervousness.
• His exchange with Hardison about not doing the smurf voice thing again, hee. Eliot and Hardison have some really good exchanges this episode. The whole argument about being pitchy and Eliot totally yelling at Hardison who switches off his mic… that’s so them.
• Hardison thinking his software’s not working because Eliot was singing so well..
• Does Eliot have a thing for blondes? HE seems to have a thing for sassy southern blonde belles, as evidence from Kate Lynn in this episode and Aimee from way back in episode 1. Wonder if this will last? He was all smitten so quickly… let’s just take it that there was attraction real quick.
• Love that Eliot is aware enough to take out and switch off  his earbud while he’s making out, even if it is in the middle of a con. He tells Sophie it was ‘notes on his performance’, to which Kate Lynn had ‘no complaints’. Ooh, Eliot~
• So how did Nate take out those 2 guys? I always thought that maybe Eliot ran over in time, you gotta wonder… He remains cagey about it, even at the end.
• Parker as the weird Icelandic Bjork-Lady Gaga mix… HAHAHA FUNNIEST thing I’ve seen from Parker! Love the homage to the swan dress with the dead duck… ahahahahahaha i’m still laughing watching Parker make funny noises and totter around in weird costumes. LOVE her accent. Her running up on stage to stall for Eliot was inspired – the old Parker would not have done that!
• Eliot beating up the dude in the recording studio with a mic stand and drumsticks… AWESOME! Love him ‘silently’ yelling at Hardison and Parker when they finally turn around and realize he’s in trouble.
• The fan thing at the end where Eliot totally stormed off after a ‘fan’ rebuffs him, super funny.

I’m glad we found out more about Eliot this episode since we’ve had the Parker and Hardison focused ones previously! Now we know that Eliot’s past was once with the US government, which was what broke he and Aimee up. Great episode overall, can’t wait for more!

In the meantime, don’t forget to check out the updated Leverage Profiles for Eliot, Hardison and Parker. If you have any extra information or quotes that you love, do leave a note in the comments!

P/S: Here are the lyrics to the song ‘Thinking of you” as performed on the show.I like the sentiments of the song, something very relatable.

The original song by Christian Kane has an additional verse and can be found here. I kinda like the show version better, it feels a little more raw, and I am a sucker for an acoustic guitar.

Well I know they say all goods things
Must come to some kinda of ending
We were so damn good, i guess we never stood a chance
Gonna find what you’ve been missing
When the highways tired of listening
You’ll see I’m not that easy to forget

*When a new moon shines through your window
Or you hear a sad song on the radio
And you don’t know why you but just start to cry
Or you’re driving round on a sunny day
And out of nowhere comes the pouring rain
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
Yeah that’s just me
Thinking of you

And Im thinking about the road you’re on
I’m thinking about you coming home
I’m wondering if you’ve got your radio on

Yeah when you find your way to another town
And someone tries to lay you down
And a memory hits you right out of the blue
It’s me
Thinking of you
Yeah that’s just me
Thinking of you

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