{"id":9109,"date":"2013-10-03T14:33:13","date_gmt":"2013-10-03T18:33:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9109"},"modified":"2013-10-03T14:33:13","modified_gmt":"2013-10-03T18:33:13","slug":"vids-leverage-season-5-the-final-season-dvd-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/geekstronomy.com\/?p=9109","title":{"rendered":"Vids: Leverage Season 5-The Final Season DVD Review"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cBad guys sometimes make the best good guys\u201d; that statement \"Leverage<\/a>summed up the television show Leverage.\u00a0 For five seasons Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton) and his crew provided \u201cleverage\u201d to clients who were wronged in some way. Whether these people were ripped off by a big corporation or crooked lawyers, Nate and his merry band always got the best of the bad guys.<\/p>\n

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Each member of the team was a specialist in their field.\u00a0 The Leverage crew consisted of a hacker, Alec Hardison (Aldis Hodge), a grifter, Sophie Deveraux (Gina Bellman), a thief, Parker (Beth Riesgraf) and the muscle, Eliot Spencer (Christian Kane). The four of them were brought together by Timothy Hutton\u2019s character to do use their skills for good.\u00a0 Leverage was a great show with an excellent cast and witty writing. There was always a perfect balance of humor and drama.<\/p>\n

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Season 5 consisted of 15 episodes:<\/p>\n

1.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Very Big Bird Job<\/p>\n

2.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Blue Line Job<\/p>\n

3.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The First Contact Job<\/p>\n

4.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The French Connection Job<\/p>\n

5.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Gimme a K Street Job<\/p>\n

6.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The D.B. Cooper Job<\/p>\n

7.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Real Fake Car Job<\/p>\n

8.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Broken Wing Job<\/p>\n

9.)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The Rundown Job<\/p>\n

10.) The Frame-Up Job<\/p>\n

11.) The Low Low Price Job<\/p>\n

12.) The White Rabbit Job<\/p>\n

13.) \u00a0The Corkscrew Job<\/p>\n

14.) The Toy Job<\/p>\n

15.) The Long Good-bye Job<\/p>\n

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My favorite character has always been Parker, so it comes as no surprise that \u201cThe Broken Wing Job\u201d, a story centered on Parker, was my favorite episode. In the episode Parker is nursing broken leg and in her boredom uses the security cameras to people watch in the restaurant downstairs. During her people watching sessions she comes across a team plotting a robbery. Even though she is partially incapacitated by her broken leg, she still manages to outsmart the crooks.<\/p>\n

I was sad to see this series go since it was so smart, funny and highly entertaining. The final season of Leverage brings closure to the series, which is something fans don\u2019t usually get when a show is cancelled. According to the producers the end of the series was planned since the beginning. Since the network was slow to renew Leverage\u2019s contract, it was decided to end the series gracefully, if too early for my taste. By the end of the final episode, \u201cThe Long Good-bye Job\u201d, Nate has passed the torch to Parker, Hardison and Eliot while he and Sophie set off on their new life together.\u00a0 The only thing that would have made this ending better would be if we found out Sophie\u2019s real name, something that still remains a mystery.<\/p>\n

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The 5th<\/sup> season DVD is a 4 disc set with a run-time of 635 minutes. Special features include episode commentary for every episode, several deleted scenes and a gag reel. \u00a0Suggested retail is $39.98.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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