Aldis Hodge is far too sexy, far too smooth, and enjoying his time in this episode far too much! There, I said what everyone was thinking. It's been wild to see his journey from the pilot of the OG Leverage to him now, all grown up and coming off of playing Hawkman in Black Adam but still game for the silly antics that makes this show. And clearly the whole cast is loving it! I just love how much fun this cast is having. IDK if they think this is the last season they'll be given (since tons of shows have been getting axed) so they might as well go full whimsey and I'm here for it! I can't remember the last time when I was actually excited about when a show dropped. And the first episode did not disappoint. It made me smile and in this day and age, that's gold.
4 Reviews
It's Leverage, What Can You Say?
Gislef20 November 2022
The chemistry between the actors is still good (including relative newcomers Wyle and Shannon), the scripts are still pretty tight, the jobs are still entertaining, the rich and powerful still get taken down. It's like the show never left. Which in a sense, it didn't, so no surprises there.
I think Wyle is better as the "fixer" than Hutton as the "mastermind". I'm not impressed with the dynamic between Harry and Sophie, which seems more like "the new guy has to fill in for the old guy romantically, since he's taking his place otherwise". It still feels like Nate is coming back and Harry is just filling his spot. Which presumably is impossible, since Nate is dead. I do like how Sophie is more of the team leader, even though she's the "grifter".
Is Shannon better than Hodge? Hard to tell, since they pretty much fill the same role on the team. Does Breanna really do anything different than Hardison did? Sure, she's a "maker", but she seems to spend more of her time doing what Hardison did. As such, I wish they'd stop bringing Hardison (and Hodge) back. I can accept that he's gone for reasons that the production staff has no control over. So is Hutton. But it seems like the production staff just can't led Hodge go. Okay, he's gone. I could accept that if the production staff would. It just seems like Hodge blows Shannon out of the water each time that they're sharing screentime together, or even when Hodge is on his own (like the opening sequence).
Or in other words, I'd like Breanna more if I didn't keep expecting Hardison to stick his head around the corner and yell "surprise!" It seems like it's cutting her off, and not giving her time to fully develop as a character knowing she could be "replaced" by her predecessor at any time.
Christian Kane is still Eliot, and Beth Reisgraf is still Parker. I suppose Gina Bellman is still Sophie. I like her more when she's her old self and not trying to be the team leader. She's not bad as team leader: I just think Sophie works better in a subordinate role.
It just seems like Redemption is review-proof. If you liked the original run, you're not going to dislike Redemption. If you didn't like the show, why are you watching or reading this review? If you didn't like it, you still won't. If you do, you do. I do.
Nothing has changed, Leverage is still just like it was originally was. They haven't really come up with a multi-arc villain yet, like Latimer or Chaos. Maybe they will with Redemption: it took time for them to develop, too. Redemption is very much "fire and forget". Do we really expect Pietr to show up again? Do we want him to?
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?
I think Wyle is better as the "fixer" than Hutton as the "mastermind". I'm not impressed with the dynamic between Harry and Sophie, which seems more like "the new guy has to fill in for the old guy romantically, since he's taking his place otherwise". It still feels like Nate is coming back and Harry is just filling his spot. Which presumably is impossible, since Nate is dead. I do like how Sophie is more of the team leader, even though she's the "grifter".
Is Shannon better than Hodge? Hard to tell, since they pretty much fill the same role on the team. Does Breanna really do anything different than Hardison did? Sure, she's a "maker", but she seems to spend more of her time doing what Hardison did. As such, I wish they'd stop bringing Hardison (and Hodge) back. I can accept that he's gone for reasons that the production staff has no control over. So is Hutton. But it seems like the production staff just can't led Hodge go. Okay, he's gone. I could accept that if the production staff would. It just seems like Hodge blows Shannon out of the water each time that they're sharing screentime together, or even when Hodge is on his own (like the opening sequence).
Or in other words, I'd like Breanna more if I didn't keep expecting Hardison to stick his head around the corner and yell "surprise!" It seems like it's cutting her off, and not giving her time to fully develop as a character knowing she could be "replaced" by her predecessor at any time.
Christian Kane is still Eliot, and Beth Reisgraf is still Parker. I suppose Gina Bellman is still Sophie. I like her more when she's her old self and not trying to be the team leader. She's not bad as team leader: I just think Sophie works better in a subordinate role.
It just seems like Redemption is review-proof. If you liked the original run, you're not going to dislike Redemption. If you didn't like the show, why are you watching or reading this review? If you didn't like it, you still won't. If you do, you do. I do.
Nothing has changed, Leverage is still just like it was originally was. They haven't really come up with a multi-arc villain yet, like Latimer or Chaos. Maybe they will with Redemption: it took time for them to develop, too. Redemption is very much "fire and forget". Do we really expect Pietr to show up again? Do we want him to?
But that's just my opinion, I could be wrong. What do you think?
Episode 201
bobcobb30124 November 2022
Warning: Spoilers
Leverage: Redemption proved to be one of the surprise fun shows of the last year or so. I enjoyed the original run and was surprised that the reboot turned out to be just as good.
It instantly jumped right back into that fun lane, but for something that was rare in season one, I found myself checking the clock frequently and figuring how long was left. It definitely started to drag a bit once they were all in place at the house and waiting for everything to go down.
Still, I am glad to have the program back and hope people jump on board and start watching what is obviously the best Freevee series out there.
It instantly jumped right back into that fun lane, but for something that was rare in season one, I found myself checking the clock frequently and figuring how long was left. It definitely started to drag a bit once they were all in place at the house and waiting for everything to go down.
Still, I am glad to have the program back and hope people jump on board and start watching what is obviously the best Freevee series out there.
Badly written
perkins-6363420 November 2022
Honestly I loveed leverage and i really enjoyed the first season of the revival but the writing, set design, research and additional actors were just plain bad.
The main cast were entertaining to watch as always but that couldn't save this episode for me.
Set mostly in London it felt like the writer watched an old episode of The Bill as "research".
The new season is still filled with the anti-rich sentiment that fills the new series is annoying and it is laughable.
The IT and hacking has always been a bit off but now they ae practically god like, somehow able to hack vehicles that is too old to be hackable in the way that it was.
I couldn't emmerse myself in the show at all which is a shame. I'm sure there is an audience out there for this but it isn't me anymore.
The main cast were entertaining to watch as always but that couldn't save this episode for me.
Set mostly in London it felt like the writer watched an old episode of The Bill as "research".
The new season is still filled with the anti-rich sentiment that fills the new series is annoying and it is laughable.
The IT and hacking has always been a bit off but now they ae practically god like, somehow able to hack vehicles that is too old to be hackable in the way that it was.
I couldn't emmerse myself in the show at all which is a shame. I'm sure there is an audience out there for this but it isn't me anymore.
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