Fandom Snowflake... sort of challenges 1 and 2

[olivermoss]

Pulling my Leverage Metas together and sticking them somewhere indexed:

* My headcanon on how a Hardison became part of the team I refer to this as my headcanon that no canon developments can shake because it's very rooted in the show's own internal logic and observations on people.

* Leverage: Chris Downey? Basically, wow Harry has a lot in common with one of the producers.

* Headcanon about Parker, Christmas and Cash

* An observation on The Jackal Job that ties into the themes of that season.

* Harry Wilson's season 1 arc from the POV of his old boss

I've revaped my profile page a bit, and now I can link this there, too.

Comments

[sparrow2000]

Yay for getting organised and having things in one place and linked to your profile. I love when people put their thinky thoughts into meta, it's always fascinating.

[mistressofmuses]

I don't recall ever reading your headcanon on how Hardison got brought on to the team... I love that, and it makes SO much sense.

[olivermoss]

Thank you! It makes more sense per the show's lore than anything. He didn't do it for the the rep, because the job was secret. Money? He can steal that directly. However, it got him that thing he kept saying was his main goal in life for the first few season.

[mxcatmoon]

Ooh, fun Leverage meta to read!

Yes, your Hardison headcanon makes sense. To me, he's the glue, the foundation. With the OT3, too. Eliot is gruff and Parker is... Parker. ;) Hardison is the balance that keeps them grounded. That's why it's been so hard for me to deal with his absence. It's like they're totally different people without him. Unbalanced. It's like they're not whole without him... Sorry for the OT3 tangent. ;)

Perfect explanation of why Parker loves Christmas too. At first glance, her childlike glee may seem odd, but you've explained it here.

[olivermoss]

Yeah, and it works so much better with this character motivations and the show's own logic that no matter what canon or Word of God says, Hardison pulled together the trio. I also like the idea that he'd been tracking candidates for his crew for a while.

I am glad you liked the Christmas meta! That one wasn't popular, but it makes sense to me. When she was a kid cash money would have been so easy to steal around then.