Hardison and Eliot's blase arrogance grated on me in the beginning of this ep. They were almost bored with what they were doing.

I didn't get that impression. Eliot sure enjoyed flirting with the receptionist. I think they were both confident that it was an easy job and proud of themselves for running it without Nate.

How about this Calli?

Holy Mother of Yum!

"Shit eating grin" is the short form of "he had a grin like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush."

That doesn't make it much clearer to me.

Yeah, that still doesn't evoke the puckish delighted smile that the expression usually evokes for me.

I'm not sure I ever expected to see him and Aldis Hodge sharing a screen.

That was MADE OF AWESOME.

A reference randomly rounded up on the internet:

I think the phrase “shit eating grin” is a shorthand version of “Grinning like a fox eating shit out of a wire brush”. I am sure you can picture a fox trying to bite shit out of a wire brush with his lips pulled back so they don’t get poked.

I'm not sure I ever expected to see him and Aldis Hodge sharing a screen.

That is awesome!

Going back to the earlier discussion, this season is missing something for me as well. It's just not as much fun as it was last year.

I found it a slow start, but I'm back on board wholeheartedly as of episode 4. I'm surprised that the Parker/Hardison shipper in me isn't more disappointed with the "take it slowly" thing, but recently I've really enjoyed the OT3's character moments, so it's not that bad.

I am sure you can picture a fox trying to bite shit out of a wire brush with his lips pulled back so they don’t get poked.

I can't picture a fox wanting to eat shit, so it falls apart for me there.