I love Kane's hair. Nobody touch it. I love all the Leverage boys. And, minus Tara (who I no longer hate), I love all the girls.

Yeah, this, down to the no-longer-hate. I even liked Maggie this round, probably because of the lack of proximity of Sophie.

As I said over in Bitches, I had to laugh till I cried about the bit between Hardison & Eliot about the black light. He probably bought his at Thinkgeek. (Note how I apparently have no concept that Hardison is a fictional character without an external life beyond what I see on my teevee.) I got mine at camp, but I bet I'm the only person from that camp who still knows where it is. I carry it in my bag! It might be handy sometimes!

I always want more Parker/Hardison. But I just want more, I think. I want more OT3.

I liked the dynamic with Tara this episode. I liked how easily she stepped into her role, for Nate's sake, not for the con, when Maggie turned up with her dude. And I like the different rhythm she has with him. She doesn't have the history with Nate and booze, so her angle at him is different, and he appreciates that.

I like the struggle they're depicting, wrt the whole thing. It's not easy coming off alcohol and I'm glad they're not showing it as simple. The relationships, when everyone around you knows, and you know they know, but there aren't any more words to be said about it. The pacing, the timing. How they watch him, but don't speak.

And of course I'm always happy to have Mark Sheppard back on my screen. He wins at acting.

I also like the way Maggie called him on the secret drinking.

That's one of the signs (which I know because we took the "are you an alcoholic" quiz in college and got 8 out of 10. The only 2 I didn't check were needing a drink to get going in the morning and hiding alcohol. Although we did dither a bit on that one but decided that it didn't count if you were hiding alcohol so your friends wouldn't drink it)

Although we did dither a bit on that one but decided that it didn't count if you were hiding alcohol so your friends wouldn't drink it

I think that would be a "yes" answer for a "signs that your friends are alchoholics" quiz.

Both Maggie and Eliot said essentially the same thing: it's not the drinking itself that's the problem. Poor Nate. And props to Tim Hutton, who's breaking my heart with every little expression on Nate's face.

What's keeping Nate from total woobification? Being a sadistic bastard, maybe. Nate Ford refuses to be anybody's woobie.

I need to see that "are you an alcoholic" quiz. Anyone got a link?

I like Nate a lot more this half-season than before. Maybe it's because the sadistic bastard thing is so much more out in the open.

As for the mean thing Eliot does with his eyes. Not quite accurate. He also does it with his mouth too. It's very evil.

Hee. I would be scared if I saw it.

I also loved how he denied knowing what she was talking about, and then, of course, did it. If Tara ate my sandwich at me and then Eliot gave me the look, I would totally capitulate. To whatever!

I agree. I like Nate much more. It's remarkable to me how much it's possible for characters to grow on me like this. You would think I'd have to hit a saturation point. But apparently no.

I think that's the biggest pull for me about this show--the charisma of the team.

It's also a big draw for me in White Collar, but there it's primarily two people. Here it's a team of five. And if you'd asked me a season ago, I'd have had nothing much to say outside of Hardison/Parker/Eliot, but now I'm feeling insanely protective of Nate and Sophie too.

If Tara ate my sandwich at me

I like how Tara has a very different style of grifting than Sophie. She still feels wrong and Not a Part of the Team, as she should, but she's effective in her role.

I need to see that "are you an alcoholic" quiz. Anyone got a link?

Off of the top of my head

1. Do you get drunk more than twice a year
2. Have you ever thrown up from drinking
3. Have you ever done something that you regret because you were drunk
4. Do you need a drink to get going in the morning
5. Do you hide alcohol
6. Have you ever blacked out from drinking

1, 2, and 3 seem like most people's college experience.