Super happy power go.

Neal wasn't rude to Dan's face, though was he? Unexcited, yes, but he didn't say anything meaner to him than being waffley about teaching him the hat trick.

Not rude to his face so much, more mean and ugly to his peripheral vision.

From how Dan overheard their one whispered conversation, then the rest of their whispered conversations that I think were also in similar earshot, to Neal not even trying to be smooth and charming and giving Dan the gosh-darned courtesy of manipulating him like he manipulates everyone else, even though he doesn't have girl-parts or is a sexy femme fatale.

Like I said, I enjoyed all those scenes, and they seemed honest, but I felt that it showed and ugly self-centered side to Neal. Which is perfectly fine.

I don't think we were meant to take away that Dan heard any of those conversations, though.

If he did, he also heard Peter push him off onto Neal the same way Neal pushed him off onto Peter.

Personally I prefer the idea that Neal doesn't lap up being fanboyed, given I think he was polite if distant to Dan's face. He isn't all about the adulation--and there's been a great deal less of him getting off on the women folk recently. Last week he showed surprise that the woman went for Peter over him, but I don't think he flirted at all the episode before that.

I liked Hardison's big smile after Parker expressed her appreciation. Actually, I liked this whole episode so much I'm watching it again with my roommate. So much to love.

Judging from John's blog, next week's episode of Leverage was up on iTunes for a while.

I'm torn about having missed it. I want more now, but I really don't want it to be over, and it would be hella frustrating have no one to talk to about it.

Okay, getting less torn. Making peace.

Man, hurry up with season 3, people.

Yeah, when will we get season three? I need Leverage to just be on all the time. None of this midseason break, end of the season stuff.

Oh, man, I'm glad I didn't know it was up until it wasn't.

Context be damned.

Super Happy Power Go! is hysterical. I bet Roy's hair is big in Japan, too!

I think with Neal you also have to factor in that he was genuinely appalled at the way the guy was using all the incredible art he had lying around. So it's not just a matter of cool enough; this specific guy was doing a specific something that Neal found offensive.

He also found the boiler room guys highly offensive for their attitude towards women (okay, he did a bad job of hiding that as well, but he was trying). The difference that I'll grant is that in this recent instance, he wasn't officially undercover.