I forgot about that. I thought that was ridiculous - she makes a decent salary, if she can afford that nice house with room for her mom and sister too; she can't buy a new car? Especially since being able to get places reliably was an important part of her job.

And the kicker is that as a US Marshal, THEY GIVE YOU A GOVERNMENT CAR!! I can't tell you how many marshals I knew who didn't even have jobs where they really needed to be running around who had cars.

Writer research fail. Can I be a US Marshal? Oh, wait. No, I can't. The government doesn't let people like me have badges!

Writer research fail

That's my point. I don't see it as a research fail, I think that it was a deliberate choice in order to give her a flaw.

I don't see it as a research fail, I think that it was a deliberate choice in order to give her a flaw.

Yeah. The breakdowns aren't played as bad luck - it's her having this crappy car and refusing to do anything about it to demonstrate stubborness or lack or control or something in a way that's really not necessary.

The Leverage S2 DVDs come out May 25th, and here are the special features:

• Audio commentary on every episode
• The Creators of Leverage Q&A
• John Rogers Set Tour
• "Behind the Boom" Featurette
• “The Hand Job” Spoof Video
• Andy Lange Music Featurette
• Season 2 Wrap Party Gag Reel

I do love a good gag reel. Well, I do when they don't send me running away with a bad case of the Motts.

Sigh. Want.

“The Hand Job” Spoof Video

Oh, as usual, dear.

“The Hand Job” Spoof Video

This is up on YouTube, or at least it was. It's Aldis Hodge being freakin' hysterical.

You mean this? [link]