Leverage (TV Series) The (Very) Big Bird Job (2012) User Reviews

Not the very best episode

[jyotiswaroopr · 8/10 · 19 July 2012]

A good episode, but not the very best. And not a single hacking scene, that almost seems impossible in the beginning? And no jokes on how differently Parker thinks? There was no last minute complication that almost ends up killing everyone, but Nate somehow pulls it off. Where's the fun stuff that makes Leverage what it is?

The story picked up for this episode was only-okay. I personally did not like the ending. Especially the part where they fool the mark that he's flying an airplane when he's actually not. Moreover, the mark is an aviation expert, and don't you think he would know if it's a simulation and not a real flight? Hardison is good, but not that good :)

Looking forward for some more awesome episodes \m/

I sat in the pilot seat of the Spruce Goose!

[spotter-2 · 10/10 · 3 December 2022]

The last season of "Leverage" starts off with familiar territory for me. In April 2012 my wife and visited that very museum where the Spruce Goose is the exhibit as depicted in the episode. I sat in the pilot seat and wore Hughes actual hat for a photo. So when the episode aired in 2012 we were jazzed by what we saw.

Nate and his crew had scattered after defeating their foes in last season's finale. Now based in Portland, Nate and company set up shop in a restaurant, bought by Hardison. They can't return to Boston because they are hot. The new target is an air cargo carrier owner that skimps on maintenance for his fleet that led their client's husband killed.

His weakness is old airplanes. In particular the Spruce Goose. Nate and company use that to get him.

Like previous seasons this one has a thread about tge changes relationships of the team. Nate and Sophie are now a couple as are Hardison and Parker. Eliot is using his interest in cooking to battle his personal demons.