For months I have been waiting eagerly for "Leverage" to debut. Not because of Timothy Hutton, the Emmy award winner, although I am a fan of his. Not because of the premise of the show. That's secondary to why I was really excited about this show - to see Christian Kane in action once again. I am so very shallow. And I have to say, I was not disappointed.
Christian is still sporting the "long-hair" look from season 5 of Angel. It's good that he kept the scruffy look - it works for him. And it works for his character.
Christian plays Eliot Spencer, a "retrieval specialist" whose fighting skills rivals that of his old nemesis, Angel, who was a vampire. This character can really kick major league butt! Guess Lindsey being a "badass" in Season 5 was warm up for this show, huh?
While it was great to see Christian Kane back on the screen again, this show was really, really good. It held my interest from start to finish. Finding out that Nate Ford's son had been denied insurance coverage because his treatment was considered "experimental", thus condemning the boy to a death sentence was not only heart-wrenching but true to form for a lot of insurance companies. The flashbacks on his death were very poignant but not sappy and were placed nicely throughout the show. It made viewers realize where Nate was coming from and why he was doing what he was doing.
The other characters on the show were just as fascinating. Sophie Devereaux (Gina Bellman) was great as the lady con artist. Parker (Beth Riesgraf), the thief who could steal anything and make it look easy while using her bag full of tricks, was funny as well as resourceful. I loved the scene where she made sure Sophie got from the 10th floor to the 1st level within seconds.
I was sure that I would enjoy watching Christian Kane and Timothy Hutton, but was a little iffy about the other actors. They all managed to play their parts well, however, the best surprise that I got from the show was Aldis Hodge, who portrayed Alec Hardison, a computer specialist. Yeah, I knew there would be one of those. Every show nowadays has to have the computer geek, don't they? This guy was the cutest, funniest, most entertaining computer geek I've ever seen on a show and that's saying a lot since I love Kirsten Vangsness (Penelope Garcia) on "Criminal Minds".
So here's the outcome. I was determined to watch this show every night it was on since Christian Kane was a part of the cast, whether I liked it or not. However, I am happy to say that after watching the premiere, I will not only enjoy seeing Christian "helping the helpless" but the rest of the team as well. And I am sure that I will not be bored.
By the way, where have I heard that phrase "helping the helpless" before tonight? Oh, right. Angel.
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