Leverage
The Blue Line Job
TV Flash files “The Blue Line Job” as hour 64 of 77 in the TV Flash guide — Leverage (2008–2012) on TNT, season 5, episode 2, aired 2012-07-22, 60 min.
From the desk
How this hour is filed
This leaf is S05E02: listed hour 64 of 77 in the Leverage guide, hour 2 of 15 in season 5. It aired 2012-07-22 (60 min). The listed hour before it is “The (Very) Big Bird Job” (S05E01). Next is “The First Contact Job” (S05E03).
Catalog log
Broadcast listing — not a TV Flash recap.
The Leverage crew helps a veteran hockey player whose son thinks team management are trying to get his father injured on purpose, but discover that their real intentions are far more ominous.
Viewer FAQ
Where does The Blue Line Job sit in the Leverage guide?
S05E02 is listed hour 64 of 77 — hour 2 of 15 in season 5, season 5 episode 2.
When did Leverage S05E02 air?
The Blue Line Job aired 2012-07-22 and is listed at 60 minutes.
Do I need Leverage: Redemption?
No. The TNT run (2008–2012) is the crew's original take. The revival is extra innings for people who never left the con.
In the series
Why this series still plays
A crew of specialists cons the rich on behalf of people who cannot buy justice. Leverage is TNT heist-of-the-week craft: let's-go-steal cold opens, Parker and Hardison as the slow-burn, found-family banter, and caper structure that still plays because the chemistry is the take.
So about last night in the group chat: we are not arguing about whether Leverage is comfort food. We are arguing about which Job is the one you send a newbie (I said spoiler-free. I lied a little about the let's-go-steal cold opens, because those are the branding). John Rogers and Chris Downey's TNT series (2008–2012) is modern Robin Hoods conning the rich — Timothy Hutton's Nate, Gina Bellman's Sophie, Christian Kane's Eliot, Beth Riesgraf's Parker, Aldis Hodge's Hardison — each episode a mini-heist movie, role…
Filed against
- Timothy Hutton as Nate Ford
Timothy Hutton masterminded Leverage as Nate Ford — a crew of specialists conning the rich on behalf of people who cannot buy justice, TNT heist-of-the-week craft, let's-go-steal cold opens, found-family banter. Chemistry as the take. TV…
- Gina Bellman as Sophie Devereaux
Gina Bellman's Sophie Devereaux cons the rich on Leverage — TNT heist-of-the-week craft, let's-go-steal cold opens, found-family banter, a grifter who treats a mark like a stage. Parker and Hardison as the slow-burn; Sophie as the accent…
- Christian Kane as Eliot Spencer
Christian Kane played Eliot Spencer on Leverage — a crew of specialists conning the rich on behalf of people who cannot buy justice. TNT heist-of-the-week craft: let's-go-steal cold opens, Parker and Hardison as the slow-burn,…
- Beth Riesgraf as Parker
Beth Riesgraf’s Parker made Leverage a heist-of-the-week with a pulse — TNT caper craft, let’s-go-steal cold opens, Hardison as the slow-burn, found-family banter, specialists conning the rich on behalf of people who cannot buy justice.…
- Aldis Hodge as Alec Hardison
Aldis Hodge’s Alec Hardison made Leverage’s let’s-go-steal cold opens a slow-burn romance with the con — TNT heist-of-the-week, Parker in the other orbit, found-family banter, specialists taking the rich for people who cannot buy justice.…