#plotbunny

Have you finished your Leverage rewatch in anticipation of Redemption? ;) If so (and if not?), information of interest:

Aldis Hodge played “Raymond” (never actually named in dialogue, I think?), Samuel L. Jackson’s Zeus Carter’s li’l baby nephew in 1995’s Die Hard With a Vengeance in which uhhhh there is a conversation about 9 minutes in about things that are important to one Alec Hardison’s solo and team careers such as: you have to earn respect; return a MESSAGE when people try to use you/get you to take the fall; guys who sell drugs or have guns are bad; nobody’s gonna help us so we’re gonna help ourselves.

Most importantly: “We’re the good guys.”

Then, as we know, Leverage ran 2008-2012.

In 2013, Aldis played “Foxy” in A Good Day to Die Hard.  Sure, he was in it for two minutes, but that’s more than enough for my little fannish heart.  Sure, he’s randomly in a military uniform deeply embedded in some CIA black op, but, you know.  He’s just gotten better since the Agent Hagen and Agent Thomas days.

Like, I have feelings about Zeus being Nana’s brother. Or maybe pre-foster-care-Alec’s uncle.  But preferably Nana’s brother.  Nana could totally be from Harlem, right?  Uncle Zeus is good with math and electronics and stuff, and super invested in his nephews’ education.  I can draw a line from that to hacking, right?

I have feelings about Nana Family Gatherings where Zeus reminisces with begrudging fondness about his Crazy White Dude McClane and Raymond Alec is finally able to compete (less begrudgingly, much more fondly) with his Crazy White Dude Eliot stories.  Yeah, my Crazy White Dude does all that WITHOUT guns, who’s got the Crazier White Dude?

I have feelings about “Foxy” being a Leverage International Job Cover and Alec having to accommodate that John-McClane-ness on the fly, because yeah John McClane isn’t considered even in, like, Plan M.  Nobody plans for John McClane.  Even people who do plan for John McClane.

I have feelings.  And no attention span to turn them into fic, woe.