TV #5 of 2023: Leverage: Redemption, season 2 Another pleasantly satisfying year of the Leverage revival, although I think I’ve finally keyed into why it’s not quite soaring for me as its predecessor often did. It’s hard to spot at first, because the cast is nearly all the same, and they are still adults facing …
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TV #62 of 2021: Leverage: Redemption, season 1 I enjoyed the original 2008-2012 run of Leverage, but I’m not sure there was any pressing need for this modern reboot of the Robin Hood-minded heist show, especially without former star Timothy Hutton (and with costar Aldis Hodge limited to two appearances). While it’s as fun as …
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Book #131 of 2021: Infinity Blade: Redemption by Brandon Sanderson This is the second novella that author Brandon Sanderson wrote as a media tie-in for the titular videogame series, but it’s not really a sequel to his earlier Infinity Blade: Awakening. Instead, much as that story serves to bridge the plot between the first two …
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