sheryden | Thinkie Thoughts About Leverage (Reply)

Okay, now that I've had the time to let the episodes sink in, I have some thought about how the events therein might mean for the team's future.

Like I said in my commentary over at nate_eliot, I was a little surprised that someone as connected as Damien Moreau had no heard of Nate's crew, when Nathan Stark had. It could be that Stark just knew about them because he did some research on Boston before doing the job there. Or it could be that Moreau was just too arrogant to notice. But if that be the case, do other people out there know about them?

If not, I have to wonder if they will now that they have taken town Moreau. He's supposed to be scarily connected, correct? Every member of the team recognized his name when Nate told them they'd been blackmailed to go after them. So if he's that big, certainly people will notice that he's been taken down. Will that make out team more notorious in the wrong circles? Will it bring too much attention to Eliot's whereabouts?

Conversely, might it also bring him a bit of protection? If this does get them noticed, perhaps it might also give them--and Nate--a bit of clout. This is just a random thought, but I would love it if Nate had enough of a reputation that he could use it to try and take some of the heat off of Eliot.