Leverage (TV Series) The Tap-Out Job (2009) User Reviews

Good news, bad news

[Paularoc · 7/10 · 10 December 2012]

The good news is the story is set in Nebraska, the team is in fine fettle, and the bad guy (in this case a fight promoter) is suitably nasty and gets his so richly deserved comeuppance. As with seemingly every episode, the original plan to bring the bad guy down goes awry and the team has to quickly adapt. In this case, Eliot must enter the ring as a fighter. The bad news with this episode is that it prominently features mixed martial arts (a term I had to look up) fighting. MMA fighting is not a sport(?) that I find entertaining. I lived in Nebraska for seven years and it is a great state. I did not find the episode nearly as objectionable in its depiction of Nebraska as a previous reviewer did but the episode did have a somewhat negative attitude about the state, which is a shame. But I attributed that to the fact that the team members were really fish out of water and really didn't want to be in the Midwest (that's okay - I don't want to be in LA or NYC). I did find Hardison's remark that "I don't even know what a Cornhusker is" to be pretty funny. Certainly an episode worth watching but not one of the best.

It's Hollywood Folks, not Michelin or Zagot's

[louiewhite · 8/10 · 20 September 2022]

This is more a review of the reviews;

Being from the South and all the dumb hick expectations most folks have of the South as compared to reality is something I am well aware of. Get over it! Unless it fits you and that's why your panties are in a wad.

The show is what is supposed to be rated here. As a Leverage fan, I say it was good as most. Not necessarily believable, but I watch for the entertainment not reality.

As far as requiring 600 character reviews for a sitcom that is like most out of Hollywood; Wash, Rinse, Repeat. Money, Time or lack of it because of so many channels require so many shows it is very hard to get something truly new.

OMAHA!!!!

[stuart-788-670704 · 10/10 · 15 April 2018]

I think what they did for Nebraska in this episode should be rewarded mightily. As a matter of fact, they probably oversold how smart & wealthy people of Nebraska are. Ever heard of Larry The Cable Guy? That "N" wrapped around his neck doesn't stand for "neurosurgeon", folks. Shockingly, I'm sure, it stands for Nebraska. They are amazing people. Look at Warren Buffet. Or is it "Booooofaaaaay"? I think it's Buffet, just like the incredibly tasty breakfasts at the Holiday Inns across the world - well, at least on this continent.

Thx,

Mr. Omaha, 2012 Stuart A. Absents

Nebraskans Aren't Stupid Hicks

[tabrugger · 1/10 · 29 December 2010]

I hated this episode for one reason: they made people from Omaha look like stupid hicks. One line in particular was so condescending that I almost puked. Eliot said something like, "The farms are drying up and Omaha is nothing but strip joints and pawn shops. these boys have nothing else to do." Give me a break! Have you been to Omaha? I don't think the writers of an otherwise outstanding show have ever set foot in the middle of the country. Get out of LA for once and then you'll see that Nebraskans aren't idiots. They also don't have southern accents. Next time you want to produce a show that takes place other than LA, NY, or Boston, perhaps you should check out the location first.

Do these writers do any research?

[juliejohaase · 1/10 · 19 January 2023]

I like this show, but the depiction of Omaha and Nebraskans in this episode is ridiculous. We don't speak with Southern accents. Omaha is not a farm town - it's a CITY. We don't eat nothing but chicken fried steak and pork rinds (gross). For crying out loud, Omaha is the home of OMAHA STEAKS! We're not a bunch of hicks and good ol' boys "looking out for our own." We don't assume that every black man we encounter must be a football player that girls scream at and beg for autographs. And MMA is not a huge sport here. Good grief. TV writers need to do their homework before they try to depict a place they've clearly never been to and know absolutely nothing about. Bad form, Leverage. Bad form.

Not a Lincoln or Omaha I've ever known

[fuschiagirl-1 · 1/10 · 13 March 2022]

Episode must be from an alternative timeline. Omaha has a population over 475,000 and Lincoln's pop is around 283,000. Neither is a struggling little town. Also football, not wrestling, is king. I think this episode's inaccuracies irreparablely tarnish it At least for people who have lived there at some point.