History Recap / LeverageRedemptionS2E1TheDebutanteJob

* TheMuse: It turns out that Sophie has a history with Ralphie Roy -- she dated him while posing as a {{Groupie}} named Kiki Carmichael, which inspired his best-selling album ''Kiki''. She has to adopt that identity again to get Ralphie to play an unwitting role in bringing down Volkov.

** Sohpie revives her [[Recap/LeverageS03E12TheKingGeorgeJob Charlotte, Duchess of Hanover]] identity in order to snare Volkov.

VolkovThe team pulls Harry back into the fold to help a journalist investigating the corrupt president of a small eastern European nation. But when the journalist is grabbed, our team has to infiltrate a UsefulNotes/{{London}} Ball to extract him.

The team pulls Harry back into the fold to help a journalist investigating the corrupt president of a small eastern European nation. But when the journalist is grabbed, our team has to infiltrate a UsefulNotes/{{London}} Ball to extract him.

* RebelliousPrincess: Nadia isn't literally a princess, but otherwise she exemplifies the trope. She resents her father for his dictatorial treatment of both the Alstonian people and her personally, particularly his opposition to her relationship with Tohd.

* ContinuityNod: Hardison, who was apparently hanging on to Eliot's truffles from "[[Recap/LeverageS05E04TheFrenchConnectionJob The French Connection Job]]", returns them because "They stank".

* TranslationConvention: Both [[{{Lampshading}} lampshaded]] and {{defied|Trope}}. Volkov insists that he and his daughter converse in English so they can become fluent in the language and impress the Brits they're trying to make friends with. But later, there's a scene where Volkov and Eliot, who's disguised as one of the MalevolentMaskedMen who run the TortureCellar, talk to each other in subtitled Russian.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: After clashing with Breanna for most of the episode, Hardison finally admits that she's not only an ideal replacement for him, but comes up with ideas he never would have thought of.

* BorrowedBiometricBypass: The team needs Volkvo's fingerprints to access his TortureCellar and save Bradley. Hardison and Breanna, who are posing as UsefulNotes/{{Lesotho}} royalty, solve the problem by telling Voslov that "a raised hand of peace" is the traditional greeting in their country and having pictures taken. Then they use a program that Breanna wrote (but Hardison "adjusted") to isolate Voslov's fingerprints from the photos.

* SurpassedTheTeacher: After clashing with Breanna for most of the episode, Hardison admits that she's not only an ideal replacement for him, but comes up with ideas he never would have thought of.

* ContinuityNod: Hardiosn, who was apparently hanging on to Eliot's truffles from "[[Recap/LeverageS05E04TheFrenchConnectionJob The French Connection Job]]", returns them because "They stank".

* TheDictatorship: Alstonia, the FictionalCountry that Volkov rules with an iron fist.

* TheMuse: It turns out that Sophie has a history with Ralphie Roy -- she dated him while posing as a {{Groupie}} named Kiki Carmichael, which inspired his best-selling album ''Kiki''. She has to adopt that identity again to get Ralphie eto play an unwitting role in bringing down Volkov.

-->'''Hardison:''' Now, the man loves classic RAndB. He loves long walks on the beach. He also loves crushing freedom and putting anybody that disagress with him in prison.

* IntrepidReporter: Bradley Simkov is willing to investigate Volkov for his corruption and tyranny, although he isn't as prepared to deal with Volkov's brutal {{Mooks}} as the Leverage crew.

* PlayingDrunk: Eliot does this in the video that resolves Harry's case, when he poses as a guilt-ridden civil engineer who exposes his employers for CuttingCorners.

* {{Foreshadowing}}: During the briefing, ELiot mentions that Volkov has rivals who wouldn't look kindly on his plundering his own country without cutting them in, including his own generals. In the end, we're told that Volkov has been imprisoned by the generals.

* BreadEggsMilkSquick: Hardison's descripton of Volkov duting the introductory briefing

* BigDamnHeroes: Eliot and Hardison blow a hole in Volkov's TortureCellar just as he's about to have him henchment start roughing up Tohd.

The team pulls Harry back into the fold to help a journalist investigating the corrupt president of a small eastern European nation. But when the journalist is grabbed, our team has to infiltrate a London Ball to extract him.

* BritishRockstar: Ralphie Roy is an affable example. Eliot, ho grew up listening to his music, is pretty much StarstruckSpeechless in his presence.