YMMV / Leverage: Redemption

• Adorkable: For a former Amoral Attorney, Harry Wilson is endearing to a fault, incredibly enthusiastic about cons, and is revealed to be a Closet Geek, causing much of the fandom to latch onto him just as much as the returning characters.
• Contested Sequel: While liked enough to earn a second season, the revival's reception has been split. Many fans think that the writing is weaker than the original, the characters are less competent to create tension for cons or new characters, dislike the reveals for Sophie and Elliot's backstories, and miss Nate and Hardison. Others, however, love Harry and Breanna, Sophie's elevation to leader, the Hardison/Parker episodes, and overall think that it's a worthy followup. A third base enjoy the series, but don't think that it quite holds up to the original.
• Ensemble Dark Horse:
  • Season 1 villain Alexandra Bligh is quickly becoming one of the most memorable and interesting villains in the franchise for having some good Pragmatic Villainy moments while still being a genuinely nasty and terrifying villain at times.
  • Billy the Gent only appears in two episodes of season 2, but he is pretty popular for his willingness to manipulate Sophie while still being the most loyal and well-adjusted of her old associates.
  • Kira from "The Turkish Prisoner Job" and Debra from "The Pyramid Job" are well-remembered villains of the week for being ruthless Bitch in Sheep's Clothing opponents who are also intelligent enough to give the team more trouble than usual. Debra's husband and co-villain Richard also has a small following for his Closet Geek and Beware the Silly Ones moments.
• Harsher in Hindsight: The reveal of who William really was and what happened to him puts Sophie's response to Nate's drinking in the original show in a very different light.
• Moral Event Horizon: Ethan Bradford crosses it when he blows up his leaking oil rig to destroy evidence of an oil spill, killing five of his own employees in the process.
• Special Effects Failure: No effort went into making the T. Rex skull from "The Date Night Job" look like anything other than a cheap plaster model. It wouldn't be too bad if it wasn't such a central plot device to the episode.