S03.E04: The Hustler Job

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The crew takes on a phone scamming ring that uses deepfake technology to con their marks, run by an old school hustler who came up via the pool hall circuit. To infiltrate his organization, they have to best him on and off the felt.

Premiere Date: April 24, 2025   Prime Video    

[Prevailing Wind]

I love it when Eliot speaks Klingon.

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I was wondering why they never dealt with this classic scam (at least as far as I can remember).

It was nice to see it related to one of the characters and be personal for Harry. Parker was great as usual and got to stab someone. Eliot trying to speak Klingon was great as well.

I called that Bianna was going to fall for the ceiling at some point. At first I thought it was going to be the "distraction" or delay that Sophie wanted the first time, but it worked the second time.

Edited Thursday at 11:31 PM by blueray

[snarktini]

Gina Bell is just getting more beautiful with age! She is stunning, and I especially appreciate that her face looks natural. (Parker on the other hand...)

Not my favorite episode. Harry reminded me a bit of Hardison as the Ice Man --  a not-particularly-believable persona, in over his head with gangsters.

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7 hours ago, snarktini said:

Not my favorite episode. Harry reminded me a bit of Hardison as the Ice Man --  a not-particularly-believable persona, in over his head with gangsters.

My take on this is that Sophie realized this and it was planned to have Harry out himself if needed. As then he is no longer trying to be a "character". The twist (which I didn't see coming actually) was that it was on purpose to get the guy to contact his mob boss and use an actual bank account.

[MissLucas]

I'm with Parker on this one: Nana scammers are the scum of the earth!!! If Dante were living today he'd give them their own special circle in hell.

The one element that did not work for me were the Eastern European geeks - that was way over the top almos sliding into a condescending cliché.

The mark was not stupid - he pretty much tagged Sophie as the one who pulls the strings - he just wasn't clever enough for Sophie/the writers (because once you analyze the con it's clear that she anticipated to an unrealistic degree - which is par for the course). I loved her dedication to the con: Georgie is a Gemini and therefore she has to wear emeralds LOL!

Edited Yest. at 01:02 AM by MissLucas

[Sarah 103]

I think by now Elliot would be better versed in geek culture based on all the time he has spent with Hardison. 

Overall, I liked the episode. 

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3 hours ago, Sarah 103 said:

I think by now Elliot would be better versed in geek culture based on all the time he has spent with Hardison. 

He knows more Klingon than I do.

 

[andromeda331]

I loved this episode! It was so funny and funny. I loved the teens were geeks. I agreed Eliot Parker should have taken it she speaks geek more but it was fun watching him try to be geek. Speaking Klingon. Telling them he's Luke Skywalker. Finally getting to them with Samarui Midnight or something. I wondered for a second if that was Hardison. 

I love how Parker just ended up behind them. No idea how she got past the glass but that's so Parker. I loved her endless hate for Nana scammers. Same here Parker. Leave Nanas alone.

It was fun having a mark that could read Harry and some bit of Sophie. I liked that Sophie had a backup plan for Harry. I wondered why she agreed so quickly to the change from Eliot to him knowing how upset Harry already was. The mark got scammed by his own scam. That was great. 

I loved Sophie and Eliot's reaction to Parker doing recon and Eliot running off. Stopping Parker right before she suck the needle in the guy's neck.

I agree with the mark Sophie why would you were stolen emerald from the Indian royal family? And that Sophie did because Georgie was a Gemini. 

I loved Harry's hustler look. Wow, that was some look.