Suits

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Suits (2011)

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• 1. Pilot

  Air date: Jun 23, 2011

  An unexpected opportunity results in Mike Ross, who doesn’t actually have a law degree, becoming the new associate at a Manhattan law firm.

• 2. Errors and Omissions

  Air date: Jun 30, 2011

  Harvey finds his past coming back to haunt him during a case; Mike is faced with an ethical dilemma when Louis forces him to do something that could hurt Harvey and his relationship in order to secure a new high profile client.

• 3. Inside Track

  Air date: Jul 7, 2011

  Harvey goes rogue to fix a crisis with a client against Jessica’s desire; Mike needs Rachel’s help with a dinner party for the rookies.

• 4. Dirty Little Secrets

  Air date: Jul 14, 2011

  Mike is keen to take on a pro-bono case but soon runs into difficulties. Meanwhile, Harvey defends a figure from Jessica’s past.

• 5. Bail Out

  Air date: Jul 21, 2011

  An old friend asks Mike for help, while Harvey is forced to choose between money and aiding his trusted driver.

• 6. Tricks of the Trade

  Air date: Jul 28, 2011

  Harvey and Mike defend a woman accused of insider traiding. Mike helps Rachel study for the LSAT and realizes she’s close to discovering his secret.

• 7. Play the Man

  Air date: Aug 4, 2011

  Mike faces off against Devon in a mock trial. Harvey’s history begins to cause complications while working on a merger between two hotel chains.

• 8. Identity Crisis

  Air date: Aug 11, 2011

  Harvey must work on a case with Louis, but things get awkward when their star witness dies unexpectedly.

• 9. Undefeated

  Air date: Aug 18, 2011

  Mike attempts to prove Rachel’s innocence as a previously unbeaten Boston lawyer sets his sights on Harvey.

• 10. The Shelf Life

  Air date: Aug 25, 2011

  Harvey must keep Mike out of Jessica’s line of fire when he questions the firing of an executive dismissed by Harvey at the request of a client.

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• Suits tries to be a rather complex drama series that still wants to shine with comedy, but is instead a TV series with so-called smart characters who make rather stupid and immoral decisions. As a result, the characters are set against each other to suggest an inauthentic power struggle in the law firm. However, this power struggle has zero substance and no consequences in later episodes and only tries to fill the minutes in the episodes. The criminal cases shown are of average quality at best and as mentioned before they only try to fill the minutes. On top of that, the two main characters Harvey & Mike are really obnoxious, mostly Harvey. Mike is supposed to be the protagonist that connects with the viewer, but seems more like a poorly written character description of a person with “wasted potential in life”. Harvey, on the other hand, is certainly supposed to represent something like the mentor figure, but is completely arrogant, narcissistic, and of course always one step ahead of every person intellectually. So a self-absorbed smartass who succeeds at being a smartass. Every one of the characters is just morally unlikable in my opinion or makes the dumbest decisions in their lives. The only good thing about the series are the comedy dialogs, which are on point in most cases. On the whole, you can watch while vacuuming. 2/5 stars.
• Beautifully shot, plot is great. The later seasons suffer from characters magically forgetting all their character development just to extend the show.
• The dynamics b/w Mike and Harvey just awesome
• From the pilot episode to setting up not only the season two antagonist but the over all thorn in the law firms side. You get witty humor and sign of the times movie and tv show quotes between mike Ross and Harvey Specter. Season 1 is an easy entry into the Suits world filled with characters that build a place to stay and characters that keep the plot moving if only to be in a few episodes.
• Hammy, clichéd and predictable.
• Only watched this to see Meghan Markle/Duchess of Sussex. I saw her, so have no further use for this series. Tired of mostly male casts about rich men I’d hate in real life.
• I loved “The Good Wife.” And I’m enjoying immensely “The Good Fight”. But what’s next when there are no new Christine Baranski plot lines rocking the legal world? So I thought I would try “Suits”. The first couple of episodes felt like cheap knock-offs of “Wife/Fight.” But once I adjusted, the last episodes of Season 1 felt fine, the interaction of the two main leads became more interesting. This is the first TV work I’ve seen from Meghan Markle and she’s good so far. And gorgeous. But the REAL SURPRISE is Rick Hoffman. At first, he has terrible cliched lines and ugly facial expressions, very unlikable. Then, there is a surprising shirtless locker room scene: he looks better baring some muscle and skin. Then, he does a good thing for someone. So it’s Markle and Hoffman stealing scenes here in Season One. I’ll at least watch another season or two.
• The fun but silly premise is made believable by good writing and the hammy but enjoyable acting, a perfect combination between competence porn and dramatic tension.
• After having seeing many shows back to back, seeing one that has such a strong pilot and a strong season as Suits is something that is amazing. From direction to the story writing to the acting – everything has been nailed. There is was not a single moment where I found myself yawning because of how interesting this show is. The pilot has to be one of the greatest ever, particularly benching on the way the two protagonists of the show were introduced and how they eventually met. Unlike other shows in the industry, Suits already begins with a high stake story arc that becomes more and more crazy as the story progresses. The series finale is something quite memorable and definitely makes me wanting more of Harvey Specter and Mike Ross.
• This show is alright at best. I know that the actual work that lawyers do relys on hours of prep work before they bring the information to the deposition. Putting your faith in one man who has a perfect memory doesn’t bode well for the show character development. The show could of done a lot better. The character Harvey reads people and knows them better than they know themselves. They should put more faith in the research into the law then there talents.