Unfortunately,
the season finale of Suits is this
week, so if you haven’t already been watching it, you’ve missed your
chance. The good news though is that Suits
is on USA, so likely sometime this October or November (or heck, even this
month) you can likely catch the entire season on one long Saturday or
Sunday. And even though it would be quite the feat of lazy to watch the
whole thing in one sitting, it would be worth it.
Suits is one
of the summer dramas that have become so popular lately with TNT and USA,
allowing them to eat up ratings without worrying about competition from the
major networks. Somewhat of a surprise though is how well done this show
is, and it likely could stand toe-to-toe with some of the bigger networks
offerings without issue. It’s a legal drama, and we’ve all had our fair
share of those, but the dynamics between the characters is what really makes
this a fun show to watch. The two main characters are Harvey Specter
(Gabriel Macht), the typical full of himself private attorney looking to make
the big bucks and boost his ego at the same time, and his loyal
sidekick-associate Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams), who lied about going to
Harvard (Harvey knows) but luckily has a photographic memory and is pretty
sharp, so can get away with it. The two work together on their cases
while Mike tries to stay afloat, both in his personal life and at the
firm. There are typical foils, with Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman) playing the
mousey villain of the firm, and Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle) as the hard-to-get
love interest. Thankfully though, these two characters do not stick to
type, with Louis being pretty likeable at times while still being an ass, and
Rachel being a believable female character who is actually worried about her
job and having a career, and not just getting with Mike. I also have to
mention Jessica Pearson, the managing partner of the firm, who is played by
Gina Torres, simply because if you’ve seen Firefly, it’s always exciting to see
one of the cast members in another show or film.
The plot
lines for the episodes follow typical drama tropes, with one big case and one
smaller case per episode being the average. There are also the typical
personal issues spread amongst the cases, but they aren’t overbearing since the
back and forth while working on the cases is the most fun. The banter and
subterfuge between the characters to win the cases is also light and witty, and
helps keep this from being a holier-than-thou courtroom drama (especially since
they almost never go to court).
If you’re
looking for something to watch this fall, I would highly recommend Suits. Hopefully it will be on
Netflix instant and I believe it already is on Hulu, but you can always count
on USA for a marathon if those don’t pan out.
John Hackert is
a columnist and wishes he could pull off a vest with his suit.
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