Suits.

...I could have sworn he said that's what he was.

At the least, I know he was offered some kind of job with the company.

You've missed the entire other half of the season after Jessica retired.

http://tvline.com/2017/03/01/suits-recap-season-6-finale-episode-16-mike-bar-jessica-returns/

Damn. I dropped the ball on this one.

Well, maybe I can catch reruns...or Netflix.

Yeah. Mid season gaps in a programme are crap, to be honest. A lot of fans, like you, end up missing the second half of the season because they end up either forgetting about it or plain flat out don't know it's back on the telly.

This latest season is pretty awesome. Louis reveals he's been going to a therapist and he's actually working on being . . . not Louis. Everybody else is moving up in the world, too.

Spoke too soon. Now that I'm starting to actually LIKE Louis he's finally starting to sound suicidal.

edited 27th Jul '17 6:49:27 PM by Journeyman

I think the writers are kind of stuck in a jam in that Louis is only interesting and likable when he shows depth and Character Development, but he's also the main source of character drama on the show, so he never really progresses from being an abrasive asshole.

I feel it's more that they need to have Louis red necked and spewing hatred because that gives you an inflated image of an asshole so you don't realize that all the other characters are basically doing the same thing, taking turns at shouting at each other. Once you cotton on to that, all the characters lose most of the sympathy they've ever managed to gain.

Oh, I lost all sympathy for the characters when that clinic lawyer refused to hear Mike's case because of personal hangups about Mike. Oh, yeah, let's fucking ignore the fact that the cases he throws to you involve peoples' lives being in jeopardy or deaths going unpunished. I mean, that guy was supposed to be sympathetic because of the job he does, but he just went and dehumanized the whole thing hard. I get it, lawyers deal with cases like that all the time and they have to emotionally distance themselves or they'll be even further on edge with every case. We're still not going to be sympathetic when you're willing to ignore a case for petty personal reasons.

So shower thought (well, kitchen thought over making breakfast)

but, if there is a way to get into the bar without going to law school...wouldn't Mike have qualified for that from the start?

Imo that might have been an interesting premise for the show too. Instead of Mike being a fraud, he gets sponsored by Harvey to enter the bar without law school and has to deal with being the outsider in a room full of Harvard associates.

It's exactly what they should have done, but for reasons of drama they didn't. Face it, most drama in TV shows, movies, and even real life, comes from people either trying to get away with doing something wrong, or not knowing how to do it right in the first place. The rest is from mother nature throwing something ugly in our path, like diseases we can't cure outright or completely avoid by doing things correctly.

Drama is a sickness endemic to humankind and it has been from the start. It's why most of us try to avoid it as much as possible in our daily lives.

edited 1st Aug '17 4:18:49 AM by Journeyman

I hate Oliver. His self-righteous attitude got tiresome for me, but I could tolerate even that. However, for him to maintain that same indignation while encouraging Mike to do shady shit, the very thing he was pissy about before, is the point where I must vocalize my dislike for him.

Honestly, I'm wondering why PSL didn't give *that* client over to the other side to sweeten the deal and THEN go to town on them as a show of force.

But then, Rule of Drama and stupid?

Which client? The one they wanted? My guess is because it makes tons of money and that's the point of business.

Yes but a big fat class action suit brings also cash + publicity

Wasn't it- wait, I need to know which client speaking about again? Anyway, it could, if they won. Still, you want to win without fighting. Fight a battle with someone who has more resources on a possible thing or keep what you already have and focus on keeping that.

Is it a good thing or a bad thing when the most likable character is Louis?

It's a good thing, actually. Or an honest thing? He is probably the least fucked up, but most vocal, character of the bunch. Now that he's toning down the crazy side and toning up the loyal friend side, he's actually showing us the true colors of the show. Everyone else was trying and failing to hide their crazy. He wore his on his sleeve, but he doesn't need it anymore. I mean, read between the lines. He loved his firm, he was loyal to it from the start. Sure, he did things like the blackmail, but honestly, could you actually see the other screw-ups giving him the respect he deserved without pulling that kind of thing? Even if you can, he couldn't. And I don't blame him.

Within his field, he is a powerhouse, but Harvey always treated him like a lost little puppy to throw scraps to before. NOW he has a voice, and the power to back it up.

Nah, Louis was always the most insane around. Dude caused chaos over someone else's goddamn cat not having letters you wrote read to them. At that point you can never be called the least dysfunctional.

That said, I'm happy he's making progress and, for once, I actually don't think he's going to backslide.