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A guy who lies about his law school history and passes a a lawyer for a time? What else could it be?

* Unlikely (at least at this stage) for two reasons. 1. Mike recently hurt Louis. A lot. and 2. Louis' loyalty is to the firm itself, Mike being there puts the firm at risk. Even if he liked Mike, he would probably still turn him in, unless Mike does something major for the firm.

Why? Because he likes Mike. It's shown that Louis, for all his faults, is loyal to those he feels have earned his loyalty and/or respect (see Rachel's Harvard situation). They've also gone through some rough times in regards to their relationships with the firm, sharing that common background. And unlike Jessica or Harvey, Louis doesn't really have any ulterior motives in regards to Mike other than just making sure Mike becomes a good lawyer.

Are gonna have feelings for eachother. Because Mike can't seem to be around a woman his own age without wanting to get it on

[[Mike and Loui's new associate..]]

[[WMG: Mike is an !Alpha]]

She is well aware of Harvey and Darby's deal, and already has a plan to stop it.

* That's... not how degrees work.

** That's... not how degrees work.

Louis will find out at some point and let it slip to Sheila, who will be supremely pissed off that someone dared to fake a Harvard degree, causing the entire cast to pull numerous tricks in an effort to convince her not to sell out Mike. She will end up being impressed by him and deciding to help him out.

Probably to keep Rachel and/or Mike.

Of course, she won't know about it but it will put him in a big hole he'll have to be very careful to get out of. And of course [[spoiler: she'll get found out and potentially ruin her chances all because of him.]]

[[WMG: If you shed a single tear at any point during season 2 for any of the characters, season 3 will have you bawling.]]

[[spoiler: the alternative happens.]]

Alternatively, Jessica will. Either way, there's certainly a lot of parallels between all three generations of lawyers so it seems a given that it'll come up at some point.

* Vaguely supported in-show: [[=S01E04=]] sees Harvey mention a Hawthorne Incorporated.

* Vaguely supported in-show: {{=S01E04=}} sees Harvey mention a Hawthorne Incorporated.

* Vaguely supported in-show: S01E04 sees Harvey mention a Hawthorne Incorporated.

[[WMG: History will repeat itself in that Harvey will end up in the same situation as Hardman - equals with Jessica but on the verge of doing something really really terrible. The cycle will break though because Mike as Harvey's MortalityPet will be able to talk Harvey down.]]

Harvey likes basketball - it's a constantly moving playing field where most strategies involving creating opportunities. Louis likes tennis - it's a static field where you succeed by getting the other guy out of position and taking advantage of their mistake. Harvey likes movies - a medium that most anyone can get into and talk about. Louis likes ballet - a medium that's more exclusive and difficult to talk to since fewer people enjoy it.

[[spoiler: Confirmed in the summer finale. However, Tanner was duped just as everyone else and is not happy about it.]]

[[WMG: The statement in Contrived Coincidence will turn into foreshadowing...]
... when Trevor ends up shooting Mike. This will also threaten to reveal Mike's secret.

[[WMG: Hardman wins at the end of Season 2 by taking over the firm. But Jessica retaliates by starting up a new firm... complete with most of P&H's clients and personnel, leaving Hardman with a huge building and expenses with no clients or people to work for him.]]

The first thing he did after coming back to Pearson-Hardman was ordering Rachel to summarize all the cases he missed while he was gone, so he noticed ''that one case'' four years ago and planned his XanatosGambit to take down Jessica and Harvey using it. He was probably the one who gave the tip to Tanner's firm (or he is behind Tanner himself; remember Tanner [[DiabolusExNihilo came completely out of nowhere]] in Season 1, for some mysterious reason completely hell-bent on destroying Harvey? Who knows if he wasn't working for Hardman already?), and had that document planted with Donna's time stamp. That way he'd get Harvey disbarred and Jessica discredited or at least damn sure the latter.

This is supported by Sucker Punch and Meet the New Boss. In the latter, she talks about how, after a work relationship ends, the feelings just... go away. From his reaction, it's clear that Mike thinks she's talking about Harvey, but in Sucker Punch, Louis hammers her about her last boyfriend, knowing details that he really shouldn't have without some inside knowledge. He's also visibly upset when he realizes that he has Donna on the stand and isn't asking her these questions, likely questions that he's been wanting to ask for a long time.

* Vaguely supported in-show: S01E04 sees Harvey mention a Hawthorne Incorporated.

** Cute as this is, Jeff is a completely different person. A lack of photographic memory, intelligence, motivation, etc. Also has far better people skills.

[[WMG: The show is the backstory to ''{{Community}}''.]]

A guy who lies about his law school history and passes a a lawyer for a time? What else could it be?