SUITS S05xEp14 ‘Self Defense’

What does it take to get someone to do what you want? Does the answer reside in a specific amount of manipulation? Bribery? Distress? Hope? Lies? It’s a hard question to answer, and Suits approached a variety of avenues during this week’s episode. For Mike, we know what it takes to rattle him is someone who’s willing to play dirty when he believes once the rules are set, they can’t be changed. For Harvey, it’s when that same person bites back because, under his life philosophy, once pressure is applied, people back down. Is Harvey a bully? Maybe a little. For the right reasons or not, there are times he amounts to little more than a high school jock, and he knows it… which is why we love him.

It will be difficult now that it appears Louis is cracking under the pressure. A better solution for him would be to make Jessica aware of what Gibbs did and bring it up in court. I get that he’s scared, but Gibbs is using as many scare tactics as she can on everyone.

We really do need to have a chat about Mike. Everyone put their head on the firing line for him over this lie, and he should be thankful that he got the opportunity to practice law in the first place. He’s good at his job, but he didn’t have the appropriate credentials to apply. He doesn’t seem remotely thankful for anyone helping him. He’s desperate. Anyone would be in that situation, but the chances of him getting away with fraud are slim to none. The only way I see this playing out now is if someone else goes down instead of him.

After a lengthy series of debates and searching for witnesses, eventually Mike and Harvey did find what seemed to be their ace in the whole: Jimmy, a Harvard law alum who Mike had helped out in the past. Harvey convinced him to take the stand and lie for him, saying that he did attend school with him. This was a win. Unfortunately, there were many other problems that quickly mounted up for Mike and Harvey as they continued their crusade.