Suits: Season 1, Episode 10 “The Shelf Life” (B+)
This episode was just layered with relevance for our second tier main character. It's clear just how dangerous Mike's situation is from the speedy way in which Mike is singled out at the Harvard mixer by the members of the class of 2011 that don't recognize him. Jenny dropping Harvey's name to get Mike admitted to the reunion was especially impressive. I like that we're getting a chance to see more of Mike's relationship, and of course any late night romance on a show like this has to be interrupted by a phone call. That does of course lead to Jenny running into Rachel the following morning and making her jealous, leading to a rather surprising smooch between Rachel and Mike and a completely unnecessary and cruel act on Louis' part. Mike's humanity ultimately proves helpful, as it usually does, and it's Harvey who makes a conscious decision to go against Jessica and act on it. I was pleased to see John Billingsley of "The Nine" and "Enterprise" as Stan, a typically sad sack for the character actor to play. It's rather intense to see Jessica step in and tell her friend that she's furious that she's stolen from her and that she's perfectly ready to send her to jail. Harvey citing the fact that the shelf company isn't covered under attorney-client privilege was particularly satisfying, as was his swift solution to the problem of the extortionist security guard. Hopefully Mike will be able to hold it together and won't ruin this whole thing for himself.
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