What I’m Watching: Suits

Suits: Season 2, Episode 12 “Blood in the Water” (B-)

I’m beginning to get a bit tired of this show. Harvey’s theatrics and his threats to fire Mike on a weekly basis are one thing, but it’s Louis’ constant desire to quit and subsequent failing to follow through on his promise that frustrates me to no end. Louis can be a good character, when he’s not too cartoonish or pathetic, and hearing him tell Mike that he doesn’t want to come into work at a place where he knows that he is hated actually made sense. Harvey standing at his door and ripping up his letter of resignation should not be enough to get him to stay; instead, it should motivate him to leave more quickly since Harvey still won’t take the time to address him as an equal. It was good to see Jessica take Harvey down a peg, refusing to cave to his arrogant request to be made a name partner, and it’s reassuring to know that the balance of power won’t shift so dramatically anytime soon. I can’t describe my hatred for Harold as a character, and even wasting this episode on ousting him and having him get a better job qualified as too much of a distraction for me. Mike getting attacked by Tess’ husband was his own fault, and he couldn’t even get any sympathy from Rachel, who didn’t care that he had already broken things off with her by the time he got punched. I like that Harvey threatened to hunt him down, only to back off when Mike revealed that he was to blame. I might continue watching this show, but I’m not so sure that I’ll keep reviewing it in the weeks to come.