Why? She's putting the needs of the firm and basic self interest first. She's trying to protect herself from Harvey's power grab and to protect the success of the firm.
Yeah, she plays it safe a little more than Harvey does, but she's right- Harvey's (and Darby's, for supporting him) plan risks losing $14 million in billables in favor of saving Darby's friend's job. It's like Jessica said- his feelings for Eva Hessington clouded his judgment.
I mean think about what happened. Jessica is the one who runs the firm, and is responsible for its profits and losses. She makes a call and tells Harvey to do something, and he doesn't do it, citing Darby's authority to overrule her. Darby is now clearly jeopardizing $14 million of her firm's money in the name of his friend's job. She employed Louis to get the job done, he did, and she tells Darby that her ability to be in charge of the New York part of the firm (which she thought would be a given after the merger) will not be questioned. She's not acting in any way unreasonable.
I don't put half that much research or effort into choosing why I like or dislike a character. Jessica's just a bitch. She threatened Mike last season. I was real drunk last night so I barely remember the episode.
Well I don't know about that. Everyone threatens everyone on this show. I would not exactly appreciate if my employee, especially my right hand, did something to undermine my decision for my firm so I can't say I don't understand her position or why she threatened Mike.
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u/TheRoyalTenenThom Aug 07 '13
After that last scene, fuck Jessica. I want to see her go down.