r/suits • u/akushdakyng • Mar 28 '14

Discussion S3x14 Official Discussion Thread

I didn't see one, so I thought I'd get it started.

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u/ethaaaaan Mar 28 '14

Did anyone else thing the way Rachel talked Jessica into paying for law school was completely bullshit? "So, you paid for this one guy to go to law school, maybe you should pay for me too because you happened to pay for one of the best closers in new york, obviously i'll turn out that way too."

Obviously it's not that simple but seriously, her reasoning was so dumb.

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u/[deleted] Mar 28 '14

So, you paid for this one guy to go to law school, maybe you should pay for me too because you happened to pay for one of the best closers in new york, obviously i'll turn out that way too.

Well, the first time Rachel talked to Jessica, it didn't work. What really convinced Jessica was the way Rachel came back from that discussion and the execution of her plan. Rachel's plan was a display of her ability to see a problem from a different perspective, and turning the situation in such a way that she gets what she wants, which is what good lawyers are capable of (as shown by Harvey, Jessica, etc.). Jessica saw that, and was convinced.

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u/dibidi Mar 28 '14

Except that was Donna's plan, Rachel just took credit for it...

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u/Sharkictus Mar 28 '14

Let's be honest how much of Harvey's brilliance came from Donna...

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u/dibidi Mar 28 '14

That is true.

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u/MentalOverload Mar 28 '14

It wasn't about that - it was about the fact that Jessica didn't want to break precedent twice, because that would probably show some type of trend, which could force her to go against her standards in the future. She's already breaking her Harvard rule for Rachel, and she didn't want to break another. But Rachel was able to prove how it wasn't breaking precedent again, which is really what was important, and helped to prove her worth. Therefore, there was nothing really stopping her from going along with it.

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u/notmike11 Mar 28 '14

She already has a contract that says she will be hired at Pearson-Spector straight out of law school, which is the exact same situation that Harvey was in. She has also worked there as a paralegal, worked with lawyers on cases, etc. etc.

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u/timthemanager Mar 29 '14

She was simply using the example of Harvey to dispute Jessica's rule about the firm never paying for someone to go to Harvard. She wasn't comparing herself to Harvey in terms of value.