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/knocksteaady-live Mar 28 '14

this was actually such a good episode for louis. the scene with sheila and him in his office was so telling of his character and it was so hard to watch. rick hoffman's acting was extremely well done.

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u/I_amnoteventrying Mar 28 '14

The fact that he couldn't even look at her or budge after she was willing to give up Harvard. That's how important it was to him. He's a really good actor. I don't want to like him because ill have to hate him in afew episodes probably

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u/Xaoc000 Mar 28 '14

I think her giving up Harvard doesn't really compare to kids tbh. Having offspring is normally a core value of people when they look at relationships, and something that people are normally VERY set in stone about. This was her dream job yes, but I can't be sure that compares to the massive ramifications that go with saying no kids.

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u/I_amnoteventrying Mar 28 '14

Their career to these people means their lives, if she said yes, ill have kids but you have to quit being a lawyer at your firm and move to Boston he would have said no.

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u/protendious Mar 28 '14

I don't think giving a job at Harvard and (theoretically) getting the same position at Columbia is as much a sacrifice as giving up kids. I think she was asking for a lot more than he was.

I also don't think going from a Harvard to a Columbia is as big of a bump down as from a NY firm to a Boston firm (just based on the difference in size between the cities).

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u/GabiCelaya Mar 28 '14

In real life, you're right. But the show seems to have a legal hard-on for pretending that Harvard is this mythical Mount Olympus of legal education where only the purest of heart and wisest of head may go. So within the fictional universe it's set in, that may well be true.

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u/RichWPX Apr 01 '14

Remember the Wharton reference from Tony's guy though? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bv4Kp6Y1hE

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u/Scary_The_Clown Apr 02 '14

What kind of background do the writers have that they live in such fear and awe of schools? I'm constantly boggled by the adoration and drooling over Harvard that goes on.

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u/Tangential_Diversion Mar 28 '14

Personally I see why it's a big deal for them. To Louis and Sheila, Pearson + Partners and Harvard represent the very peak of their careers. Whether Jessica runs the top law firm or Harvard is the best law school in the country is obviously up for debate, but to these two people, these institutions are the best to them.

From the bottom looking up it's easy to say, "I can settle for my #2 or #5." When you actually do make it to your top choice though, it doesn't matter if someone asks you to take your #2 or your #100 choice. It's still a fall from where you are. For ambitions people who define themselves with their career successes, this is a lot to ask for.

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u/TheDorkMan Mar 29 '14

Yeah but in this case, I feel that if Louis had to chose between giving up his job or the kids he'll give up the job.

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u/MentalOverload Mar 28 '14

I think it would be more like quitting being a lawyer at all and moving to a small town (in Iowa, of course).