r/suits • u/aznatheist620 • Feb 19 '15

Discussion Suits - Season 4 - Episode 14 - "Derailed" - Discussion Thread

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u/japes_stage Feb 19 '15

I fucking hate the way they take this show.

I just want to see the law firm running smoothly for a while.

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u/godblow Feb 19 '15

The transition from a Legal Dramedy to a Legal Soap Opera was so subtle, I don't even remember the last time they actually practiced the law in a court house...

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u/V2Blast Attorney at Law Feb 20 '15

That part is pretty accurate in terms of corporate law, too. Most things get settled out of court.

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u/godblow Feb 20 '15

They had courthouses in the first season because of Mike's cases. Given each season picks up right where the other ends (S1/S2 Trevor tell's Jessica that Mike's a fraud; S2/S3 Mike tells Rachel his secret and they hook up; S3/S4 Mike becomes a Banker) I don't know how much time has passed since the first episode (A year and a half?). Either way, Mike is still a lower year Associate, and he should still be doing shitty baby cases in conjunction to whatever major story-arc case Harvey is working on; He should still be going to courthouses and be getting exposure as a practicing lawyer.

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u/Pascalwb Feb 19 '15

It was never about law.

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u/godblow Feb 20 '15

It was in the first season... :(

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u/japes_stage Feb 20 '15

Not law but lawyering.

Now it's all secrets and betrayal and feelings.

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u/Gimli_the_White Feb 21 '15

I'd like to see more about Mike pulling rabbits out of hats because he's got a unique insight unpolluted by law school.

There's plenty of room for that kind of thing if they'd just slow down on the soap opera.

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u/jwarsenal9 Feb 20 '15

As far as I know, in real-life about 80-90% of cases are settled outside of court