Is Mike really not going back to the firm? - Suits (2011) Discussion

[–] FelixFelicis 8 years ago

I hope he doesn't return to the firm because like he said what he really wanted to do was help individuals. Corporate law wasn't really his thing but he got into it because of Harvey and then he enjoyed it I suppose. I'd much rather see him helping people then playing mind games with rich company executives.

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[–] DonNova 8 years ago

I liked the interaction between him and Harvey, as well as with the other characters. Now, it's like watching 2 different shows. If this keeps up, it is inevitable the writers are planning to have Mike and the legal clinic going up against Harvey. I hope the writers don't do this and are more creative than me.

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[–] amaryllis-48085 8 years ago

If Mike doesn't return to the firm there is no show. The whole dynamic between Mike and Harvey is what makes Suits.

And the whole thing in landlord tenant court was stupid. Mike may not be a lawyer, but he can still act as a paralegal and sit at the table during court. Then he could have reminded that dumbass lawyer to present the receipts for the space heaters and other confirming evidence like any other litigation paralegal would have.

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[–] NewBeginnings16 8 years ago

I'd rather Harvey leave PSL and join Mike at the legal clinic (they need a bulldog) than have Mike go back to corporate - especially since he can never be a lawyer there no matter what.

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[–] DonNova 8 years ago

From last week's episode it sounded like he could have a chance of passing the bar, but Gibbs is blocking that from happening. Sounds like this could easily be solved in a couple episodes and Mike could become a legitimate lawyer. They had Mike sent to prison, only to be set free in half a season so I don't see how this is out of the realm of possibility :).

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[–] amaryllis-48085 8 years ago

That would be even stupider. Harvey likes corporate law, likes PSL, likes money. He's not going to work at a legal clinic. If he and Mike do something together, it's not going to be that.

Further, Mike's become such a bleeding heart, he already spent more than his first month's salary helping out that woman. If I were Rachel, I'd leave him if he's going to get me into debt.

This entire plot line needs to go away.

And Mike could become a lawyer. He just needs to go to law school and pass the bar. One DA cannot single handedly prevent him from passing the ethics board.

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[–] iheartentertainment 8 years ago

@don: No it doesn't appear that he will be returning. I don't mind if he doesn't go back. It's a different environment for him. And it's nice to switch things around once in a awhile.

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[–] pauli_gomez 8 years ago

Yeah, I think Mike and his clinic could have a nice spin-off that I wouldn't watch. I would keep watching Harvey and Louis and Donna and Gretchen and perhaps we would be so happy not to have Rachel. I am tired of Mike whinning and being ungrateful to Harvey so it would be great if this is over for them.

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[–] stayalivein85 8 years ago

It's not unprecedented to have another law firm in a legal drama, but I think the show suffers because by now it's so far removed from its original premise that it's a new show on its own already. And with two law firms? You can only have them oppose each other so many times before it gets weirdly redundant.

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[–] Pumpyjones 8 years ago

You know they'll find a way for Harvey's form to buy the legal clinic, because Harvey hates everybody but Mike and Donna and would probably spend his entire life savings on that clinic if it meant keeping Mike close and proving Mike wrong about them ever working together again. Plus, he's score karma points with Donna. Maybe they were trying to make Harvey soft through the last episode to make it seem more plausible he'd spend money on this?

They'll likely explain it away as great PR for the firm after such a public disaster,

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[–] amaryllis-48085 8 years ago

Law firms take on pro bono work for their dogooder cred. Never heard to a firm buying a legal clinic, but then this show isn't too grounded in reality anyway.

The entire premise of the show is fiction given there is not one employee, much less lawyer in a law firm who doesn't get checked for criminal records, credit history, and education. And if you're being hired as a lawyer, they will also get your transcripts.

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[–] louise-reay 8 years ago

When Mike Ross started to work for Pearson Hardmon, Harvey knew who he was hiring and took him on regardless.

He knew Mike had not been to law school, had not officially passed the bar and was not licensed to practice.

The show doesn't depict someone managing to work for a law firm by fooling them into believing he had the credentials, it pictures a senior partner in that firm taking on an incredibly capable individual despite knowing that they didn't have them. It then goes on to show that senior partner actively covering up those facts, later with the assistance of the managing partner and a fellow senior partner.

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[–] amaryllis-48085 8 years ago

All of that is irrelevant. In the real world Harvey wouldn't have been able to get away with that. The HR department would have done its due diligence and found out that Mike didn't have a transcript at Harvard, wasn't a member of the NY bar. He was added by that computer chick later, but not at the time he was hired.

Also, Harvey would have been disbarred for knowingly hiring a fraud. No way this wouldn't have been found out.

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