Suits 1x11
Sep. 5th, 2011 01:26 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
ariadnes_stringYou know what, folks? Certain awesome WIPs notwithstanding, if might be over for me and Suits. Huh. That was a wham-bam-thank-you-ma’am kind of infatuation.
Here’s the thing. I quite liked the Harvey plot in this episode; liked the way he had to field accusations of selling out to help rich people; liked the (counterintuitive) suggestion that he’d gotten into corporate law in part to keep his hands clean, that despite his principles he couldn’t take the rough-and-tumble of criminal law. Like seeing Harvey get all rumpled and anxious. Liked seeing more of his weird relationship to Jessica (and her riding to the rescue, of course).
But: the Mike and his lady troubles plot was dull as dishwater. And I don’t say that because I can only stand seeing Mike with Harvey. I’m saying it because it was dull.
But even more: I have never seen a show so committed to dick-wagging. The episode where Harvey got into it with the undefeated Eric Close guy was irritating enough—the competition b/w them overshadowing the actual case—but seeing Harvey and Louis going at it again with the taunting and the dick-waving and the arcane games drove me pretty much around the bend (and can we please not use Nixon in China as a put down? On White Collar the whole team would have gone together--Peter would have enjoyed the political history, if not the music).
The thing is. The thing is. You don’t even know how much of my life I spend dealing with the competitive shenanigans of small boys. You don’t even know.
It goes like this:
“You’re not awesome.”
“I am too awesome.”
“No you’re not.”
“Mama [wails], he said I wasn’t awesome.”
Or:
“Bet you can’t do this.”
“Can too.”…”there, did it.”
“No, you didn’t—you didn’t follow the rules. You lose.”
[stalking off in a sulk] “I hate you. I hate your stupid rules.”
[wails] “Mama, he just left the game. Tell him he can’t leave the game like that. Mama.”
So, yeah, I’m prepared to see it as a realistic form of masculine behavior. I’m just a little sick of being told it’s entertaining.
Ahem. Okay, I didn’t mean to go off like that—I just had to get that off my chest. I’ll have a post about stuff I actually enjoyed watching later.
Here’s the thing. I quite liked the Harvey plot in this episode; liked the way he had to field accusations of selling out to help rich people; liked the (counterintuitive) suggestion that he’d gotten into corporate law in part to keep his hands clean, that despite his principles he couldn’t take the rough-and-tumble of criminal law. Like seeing Harvey get all rumpled and anxious. Liked seeing more of his weird relationship to Jessica (and her riding to the rescue, of course).
But: the Mike and his lady troubles plot was dull as dishwater. And I don’t say that because I can only stand seeing Mike with Harvey. I’m saying it because it was dull.
But even more: I have never seen a show so committed to dick-wagging. The episode where Harvey got into it with the undefeated Eric Close guy was irritating enough—the competition b/w them overshadowing the actual case—but seeing Harvey and Louis going at it again with the taunting and the dick-waving and the arcane games drove me pretty much around the bend (and can we please not use Nixon in China as a put down? On White Collar the whole team would have gone together--Peter would have enjoyed the political history, if not the music).
The thing is. The thing is. You don’t even know how much of my life I spend dealing with the competitive shenanigans of small boys. You don’t even know.
It goes like this:
“You’re not awesome.”
“I am too awesome.”
“No you’re not.”
“Mama [wails], he said I wasn’t awesome.”
Or:
“Bet you can’t do this.”
“Can too.”…”there, did it.”
“No, you didn’t—you didn’t follow the rules. You lose.”
[stalking off in a sulk] “I hate you. I hate your stupid rules.”
[wails] “Mama, he just left the game. Tell him he can’t leave the game like that. Mama.”
So, yeah, I’m prepared to see it as a realistic form of masculine behavior. I’m just a little sick of being told it’s entertaining.
Ahem. Okay, I didn’t mean to go off like that—I just had to get that off my chest. I’ll have a post about stuff I actually enjoyed watching later.
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Date: 2011-09-08 04:41 pm (UTC)Ha! I agree and I don't even have daily demonstrations. It's annoying and childish is what it is.
I agree that this was the most interesting episode yet regarding Harvey for all the reasons you mention, although I would add that there is more of the ridiculous masculine behavior in terms of his "loyalty at all costs" stance. That just struck me as macho BS. Also, I was glad to see Jessica finally doing something -- anything would have been good but I liked seeing an example of why she's in the position she's in.
I wasn't as annoyed by Mike's domestic issues. I agree it was the least interesting part of the episode but I did like his confrontation with Rachel at the end. That's not something that gets seen often and it definitely cast a different light on her character.
Great comparison to how WC would have handled it!
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Date: 2011-09-08 07:41 pm (UTC)I think you're right about Harvey's "loyalty" also being masculine posturing--though clearly it didn't extend to getting his hands dirty or violating the law. I admit that I'm curious about where they'll take all this in the next episode.
I guess I just feel like they could do something more engaging or compelling with Mike--give him some drive other than getting laid....I find the actor very appealing--