At times, the show’s obsession with “winning at all costs” can feel repetitive. Some legal maneuvers require suspension of disbelief (no firm would overlook a background check that easily). Also, the pilot is excellent, but episodes 2–4 take a moment to find their rhythm.
Suits arrived in 2011 with a deceptively simple premise: brilliant college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) accidentally stumbles into a job interview with Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht), Manhattan’s top corporate closer. Impressed by Mike’s photographic memory and raw legal instinct, Harvey hires him on the spot — despite Mike never having set foot in law school. The catch? No one can ever know. suits season 1
What unfolds over 12 tight episodes is one of the most entertaining first seasons of any legal drama. At times, the show’s obsession with “winning at