Suits LA
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Its appeal mainly lies in audiences being charmed by a perfectly cast ensemble.
Hes nose to nose with a witness, blackmailing him into tattling on the citys most influential mob boss.
What isnt a staple is what happens next: an explosion going off when Ted leaves the witnesss house.
This isnt the first time hes had a bad dream about the city or his last year there.
It has no personality, and in that way, it represents the shows failings.
Rick very much gives golden retriever, playing eager good cop to Teds bad cop in the room.
Internal power struggles are brewing, and a game of corporate chess is well underway.
But Ted wont budge.
The show plays it up as this massive moment of betrayal, but betrayal has to be earned.
I dont care because I dont know Stuart or havent been given time to care enough about Ted.
Ted looks the least dead behind the eyes in scenes with Erica.
Suitshas an interesting relationship with its Black characters.
Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) was the very definition of a girlboss, capable and stylish.
That didnt stop the writers from having her fall on her sword for save Harvey Specter, though.
Their Blackness, though acknowledged, was rarely discussed, which I often appreciated.
They address Ericas character with more realism.
She recounts a conversation she overheard between Stuart and Ted a few months into her time at the firm.
Stop trying to make him cool, then Ted might actually be watchable.
Another thing the show really wants you to know about the lead?
He has daddy issues.
His father is waiting for him, and immediately you cant help but want this man dead.
Papa Ted is days away from death in the present day, much to his sons satisfaction.
In actuality, hes been dead for years.
The episode ends with a lone, sobbing Ted clinging to a photo of him and his brother.
