Warning! SPOILERS about Suits LA season 1, episode 7 ahead.
Harvey Specter and Louis Litt’s upcoming appearances inSuits LAare set to further establish the spinoff series as part ofSuits’ world, and I think I know how Ted Black will find himself enmeshed with Louis despite no past history between them. The crises in the main timeline took the better part ofSuits LAseason 1to be sorted out, focusing Ted’s attention on the merger between Samantha and Stuart he was cut out of, and Lester’s trial, whose success was all but guaranteed. This didn’t helpSuits LAsell the supposedly close bond between Ted and Harvey.
Gabriel Macht is reprising the role of Harvey Specter in three separate episodes inSuits LAseason 1.
Indeed,Gabriel Macht’s return as Harvey inSuits LAseason 1, episode 4solely focused on Harvey and Ted’s past in New York, painting a picture of two friends who kept in touch a few months after going their separate ways professionally, but whose friendship had yet to stand the test of time. Harvey and Ted meeting again in the main timeline inSuits LAseason 1, episode 8 can dispel any doubt about their relationship while showing the reason behind their reunion. It can also reveal why someone who Ted doesn’t know like Louis will appear inSuits LA.
Suits LA Episode 8 Trailer Teases Harvey & Ted’s Return To New York
Ted & Harvey Can Be Seen Bantering In Suits LA Episode 8’s Trailer
The trailer forSuits LAseason 1, episode 8, “Acapulco” not onlyshows Ted and Harvey reuniting in the main timeline, but it also reveals their return to New York. In two scenes – identifiable as such by Ted’s different outfits – Harvey can be seen first offering Ted a drink before revealing they are set to get on a flight to New York, and then discussing with Ted after the latter reiterates the commonSuitstheme of good guys doing bad things in order to“make the bad guys pay.”
Suits LAseason 1, episode 8’s trailer hasn’t disclosed what brings Harvey to Los Angeles to pick up Ted and accompany him to New York, but the trip itself offers some explanations as to why they are both called to return to their old home. Indeed,the trip can be a result of Harvey and Ted’s shared past bringing them back to New Yorkor come after Ted called up his former colleague for help. Whichever the reason forSuits LA’s brief change in setting, it will shake up the story and can potentially introduce anotherSuits LAfuture cameo.
Harvey May Have Referred Ted To Louis For Help In Suits LA
There Would Be No Reason For Ted To Meet Louis Otherwise
Rick Hoffman’s Louis Litt is also scheduled to return onSuits LAfor one episode, with his appearance set not to happen in conjunction with Harvey’s. Still,with Harvey being the only point of contact between Ted and Louis, as he had worked with the former at the DA’s office and the latter for the best part of a decade at Pearson Hardman, he can be the reason behind Ted and Louis’s meeting. After all, Harvey has still one episode left to appear inSuits LAseason 1 after episode 8.
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Ted’s flashbacks inSuits LAseason 1, episode 4 established Harvey as the one character Ted could tell about his problems and he would have helped him. Whichever the reason for Harvey and Ted to meet again inSuits LA’s main timeline,Harvey not being able to fully help Tedor needing to return to Seattlewould explain both putting Ted in contact with Louis and returning for his third and final appearance inSuits LA’s future.
Why Suits LA Not Having A Harvey and Louis Reunion So Disappointing
Louis & Harvey’s Rivalry Turned Friendship Was 1 Key Suits Story
Suits LAseason 1’s story left the spinoff time to breathe in regards to references toSuits, including plenty but never having them overtakeSuits LA, thusletting the spinoff series take its shape without the parent series’ established narratives and bonds looming over it. This was evident in howSuits LAemploys Harvey’s return, stretching it out over separate episodes, and it can also explain why Louis and Harvey’s appearances in the spinoff do not overlap. After all, Louis and Harvey’s relationship yielded the biggest results inSuits, going from bitter rivalry to the most caring friendship.
This was evident in howSuits LAemploys Harvey’s return, stretching it out over separate episodes, and it can also explain why Louis and Harvey’s appearances in the spinoff do not overlap.
Louis and Harvey not reuniting inSuits LAseason 1 feels unsatisfying because their bond had little time to be showcased inSuitsafter Harvey left the firm and New York to join Mike in Seattle. Not being able to see Harvey and Louis together inSuits LAhas the same flavor as their being separated inSuits’ ending, having reached a point where they stand up for one another only for their bond not to be witnessed. While this might be helpful forSuits LA, not overcrowding it with too many iconicSuitsmoments, it’s nonetheless disappointing for fans.
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