USA Network's latest summer series, a legal drama Suits follows a college dropout Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) with an eidetic memory who begins to work for a high-profile lawyer Harvey Specter (Gabrial Macht) at a top Manhattan law firm. The pilot episode aired last Thursday, June 23 and debuted strongly in the ratings department. But did the show live up to its expectations? Truth is, yes it did.
Gabriel Macht shines as the heartless know-it-all rich lawyer, and Patrick J. Adams is impeccable as the college dropout drug dealing smartass. Their chemistry nearly goes head-to-head with their quick and witty banter giving Neal Caffrey and Agent Burke from White Collar a run for their money. I also like how the pilot episode's court case was a "pro bono" case, in which Mike Ross(Adams) is assigned to help a female victim who was fired after her boss sexually harassed her. It goes to show that the show will not only take on big cases, but also smaller ones. I also found that the show had a lot of heart to it. Sure, Adams' character may have done a lot of wrong things and Macht's character is a bit of a douche, but at the end of the day their characters made me connect with them on a more personal level as the pilot progressed.
Suits is everything you'd want in a summer, flashy, procedural. If you haven't seen the first episode already, it is currently free for download on iTunes so definitely give it a look! And hey, if you download it from iTunes it'd mean that you are watching a legal show....legally. Trust me, you wouldn't want to miss this one.
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