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Entertainment July 6, 2017
Here's a breakdown of all our favorite relationships on "Suits."
Photo by @/HiddenRemote via TwitterMost of the “Suits characters are (almost) equally loved. But let’s face it, not everyone can be a Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) or Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres).
Throughout the series, “Suits” writers created a very specific hierarchy. The moment someone tries to step out of this hierarchy, things never go according to plan.
We put the following mentor/mentee relationships in order of rank in the Pearson Specter Litt food chain. And quite fittingly, it’s also based on the team’s ability to get shit done. We’re not saying it’s a competition but … wait no, that’s exactly what we’re saying.
Here’s the roundup of ENTITY’s favorite “Suits” pairs.
We all knew these two would beat everyone else to the finish line. We don’t know if Jessica will ever come back to “Suits,” but we do know this dynamic equates to Michael Jordan and Pippen’s relationship in the Bulls.
Whenever these two put their heads together, they were unstoppable.
Jessica taught Harvey how to win without crossing the moral line. She also gave him what he needed most: A mother figure. Although Harvey turned out to be a spoiled brat – which is what usually happens when the mother half-heartedly disciplines her problem child – Harvey did a lot better than one would expect from someone with his past.
Love has always triumphed in Jessica and Harvey’s relationship. We wouldn’t want it any other way.
Just seeing Hardman’s (David Costabile) name makes our lips curl, but we have to admit, Louis (Rick Hoffman) learned some great skills from him. He learned how to be sneaky to get what he wants, which is something that has helped him win plenty of cases.
But when Hardman betrayed his mentee, he sent Louis scurrying to Jessica for protection. Thus, we consider her his second mentor. After Hardman’s influence on Louis, Jessica is the one who reined him in to teach him what family and loyalty mean.
Through her (and Donna’s) tutelage, Louis has actually learned to be a decent human being.
Young and sometimes immature Harvey took on the mentorship role when Mike (Patrick J. Adams) came into the picture at the beginning of the series. We knew Mike was Harvey’s associate, but we didn’t expect Mike to become just like his mentor.
Mike has always been impressionable *cough* Trevor (Tom Lipinski) *cough* but that’s what we loved about him. He trusted people because he wanted to believe the best in them.
However, Mike needed Harvey to reciprocate his trust. As Mike’s surrogate father, this was most important for their relationship.
This relationship only began about two seasons before Jessica left the firm, but Rachel (Meghan Markle) learned a lot from Jessica in so little time.
Jessica not only had to teach her how to navigate the legal world as a woman, but also as a person of color. Shortly after Jessica took Rachel under her wing, Rachel’s confidence sky-rocketed and so did her hunger for growth.
And though we placed Jessica as the mentor in this relationship, Rachel wasn’t the only person who learned something in this dynamic. If Rachel hadn’t shown Jessica what she had been missing in her life, who knows if she would’ve made the decision to be happy and live for herself instead of just the power.
This mentor/mentee relationship was pretty short, but that doesn’t mean it wasn’t as impactful as the other listed here. When Katrina first came to the firm, it was like looking at a blonder and more beautiful version of Louis.
Even though Louis slipped up and treated Katrina (Amanda Schull) the same way Hardman treated him, he learned from his mistake. By bringing Katrina’s bright mind back to Pearson Specter Litt and by granting her the junior partner position she deserved, Louis already shows promise to be a better mentor than Hardman ever was.
Unlike everyone else of this list, Donna (Sarah Rafferty) and Benjamin’s (David Reale) mentor/mentee relationship isn’t about intellect and skill. It’s about confidence. Donna has all the confidence in the world. She compliments herself at least once per episode. Benjamin, on the other hand, is awkward around new people and gets nervous very easily.
And although Benjamin turned it into a business idea, you can tell he created “The Donna” out of pure admiration for Donna’s confidence and boldness. Benjamin desperately needs that in his life.
Mike may be the more skilled person of the two, but both Mike and Oliver (Jordan Johnson-Hinds) learn from each other. This dynamic is still relatively fresh since we only got to see it in action for about four or five episodes at the end of season six. Nevertheless, it shows the most promise.
Oliver needs to learn how to command the courtroom and Mike needs to learn how to avoid the temptations of shortcuts. Oliver is pure and we feel like that makes him the perfect person to help a man who already wants to change.
In the end, even though these relationships aren’t set in stone, we don’t doubt they’ll grow and shift throughout season. But right now, these pairs act as the loving partnerships in the grimy world of law. Just what we need to counteract all the ruthlessness that goes on in “Suits.”
