Suits LA
Warning : SPOILERS for Suits LA installment 2.Suits LAhas had hassle line up its footing as the newest title in Aaron Korsh ’s legal enfranchisement , but episode 2 ’s romanticist revelation may have just given us our new Harvey and Scotty . AlthoughSuits LAcomes 6 years after the originalended , there are many facet of the spinoff that are meant to be reminiscent ofSuits , from the background knowledge euphony to the ubiquitous topic song,“Greenback Boogie . ”While at first it seemed like Ted Black ( Stephen Amell ) was the stand - in for Gabriel Macht ’s Harvey Spencer , the West - Coast heir ’s most compelling friend is a more third-year attorney .
For all the critiques about the spinoff ’s characters , the ash gray liner withinSuits LA ’s poor initial reviewswas the piece of work of Lex Scott Davis as Erica Rollins . Erica stayed behind after Stuart Lane ’s ( Josh McDermitt)betrayal of Ted inSuits LAepisode 1 , becoming the Head of Entertainment at the firm despite not being interested in picture and video ( a secret which may hearken back to Patrick J. Adams as Mike Ross in the original running play ) . Yet , her shark - like dream and impressive people skills make Erica more like Harvey , especially with her latest romantic development inSuits LAepisode 2 .
Suits LA Episode 2 Sets Up Erica & Rick As Its New Scottie & Harvey
Their Romantic Past Predates The Series
Though theending ofSuitssaw Harvey hook up with Donna Paulsen ( Sarah Rafferty ) , wind up their near - decade - farsighted slow - burn , his most prominent fling in the series was with Dana“Scottie”Scott ( Abigail Spencer ) , a competing attorney with a unpitying disposal . Harvey and Scottie first got together beforeSuitseven begin , with their flirtation dating back to their college day at Harvard . By the timeSuitsintroduces Scottie for the first time , she and Harvey already have a lengthy sexual chronicle .
lawsuit LA ’s primary merchandising distributor point is Ted Black ’s connexion to Harvey Specter , but his days as a New York Prosecutor could be his greatest strength .
Similarly , arguably the biggest twist inSuits LAepisode 2 was that Erica and her work contender , Rick Dodsen ( Bryan Greenberg ) , have a history of their own . While the pilot episode set them up as professional frenemies with the potential to be the spinoff ’s will they / won’t they couple a la Mike and Rachel ( Meghan , Duchess of Sussex),Suits LAepisode 2 reveals Erica and Rick were already together romantically . Though their involvement end poorly render their tiff over why they stopped“doing what they were doing,”it ’s remove the two attorney were more than colleague and still lack closure .
Why Suits LA Recreating Scottie & Harvey Is Good For The Show
There’s Room To Build Something New
Admittedly , the spinoff pale in comparison to the original series on most fronts , but that ’s not to saySuitswas without its own missteps . Harvey and Scottie ’s moral force was wasted inSuitsafter the legal drama broke them up following Scottie ’s uncharacteristically strong reaction to learning Mike ’s secret . Though Scottie was undeniably the most seriousgirlfriend Harvey had inSuitsprior to his marriage , their detachment forget something to be desired , and each subsequent show of Abigail Spencer seemed like it might in conclusion tie up the loose ends . Unfortunately , Suitsnever attain a satisfying destruction to Harvey and Scottie ’s tale .
Actor
Suits LACharacter
Stephen Amell
Ted Black
Josh McDermitt
Stuart Lane
Lex Scott Davis
Erica Rollins
Bryan Greenberg
Rick Dodsen
Alice Lee
Leah Power
Maggie Grace
Amanda Stevens
Troy Winbush
Kevin
By setting up a similar secret plan with Erica and Rick , Suits LAcan pick up the original ’s slack and potentially make its preexisting human relationship more interesting with a twist . Erica and Rick are already in a unequalled position , as they went from battling over the same promotion to having the same use at two competing jurisprudence business firm . The reveal that they had a preceding relationship and are still not on the same Sir Frederick Handley Page is yet another complication that offers the spinoff the engaging conflict it needs to establish itself as a great standalone rubric .
Can Erica & Rick End Up Together In Suits LA?
Better Yet, Should They?
Erica and Rick ’s amatory account may be an interesting angle for the spinoff , but that does n’t mean they should reconcile inSuits LA . Given their similarity to Harvey and Scottie , it may be damaging forSuits LAto give Erica and Rick a love story . If Erica and Rick sense like a copycat Harvey and Scottie , case LAcould suffer for its law of similarity to the original series . Still , Erica and Rick have the best interpersonal chemistry in the entire show so far , andSuits LAwould be foolish to brush aside that . Consequently , theSuits LAhas a tough line to walk .
If Erica and Rick feel like a copycat Harvey and Scottie , lawsuit LAcould suffer for its similarities to the original serial .
Even still , there are pros and flimflam within the narrative itself . Erica has test herself to be the true lead ofSuits LA , which makes any relationship she has immediately more significant than if she were a brook fiber . Erica ’s relationship with Rick already drives the overarching plot , and they do n’t even work in the same construction anymore . That kind of magnetics could be a cracking asset toSuits LA , but the human relationship could easily stagger if it is n’t handled correctly . suit LAmay have succeeded in echoing one of the good Suits Latinian language , but its work is n’t over yet .
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