and now, without a doubt, he's out of the shadow.

This week, with Jessica’s - I do believe sincere - gesture of putting his name on the door along with hers and Darby’s, Harvey’s visibly struggling with keeping it up. I wrote last week that the lion share of this season’s conflict is resting on Harvey’s bruised ego and equally battered pride, and that it’s really starting to stretch my willingness to suspend disbelief.

Louis, you really shouldn’t have put him on your list. (His relationship with Sheila had obvious D/s workings, and the writers managed to make it just part of who Louis is, and not use it to make him look weak this shines through here, too, funnily enough.) Plus, it looks like he and Nigel may finally bond over her again, so maybe there’s harmony on the horizon. Two, his way of, ultimately, caring about the associates and them being properly taught and guided and then dealing with Nigel - or should I say, Nigel’s cat? A demanding, slightly capricious feline who knows exactly what she wants, and Louis loves it. She’s Donna, and he respects the living daylights out of her, and it’s brilliant. He told her to promise him to keep doing what she’s doing because she’s fabulous and he wants her to feel like that for herself, he wants her to feel confident and beautiful for no-one’s sake but her own. He saw and supported Donna’s glow immediately, and not for the sake of her then being more attractive to the male gaze or some shit, no. The writers treated Louis well this episode, for several reasons: one, they showed him as a nurturing character, which he absolutely is. Mike’s ridiculous double standard when it comes to his secret and to Rachel’s.Ways in which this episode was still kinda bad:

Harvey and Jessica’s issues coming closer to being resolved/Harvey visibly crumbling under the strain of maintaining his hurt rage when he doesn’t really want to anymore.Louis not being built up only to tear him down.Mike and Rachel working on a case together and kicking ass.Donna and Stephen continuing their arrangement.

Mike and Harvey working together again (though the lion share of work was the conflict between Harvey and Stephen).Ways in which this episode was much better than the season so far: Previously on Suits: Conflict of Interest.

And now, without a doubt, he's out of the shadow.