TV Review: Suits "I Want You To Want Me"

SPOILER ALERT

Oh.

This episode was a game changer.  Quite a bit happened.  You should be warned now, there will be spoilers ahead.

Harvey is planning a coup and, no surprise, Donna is OK with it.  Actually, speaking of Donna, I'm a little disappointed with her this season.  She's fighting with Rachel?  Actually, I feel like, no matter how much she trusts and is on Harvey's side, she should also be the one there to ground him and tell him that, yeah, maybe he does need Mike.  Which, she does at the end of the episode, but I feel like she should have done it sooner.

So, yeah, Mike does get back with Harvey, finally.

And in doing so, he broke Louis' heart.

I love Louis because he brings the humor and because his character isn't really that bad once you get to know him.  He really is a good guy.  With the way the last episode ended, leaving him without his associates, you can't help but hurt in your heart.  At the beginning of this episode Jessica lifts his spirits by letting him choose any one associate and mentor them personally.  Knowing about Harvey and Mike's "breakup" he recruits Mike.  Together they win an unwinnable case (yay!) and Mike finds that he actually had a good time with Louis.  He agrees to become his associate when Harvey walks in and takes him back.  Louis has, meanwhile, gone to get a cake to celebrate his and Mike's new partnership.  You feel even worse, now, watching Louis' heart just break because now he's like a kicked puppy.

Harvey wins his case (although the next episode previews show there are storms coming anyway) and nearly comes to blows with Jessica.  She tries to solve their problems, inadvertently signing her own death sentence.  This also opens the opportunity for Harvey to bring Mike back.

One other thing of note, Rachel and Mike's relationship is still, remarkably, intact.  I want them to last forever, have their very own happy ever after, but I'm so afraid it will crumble any second.  Crossing fingers that it won't!

Like any episode in the series, you shouldn't miss this one.  I was laughing, cringing, hiding my face in the cushions (the mud bath scene is equal parts hilarious and awkward) and getting me to care like few other shows really can. 

Episode rating: 4 1/2 stars
Season rating (so far): 4 1/2 stars
Series rating: 5 stars