While Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) and Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) were great, the best characters in Suits they were the ones that the show ignored because it didn't know how to deal with their arcs. These two central characters were often responsible for the best episodes of If it suits, as their banter and growing friendship were dynamic and compelling for the audience to witness. That being said, Harvey and Mike's joint arc superseded several other aspects of the series, despite the fact that they shared similar stories and themes.
Suits highlight Harvey's loyalty to Mike and Mike's desire to keep his secret at war with his desire to stand out, amplifying his already extraordinary characteristics. While this was the backbone of the show, those larger impulses of wanting to succeed in the cutthroat world of corporate law were reflected by many supporting characters, whose arcs were often sidelined. Two specific characters are the greatest examples of this, such as They are fascinating characters who could have expanded on these themes if the series knew how to include them: Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) and Louis Litt (Rick Hoffman).
Louis Litt and Jessica Pearson were Suits' most interesting characters
Jessica and Louis were as complex as Harvey and Mike
Louis and Jessica are some of the most complex characters in Suits but they have little time to show this complexity. Jessica's role on the series as Harvey's mentor means she's one of the few people who sometimes checks in on his superior attitude, a skill often attributed solely to Donna Paulson (Sarah Rafferty). Louis, meanwhile, is a rival lawyer at the firm who is predominantly presented as a comedic foil to Harvey and has moments to shine, demonstrating his skill and even his deep empathy in certain cases.
Both characters are among the best characters in Suits because they know what they want and they are clear pillars of what the two protagonists want. Jessica's success and Louis' tenacity match Harvey's determination and Mike's growing understanding of the world around him.giving them both something to achieve. They also give Harvey and Mike something to avoid and overcome, as both characters can fail and learn to grow beyond it, adding to the series' themes of the power of perseverance. Even so, these two characters were underutilized, wasting their potential in Suits.
Suits didn't know what to do with Jessica and Louis for most of the show
Most suits relegated them to their arctic roles
For the most part It suits' Throughout, the series seemed to not know how to flesh out Jessica and Louis, minimizing their arcs and restricting them to their roles. As mentioned, Jessica is defined as a mentor character and head of the company, but the series doesn't give her much else to do beyond those roles. It suits' best and worst seasons. Jessica's role in many episodes is to force Harvey and Mike to follow certain paths or help move the story forward.with only a few moments of real growth before his departure from the main series.
Through the underdevelopment of these supporting characters, Suits limited itself, which hurt the franchise in general, especially when it tried to diversify.
Louis, in turn, manages to grow a little, but this arc is hampered by the comedy that his role requires. The series never committed to matching Louis Harvey and often redefined parts of his character's growth.like your relationships with other people in the company, for the sake of humor or drama. As a result, his characterization stagnates towards the end of the series, replacing any complexity with a more common character feel. Through the underdevelopment of these supporting characters, Suits limited itself, which hurt the franchise in general, especially when it tried to diversify.
Harvey and Mike were great, but Suits should have developed its other characters more
The first Suits spinoff suffered from a lack of development
Even though Harvey and Mike are the center of the story, Suits should have developed its other characters sooner, as it could have saved its attempts to expand the franchise later. The heavy focus on just Harvey and Mike's development limited the stories the series could tell. It suits' spin-off show Pearson proved this because Jessica's narrow characterization doesn't work outside of her role in Harvey and Mike's story. The series tried to correct this, but as so little was given immediately, Pearson was unable to replicate the strong emotional core of the original series despite its fresh approach.
Jessica and Louis have their strong moments and several aspects of their characters are as fascinating as the two protagonists. However, the minimal development they received and the regulation of their roles made the ensemble aspects of the show feel uneven during the series' main beats. Suits they could have added more to their story arcs to strengthen the show's thematic core; instead, the series made the story's overall message come strictly from two characters, letting the rest grow solely from them over the course of the larger narrative.