SUITS : From being the Best to being a Good (IMO) law show.

Suits airs Tuesday on USA Network at 10:00pm in America (Available in Nigeria early Wednesday morning)

I've watched a lot of law shows, can't say I've seen everything or watched all of them. As far as law shows goes, my best so far was Boston Legal, it was able to mix office shenanigans, politics and courtroom drama well in an episode, as well as over an entire season. We were treated to the enigmatic Alan Shore and crazy Denny Crane, as we were shown around their office, their personal lives and the lives of their co-workers.

Not wanting to compare Suits to Boston Legal, but they're both law shows. I expect a law show to have law cases, and not have office politics as its theme for much of a season.

Suits went from being a procedural show in season 1 to a serialized one in season 2, focus being on the internal office politics between Jessica/Harvey against Daniel Hardman, very little case were decide in the courtroom, most decided in the conference rooms, that i can expect from shows like Scandal, Damages and Shark. Season 2 was all about Jessica/Harvey vs. Hardman, Mike's feelings for Rachel and whether to let her know his secret, the #SaveDonna campaign, Louis as senior partner, his rise and fall.

All things aside, it made for a good season, but coming on the heels of a fantastic season 1, season 2 was a letdown. Mike wasn't able to show his eidetic memory well in the season; Harvey was always pre-occupied with the arrival and dis-trust of Daniel Hardman, Jennifer Pearson didn't have the same commanding presence she had in season 1, made too many first-year errors as a Managing partner, also, the Rachel to Harvard plot-line wasn't interesting, another element that was missing that I feel had a big effect on season 2 was the missing “Harvey – Donna” relationship. The magnetism of season 1 was missing, the Harvey knows what he's doing, Mike's ability to use his eidetic memory during cases to maximum potential. 

All this and more were missing in season 2, although season 3 has started brilliantly, it's still toeing the line of season 2, office politicking. It's now Harvey vs. Jennifer in the office, this is a storyline which should have ended in season 2, letting this extend past season 2 is beyond me. A season long arc case has being introduced, but we are still given few courtroom cases, although Mike is now given freedom to handle his own cases, we should remember that Suits is still and supposed to be a law-show.

Compared to other USA Network shows, Burn Notice about a burnt out former spy, we are shown how this spy handles his operations and his cases, not about the internal office politics in the C.I.A. Graceland about under-cover officers from different branches of the American law enforcement agencies living together under one building, we're shown how they do their jobs, and not how they live and relate to each other in the house.

For Suits to reach the splendid heights of season 1, a return to interesting and gripping court cases should be introduced. Less office politics, less Mike and Rachel's relationship shenanigans, more Donna, more Harvey going behind Jennifer's back to win cases. 

Hoping season 3 will get back to the heights of season 1.