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Suits Season 1 Episode 7

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AIRED: 8/4/11

As Harvey's history starts to create some complications, Mike faces off against Devon in a mock trial.

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This week's theme was passion; for life or business or romance... And it was a very good episode.

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By zagorka77, Sep 10, 2011

First, Mike lost a trial, albeit a fake one, and that was refreshing to see. One can tolerate consistent victories on legal shows for only so long before it becomes tiresome. The mock trial was indeed a test: whether Mike is ready to concede his moral principles or not. I guess that's the nature of top lawyers; willingness to compromise their personal sense of right and wrong for a victory in court. You can argue that he lost the case, but won his soul. Because, while we would all want Harvey Specters of this world on our side in court, we wouldn't want such a person in our personal lives. I didn't blame Dana Scott for leaving: a woman wants someone who is going to sacrifice his ego for her. Harvey mentoring Gene – that would turn into "devil's apprentice" and it wouldn't be nearly as good as the pairing of two opposites. You can even argue that Mike is Harvey's "human credential" – also challenging Harvey's outlook on life. On a lighter note, writers get brownie points for the shirtless Mike scene. Also, points for Harvey and his unbuttoned shirts… But, after "victory se*" his hair is still perfectly in place? ;)moreless
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Patrick J. Adams	Mike Ross
Gabriel Macht	Harvey Specter
Meghan Markle	Rachel Zane
Sarah Rafferty	Donna Paulsen
Gina Torres	Jessica Pearson
Rick Hoffman	Louis Litt

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Abigail Spencer	Dana Scott	Guest Star
Hal Ozsan	Jones Debeque	Guest Star
Ben Hollingsworth	Kyle Durant	Guest Star
Vanessa Ray	Jenny Griffith	Recurring Role
Max Topplin	Harold	Recurring Role

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- Mike: Listen, Harvey about.
  Harvey: I don't give advice.
  Mike: Okay, please. Sensei. I'm out of my league with this man.
  Harvey: Listen to me. Don't go to trial.
  Mike: Its a mock trial. I think the trial part is kind of a prerequisite.
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- Mike: You know, you keep telling me I have to decide what kind of lawyer I want be? And if I were smart, I'll probably be just like you because everybody knows you're the best. But I'm also deciding what kind of person I want to be. Sometimes I like my kind of a person a lot more than yours.
  
  Harvey: You want to know what kind of person I am? Tough, but fair. I call it like I see it, and what I see is a kid who asked for an opportunity but still haven't decide if he wants it or not.
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- Harvey: Law is about control, okay. You can only control so much with the jury, judge, witnesses, and another lawyer with an ego complex.Mike: What if the lawyer doesn't have a ego complex?Harvey: Every lawyer has an ego complex. The firm has presented an exercise where there is potential for failure, okay? All I'm saying is try to create a situation where that's not even a possibility. Kobayashi Maru.Mike: Koba-what now?Harvey: Star Trek. Captain Kirk. He wins a no-win situation by rewriting the rules.Mike: You're a Trekkie.Harvey: Hey, Captain Kirk is the man. I don't want to hear another word about it. Now enough about your fake law problem, let's deal with my real one.Mike: Aye, aye Captain.
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- Original International Air Dates:
  Canada: September 26, 2011 on Bravo
  United Kingdom: February 28, 2012 on Dave/Dave HD
  Czech Republic: October 12, 2012 on Prima COOL
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- This episode had 4.03 million viewers on its original airing.
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- In this episode we learn that Harvey is a fan of Star Trek and as Mike puts it a "trekie".
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- Harvey: The firm has presented an exercise where there is potential for Failure. OK? All I'm saying is try and create a situation where thats not even a possibility. Kobayashi Maru.
  
  Referencing both the 1982 'Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan' and 2009 'Star Trek' films. The Kobayashi Maru is a star fleet academy exercise where a no-win situation pushes the cadets to think outside the 'box'.
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- Harvey: The firm has presented an exercise where there is potential for Failure. OK? All I'm saying is try and create a situation where thats not even a possibility. Kobayashi Maru.
  
  Mike: Koba-what now?
  
  Harvey: Star trek. Captain Kirk. He wins a no win situation by rewriting the rules.
  
  This is a reference to the 2009 movie 'Star Trek' where young cadet Kirk is nonchalantly passing the no-win Kobayashi Maru exercise after rewriting the simulation program created by Spock.
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