Suits

This is the first TV show featured here. Don't you feel special, you kooky 'Suits,' you?!

First, I want to say that I actually used to love this show. It was well written, well acted, and was enjoyable to watch, because Louis was delightfully execrable, the suits were great to look at and there was actually some lawyering going on. Sure, it had a big flaw at the beginning: the silly gimmick of Mike being able to remember everything, but they dropped it fairly quickly.

But in this season, a 'Suits' episode is composed of badly-written scenes that are one of these:

- Guy enters room, cocky as shit, announces an Earth-shattering news and smiles even more cockily. Other person in the room over-cocks him by announcing a big secret plan. Cue dramatic music and close-up of the first guy, looking stunned while the second guy walks out of the room.

- Fabulous woman with fabulous hair sashays into a room, cheers up or puts down some low-life. Cue dramatic music as the fabulous woman walks out of the room. Close-up of her smiling face.

- Man enters the room and tells other person some great news. They're happy for thirty seconds until one of them mentions something the other guy doesn't like. Cue the dramatic music and the fast talking. One of the characters walks out of the room while the other one looks on, looking stunned/pensive/angry.

My point is: every scene. EVERY FUCKING SCENE hits one of those, or, okay, to be fair, a combination of those (but not so much); Two characters talk for a bit, then you can hear some big dramatic music and the characters feel the opposite of what they did at the beginning of the scene.
I know you need conflict, but dude: come on. Give me a fucking break.
Then, in the next scene, oh what a wonderful surprise: two other characters talk again. Then music again. Then move on to the next scene.
Rinse and repeat, ad nauseam, almost literally.

At this point, it's not even 'paint by numbers,' it's 'I'll write this shit five minutes before we shoot the scene and make sure you send me a check promptly.'
That's a shame, the first two, even three, seasons of this show were really good and funny and fun. For the last couple of seasons, I knew something was not right anymore, but I kept hoping that things would turn out okay. My denial phase has come to an end and I have to admit that 'Suits' is now a caricature of itself. Louis is reduced to a mere sniveling turd who just wants Harvey's love and respect. One moment he gets it, the next he doesn't. Then gets it again, just to lose it a few minutes later.

This show hasn't merely jumped the shark (the fucking Donna gizmo thingy?! What the actual fuck?),
it has levitated over 'Sharknado,' all the way into space, to jump over the Pisces constellation. It's way out there, way past the 'Why The Fuck Am I Still Watching This Shit' Constellation. Shame, really.

The best move Gina Torres made was to leave the show. Unfortunately, it also means that we don't get to see her anymore. Another reason why this season is pitiful at worst, risible at best.