Episode 6, Season 5 - Privilege

  If the opening conversation between Harvey and Dr. Agard sounds familiar, it’s because you’ve heard it before. A version of the same scene concluded the previous week’s episode, but rather than simply re-using that footage, Showrunner Aaron Korsh insisted on shooting it a second time. The first iteration of the scene could be considered the “objective” version of events, while this week’s version (shot by returning director Mike Smith) is darker, more brooding, in order to reflect Harvey’s attitude about the conversation replaying in his head.

  Louis’s stubbornness is the stuff of legend. When he’s convinced of something, no matter how wrongheaded, often the only thing that will convince him is a hefty dose of embarrassment. In an earlier version of the Tanaka scene, the company’s representatives turned out to be as American as apple pie – and Louis was left looking ridiculous with his kimono and waving Japanese flag. But the writers decided on the more surprising version, in which Louis was proven right for a change and Mike Ross was the one left scrambling to get the tea.

  It’s basically impossible to hide a television shoot, especially when it involves shutting down a busy street. Donna’s French-accented wedding planner gambit with Mr. McMillan and his fiancée was no exception – the scene in Toronto’s Yorkville neighborhood attracted a large crowd of onlookers. Afterwards, Sarah Rafferty took the opportunity to host a little autograph session, signing – among other things – the back of more than one fan’s cell phone. Because apparently that’s a thing now.

  If there’s one thing the writers of Suits love more than office bromances and pop culture, it’s the return of familiar faces like Dominic Barone (Titus Welliver) and Sam Tull (JR Bourne) – characters who made their first Suits appearances all the way back in season one. In fact, an entire wall of the writers’ room is devoted to the names of nearly every character in series history. From Ava Hessington and D.A. Wolf to Logan Sanders and Sean Cahill, if they’re still alive, they’re still in play to come off the wall and make a surprise return.

  When it comes to her dream wedding, Rachel is a woman with discerning taste. As Mike tries to lock down a venue, Donna explains, “There is no place ‘just as good’” as New York’s iconic Plaza Hotel. Unfortunately for Rachel, it was impractical to fly a film crew to New York to shoot in the actual Plaza Hotel, so the crew used Toronto’s posh Windsor Arms Hotel in its place. The Plaza may be 20 years older and built in a French Revival style instead of neo-Gothic… but the Windsor Arms is so nice, we think she may not even notice.