SUITS -- "Trust" Episode 605 -- Pictured: Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter -- (Photo by: Ian Watson/USA Network) Suits Season 6 Episode 5 Review: Trust | Tell-Tale TV SUITS -- "Trust" Episode 605 -- Pictured: Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter -- (Photo by: Ian Watson/USA Network)

Suits Review: Trust (Season 6 Episode 5)

Ashley Bissette Sumerel Reviews, Suits

Harvey is willing to do anything to save Mike, even if it means compromising his values when it comes to representing a scumbag or two.

On Suits Season 6 Episode 5, “Trust,” that’s exactly what happens.

We pick up right where we left off in the previous episode, with Harvey and Cahill returning Mike to prison and discussing the details of their deal.

Now all Mike has to do is compromise some of his own values.

Mike is loyal, and of course he doesn’t want to turn on the one person who’s had his back since he’s been in prison, but he’s going to have to try. The problem is, now Kevin isn’t so trusting of Mike, especially when he finds out Mike wasn’t actually in the infirmary all night.

He does finally start to tell Mike what crime he committed, but we don’t get the full story, and I can’t figure out whether or not we can trust him. My gut is telling me: not so much.

One of my favorite things about this episode is following Harvey’s plans. We get the chance to see his skills in the courtroom, and then he even turns to the tables on Frank Gallo. The look on that man’s face once Harvey finally puts him in his place is priceless.

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Seriously, is there anyone more clever than Harvey Specter?

I have to say, I love the direction Suits is taking with all of this. Even with Mike in prison, we’re able to see him using his knowledge of the law to keep himself from drowning in there, and we’re able to see him working with Harvey — sort of.

We actually get to explore how they work their way through all of this rather than the story relying on a time jump or a quick fix.

And even if the deal does end up working, and Cahill can get Mike out early, we’ve spent a solid five episodes already watching his character deal with that new challenge. It’s brilliant storytelling.

SUITS -- "Trust" Episode 605 -- Pictured: Patrick J. Adams as Michael Ross -- (Photo by: Ian Watson/USA Network)
SUITS — “Trust” Episode 605 — Pictured: Patrick J. Adams as Michael Ross — (Photo by: Ian Watson/USA Network)

Other Thoughts:

  • Louis really needs to calm down. Just as Donna points out, buying a house just so he can pay this woman to remodel it isn’t exactly the best way to start a relationship.
  • What I do like about that storyline is the amazingness that is Donna. No one should ever underestimate that woman.
  • Rachel has never been one to back down from a fight, and Jessica is smart to agree to help with the case after all. She’s right — it’s certainly a better thing for people to see when they Google they firm.
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Suits airs Wednesdays at 9/8c on USA.

Ashley Bissette Sumerel is a television and film critic living in Wilmington, North Carolina. She is editor-in-chief of Tell-Tale TV as well as Eulalie Magazine. Ashley has also written for outlets such as Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, and Insider. Ashley has been a member of the Critics Choice Association since 2017 and is a Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic. In addition to her work as an editor and critic, Ashley teaches Entertainment Journalism, Composition, and Literature at the University of North Carolina Wilmington.