I must admit, I was pleased, and yet, disappointed. Simultaneously. If that was the aim, then kudos to the creators (the names of whom I'm not going to pretend to know). However, if their end goal was to leave me in a state of suspense, excitement or apprehension, unfortunately the job was only done in part.
You're here, reading the post, so I'll explain why.
Suits, if you don't know, is a television show about a law firm which is almost entirely based on lies. The main character is Mike, an addict with an eidetic memory who at one time would take the "LSATS" (testing for lawyers) for others, ensuring they would get a specific grade in exchange for large sums of money. In order to skirt a drug bust, he ran into a room which turned out to be an interview for a job assisting a popular attorney (Harvey, secondary character) at the firm for which he works, and he gets hired because this particular lawyer likes to "mix it up", which in this case apparently involves fraud and the possible destruction of his entire career and the firm itself.
Aside from that though, it's funny.
Now that I've given a brief explanation of the show, I'll attempt to provide understanding about my feelings regarding the finale without spoiling anything since you people are touchy about that sort of thing.
A large issue involving a former firm partner had ended, much to the dismay of some, but the enjoyment of others. Eventually, the discretion is resolved, to the pleasure of the majority. The collective story arc on this level was extremely entertaining and, for me, the best part of the show; the reason I began watching in the first place. As with most series these days, however, they make a great effort to involve quite substantial emotional turmoil as well, often making the show more full and complete, but at other times this element tends to be nonsensical and at a severe detriment to the feel of the show.
This is the problem I have.
Out of the many directions that the writers could've taken the relationships that Mike tends to immerse himself in, they chose the most farfetched, unlikely and damaging avenue. Nobody in their right mind would have done what he did when faced with the multiple scenarios that weigh him down by the time the last episode in the season rolls around. As with many shows, this one includes a lot of motivational monologues and decisive arguments in the writing which, when done well, makes the experience much more anxious for the viewer (this is a good thing). In this case specifically, though, what was debated earlier in the episode was utterly disregarded by the end, as though Mike didn't feel the same way he did that afternoon. It's absurd to think that he would have changed his mind (since this interaction was threaded throughout the entire show thus far) so quickly and thoughtlessly, and in the end, I'm left with the feeling that the show's writers had little clue how to hook viewers for the onset of the third season. What's more, the problem is essentially resolved already, since many bridges were intensely burned (so much so that it would require a nuclear holocaust to repeat the effect) and probably can't be mended with words alone.
I'm probably rambling, and this post may be difficult to follow if you're not currently housed within my cranium. Do your best to follow, though, and know that I'm about 50/50 on the pleased/displeased ratio. By the end of the season, I'm less inclined to watch the new one, for the same reason that some people look away when the news is showing video of two trains filled with Olympic gold medalists colliding on a track;There's just no positive outcome that hasn't already been achieved.
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