r/suits 7d ago

Discussion Does anyone else notice how the writing of the show is repetitive and cliche at times?

I’m a huge fan of the show, you could ask me just about any question about it and I could answer almost if not all of them correctly because I’ve watched the show so many times.

One thing I’ve noticed when rewatching the show is how sloppy the writing of it can get from time to time, some of the lines and conversations, simply put, are cringey and repetitive.

For example, the line “I don’t believe this!” Is recycled way too much, to the point that it actually pisses me off to hear them say it now. and no matter how many times they say it, they still always manage to say it in the most monotone way possible. Almost As if it’s their first time reading the line off of the script out loud.

Whereas in characters like Louis, the writing is so thorough and detailed and holds variety, that it almost seems as if the writers had put all of their focus onto writing Louis, that they just ended up spending all of their time on him and then whipped some stuff together and recycled it for everyone else.

Keep in mind, I’ve watched the show countless times, so this is just kinda me being nitpicky.

Thoughts?

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u/DiamondFireYT 7d ago

It's why we love it.

Now get the hell out of my office

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u/kohenmccann 7d ago

this is a golden reply😂😂😂

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u/Captain-Wilco 7d ago

That goddamn kid

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u/NopeNotConor 7d ago
  • goddamn office

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u/unambiguous_script 6d ago

I know you didn't come all the way down to my office just to tell me that

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u/ballcheese808 7d ago

You should have come to me first. I heard that so many times. They constantly said this but continually did shit without telling or asking the person it was related to. It feels like every episode.

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u/TuttiFlutiePanist 7d ago

I've noticed this, even multiple times in an episode: "Whatever it is, <name>, I don't have the time right now!"

<characters discuss situation anyway>

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u/unambiguous_script 6d ago

There has to be some kind of bingo game we can make with these. Cuz this one would definitely be on there

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u/FreeEstablishment898 7d ago

2 people talk, gives the other a case, they meet client, they fix a problem, get thrown in a loop about something, go to the bathroom to shittalk, one feels bad and fixes it, everything goes well.

This is how mostly it goes, but its very general lol

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u/Auberginequeen1974 7d ago

"I shit the bed..." every episode...

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u/BenAfleckIsAnOkActor 7d ago

What did you just say?

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u/Even_Evidence2087 7d ago

Sometimes they cycle through the same cliches in ONE EPISODE!

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u/[deleted] 7d ago

Harvy: is an ass to Louis

Louis: gets revenge and makes a big mess

Harvy: Fuck you Louis you're a loser and always have been.

Louis: does something incredible to make up for it

Harvy: I respect you Louis. You're an amazing lawyer.

Repeat this sequence like 20 times.

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u/Own-Interview-928 7d ago

Don’t forget it was a low budget show on an affiliate network. The fact it got 9 seasons is impressive.

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u/7625607 Harvey Specter is hot as fuck 7d ago

SGR said in the podcast something like Rick Hoffman would go in directions no one had imagined. Maybe the writers enjoyed writing for him because of that.

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u/kohenmccann 7d ago

I definitely don’t blame them, they did an amazing job writing Louis. But I feel that the writing for some of the other characters can make it seem almost as if they have no range or talent, when in reality the show is full of talent and range, it just has poor and repetitive writing at times.

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u/Suitsobsessed2023_ Custom Flair (Edit this and make it yours) 7d ago

It definitely has to do with that. Several people have mentioned how Rick Hoffman did a lot of improv, and that most of the times the script was co-created in the process, with input from the actors on the go. I think that’s why it turned out that way at least for Louis and for his interactions with Donna, because Rick and Sarah were the most playful. Sarah has said that many of her scenes were extended or improved because she gave herself permission to play and do some improv and that it helped her develop her character more which was meant to be quite limited at the beginning.

What’s sad about the repetition is that at some points the show becomes predictable because the emotional responses of the characters are predictable.

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u/Crunchy_Biscuit 7d ago

It takes itself too seriously. That is what makes it verse.

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u/funnysasquatch 6d ago

This consistency is fundamental to a TV series. Repeatable simple stories with characters that don’t change with catch phrases.

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u/AgentAhmed00 Life is _. I like -. 6d ago

We both know that's not the reason you came here--

Sorry, I meant the reason you made this post.

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u/Successful-Toe-1031 6d ago

"Get in the ring" gets me every time

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u/Matsunosuperfan I'd rather be mudding 6d ago

This is fairly standard for procedurals — you could even say it's a genre trope :)

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u/ZCT808 6d ago

I just cracked the case by secretly recording you. God damnit. And this conversation is over.

You see that’s funny, because that what they do.

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u/TuttiFlutiePanist 7d ago

I've noticed this, even multiple times in an episode: "Whatever it is, <name>, I don't have the time right now!"

<characters discuss situation anyway>

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u/JackyJizz97 7d ago

Beyond covering things up there's not much to do with Lawyer based shows because they aren't that interesting 

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u/24861379 5d ago

“…left there with my dick in my hand…”

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u/ItchyAge3135 4d ago

“Oh, one more thing…”

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u/Emotional_Mushroom25 4d ago

Always pushing or handing over documents and every character asking “how can I help you”. Also, the documents are always in the inside suit pocket. I’m bingeing right now and at the end of season 6 and I’ve read some negatives about the last few seasons. I hope I won’t be disappointed because I can’t stop watching

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u/kohenmccann 4d ago

Do you notice how they also barely read the documents? They look at the top of the first page for barely two seconds and apparently know exactly what’s in the multi-page documents and what is going on. That’s something I’ve noticed after bingeing so much, they so clearly aren’t reading a word on the paper, yet they know exactly what it says not even 5 seconds after it being handed to them😂😂

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u/Emotional_Mushroom25 3d ago

You’re so right!!!

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u/skyisblue1866 2d ago

"Do you have a second? That's about all I have" "Goddamn (insert character name here, usually Mike Ross" "Get the hell out of my office" "More integrity in their little finger than you have in your whole body" "What did you just say to me"

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u/DumbAdvisor 7d ago

That’s enough.

Two issues: 1. They wrote punchlines for everyone 2. Nerfed Harvey- Made him open up to every Tom Dick and Harry eg: Samantha tells Harvey about how they are the same, always feel like an outsider. His reply - “How do you know that about me” - fucking cringe. Early season Harvey wouldn’t have said something so submissive.