Suits LA made the spinoff’s first reference to Harvey Specter when discussing Ted Black’s past life in New York City.
Troy Winbush was introduced as Kevin in the show’s premiere, but now that he’s onboard to help Ted (Stephen Amell) with a case, the depths of their relationship are starting to unfold. The Sunday, March 2, installment of Suits LA featured a scene during the latter part of the episode in which Winbush’s Kevin takes a seat in Ted’s fancy lawyer chair while they discuss Lester Thompson’s (Kevin Weisman) murder case — but more on that in a second.
When making a reference to the “old days,” Ted looks over to a picture hidden in the corner of his office. Kevin also spots the image, featuring Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter.
“I remember this guy,” Kevin states. “Great ball player. What was his name? Harry, something like that, right?”
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An annoyed Ted responds, “Harvey. You know that.” (OG Suits watchers will know that this reference is cannon as Harvey did used to play baseball but injured his shoulder during his senior year, forcing him to sit out from the state championships.)
“I know I never liked him,” Kevin continues, talking about Harvey. “Because he’s the only person I knew cockier than you.”
Ted replies, “That’s funny. That’s exactly why I liked him.”
Kevin notes that Harvey was also “too pretty.” He added: “Can’t trust the pretty ones.”
For those needing an update on Lester’s murder case, well, it seems he was doing some pretty shady things involving money. As Kevin tells Ted, it’s getting harder to believe Lester’s innocence.
Over in the entertainment law world, Erica (Lex Scott Davis) and Rick (Bryan Greenberg) are still arguing — but kind of getting along? — about who will ultimately represent actress Dylan Pryor (Victoria Justice).
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Spoiler alert, Rick — who, maybe, needs to stop spending time inside the firm he betrayed — wins this round, but he taught Erica a huge lesson about listening to her clients. Also, he revealed that they had an, ahem, romantic past and not just buckets of sexual tension. (Ted is “pissed” about this. He makes that clear before another Suits-esque sports reference.)
“The reason we stopped doing — what we used to do — is because you never respected the way I work,” Rick notes. “Caring about my clients does not make me less of a killer than you. It might even make me more of one.”
Erica replies with, “You might be right. But, Rick, you have no idea why we stopped doing what we used to do.”
New episodes of Suits LA premiere on NBC Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
