'No Puedo Hacerlo" dealt with two story-lines. On one hand it tried to find some sort of closure for Mike and Robert Zane's case, on the other, it introduced the amazing Amy Acker as Louis' sister, Esther. (Who will recur sometime during the season)
This episode felt like a filler one. Somehow the banter between the main characters, that brings out their onscreen chemistry, and fun times for the viewer, was lacking. However, because of the guest stars and watching Harvey's evolution, one can see how this episode was intended to tone down some of the drama and keep moving forward to whatever Aaron Korsh and co has in store for the fans. (And maybe be the start of a new truce between Louis and Harvey, but you can't never know with these two)
As Harvey and Mike are walking out and enjoying some nice manly sports metaphors Harvey spots a beautiful lady having trouble with the security guard. He goes to her rescue, shows off some of his old charming antics and they move on.
The beautiful lady turns out to be Louis sister, and of course he has a conflicted relationship with her, but as soon as she reveals why she's there, Louis has his big brother mode on. The thing is she doesn't want him to destroy her, soon to be, ex husband, but she wants the best, and that's Harvey. Shortly after, she points out she wants Harvey because it would be personal for Louis, and she doesn't want that, he promises to talk to Harvey.
But we and Donna know he can't ask Harvey because they're not on good terms. After having some witty fun with his boss, she points out that one thing Harvey understands is family, and Esther is his family. Cut to Louis asking Harvey and coming to a mutual understanding, Louis will stay out of his way and he won't sleep with Esther. (Yeah, right)
When Harvey meets with his new client and realizes it's the pretty lady from the morning, the sexual tension is palpable. But as soon as he finds out his husband cheated on her the case feels more personal. In the end, with Rachel's help, they make an offer about her company's state and what the husband deserves; everyone goes home happy. Esther and Harvey go home together. (Or so it seems)
Like always Louis almost messes things up in the heat of the moment, when he finds out that the closing agreement is to give Esther's husband 5% more of what it was stipulated in the beginning, he goes to Donna's apartment. She calms him down, calls him crazy, and sends him on his merry way. Suddenly Donna's apartment door has become a new recurring set on Suits. She needs her beauty sleep, can someone point out this to the men in the firm?
In the end Harvey asks Louis to back him up about the compensation issue, he sees things from Louis' point of view, and Louis from his. But that's not everything. The parallels drawn by Esther's case and Harvey's life, make him step forward a little more. He realizes what Donna has given him for 12 years and that how he was treating her wasn't right. He thanks her for it and Donna smiles. (The scientist plays in the background: see sidenotes)
Meanwhile Mike is having a bad week, except for the moment he meets with Katrina and quotes The Wire, he's not coming to and understanding with Robert Zane about their case. Zane wants to settle and goes over him to talk to the clients, and he wants to keep fighting. Mike confronts Jessica and she reminds him who she is, and how things work. (Season 5 of Suits might be resumed to 'Jessica puts every man in the firm in their place. Jessica is the queen, don't mess with her') In the middle of all of this Rachel get's involved and there's some trouble in paradise. By the end of the episode they make up and Jessica backs him about the case, and saves Zane from being implicated to something he wasn't aware of. There was something not legal going on to make the deal they offered him. Everything is ok again, and Jessica saved the day.
'No puedo hacerlo' means I can't do it, so either they didn't consulted what the phrase really meant, or I can't find the connection with the episode. A more suitable title would have been 'Somos Familia' (We're family) because that was definitely the theme of this episode. Everyone at the firm is family, and even if it's a dysfunctional one, they're making bonds that, I hope, won't be easy to break. (If not, it would be character involution and don't go there again show, please)
Sidenotes
- Dear writers, You should send Louis to therapy too, maybe Dr Agard gives the firm a discount or something. The poor guy has a lot of issues, and after this episode, yes we get why.
- I'm gonna quote a friend who watched this episode with me, sex for Harvey is easy but talking about his feelings isn't. There's still hope for him and Donna. Even more now that the writers have set new grounds for them. They can't go back but they sure can go forward, (In whatever aspect that might be, if it isn't a romantic one, chose better background songs please.)
- Rachel's development this season has been interesting to watch. Especially the relationships she's forging with other people other than Mike. I feel like she's starting to be a younger sister figure to Harvey. (Everything focusing on the family theme. Does that make Jessica the single mother of all of them?)
- For a filler episode, progress, in how Harvey relates to everyone, was made.
Best lines of the episode
(Donna finds Louis snooping around about what's going on in her and Harvey's meeting. Donna works as his voice of reason)
Louis: You know it would be easier for both of us if you were wrong once in a while.
