SPOILER ALERT: The following reveals major plot points for tonight’s episode of NBC‘s Suits LA, Batman Returns.
NBC’s Suits LA welcomed back Gabriel Macht as the dapper Harvey Specter in tonight’s episode, featuring in flashback scenes revealing his early friendship with spinoff lead Ted Black (Stephen Amell).
Harvey and Ted were on a baseball team together as part of the prosecutors’ league: the former played shortstop and the latter was the pitcher. In the scene, Ted pitches the ball and accidentally hits the batter on the shoulder. Ted’s longtime friend Kevin (Troy Winbush) is also there, and he’s the unfortunate umpire supervising Ted and Harvey who are getting into a heated discussion over the sloppy pitch and which one of the two is more like Batman.
Ted reveals to Harvey that his game is off because he’s stressing Pellegrini’s (Anthony Azizi) unannounced visit to Eddie’s (Carson A. Egan) job at a diner, which left Ted’s brother nervous.
Photo I took of the Harvey Specter & Ted Black photo prop used on NBC’s ‘Suits LA’ during a recent set visit
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In the next flashback, Harvey and Ted are at a bar with Eddie to celebrate the team’s win, which will send them to the playoffs. Harvey orders three Macallan whiskeys but Ted is not fully on board with his sibling drinking alcohol. Unfortunately for Ted, he is outnumbered. An excited Eddie liked Harvey’s pitch and is ready to sample “the smoothest drink he’ll ever taste.” In this instance, Ted knew best. Eddie was grossed out by the whiskey and yelled something harsh at Harvey but it was all in good fun.
Eddie disappears offscreen, leaving Harvey to spill tea about what he has learned about Pellegrini. The sleazy criminal has an inside man in Ted’s office. Ted wonders if he should be worried, but Harvey reassures him Pellegrini isn’t stupid enough to hurt Ted.
Whether that is true or not, has yet to be revealed. Oh, and it’s worth noting that Harvey has decided he is Batman and Ted is Robin.
Macht will appear in two more episodes this season, set in present day. His fellow Suits star Rick Hoffman is due in for one episode that will, unfortunately, not coincide with any of Macht’s episodes.
Catch up with Suits LA via Peacock where all four episodes are available now.
(l-r) Carson A. Egan as Eddie Black, Stephen Amell as Ted Black, Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter
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