Suits: Toe to Toe (5x05)

Yikes, Harvey! That was intense. And once again, Jessica is the ultimate bad-ass. Let's dive right in.

Harvey, in an attempt to get back to his normal fighting self, decides to take on a case against Travis Tanner. He brings Mike in on the case, so it can be like old times. At first, everything goes to plan, but Mike starts to notice that Harvey is obsessed with beating Travis. The case takes some interesting turns, and they learn that Travis' client is claiming that Harvey's client sexually harrassed her. Harvey thinks this is a lie, that Travis is playing them. Mike goes to talk to Travis' client, and finds out it was actually her idea. As the case continues, Mike becomes more and more convinced that the right thing to do is take the settlement offer. Harvey, however, is determined to beat Tanner.

Things escalate even further when Harvey and Tanner get into it on the street. Tanner makes crass jokes about Donna, and about Harvey's mother, and Harvey punches him. Mike has to hold him back and tell Tanner to leave. Eventually, Tanner asks Mike to come meet with him, and Mike does. He convinces Tanner to take his name off the case and give it to somebody else. Once Mike shows Harvey that he can settle on the case without losing to Travis Tanner, Harvey capitulates, realizing that he'd let Tanner get in his head.

Suits: No Puedo Hacerlo (5x04)

Okay, so I obviously love Amy Acker, and it was really cool to see her in this episode. However... I have some serious reservations. Let's get started with the plot.

Louis' sister Esther, played by the incredible Amy Acker, shows up at the firm to ask for help handling her divorce. She wants Harvey to handle the case, saying that Louis is too close to the situation to be objective. The issue is that Esther's husband wants a larger share of Esther's company than was originally agreed upon. Harvey agrees to fight on Esther's behalf, but he learns that she had agreed years ago that he could have half of the company. With Rachel's help, Harvey works to find something fair. They end up giving 5% more to Esther's husband than the agreement, so that Esther can finally get closure and admit that she and her husband both had parts to play in their divorce. He cheated on her, but she was emotionally distant and always put her needs first.

While all of this is going on, Louis is trying to eavesdrop on the case. Donna warns him to butt out. Harvey, through his experience with Esther and her husband, realizes that he needs to acknowledge all that Donna has done for him over the years, and he sincerely thanks her for the last twelve years. Harvey also goes to Louis and seems to be mending fences. He asks Louis to fix the compensation disaster.

Suits: No Refills (5x03)

This was not an episode built around Mike/Harvey bromance, but the moments that we got were extremely adorable. so I'm pretty happy. On top of that, there were a lot of other really strong relationships being showcased. Let's take a look.

Jessica tells Harvey to make things right with Jack. When Harvey tries to clear the air between them, Jack shoots him down, and Harvey decides to beat him back. With the aid of Gretchen, his new secretary, he finds a way to steal one of Jack's clients. Louis tells Jack he doesn't want to be part of the feud with Harvey anymore, but Jack blackmails him, saying he'll tell everybody about Louis leaving Harvey's salary out. Donna is furious at Louis for continuing to put her in situations where she has to hurt Harvey, but when Louis tells her that Harvey threatened to take her back, Donna's anger turns to Harvey instead. She tells him that even if she did leave Louis, she wouldn't come back to him. After a conversation with Jessica about his abandonment issues, Harvey has another panic attack. Mike witnesses it, when suddenly Jack comes into the room to continue his fight with Harvey. Harvey says he's in the process of stealing Jack's other clients. He asks Mike to help him find a way to make that happen.

Mike has been working on the case with Robert Zane. Rachel warns Mike that Robert might not treat him fairly, and it turns out she was right. Jessica had asked Robert to treat Mike as his full and equal partner, because Mike was the one representing her firm. However, Robert treats Mike as nothing more than an associate. Mike has to ditch Harvey to work on the case, but after witnessing Harvey's panic attack, he agrees to help him with his problem with Jack. He still manages to succeed in his case with Zane, however, prompting Zane to acknowledge him as a partner.

Suits: Compensation (5x02)

Mike and Harvey did not interact at all in this episode. That makes me sad. But this episode was really awesome, and that makes me happy. Let's try and discuss all the new plot developments, because there was actually a lot going on here!

Harvey looks for a replacement for Donna, foregoing several beautiful Donna-like candidates for an older woman with a practical head on her shoulders.

Meanwhile, Jack, one of the firm's senior partners, comes to Louis with an idea to change the structure of the company's salaries. This new idea would favor Louis, and leave Harvey with less. Louis decides to encourage Jack so that he can later shoot down Jack's idea at a meeting, in order to solidify his loyalty to Harvey. During the meeting, however, Harvey acts like a jerk and storms out. Louis is now on Jack's side, and decides to "accidentally" leave Harvey's salary lying around so that the other partners will see it and get mad about how much Harvey makes.

However, at this point Harvey comes to Louis and apologizes. Louis wants to stop the plan, but it's too late - Harvey's salary has been leaked. Harvey realizes that this whole thing started when Louis found out that Harvey helped pay Donna's salary, since Donna deserved more than the standard rate. Louis is intimidated by how much money it is. Harvey goes to Donna and asks her to tell the truth about Louis' plan to share his salary with everybody. Donna knows she can't betray Louis' trust, because Louis will lose his job. She accuses Harvey of being jealous of Donna and Louis' new relationship. Her feelings are only confirmed when Harvey reveals that he's been paying her salary all these years.