Play the Man 

Mike takes on Louis' protégé during a mock trial, but his conflict with Rachel could hurt his chances of winning. Elsewhere, Harvey works on a merger between two hotel chains, but his past with the opposing counsel complicates matters.

Director:

Tim Matheson

Writers:

Aaron Korsh (created by), Erica Lipez

Stars:

Gabriel Macht, Patrick J. Adams, Rick Hoffman

Cast

Episode cast overview:
Gabriel Macht	...	Harvey Specter
Patrick J. Adams	...	Mike Ross
Rick Hoffman	...	Louis Litt
Meghan Markle	...	Rachel Zane
Sarah Rafferty	...	Donna Paulsen
Gina Torres	...	Jessica Pearson
Abigail Spencer	...	Dana Scott
Vanessa Ray	...	Jenny Griffith
Hal Ozsan	...	Jones Debeque
Benjamin Hollingsworth	...	Kyle Durant (as Ben Hollingsworth)
Sterling Jarvis	...	Daniel Vega
Max Topplin	...	Harold Gunderson

Storyline

Mike takes on Louis' protégé during a mock trial, but his conflict with Rachel could hurt his chances of winning. Elsewhere, Harvey works on a merger between two hotel chains, but his past with the opposing counsel complicates matters.

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

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Certificate:

TV-14

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 August 2011 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Hypnotic, Universal Cable Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

42 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Starts with main theme of 2 Broke Girls (2011).

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Goofs

In the opening sequence, Mike is riding his bike with a helmet on but suddenly it disappears when he runs into Rachel.

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Quotes

Harvey Specter: Play the man, not the odds.

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Connections

References Superman (1941)

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Soundtracks

Second Chance
(uncredited)
Written by Peter Bjorn and John
Performed by Peter Bjorn and John

User Reviews

Its Raining Women...

OK, so that was not the original title of the hit song, but it could have been the original title of this episode.

Which itself was a wry comment on the fact that the producers filled almost every possible female role here with actresses of considerable good looks.

But we digress....

In spite of the above-mentioned surfeit of nice looking ladies, the real chemistry in this show is Macht and Adams.

And I am not referring to Jerry Seinfeld "not that there is anything wrong with that" sense, rather to the fact that these two absolutely take command of every scene they are in, and that is rare.

That chemistry is rare. It is so rare that, to make the point, if you look at the international smash show "HOUSE" you will see that the producers had to keep changing the co-stars in their constant search for the right chemistry.

But these guys have it.

Also rare (and I did say this before but it bears repeating) is how this series does something never seen before in the history of TV - makes the law (one of the dullest professions in the world) hip, funny, fun, and interesting.

Now we can see why this became a hit .