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Play the Man

  • Episode aired Aug 4, 2011
  • TV-14TV-14
  • 42m
IMDb RATING
8.5/10
2.9K
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Gabriel Macht and Abigail Spencer in Suits (2011)
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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 w... Read allMike 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.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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    • Director
      • Tim Matheson
    • Writers
      • Aaron Korsh
      • Erica Lipez
      • Rick Muirragui(executive story editor)
    • Stars
      • Gabriel Macht
      • Patrick J. Adams
      • Rick Hoffman
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Tim Matheson
    • Writers
      • Aaron Korsh
      • Erica Lipez
      • Rick Muirragui(executive story editor)
    • Stars
      • Gabriel Macht
      • Patrick J. Adams
      • Rick Hoffman
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Patrick J. Adams and Meghan Markle in Suits (2011)
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    Gabriel Macht and Patrick J. Adams in Suits (2011)
    Abigail Spencer in Suits (2011)
    Rick Hoffman and Gabriel Macht in Suits (2011)

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    Gabriel Macht
    Gabriel Macht
    • Harvey Specter
    Patrick J. Adams
    Patrick J. Adams
    • Mike Ross
    Rick Hoffman
    Rick Hoffman
    • Louis Litt
    Meghan Markle
    Meghan Markle
    • Rachel Zane
    Sarah Rafferty
    Sarah Rafferty
    • Donna Paulsen
    Gina Torres
    Gina Torres
    • Jessica Pearson
    Abigail Spencer
    Abigail Spencer
    • Dana Scott
    Vanessa Ray
    Vanessa Ray
    • Jenny Griffith
    Hal Ozsan
    Hal Ozsan
    • Jones Debeque
    Benjamin Hollingsworth
    Benjamin Hollingsworth
    • Kyle Durant
    • (as Ben Hollingsworth)
    Sterling Jarvis
    • Daniel Vega
    Max Topplin
    Max Topplin
    • Harold Gunderson
    Christopher Gross
    • Office Worker
    • (uncredited)
    • Director
      • Tim Matheson
    • Writers
      • Aaron Korsh
      • Erica Lipez
      • Rick Muirragui(executive story editor)
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    Storyline

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    Did you know

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    • Trivia
      Starts with main theme of 2 Broke Girls (2011).
    • Goofs
      In the opening sequence, when Mike is riding his bike to work, a phone number is prominently displayed over his left shoulder. The area code is 416, which is Toronto only, rather than 212, which is New York's.
    • Quotes

      Harvey Specter: Play the man, not the odds.

    • Connections
      Referenced in Suits: Revenue Per Square Foot (2018)
    • Soundtracks
      Greenback Boogie
      Performed by Ima Robot

      Written by Curtis Mayfield

    User reviews3

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    Top review
    9/10
    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 .
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    • Feb 17, 2015

    Details

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    • Release date
      • August 4, 2011 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Toronto, Ontario, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Hypnotic
      • Universal Cable Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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