WARNING: Spoilers ahead for Suits LA season 1, episode 6, “Dester.”
Suits LAepisode 6 concluded the show’s Lester arc, but I hope this isn’t the end for the spinoff’s best guest star so far. With thecast ofSuits LAincluding four lead characters, the series won’t always have the time to introduce and develop a lot of supporting players. For example, Leah did not appear in episode 6. That said, a show likeSuits LAcan only be as good as its supporting characters, and that includes the villains.
One of thebest things aboutSuitswas how, in addition to the smaller-scale cases of the week, the show would have overarching stories and recurrent antagonists. From Travis Tanner and Daniel Hardman to Charles Forstman and Anita Gibbs, Harvey and his friends were often going up against some very powerful characters. Therefore,the bar was high forSuits LA’s villains.Fortunately, it seems like the spinoff has already found its first great antagonist – Elizabeth Smith.
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Elizabeth Smith, played by Sofia Pernas, has beenSuits LA’s main antagonist up until this point. As the district attorney prosecuting Lester, Smith was the adversary that Ted Black would have to battle in court to prove his client’s innocence in his first-ever criminal case as a defense attorney. From their very first interaction, it became clear that Elizabeth Smith was on the same level as Ted Black.The fact that Ted had once been a prosecutor himself didn’t scare Smith, who even tried to use his new career as an entertainment lawyer against him during the Lester trial.
Smith could perhaps becomeSuits LA’s version of Travis Tanner, especially because of her history with Amanda.
As much as I enjoyed Elizabeth Smith’s role in the Lester arc, her future on the show is now uncertain.Suits LAseason 1, episode 6, “Dester”marked the end of the Lester murder trial storyline, meaning that, for now, there are no apparent reasons for Smith to return. Even her history with Amanda was fully addressed and explained in this week’s episode, leaving little room for the prosecutor’s story to continue in the near future. That said,Suitswas known for bringing back previous antagonists for different storylines, and I hopeSuits LAwill do the same with Smith.
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We all lovecharacters like Harvey Specter and Mike Ross, but they only work when there is a good opposition to them on the other side. The same applies to Ted Black and the rest of theSuits LAcharacters, all of whom have yet to show a little more not only their skills but also their personalities. This is why having a strong villain who is ready to go up against them is so important. Of course,Suits LAshould have plenty of other characters in store, butI would like to see Elizabeth Smith make another appearance.
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Smith could perhaps becomeSuits LA’s version of Travis Tanner, especially because of her history with Amanda. Additionally, now that Smith is familiar with how good Ted is and how far he is willing to go to win a case, she could be an even better antagonist in another arc.Suits LAis still finding its identity, and nailing the villains, be they recurrent or not, is an important part of that process.
