Harvey Specter returned in Suits LA Episode 4, but not in a way fans were expecting

Suits LA, the spin-off to the hit legal drama Suits finally delivered what it promised, but fans are not happy with the outcome.

The news that Gabriel Macht will reprise his beloved character of Harvey Specter in a three-episode arc for Suits LA broke the Internet, and fans were waiting for his appearance.

Macht finally graced our screens as Harvey in Episode 4, titled 'Batman Returns' (a callback to Suits), but fans felt his appearance was underwhelming.

While Macht's return as Harvey Specter was highly anticipated in Suits LA, it felt underwhelming because his appearance was mostly part of a flashback.

Since its debut, the spin-off show has been building on Ted's life in New York 15 years earlier, which forced him to come to LA and start a new life. Since Harvey Specter has a connection with Ted, the makers chose to include him in the past timeline.

More on Harvey Specter's brief cameo in Suits LA Episode 4 in our story.

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Harvey Specter had a short cameo in a flashback in Suits LA Episode 4

In addition to his brief cameo in Suits LA, which was hardly 10 minutes long, Harvey spends the majority of his screen time in a flashback, sitting with Ted in a bar.

Fans were excited about Macht's return as Harvey because they wanted to see one of the best lawyers in the Suits universe on their screens once again, as he is an iconic character they had seen and loved.

But instead of giving them a Harvey after the Suits events, the makers gave its audience a past version of the character in Suits LA, the one who had not even met Mike Ross until now. The fans wanted to know what became of Harvey and the others after Suits and how his life was after the show ended, but the spin-off presented nothing like that.

While it was important for Harvey to first appear in Ted's past life because the show is building up to that, fans were probably looking forward to seeing Harvey in both the past and present timelines.

Episode 4 lacked the old charm of 'The Harvey Specter,' and fans were disappointed by Macht's first appearance in the spin-off.

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Reddit fan reactions on Harvey Specter's first appearance in Suits LA Episode 4

While fans were happy to see Macht return as Harvey, they voiced their disappointment on Reddit about his cameo. A user, u/The_Swarm22, complains how Macht had a very brief cameo, that too in the past timeline:

''they built up Gabriel Macht coming back and he only had like a 5 minute scene with Amell in a flashback at the start. Hopefully the other two episodes he’s in the whole episode… and in the present storyline. ''

Another user, u/TALKTOME0701, notes how Harvey-Ted's chemistry seemed forced and was no match for Harvey-Mike's chemistry from Suits:

''This episode was a bust for me. I watched live for Harvey who spent less than 5 minutes on screen. You're batman, no you're batman! NO. If can't recreate the chemistry Harvey and Mike had, then don't mimic the lines.''

One Redditor, u/brettcb, notes how the makers built a lot of anticipation around Macht's return but in the end gave them a 5-minute scene, that too in a flashback:

''Been waiting for this, and it was incredibly disappointing''

While many fans felt disappointed, it remains to be seen how the makers will utilize Harvey's character for the remaining two episodes he will appear in.

Also Read: When Suits LA star Gabriel Macht opened up about the challenges of playing Harvey Specter in Suits

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