Suits: L.A.

Listen, this was never going to match the Suits pilot (few shows do).

And yes, Amell's character is the cocky alpha, but he's far less of a tosser than Harvey is in the first ep, so once you get that and the years of chemistry between the previous Suits cast out of your mind, this isn't a bad first episode.

Enough backstory for the.main character, with couple of good twists and generally a good cast.

I'm looking forward to seeing what happens next but it will be good to see more cohesion around storylines and actual legal cases as well as better chemistry between characters in the next episodes. Only two of the four main female characters were vaguely likeable though, so hopefully this will be addressed in the upcoming eps.

I watched the original Suits. I decided to be open minded about Suits LA...in fact 30minutes into the pilot I needed to change the channel. Oh honestly it had nothing to do with comparing the shows then and now. Suits LA is boring and disappointing. I like Stephen Amel but his character in this series doesn't work. He is annoying...sorry!! The rest of the cast and their characters...well let's just say are weak.

Now if I were to compare this Suits LA to the original Suits. I would be happier watching the reruns. I know I sound harsh but I was so excited for the series and I just feel so disappointed.

So they've opened a can of (very, very) beautiful women, gave the Green Arrow a lawyer degree and that Stuart character the most hideous beard in beard history but then forgot to write a descent storyline that would create the same kinda magic the original version of the show did? I'm not comparing it with Suits but if it carries the name at least it should remind to its big brother/sister... It also lacks chemistry between the characters...

And pls, Stuart, pls shave that ugly thing you call a beard off... or don't glue it back on the next shootingday... You look like Zack Morris from Saved by the Bell in a school play...

One episode in and all I could think was WTH is going on here! First, the "costumes" are ridiculous. The partner's hair and beard look like a bad Halloween custom. I couldn't watch him he looked so fake. Same with the father. Then, there was ZERO character development. It was very blocky, for a better term. One block here. Then another unrelated block. Then another unrelated block. It's like they tried to throw six seasons of the original Suits into one episode sans the good parts. No flow whatsoever. None. I found myself not even wanting to pay attention. At the end of the episode I had absolutely no vested interest in any of the characters. Not a single one was likable. Actually, I was relieved it was over. And the fun. What happened to the FUN? That was the whole Mike and Harvey thing ... Fun! And charm! And wit! None of that. The characters are robotic, tense and most definitely not enjoying themselves and I certainly did not enjoy them. Far from it. It was painful to watch.

The great thing about suits is right off the bat you get invested in these two men's lives. They let you in on a secret and we gotta keep it with them. The characters are built slowly and evenly throughout the show giving us their backstory through multiple episodes over the decade long run. We rooted for the characters from the word go. What about suits La is making me like the characters? Nothing. There is no banter, no fun, no quirky ness, no chemistry. Ted isn't as charismatic and there is no protege we care about. I dunno man it's a completely different show. It's a law show sure. But it's not SUITS. There is literally NOTHING in common between these two shows. If I was to was ncis and ncis la there are differences but the core is the same. FBI and fbi international, csi and csi Miami. The core is the same but not here. They just aren't the same. And you know what? Not loving it. I'll keep watching to give it a fair shot. But ya this is the worse spin off show I've watched. Couldn't they have at least picked one of the lawyers we already met? Scottie for example?