"Are you that pony, Mike?"

halfadams:

Gabriel and I doing commentary for the pilot…

Gabriel and I doing commentary for the pilot…

There is a reason Harvey chose me as his guy, do you really want to know what that reason is?

There is a reason Harvey chose me as his guy, do you really want to know what that reason is?

tickatocka:

Everybody knows, you’re the best.

This scene (specifically that look) broke my heart because every single fucking person Harvey Specter meets is in awe of him because he’s perfect. He’s the best of the best; the best lawyer, the best-looking, with the best apartment and the best cars and the best suits and the best alcohol. And they tell him that, and he knows they’re being truthful, but it doesn’t matter because they’re all ants to him. He doesn’t give a shit about them. They’re just more of New York City’s ladder-climbers, trying to get to where he is, with money and women and a devil-may-care attitude. And then this floppy-eared puppy kid comes into his life and doesn’t really care about being the best at anything. He just wants to be something, so Harvey gives him a chance, and accidentally lets himself sympathize with the kid, care about him, look after him. And Harvey doesn’t get why Mike wouldn’t want to be the best so he yells at him for not trying hard enough, for embarrassing himself in front of everyone, and then Mike comes back at him with that — “You’re the best.” — in that cynical voice, and it hurts Harvey more than he expected it to. Because as much as Mike is nothing compared to him, with no degree and $100 suits and a shithole apartment and an even shittier best friend, he’s one of the few people whose opinion matters to Harvey, and apparently his opinion is that Harvey’s a great lawyer but a terrible person. And Harvey should be used to that, because on most days he’s kind of proud of that fact because he’s tough and rich and the best, even if that means some people get hurt. But now, when it’s Mike saying all of this to his face, Harvey finds he has to look away so Mike won’t see how much exactly that wounded him.

Everybody knows, you’re the best.

This scene (specifically that look) broke my heart because every single fucking person Harvey Specter meets is in awe of him because he’s perfect. He’s the best of the best; the best lawyer, the best-looking, with the best apartment and the best cars and the best suits and the best alcohol. And they tell him that, and he knows they’re being truthful, but it doesn’t matter because they’re all ants to him. He doesn’t give a shit about them. They’re just more of New York City’s ladder-climbers, trying to get to where he is, with money and women and a devil-may-care attitude. And then this floppy-eared puppy kid comes into his life and doesn’t really care about being the best at anything. He just wants to be something, so Harvey gives him a chance, and accidentally lets himself sympathize with the kid, care about him, look after him. And Harvey doesn’t get why Mike wouldn’t want to be the best so he yells at him for not trying hard enough, for embarrassing himself in front of everyone, and then Mike comes back at him with that — “You’re the best.” — in that cynical voice, and it hurts Harvey more than he expected it to. Because as much as Mike is nothing compared to him, with no degree and $100 suits and a shithole apartment and an even shittier best friend, he’s one of the few people whose opinion matters to Harvey, and apparently his opinion is that Harvey’s a great lawyer but a terrible person. And Harvey should be used to that, because on most days he’s kind of proud of that fact because he’s tough and rich and the best, even if that means some people get hurt. But now, when it’s Mike saying all of this to his face, Harvey finds he has to look away so Mike won’t see how much exactly that wounded him.