Fits has had fairly the comeback within the final couple of years, breaking streaming data on Netflix whereas additionally securing an official spin-off titled Fits: LA, which is ready to star Arrow’s Stephen Amell. Outdated and new followers of the franchise have gotten to see a few of their favourite OG solid members reunite amid this Fits resurgence through Tremendous Bowl commercials and a watch-a-long podcast. Now, with all this renewed curiosity, it begs the query: Will we see unique Fits characters return to the franchise? Nicely, Harvey Specter himself has some solutions.
In an interview with E! Information, Gabriel Macht, who performed lawyer Harvey Specter for the total run of the community drama, revealed he at present has no real interest in placing the go well with again on. In contrast to his co-star Patrick J. Adams, who would like to return when the time is true, the Love & Different Medication actor says he “wants a while away” from Harvey, as he began to see an excessive amount of of the character in himself:
Within the very starting, should you requested anyone on set who was least like their character, they’d say me. There was a really relaxed model of me that simply wished to take pleasure in, be non-confrontational, have enjoyable, dwell and let dwell and never get in and manipulate conditions.
The early days of Fits revealed a really flawed character in Harvey. Somebody who handled Louis like grime, didn’t recognize Donna sufficient and solely cared about his particular person wins. A number of his egocentric selections got here again to chunk him within the butt, together with hiring Mike Ross as a pretend legal professional. Although it gave Mike an opportunity to satisfy his goals of changing into a lawyer, it opened the door to the world of company regulation and shady enterprise offers — the very world of energy that had formed Harvey’s egotistical character within the first place.
For somebody who’s by no means like Specter, it should have been a problem to play him at factors. Sure moments, like when he would yell at Donna in frustration, come to thoughts, particularly given he’s good associates with Sarah Rafferty in actual life. Once you spend half your time in that go well with although, conduct like that turns into second nature in line with Macht:
At a sure level, you grow to be extra like Harvey as you go in, and it’s extremely laborious to shake a number of the power that attire you whilst you’re in that world. I grew to become much more like Harvey than I used to be after I began, which was one more reason why I wanted time away—to permit him to return to the place he got here from.
Being a fundamental solid member, reacting as Harvey would seemingly grew to become instinctive, and a few of these instinctual behaviors rubbed off on the Macht. We’ve seen this earlier than. In case you’ve forgotten, though I actually haven’t, Austin Butler spoke along with his Elvis accent for yr and a half following his portrayal of the Rock and Roll legend, saying he was unable to drop it.
As for the place Harvey got here from, the high-powered New York Metropolis lawyer didn’t begin out at Pearson Hardman the place we see the present happen. Mike Ross was written to be Harvey’s boy genius and eventual accomplice in crime. Nonetheless, regardless of mendacity about who he’s, Ross was written to carry an ethical commonplace that Harvey had since misplaced. Oftentimes he was the one to push again on his boss’ questionable decisions. I feel a part of that character is supposed to remind Harvey of his early days as a lawyer within the DA’s workplace.
Whereas we by no means see Harvey absolutely shake his self-centered conduct, there’s loads of character development by the collection finale, together with elements of Harvey the place Macht finds himself inside the character, as he mentioned:
Once you have a look at totally different parts of the present, there are such a lot of slivers of myself that align with him and a lot of his male poisonous masculinity that I do not subscribe to. I feel he is egocentric and controlling, however beneath it, he is obtained a coronary heart of gold, which is why we look after him on the finish of the day.
And it’s true, we do study to like Harvey and all his flaws. By the top of the collection, he’s been via a lot, and as a viewer, you simply need him to have the ability to discover peace and happiness. All that being mentioned, I don’t blame Macht for taking a everlasting step again, and I’m wondering what his recommendation could be for the actors coming in to fill these polished designer sneakers.
Regardless, I shall be placing my Peacock subscription to good use when NBC lastly drops this extremely anticipated spin-off collection, Fits: LA. The OG solid will at all times maintain a particular place in my coronary heart although, together with Harvey Specter. Nobody does it fairly like him, and you may relive all of the drama of Fits anytime with a Netflix subscription.