Season 1 of Fits LA has had its ups and downs. Fortunately, Episode 10 is implausible, for the sequence and TV usually. The episode, titled “Slugfest,” has the most effective flashback story up to now, displaying how Ted Black and Stuart Lane’s historical past has affected their relationship within the current day. Stuart and Ted combat with one another up to now, whereas Stuart additionally finishes his huge David Bowie case within the current. Fan-favorite characters are weaponized, and romantic relationships are torn aside. It is an awesome episode for character growth with a much-deserved concentrate on Stuart. This is what occurred in Fits LA‘s most fun episode but.
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February 23, 2025
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NBC
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Aaron Korsh
Stuart and Ted Compete in Faculty
The episode begins with a flashback at Columbia Legislation College in 2005. Ted and Stuart sit within the Dean’s workplace, ready for him to disclose who’s prime of the category. The Dean informs them that, for the primary time within the college’s historical past, Ted and Stuart have tied for the highest spot. Ted and Stuart need to compete in a mock trial to find out who’s higher. The case entails a father and his two sons, who all examined drunk after a automobile accident. The older son was driving and hit and killed a pedestrian, which additionally put the youthful son in a coma. Ted and Stuart get to choose actors for the trial, they usually every get to vary one truth within the case to simulate the uncertainty of actual life. In basic Ted-fashion, Ted calls dibs on the a part of the prosecutor.
On the condominium, Ted says he needs Eddie to play the youthful son within the case, as a result of Eddie will take pleasure in getting to assist. Stuart agrees, however says that he will get to choose the remainder. He goes to his girlfriend, Helen, and asks her to play the therapist. Seeing how essential the mock trial is to Stuart, she agrees. On the mock trial, Stuart calls the daddy as his first witness, who’s surprisingly performed by Ted’s father (regardless of this being his fourth look, Ted’s father nonetheless has no title). Ted will get offended, realizing that Stuart did this to get in his head. As his revenge, Ted makes use of his change to arrest the daddy, making him the brand new defendant.
After the trial is over for the day, Ted remains to be upset with Stuart. Stuart cares extra in regards to the trial than his relationships, however he is messing with the flawed lawyer. The subsequent day, whereas Helen’s on the stand, Ted asks her a private query, implying that as a result of she needs to marry Stuart, she’d lie for him to assist win the case. Helen storms out of the courtroom, and Stuart follows. When he re-enters the courtroom, he makes use of his change to say that the youthful son has awoken from his coma.
Ted is much more livid as a result of he would not need Eddie to need to take the stand. Stuart says Ted may cease it, however he’d need to admit defeat. Off-screen, Ted visits Helen and tells her about Stuart’s plan. Helen goes to Stuart and warns him that he should not do it as a result of Eddie will not perceive the distinction between the trial and actual life. Stuart is reluctant at first and tells her, “I by no means received to be the most effective at something.” On the trial, Stuart rests his case earlier than asking Eddie any questions. Ted is touched by Stuart’s actions and withdraws his case, saying that “justice is extra essential than profitable,” an concept that haunts Stuart within the current day.
Stuart Worries That He Killed a Lady
For the previous few episodes, Stuart has been representing a studio intimidator named David Bowie. After Stuart instructed David some details about the case, a girl within the case, Janet Fields, was killed. Earlier than he goes to court docket, Stuart talks with Helen, who’s now his spouse. She notices one thing’s flawed, and Stuart says he cannot cease pondering that the prosecutor, Isaac Adani, says he killed the lady by sharing data.
Within the courtroom, Stuart tells the decide the case should not go to trial as a result of he has proof that David Bowie was some place else when Janet Fields died. There’s a variety of backwards and forwards between Stuart and Erica (who represents Greg, featured within the tape in query), however Stuart makes use of the tape in court docket anyway. He will get Greg to confess that David stole the intercourse tape as blackmail, as a result of the tape confirmed Greg having intercourse with a studio head’s spouse. The costs in opposition to David are dismissed.
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Again at his workplace, Stuart cannot shake what Isaac mentioned to him. Samantha enters, and Stuart tells her he thinks the safety footage was doctored. Samantha says Stuart ought to simply take the win as Helen reveals up, saying she was nervous when Stuart did not come dwelling for 2 hours. Later that night time, Stuart goes to Isaac’s home to speak in regards to the case when David Bowie stops Stuart from coming into. David admits to killing Janet and says he’ll kill Stuart.
Ted — having been requested by Helen to regulate Stuart — then emerges from the shadows and reveals he is been recording, which will get David to again off. Harvey Specter has referred to as Ted “Batman” on a number of events, however that is the primary time Ted’s ever lived as much as the title, as he even emerges in an all-black outfit. I additionally complained final week that it was miserable seeing the principle characters use unfair practices in Fits LA. Seeing Ted and Stuart so centered on justice this episode is a pleasant change of tempo.
Relationship Drama Heats Up
In between the Stuart-focused plots, “Slugfest” introduces some drama into the characters’ romantic relationships. Ted and Amanda focus on the standing of their relationship, which Amanda says is decidedly platonic. Ted is upset, however tells her he needs her to discover a high-profile case to start out off her new promotion. Amanda indicators a teenage star who needs to emancipate from her controlling father as a consumer. When she reviews again to Ted, he apologizes for snapping at her, and it looks as if they nonetheless may need some romantic stress.
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After Stuart reveals her consumer’s secrets and techniques, Erica goes to yell at Rick for failing at his job. The pair will get into a reasonably large combat, and Rick says that as a result of Erica’s unwilling to have an official relationship with him, she wants to remain away. Erica goes again to her workplace and views pictures of the 2 of them collectively, whereas Rick goes dwelling and performs guitar. It looks as if their friendship is likely to be broken for the remainder of the season…
The subsequent episode of Fits LA premieres Might 4 at 9 p.m. on NBC and can stream the subsequent day on Peacock.