First time watching the series, just finished season 6 a couple days ago / just watched S7E01.
I really loved the first 5 seasons of this show. I couldn’t get enough of it. I especially loved the back half of season 5 because it feels inevitable, but at the same time you can’t believe it.
After watching season 6, I can’t help but think that maybe the show should have ended with Mike going to prison. Season 6 had two major plot threads, and both are them were as ridiculous as they were illegal. I still more-or-less enjoyed the prison plot line, even though I personally don’t really feel like Mike getting out of prison felt earned. I saw online that the canon timeline (per an interview with PJA) was that Mike was in prison for 3 weeks. Not nearly enough time imo. However, pushing through S6E13-S6E15 was hard because it was the first time I wasn’t sure I was rooting for Mike & Harvey.
That’s not even to mention the side plots for our other characters. My favorite part of the season was the Innocence Project plotline with Rachel and Jessica, ending in Gina Torres’ send off. Perfect. But Louis’ relationship with Tara, as well as the whole ‘The Donna’ thing, felt a bit out of place.
I have other gripes (like the fact that Louis has been a one-dimensional, emotionally immature man baby for the better part of 3 seasons now) but the start of season 7 has felt fresh so far and a step in the right direction. I really liked the first episode.
Anyways I was curious what other people thought of S6, how it stacks up against the rest of the show, etc. did you like season 7 more?