Suits LA season 1 episode 11 ending explained: What happened to Stuart? Ted comes to his rescue
Suits LA season 1 episode 11 brought a mix of comedy, drama, and some hard truths, with the latter hitting Stuart Lane the most. After his run-in with the dangerous Hollywood fixer whom he represented in the last couple of episodes, Stuart may appear fine, but he's dealing with some underlying trauma.
A fender bender with one of the firm's high-profile clients highlighted Stuart's irritability. He's quick to anger, and he snaps at people, but it's not a simple anger issue. He's scared after David Bowie's threat to his family, manifesting in his rage. However, a long-time friend comes to his rescue.
In the same way, Erica comes to Amanda's rescue after the latter's first criminal defense case starts getting messy. Moreover, Black & Associates' offices are getting messy as well, with two of their entertainment clients getting into a fight.
Disclaimer: This article contains major spoilers for Suits LA season 1 episode 11. Reader's discretion is advised.
Stuart's fender bender in Suits LA season 1 episode 11 highlights his real issues
Stuart Lane starts Suits LA season 1 episode 11 in a fender bender with one of Railsback Lane's high-profile clients, one who Rick handles: Yvette Nicole Brown. The two quickly get into a verbal fight where they trade insults. Yvette mocks Stuart's 90s boyband music and dancing, while Stuart insults her for her guest appearances on Drake & Josh and Community.
After their altercation, Samantha makes Stuart apologize to their client, or else he will be paying Rick's commission for representing Yvette. While Stuart does apologize, it's a practice and a bland one, which Yvette doesn't appreciate. They have another spat, ending with Yvette getting Stuart barred from their kids' school. It poses problems for him because he now can't go to his kids' school activities.
When Rick tries to intervene and become the go-between of Stuart and Yvette, Stuart ends up ripping Rick's head off, so the latter asks Ted Black to help instead. With Ted to the rescue, Stuart finally admits what is wrong and why it's easy to chew off anyone around him. It turns out that David Bowie's threat in Suits LA season 1 episode 10 had shaken him.
With no one to tell it to, since he doesn't want to tell Helen that their family is in danger, the worry has been eating at him, and that's why he's been irritable throughout Suits LA season 1 episode 11. However, Ted knows what Stuart needs, and he's making it his mission to help his friend and the man he's always considered his brother.
Suits LA season 1 episode 11 ends with Ted asking Samantha to give Stuart some time off, but not to tell Stuart's wife, Helen, about it. Stuart is going to tell Helen that it's going to be a business trip, and while it remains a mystery where Ted is bringing Stuart, he says that it's going to take them a week or so.
Amanda's case turns messy in Suits LA season 1 episode 11; Erica saves the day
In the previous episode, Amanda Stevens lands her first client as the official head of criminal defense at Black & Associates: Sierra Carson. She's a teen actress, 16 years old, and is accused by his father of aggravated assault after she threw a figure, hitting his head. Her pretrial hearing plays out in Suits LA season 1 episode 11, which gets messier after every court hearing.
During the first hearing, the judge rejects Amanda's plea to get Sierra access to her finances, which her father currently holds. Without any way to pay for her legal team, Amanda is forced to take the case pro bono. However, Ted has a workaround, which is to sign Sierra as a client so that the firm gains a new entertainment client in the process.
Then, Amanda and her client are shocked when the prosecutors request that the judge have Sierra tried as an adult. It means Sierra could go to jail if she's found guilty. While Amanda is opposed to it at first, she and Sierra take the deal, but in return, Amanda proposes Sierra's emancipation from her father.
However, things take a downhill turn after an interview with Sierra's father urges the prosecutor to leave the aggravated assault charges and charge Sierra with attempted murder instead. If found guilty, she's looking at least five years in jail, so Erica Rollins suggests that Amanda settle and reconcile with Sierra's father.
However, it's not an easy decision for Amanda, who has had an experience with an abusive dad. While the teen actress claims that her father is toxic and controlling and spends her money on himself, Erica makes her understand that her father is only looking out for her. However, Erica also makes the father understand that he has to allow Sierra to make her own choices.
In the end, when Amanda becomes too emotionally invested in the case, Erica becomes the calm mediator and the voice of reason in Suits LA season 1 episode 11. Sierra and her dad reconcile, and her charges are dropped.
Why does Patton Oswalt insist on doing his stunts in Suits LA season 1 episode 11?
Patton Oswalt and Brian Baumgartner, who first met in the series in Suits LA episode 3, return in Suits LA season 1 episode 11 in a more chaotic interaction. Patton is at Black & Associates, eagerly wanting to sign a new contract for an action film, no questions asked. However, when he meets Brian in the conference room, the latter wants in on the project.
However, the request doesn't end well, as they insult each other. Patton doesn't think Brian is that funny, while Brian mocks the fellow actor for trying too hard to be an action star when he isn't really one. According to Brian, Patton Oswalt can't even do his own stunts. Accepting the challenge, Patton jumps right on Brian's back, trying to wrestle him, and that's how Ted finds them.
After the altercation, Patton wants Ted to include a clause in the contract that he will be doing his own stunts for the project. Even after seeing an animation of the stunts, which include jumping from a plane, a broken parachute, and a bad landing, Patton is willing to take the risk. While he's afraid, he's not only doing it to prove to Brian that he can. He doesn't want to feel afraid of doing it as a performer.
Catch Suits LA season 1 episode 11, along with the previous episodes of the series, streaming on Peacock.
