“Suits” Season 7 Spoilers: Mike Is Now A Legit Lawyer Thanks To Jessica, Gina Torres Gets Own Spin-Off: Will Both Be Leaving The Firm For Good?

The Season 6 Finale of “Suits” was an end of an era of sorts, for both Mike (Patrick J. Adams), and maybe Jessica (Gina Torres)?

After six years of living as a fraudulent lawyer, Mike can now finally move on as a legit lawyer after passing the bar and the very difficult bar panel deliberation in the "Character and Fitness" episode. Buddy TV reports that Mike had to defend for his right to become a lawyer after Anita Gibbs (Leslie), the prosecutor who successfully brought Mike down the first time it was found out that he was a fake lawyer, was a member of the bar panel and was adamant to not allow Mike to pass the bar. We also saw Harvey (Gabriel Macht) and Rachel (Meghan Markle), who worked (in their own capacities, of course) to get Mike pass the bar panel. But the knight in shining armor was Jessica (Gina Torres), who saw through what Anita wanted to hear in order to earn Mike the vote he needed to pass the bar:

“Just when Anita thinks she has Mike and Harvey where she wants them, Jessica makes a huge return and throws a monkey wrench into the situation and reveals she knew about Mike pretending to be a lawyer. Jessica then reminds Anita to show compassion toward Mike and finally reveals the connection between Walter and Anita. The crew then waits it out while the bar panel deliberates on Mike's future as a lawyer. Harvey gets a call and finds out that Mike passed the bar.”

Although Mike agreed to rejoin the firm under his own terms, his future in the firm may not be as long-term as fans would wish to be, considering the fact that Mike isn’t really new to the legal game. His sensational return to the firm as a legal lawyer could open doors for him outside the firm, especially if he butts heads again with Harvey, who now is ready to take on the role as a managing partner. Meanwhile, Gina Torres finally closes the deal to produce and star at her own spin-off series, and her return in the Season 6 finale doesn’t mean she is ready to leave her love, Jeff (D.B. Woodside), and her new life and career in Chicago.

“Suits” creator and showrunner Aaron Korsh talked to Deadline about these changes. Korsh said Mike will definitely stick a little while longer, considering that a big part of the deal is for him to work on cases with the clinic. He said, “Harvey knows you can’t make this deal with Mike and then just expect it to go away. I think what’s going to happen is they didn’t necessarily foresee the consequences of what this deal will mean moving forward, and we definitely explore that with both. We haven’t seen the last of the clinic certainly.”

As for Jessica’s return to the show, Korsh added, “I would never count her out is what I would say. We don’t have specific plans but she’s obviously always a near and dear character of the show and if opportunities arise, we would of course love to bring her back. We’re too early to know yet.”