Lather. Rinse. Repeat. (Repeat. Repeat. Repeat.)

More items for the list:

Someone gives someone else their word, then goes back on their word.
Someone gets threatened with being fired.
Donna pretends she’s cool with Harvey fukking the flavor of the month.
*Flashback episode* (deus ex flashback episode)

That's tv for ya.

There are certain lines/reactions that I have seen in this show time and time again:

- Two people in a heated legal argument and each things he/she has the upper hand, until one side reveals he/she has the winning hand. In response the losing party gives in, and always says verbatim, "what do you want?"

- Attorneys in front of a judge, and one attorney accuses the other attorney of something; the judge turns to the accused attorney and says, "Is this true?"

- One attorney in the office, and another attorney walks in; first attorney: "If you're here to chat, I don't have time! I'm really busy!" Second attorney: (continues to talk anyway) "Well you will have time for this! Because...."

- Two attorneys discussing a problem with a seemingly unwinnable situation, when the solution magically pops into the mind of one of them. First attorney: "I don't see how we win because it feels like we're going up against Superman, and we're just ordinary civilians." Second attorney: [lightbulb] "Wait a second! If he's Superman, then I know just what to do - give him some kryptonite!"

"the merger! the merger! the merger the merger!" over and over again

And the overuse of saying 'sorry' and apologizing all the time (which occurs in the later season, I think). It's mind-numbing.