Warning: SPOILERS for Suits LA episode 3.Suits LAepisode 3 proves the legal drama is starting to find its footing, and the mystery surrounding Ted and his brother is starting to unravel. Stephen Amell leads theSuits LAcast of charactersas Ted Black, an entertainment lawyer with a past life as a New York prosecutor. The pilot episode ofSuits LAintroduced Ted’s brother, Eddie (Carson A. Egan), as his voice of reason and roommate. Throughout the pilot, Eddie appeared at Ted’s lowest moments to listen and guide Ted in the right direction.
The biggesttwist ofSuits LAepisode 1was that Eddie was never actually there— rather, Eddie manifested in Ted’s subconscious and began to haunt him despite dying under mysterious circumstances. The spinoff has yet to reveal the cause of death or general circumstances, but context clues imply that Ted and Eddie’s father (Matt Letscher) was involved somehow. Luckily, while the details are still fuzzy,Suits LAepisode 3 gave a definite date of death for Eddie, which helps piece the overarching story together.
Suits LA Episode 3 Ending Reveals When Eddie Died
Ted Sees Eddie’s Gravestone At His Father’s Burial
While Ted’s shady past in New York is at the center ofSuits LA’s story, what happened to Eddie is just as important a mystery as what happened to Ted’s last case.Suits LAepisode 3 advanced both storylines by juxtaposing Ted’s relationship with his recently-deceased father against his memories of bringing Stuart Lane (Josh McDermitt) into his 2010 mob case. In the present day, Ted is still reeling fromStuart’s betrayal inSuits LAepisode 1, but Eddie’s ghost convinces Ted to attend his father’s burial nonetheless, standing beside Stuart in silence.
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Ted was rightfully angry to learn that his father made Stuart the executor of his will (and even angrier to learn he bought the plot next to Eddie), but the mirage of Eddie implored that his brother would go to the burial for his sake so that Eddie could say goodbye. In the closing moments, Eddie’s ghost appears between Stuart and Ted as they stand before two graves, one with a fresh casket and one with a weathered gravestone.Eddie’s grave reveals he died in 2010, a critical piece ofSuits LA’s overall puzzle.
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Eddie’s Death Is A Key Part Of The Timeline
While many of the circumstances surrounding Eddie’s death are still unknown, the character dying in 2010 can be compared to other major events in theSuits LAtimeline to glean what happened. The very first scene ofSuits LAestablishes that2010 was Ted Black’s“last year in New York”before he moved to Californiaand eventually started a firm with Stuart Lane. TheSuits LApilot also explicitly says that Stuart and Ted’s meeting was“12 years to the day”that they started their joint law firm, placing the creation of their firm sometime in 2013.
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Already, the timeline explains why it took years for Ted and Stuart to set up their firm since both characters needed time to grieve Eddie’s death. Plus, Ted apologizes to his brother’s ghost in the pilot for not calling after he left, confirmingEddie was alive when Ted left New Yorkand implying that the guilt Ted has regarding his brother’s death is due in part to not being there when it happened. The flashbacks may have caused some ofSuits LA’s poor initial reviews, but they have offered some important context on Ted’s backstory and family history.
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WhileEddie’s ghost inSuits LAautomatically adds higher stakes to the exploration of Ted’s past in New York, Eddie also serves an important narrative purpose. Despite being the main character ofSuits LA, Ted Black isn’t that likable yet— but there’s a good reason why. Whatever happened to Eddie after he left New York must have been horrible enough for Ted to put up his harsh, defensive walls. Eddie’s ghost exists to remedy that by encouraging Ted to forgive his enemies and prioritize kindness over ruthlessness. Unfortunately,Eddie’s ghost may be the closest Ted gets to confronting his past.
Despite being the main character ofSuits LA, Ted Black isn’t that likable yet— but there’s a good reason why.
Ted refusing to use his prosecutor skills inSuits LAis enough to jeopardize his hugely consequential murder case, but it also highlights Ted’s biggest character flaw inSuits LA: Ted is so busy trying to escape his past that he ignores how it hinders his present. That kind of deep-rooted denial won’t have a quick fix (even in television), so the memory of Eddie is pivotal to Ted’s growth inSuits LA. It may seem odd, given that Eddie is a figment of Ted’s imagination, but he speaks to a gentler side Ted needs that’s oftentimes hidden inSuits LA.
