Suits' Gabriel Macht Thought Harvey And Donna's Romance Would Ruin The Show

"Rules aren't right or wrong. Every line I've ever crossed, I'd do it again because I am fine with what's in my soul." These lines, spoken by corporate attorney Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht) in "Suits," define what kind of person he is. Willing to take risks even when the odds are decisively stacked against him, Harvey is the kind of lawyer who is able to snake his way out of the trickiest of situations. His partnership with Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams) — whom he had hired as an associate by going up against established rules — forms the crux of "Suits," as the seasons hone in on Harvey's ability to run against the stream and still emerge victorious.

However, no man is infallible, and the same applies to Harvey Specter, who starts cracking under the pressure of personal loss, especially after Mike is arrested and imprisoned in season 6 of the show. This, combined with the pressure of navigating through a string of cases leaves Harvey utterly vulnerable, to the point that fans wondered whether everything could return to baseline by the time the show's finale aired. It, of course, did, as "Suits" ends on a rather positive note for Harvey, but there was a point when Macht himself was worried that a certain aspect of his character would end up ruining the show for good.

We are talking about Harvey's relationship with Donna Paulsen (Sarah Rafferty), which is tender and tumultuous at once, and Macht spoke to Harper's Bazaar about his feelings about this ship, dubbed by fans as "Darvey."

Harvey and Donna's relationship has always been tricky to define or pin down — both are intimately aware of the other's deepest impulses but often end up excluding one other from essential personal truths. This eventually breeds mistrust and misunderstanding between the two, leading to valid misgivings about the longevity of the relationship. Macht touched on this aspect, wherein he talked about the precarious nature of Harvey's bond with Donna, where something seems to be "missing" despite the appearance of the relationship being balanced: 

"I think for Harvey, there's certain things he gets out of the relationship that he feels like if they were to be romantic, she wouldn't be able to fulfill for him....He's really unconscious about the relationship, and she is too—she may not be as clear as she thinks she is when it comes to her heart. Because Donna's awesome, right? Donna's this, Donna's that, but there's something missing [for her], and that might be it. We all have our own insecurities and our own failures to communicate, things that keep us from realizing our truth, and maybe that's what keeps stringing along their relationship."

By the end of "Suits," Harvey and Donna are able to make it work and move to Seattle together, despite Macht harboring some misgivings about a happy ending for the duo halfway through the show. Thankfully, everything does work out for the couple in the end, and Harvey Specter's arc comes full circle.