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Watch the nail-biting finale of suits – season 8 exclusively on Comedy Central
MUMBAI: Over the course of eight seasons, SUITS has established itself as one of the best legal drama shows to air on television. The gripping storyline complimented by exhilarating cases through the years have kept viewers hooked on to find out what lies ahead.
The finale of the series’ penultimate season is nearly here and fans couldn’t imagine a more thrilling climax to the season’s rollercoaster ride. Viewers can ‘Watch with the World’ the season 8 finale of SUITS at 12:00PM on Thursday, with a prime-time repeat on Saturday at 8:00PM only on Comedy Central!
Here’s how the season unfolded;
1) TWO SIDES OF THE SAME COIN – SAMANTHA WHEELER
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Following the departure of Mike Ross (Patrick J Adams) and Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle), the show witnessed the arrival of the most cutthroat lawyer in the city – Samantha Wheeler played by Katherine Heigl. Locking horns with Harvey, Louis and Donna all within the first week of joining the firm, will come Robert Zane's right-hand man, Samantha means business. Competing with Alex Williams for the honour of getting her name up the wall, she’s carved the reputation of a dependable ally and ferocious foe who no one wants to mess with.
2) THE ULTIMATE SHOWDOWN BETWEEN HARVEY SPECTER AND DANIEL HARDMAN
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Harvey Specter has his way of getting things done but is he a victim of his own approach this time? Having broken the attorney-client privilege by disclosing information, Harvey finds himself threatened by none other than arch-nemesis Daniel Hardman. The firm’s co-founder at a time when it was simply called Pearson Hardman is out to destroy the firm and seeks that Harvey be banished from practicing Law. Harvey has never lost against Hardman in the past but will that change with his mistake?
3) KATRINA AND BRIAN: SOMETIMES IT ISN’T HAPPILY EVER AFTER
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Episode 15 titled ‘Stalking Horse’ came as a major shocker for fans worldwide. The bonding between Katrina and Brian seemed to be only increasing and it was causing major problems for the latter’s marriage. Brian then decided it was time to leave the firm and left. The finale episode will finally reveal to us what is next for Katrina and whether there is a possibility of Brian returning? Fans have been rooting for this relationship, the finale hopefully will give us some insights
4) LOUIS LITT IS A CHANGED MAN
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Louis Litt earlier this season was held at gunpoint by Maurice and since then had trouble sleeping with nightmares of Maurice shooting his pregnant girlfriend. With support from Samantha, Louis was seen confronting the bully. It was a powerful moment. Yelling at the man that he wasn’t scared of him diminished the power the attacker was holding over Louis. Robert Zane had warned Samantha and Louis that things can take a bad turn and this would not be the end. Will this be the end or will Maurice retaliate? The finale will tell us more!
5) IS IT THE END OF DONNA AND THOMAS?
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Sometimes things are too good to be true and that’s exactly the scenario with Donna and Thomas. They soon became the favourite couple of viewers and fans were keen on a wedding! Harvey too approved of Thomas and went out of his way breaking certain rules to get Thomas a great business deal. Donna spilled the beans to Thomas who backed out of the deal in the right time but it doesn’t end there. Thomas looked rather upset that Donna knew about the complex nature of the deal and still went ahead with Harvey’s proposition? Their bond seemed to have hit a rough road and this maybe the end of it. Thomas feels Harvey and Donna have always confined in one another and he has no place in her life. Will Donna and Thomas end their relationship? Tune into Suits Season 8 Finale to know what happens.
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Warner Bros. Discovery shareholders approve Paramount deal
Investors wave through a $111 billion megamerger but deliver a stinging, if toothless, rebuke over half-a-billion-dollar goodbye packages
NEW YORK: The shareholders said yes to the deal. They said no to the cheque. At a virtual special meeting on Thursday that lasted barely ten minutes, Warner Bros. Discovery investors voted overwhelmingly to approve Paramount Skydance’s $111 billion acquisition of the company — and then turned around and voted against the lavish exit pay packages lined up for chief executive David Zaslav and his fellow outgoing executives.
Not that it will make much difference. The compensation vote is purely advisory and non-binding. The Warner Bros. Discovery board can, and almost certainly will, pay out as planned.
But the symbolism stings. It is the second consecutive year that WBD shareholders have voted against the executive compensation packages, and this time they had good reason. Zaslav’s exit deal is, by any measure, extraordinary. Under the terms filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, he is set to receive $34.2 million in cash severance, $517.2 million in equity in the combined company, and $44,195 in continued health coverage — a total of at least $550 million. On top of that, Warner Bros. Discovery has agreed to reimburse Zaslav up to $335 million for taxes assessed by the Internal Revenue Service on his accelerated stock vesting, though the company says that figure will decline depending on when the deal closes. As of March 11, Zaslav also held $115.85 million in vested WBD stock awards — and last month sold a further $114 million worth of WBD shares.
Shareholder advisory firm ISS recommended voting against the compensation measure, citing “problematic” tax reimbursements to Zaslav and the full vesting of his stock awards.
Zaslav will be bound by a two-year non-competition covenant and a two-year non-solicitation of customers and employees after the deal closes.
His lieutenants are not walking away empty-handed either. J.B. Perrette, chief executive and president of global streaming and games, is in line for $142 million, comprising $18.2 million in cash severance and $123.9 million in equity. Bruce Campbell, chief revenue and strategy officer, will receive an estimated $121.5 million, including $18.8 million in severance and $102.7 million in equity. Chief financial officer Gunnar Wiedenfels is set for $120 million, made up of $6.6 million in cash severance and $113.1 million in equity. Gerhard Zeiler, president of international, will get $82.6 million, including $11.9 million in severance and $70.7 million in equity.
The deal itself, clinched in February after Netflix declined to raise its bid for Warner Bros., still needs regulatory clearance from the Justice Department and European authorities. Several state attorneys general are also weighing legal action to block it.
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Democrat of Massachusetts, was unsparing. “The Paramount-Warner Bros. merger isn’t a done deal,” she said after the shareholder vote. “State attorneys general across the country are stepping up to stop this antitrust disaster. We need to keep up this fight.”
If it does go through, the combined entity would be a formidable beast, bringing together Paramount Skydance’s stable — CBS, CBS News, Paramount Pictures, Paramount+, BET, MTV and Nickelodeon — with WBD’s portfolio of HBO, Max, Warner Bros. film and TV studios, DC, CNN, TBS, TNT, HGTV and Discovery+. Paramount has said it expects $6 billion in cost savings from the merger, which is Wall Street shorthand for mass layoffs on a significant scale.
The ten-minute meeting was presided over by chairman Samuel Di Piazza Jr., with Zaslav, Campbell, Wiedenfels and chief communications officer Robert Gibbs in virtual attendance. Di Piazza was bullish. “We appreciate the support and confidence our stockholders have placed in us to unlock the full value of our world-class entertainment portfolio,” he said. “With Paramount, we look forward to creating an exceptional combined company that will expand consumer choice and benefit the global creative talent community.”
Zaslav echoed the sentiment. “Over the past four years, our teams have transformed Warner Bros. Discovery and returned the company to industry leadership,” he said. “Today’s stockholder approval is another key milestone toward completing this historic transaction that will deliver exceptional value to our stockholders.”
Paramount Skydance struck a similar note. “Shareholder approval marks another important milestone towards completing our acquisition of Warner Bros. Discovery,” it said in a statement, adding that it looked forward to “closing the transaction in the coming months.”
The shareholders have spoken on the merger. On the pay, they were ignored before the vote was even counted.
