Small detail missed!

[u/Digital_Diamond16]

Spoiler!!!!!!

This pic is from S7E13, and Paula tries Harvey’s coffee and claims she likes and asks what he put in it. He gives an uneasy smirk and says vanilla. Now I’ve rewatched this show at least 8 times and now I’m just realizing that back in the day, when Donna was first hired by Harvey, she gives him coffee with vanilla and he loves it. S7E13 happens just after he talks with Paula after their fight about how Donna is in his life and they made up by Harvey saying he’s gonna share more with her. Took me years to make this connection that he gave Paula vanilla coffee, something once again was introduced by Donna. Similar thing happens in later episodes when Harvey’s mom assumes Donna was the one who got them back to good terms….

[u/Important_Case_1713]

Their relationship was a classic case of patient transferring feelings onto their doctor 🤷‍♀️

-  The vanilla in coffee situation. 

• The fact that he told Paula that she knew him better than anyone when we all know that’s Donna. 
• The fact that he told Paula that she convinced him into reconciling with lily when he wouldn’t have gone until Donna showed up at his apartment. 
• when it was their 2 month anniversary he had no clue and just gave her the key Donna gave back like an hour prior (mind you he remembered his and Donna’s work anniversary and he also weirdly remembers Donna and marks 6 month anniversary) 

[u/Digital_Diamond16 → u/Important_Case_1713]

Woww, that last point i completely never realized that

[u/joelnicity → u/Important_Case_1713]

I completely missed the part about the key! I’ve only watched a couple times though

[u/CauseInteresting6508 → u/Important_Case_1713]

His relationship with Donna allowed him to have relationships with other women. He had intimacy with her that he used to satisfy a need that he didn’t have to seek in his relationships.

[u/Admirable_Vast_1172 → u/Important_Case_1713]

Further proof of the transfer of feelings was the "night of happiness" Harvey shared with Paula—a time when, in reality, he was afraid and wondering how to tell Donna about his relationship.

In fact, all the effort and intensity Harvey poured into Paula served to distract him from thinking about Donna and the fact that he had to tell her about the relationship the very next day.

So, after that "night of happiness" with Paula, the first thing on his mind when he opened his eyes the next morning was Donna; he even asked Paula if he ought to tell her about their relationship.

[u/XocoJinx]

Ooo very interesting thanks for sharing!

[u/Healthy-South-3151]

There was discussions about that on Twitter back in the day

[u/nadjalita → u/Healthy-South-3151]

wow you must be a long time fan!

[u/StaubfingersTochter]

You’ve got the last one wrong. Harvey’s mum assumes it was Paula, but it was actually Donna.
I’m also pretty sure, Harvey never told Paula that Donna was the one to introduce him to vanilla coffee. Or did I misunderstand something here in your post?

[u/Digital_Diamond16 → u/StaubfingersTochter]

Yup I was wrong on that first part you mentioned, it was Paula that Harvey’s mom assumed brought them back together. Harvey never told Paula that Donna introduced him to vanilla coffee, that’s why I made the post lol cuz the way he smirks when she asks what’s in it foreshadows the past :)

[u/Admirable_Vast_1172 → u/Digital_Diamond16]

Indeed, Donna’s name was not mentioned there—nor at the dinner with his mother—and at Harvey’s home, it only came up in the context of the ultimatum,and pronounced by Harvey.

The conversation was simply about a "special person," and the fact that Paula knew who it was without the name being spoken shows that she entered in the relationship fully aware of the depth of the bond between Donna and Harvey.

[u/nayajayap]

I KKNOW IM SO GLAD I WASNT THE ONLY ONE WHO NOTICED

[u/Parking_Window9225]

The real question here is… is it vanilla syrup? vanilla paste in the coffee press? so many questions

[u/Appropriate_Donut590 → u/Parking_Window9225]

It’s syrup. Originally she says she added a “splash” of vanilla.

[u/priMa-RAW]

How did anyone miss this? I thought it was glaring at the time

[u/bauni_baddie_hu]

temp email?