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Suit<\/em>s<\/a> has made its resurgence thanks to streaming services, but when the show initially aired via the USA Network \u2014 from 2011 to 2019<\/a> \u2014 there were some major character departures that surprised viewers.<\/p>\n It might have taken a few seasons for Rachel Zane (Meghan Markle<\/strong><\/a>) and Mike Ross (Patrick J. Adams<\/strong><\/a>) to admit their love for each other, but following season 7, the onscreen couple both decided to say goodbye to their roles.<\/p>\n Markle\u2019s departure was more of a precautionary decision, according to the show\u2019s creator, Aaron Korsh<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cWhat we decided to do [was to] say, \u2018Look, I would rather have good things happen to Meghan in her life,\u2019 which would likely mean her leaving the show,\u201d he recalled to BBC in 2017 about her romance with Prince Harry<\/strong><\/a>. \u201cSo, let\u2019s plan on that and it\u2019s much easier to undo that, if it came to it, than to just plan on her staying forever and then finding out she\u2019s going to go. And the only way to write a character out like that would be if they got hit by a bus or something.\u201d<\/p>\n