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Where do I even begin this recap?
Its probably best to start by giving Sagar Radia, the actor who plays Rishi, his flowers.
Well, consider said surface punctured.
), trying very hard to fit in.
These days, Rishi is incapable of having sex with his wife because her new maternity puts him off.
It turns out that credit-card debt isnt the only financial hole Rishi is in.
At work, Rishi is also flailing.
In actuality, hes simply taking their cash, as none of the horse-racing bets are turning out.
If this werePeaky Blinders, Tommy Shelby would have killed him already.
More importantly, he is behaving extremely recklessly in professional matters.
Here is the part of the recap where I have a go at explain financial things.
(c’mon have mercy on me.)
Rishi is long sterling cable.
I know, I know what does that mean?
This is to say that Rishi isnt in a well-balanced position.
Taking this seriously and turning it into an issue is very meta.
Rishi says he cant recall saying any of these things and loses his cool with the HR folks.
Eric tells Rishi to stop whatever it is hes doing, but Rishi ignores him.
Instead, he follows Sweetpea to Starbucks, acting disgustingly and shaming her about her OnlyFans.
Rishi gets the news he hoped for: The top-rate tax cut is live.
Nothing brings Rishis delusion home so much as the Pierpoint Christmas drinks that happen next.
Instead, he hands Vinay his watch to buy himself some time.
What follows is a typical gambling-addict-night-out sequence.
Rishi takes the cash from Christmas drinks to the casino, bets it all, and wins big.
He takes all his money to the club, clearly satisfied and thinking everything is solved.
Its not hard to see how this ends.
Of course, he cant leave well enough alone and leaves with nothing but impressive shiners.
The next day at work, everything seems to be continuing its downward trend.
Even Robert, our tragic prince, is getting a small dig in.
But then, who should call but Harper, asking if Rishi can sell her some pounds?
He makes 18 million across the banks books and emerges a hero, whether by hook or crook.
Not the positive reinforcement he needs.
Youd think the episode would end there, but instead, were brought back into Rishis home life.
He has a problem; its an addiction, and the man really needs to go to rehab.
The fight ends with Diana announcing that shes had an affair.
Anyway, Rishi eats Diana out, and all is well!
The final scene here is one of the most unabashedly joyful things Ive seen inIndustry.
Rishi takes a bat to the cricket pavilion hes meant to be renovating and destroys it.
I would have really loved it if the episode had ended here, but no.
I quote my notes: NO DO NOT TAKE THAT 50,000.
UGHHHHHHHHHHH NO NOOOOOOOO RISHI; NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!
Loose Change
The Overheard at Pierpoint leak was Venetia!
I love the idea of her trying to undermine Rishi and secretly hating him the whole time.
Her final parting blow to him in the elevator is also gold.
I hope she finds happiness somewhere else.
Possibly because I am a new parent, but I am SO ANXIOUS for Hugo.
What kind of life will he lead??
What to make of Sweetpea?
Leviathan Alpha is an even sillier name for a hedge fund.
