Industry
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Years ago, a writing instructor told me writers should avoid party scenes.
Thats why Ive always takenIndustrys party scenes as proof of the shows excellence.
InIndustry,parties are opportunities to showcase subterranean tensions alongside ludicrous set pieces.
Useful Idiotis no exception, though no one is at the actual party in this episode.
Its Pierpoints 150th birthday, and the traders are supposed to be celebrating.
But no one is celebratory because Pierpoints share price has plummeted.
The end is nigh.
The bell is tolling, etc., etc.
The light on the floor is flickering and hellish, like a real-life version of Roberts hallucinatory trip.
Its a curious scene.
In this case, I do not care if Pierpoint lives or dies.
Instead, Im watching these scenes for pure drama.
I want to see building tension and release.
I want to see Eric shake off his sticky midlife mess.
And at first, Eric sort of waffles.
Hes confused about why hes at the illustrious table, as is the new Pierpoint CEO, Tom.
Their first stop is, of course, the government.
us) has to pay for a government bailout of said bank.
As the group moves on to other possible sources of cash, Bill Adler pitches his big idea.
To me, it sounds like the ravings of a very ill man, which is deeply sad.
Hes assessing the room, seeing what cards he could play.
This horrible moment in the banks history could be just the opportunity for him to launch his career forward.
But who will he screw over?
This elicited a complex set of feelings in me.
He turns out to be a member of a very powerful Egyptian family.
Am I happy for him?
Were in the penultimate episode, and Harper is a blip who barely gets her comeuppance.
I dont even care about whats happening with her!
Where to even begin with these two.
Robert never seems to feel man enough to make a move on Yasmin.
Yasmin cant see Robert as a viable romantic option because he isnt deeply awful to her.
Yasmin, unemployed, is blindsided by yet more horrible news.
Sins of the father, sins of the daughter, etc., etc.
Ought Yasmin take their urging and accept culpability for her family?
While I am in favor of Yasmin facing the music and growing up, this seems cruel to me.
In fact, she is a victim of Charles.
Even after she killed him, he seems to keep on winning.
Maxim is calling from a retreat in San Francisco (??)
Your definition of perfect isnotYasmins definition of perfect!
Its never going to work.
I mean, yeah, I get it.
Your dad weaponized intimacy.
Of course you want to transform love into something despicable.
Its what Yasmin knows best, and what she imagines keeps her safe.
The next morning, Yasmin decides not to take the high road.
Shewillthrow those women under the bus if it means her hide is saved.
I am disappointed by this decision.
Surely her money would have insulated her from any real harm?
Rob, on the other hand, kind of gets the job and kind of doesnt.
The two of them in the car is a study in opposites.
I cant imagine these two will end up together.
Loose Change
Shout-out to the Pierpoint bathrooms.
I must confess I was afraid when I learned Yas and Robert were going on a road trip.
In EXTREMELY important news,Industrywas renewed for a fourth season!
My face is the surprised Pikachu meme.
I cant believe I read this so wrong!
I suppose it shouldnt have been a surprise that she decided to do the un-feminist thing with HP.
