January 29, 20214 yr Watched it this week. Can't say I loved it. It feels like they are trying to create a Mad Men for millennials, but Mad Men was a character driven show and Industry hasn't created that so far. [spoiler]Am I supposed to like Harper? The show has suggested that she's a badass, but we haven't really seen evidence of that other than Eric pumping her up for no apparent reason. We've seen Harper shoot herself in the foot several times, followed by her having emotional breakdowns and begging people for help out of desperation. She made a pass at Nicole out of desperation, then later tried to play the sexual assault card. We've seen her lie to cover her own ass several times. I'm not sure what her redeeming qualities are supposed to be. Eric comes across as very creepy. I got the vibe that he once used Daria in a similar way to his current relationship with Harper, which is why Daria resented him. The scene with Eric's wife was also very strange and made me wonder if they were the type of couple that would seduce a new young employee. Robert is somewhat likable but only because he's a carefree fuckup that somehow manages to skate through life. He doesn't appear to bring anything to the table in the workplace. Hard for me to understand why Yasmin was ever with Seb in the first place. I want to like Yasmin for reasons, but she's seems like she'd be a better fit as a nurse or a teacher. Maybe that's the point of her character. Maybe this is just what the banking industry is like and that's not a culture that suits me.[/spoiler] Edited January 29, 20214 yr by wild_turkey
January 29, 20214 yr I watched the first episode. It was OK. I haven't watched more. I didn't really find anyone to be likable or that interesting.
January 29, 20214 yr I think I saw the first ep and bits and pieces of others. Seemed really weak. Quite a bit of gratuitous sex for no real reason other than shock value.
February 21, 20214 yr made it an episode and a half today. Boiler Room with more tits/ass/ drugs/ sexual confusion/ and stereotypes to the hilt..
February 21, 20214 yr On 1/29/2021 at 7:54 AM, wild_turkey said: Watched it this week. Can't say I loved it. It feels like they are trying to create a Mad Men for millennials, I thought Silicon Valley was Mad Men for Millennials? Wait, never mind.
September 1, 20223 yr Author Well despite my lukewarm feelings on season 1, I'm watching season 2 and liking it a little more through 5 episodes.
September 2, 20223 yr I watched first season about a month ago and have stuck with it through season 2. Would say I enjoyed it quite a bit more than the thread's consensus.
September 2, 20223 yr HBO sent their march orders out to all their Ringer podcasts. They are promoting the hell out of this show. The Watch does a mandatory 20 minute segment on Industry every week. If it was good, they wouldn’t have to do this. I’m probably a no for now.
September 3, 20223 yr Only through three episodes in the new season but I dig it, despite most of the financial maneuvering being mumbo jumbo to me. The musical score is very cool. Gives it a unique and tense vibe. And Yasmin. Got damn. Also I think I probably wouldn’t like it as much if it was the same show but in New York.
September 7, 20223 yr On 9/2/2022 at 11:39 PM, LonghornSean said: Only through three episodes in the new season but I dig it, despite most of the financial maneuvering being mumbo jumbo to me. The musical score is very cool. Gives it a unique and tense vibe. And Yasmin. Got damn. Also I think I probably wouldn’t like it as much if it was the same show but in New York. I pretty much watch it for this.
September 18, 20223 yr This seems to be getting better. Adding depth to the characters has really helped; it feels less surface level lifestyle/HBO porn and more character story. Still not great, but not bad…I’m enjoying it. the UK/Europe background definitely helps
September 20, 20223 yr finished season 2 last night; i really grew to liking this show, hoping they pick it up for season 3. Harper, classic...lol
September 21, 20223 yr that was BRUTAL Eric - bad man Gus - not a sad sack apparently DVD - chump Rob - pretty much useless Yasmin - welcome to reality Harper - about time Rishi - come on, dude Bloom - winning
September 21, 20223 yr Author Finale was great. I enjoyed most of season 2 and went from being lukewarm on this show to really liking it.Harper finally got what she deserved. There’s only so many times you can stab your coworkers in the back and not have it come back to bite you.The ending was brutal, from Rishi’s “I had to get the poison out” to Eric’s “I found the head count.” I’m pretty sure Rishi knew what was going on during the bathroom scene and that was his final “fuck you”.Eric plays the game so well. He laid in wait for the perfect opportunity to come along, acted like a washed up old guy in front of his younger coworkers, convinced them he wasn’t a threat, and then struck when he saw his chance. Terrible miscalculation by Harper.Yas and Robert are finally learning some adult lessons about how the world works. If there’s a season 3, I would expect them to each have a role, but right now they seem to be on the outside looking in.
October 14, 20223 yr picked this up. 1 1/2 episode in for season 1 6 titties so far... noice the brunette is hella fine in her workout gear. I will keep this going. Edited October 14, 20223 yr by kingkoopa6
October 19, 20223 yr On 10/14/2022 at 3:59 PM, kingkoopa6 said: picked this up. 1 1/2 episode in for season 1 6 titties so far... noice the brunette is hella fine in her workout gear. I will keep this going. It's such an awesome show. I've seen every episode. Agreed on Yas.
October 20, 20223 yr 22 hours ago, kingkoopa6 said: without google i wouldnt have known he was that bad guy form Rush hour was the keyboardist for the Quadratics in Welcome to the Dollhouse.
October 20, 20223 yr finally at the part where they "promoted" eric.. haha rob and nicole... ( bruh, nicole is awesome... rich freak)
October 20, 20223 yr i like gus. he aint really been around toooo much.. but every time he's on. he's owning it.
October 21, 20223 yr On 10/19/2022 at 12:17 PM, kingkoopa6 said: without google i wouldnt have known he was that bad guy form Rush hour Look maybe you don't understand, I'm Mr. Juntao's lawyer, legal advisor.
October 21, 20223 yr 50 minutes ago, kingkoopa6 said: watching season 2 finale today... This show addicting Spoiler you are going to love the season 2 finale if you have liked the show so far. maybe a slight spoiler so i will hide it ^ Edited October 21, 20223 yr by yoladu
October 21, 20223 yr Jesus Christ. parts of that finale had my heart pounding Didn't expect i would be this invested. lol, transcript. Edited October 22, 20223 yr by kingkoopa6
October 22, 20223 yr As someone working in finance, I fucking hated season 1. Season 2 got better with every episode. Finale was nails. Spoiler comment below. Do not read if you haven't seen finale. Spoiler I think when Eric says "I'm doing this for you" to Harper, he's finding a way to force her back to the States, which will inevitably help her career. He clearly cares about her despite the appearance of backstabbing.
August 12, 20241 yr Excellent S3 first episode. One of the best shows on television. Similar to Succession but not quite up to that level.
August 13, 20241 yr You have to fire someone.. 1) you got a guy crying on the desk and hardly says two words to his client 2) shallow party girl who is name is splattered all over the tabloids 3) a boorish middle aged manager who who doesn't exactly inspire, but was nice to you in a time of need Eric works in mysterious ways.
August 13, 20241 yr man, pretty crazy to see the consensus on this thread do a 180. but everybody was pretty consistent: show sucked at first but then picked up steam and now it's kick ass. my wife started watching this show. not sure how far she got into the first season. the show looks like it has a really cool London look/feel to it. i definitely saw some T&A. the only thing i remember was seeing some hot piece filming herself having sex and then sending the video to another dude. now that Dragons is over, i may need to watch this from S1 E1 and catch up so i can finish this season in real time. Edited August 13, 20241 yr by Jive Turkey
August 13, 20241 yr i have never watched this but all the talk of t&a on here has my interest piqued.
August 19, 20241 yr That was a really good episode tonight. Much better than last week’s season premiere.
August 22, 20241 yr I really enjoy this show. It just keeps moving. It's great to put the closed captioning on for this one. It helps with the fast talking British and it picks up a lot of the background conversations that are really funny, especially with Rishi.
August 26, 20241 yr ... and advantage goes to: HARPER that was ballsy. Edited August 26, 20241 yr by yoladu
September 3, 20241 yr Author It felt like someone from The Bear wrote that episode. There were moments I felt genuinely sad for Rishi and moments I hated him and everything in between.
September 3, 20241 yr Bout time Rishi got a featured ep. And what a roller coaster it was. His background banter (usually noticeable thanks to subtitles) is always great.
September 3, 20241 yr i didn't understand one bit of the financial part of the episode, but it was intense. The score is an underrated part of this series!
September 3, 20241 yr I haven't watched - do y'all agree with the take that there's no likeable characters in the show?
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