Industry

Watched Sep 30, 2024

The beginning of this season was a big enough roar that a new fan base came into being, seemingly overnight. I was a huge fan of Rishi’s episode and the character arcs for Rob, Yasmin, and Harper (in that order). Unfortunately, the last few episodes seem to lose themselves to a season 4 setup, rather than being mindful of their own season’s world. The time jump and sapped urgency feel confusingly placed, given the otherwise breakneck pace of the season. I am curious about how this show traverses its own geography, though. Narratives seem to be more interwoven between seasons than on first glance, and it may be the case that this season is better than I thought in a more contextualized viewing.

Watched Mar 1, 2026

Ultimately, I think this season was extremely successful at both breaking the mould of prior seasons and delivering on the continued promise of the show’s core thesis. On the one hand, a crime thriller; on the other, a class war drama. Even the notion of finance is reduced to setting over its more typical plot-driving role. And in that, we deepen our relationship with so many characters we love (read: Sweetpea). That ending, knowing the next season is the last? Chilling. My stocks have always been invested specifically in Harper Stearn, is what I’ll say.