'Industry' season 3

Season 2 thread.

I'm surprised they made another. Despite it being set here, it's not popular at all in the UK. They air it on BBC2 late at night.

I mildly enjoyed season 1, but never made it fully through season 2. Everyone just seemed like a massive wanker.

Did it get any better?

Succession was never huge in the UK either and I'm hearing Industry showrunners are trying to capture that crowd in the US with this third season. Still, I doubt we'll get another one. And yes, I think the second season was even better than the first one.

Harry Lawtey's hair is unfortunately going pretty quickly, so treasure them while he still has any. He does look good with darker hair, though.

Super intrigued about finally seeing Sarah Goldberg in something that isn't Barry.

Official trailer.

Looks sleeker than ever, the airplane scenes seem VERY Succession-like. Looking forward to seeing more Rishi, I think the showrunners said they were going to give him more to do because they love the actor so much.

I'm insanely excited for this season to start. I was really pumped to see Rishi on the poster, too, R4. I also love the way Harry Lawtey towers over Kit. I know his character is going to be romantically entangled with Yas but I really hope we get a threesome. We know Rob would be up for it.

The reviews for the season have all been raves, every single one. I'm prepared to be wowed.

I gave up on season 2 after the first episode but I decided to watch the rest of it so I can watch Kit in season 2. It's a slog, though.

Too much sex, not enough backstabbing.

The show is called Industry not Sex Among London’s Elite

I have a question about the black woman (sorry I can’t be bothered to learn any of their names).

They have shown her three times eating huge hamburgers. What is the purpose of that? Is it a slam against Americans?

You mean Harper? I think its just to show her being a bit homesick. She misses the American things, but can't go back there.

For R7

Link below also for R7. I don't know how you can call S2 a slog, though. I was completely riveted. I did a recent rewatch and its still exciting, even knowing what's coming.

[quote]The show is called Industry not Sex Among London’s Elite

But they're hot people in their twenties in the world of high stakes investment banking. Of course they want to fuck a lot. I think this season will see the three main characters a little more mature, though.

r9 Definitely not a slam against the Americans, it's what r10 said. There's really not much (any?) slamming of the Americans on this show just in general, as far as I can recall. Myha'la Herrold's hairstyle this season looks so much better than in the first two.

And damn, Rishi looks GOOD in the pic at r10.

I may give season 3 a chance given the good reviews. Though, as a Brit, this part annoyed me:

[quote]Industry season three will be available to stream on HBO in the US from 11 August and on the BBC in the UK later in the year.

I'm pretty sure we used to get it the day after HBO in the UK, which meant it was easy to avoid spoilers. Oh well, I'll just watch it online then - well done, BBC.

Thanks, R10 and R11. I loved Succession, I don't know why this show doesn't grab me. But I continue to soldier on.

R13 I’ll be torrenting it then. BBC is really off the rails lately.

Too much cocaine, not enough sex.

R15 Indeed. I think the BBC might be delaying it because they want it to be one of those shows where all episodes get added to the iPlayer on the same day (especially as it's aimed at the younger adult end who generally consume TV on demand rather than as it's aired), but they obviously can't do that until it's been shown in its entirety on HBO.

If I'm right, that means it won't start on BBC till 30 September.

r16 Not enough gay sex!

Well with Gus and his fuckbuddy gone, they will hopefully find a new gay for us.

Kit Harington called Sir Henry's relationship with Rob a "love hate thing" and said that they have a scene together in ep 2 that he thought of as a love scene. That put quite the picture in my head.

Excellent return for the first hour of the new season. Some truly shocking things happened. I loved Eric doing coke with Yas and her lawyer friend. "I haven't done blow since 9/11!"

Kit Harington's back is gorgeous.

I came across the end of episode 1 while I was waiting for Last Week Tonight and I kept thinking is that Kit Harringtin in a green cap and why is he looking at that tall guy like he really wants him to fuck him.

I guess I'll go back to season 1...

He was quite funny.

What a season opener, Jesus Christ. I'm referring to both the rock-hard cock and the episode as a whole. This show is still in top form. Viewership is up 60%, so that's promising.

I went back to watch the season 2 finale again to refresh my memory as it was so long ago (in another lifetime, before my cancer!), then watched the premiere, and then listened to The Watch podcast discussion of it because those guys love the show. And they made this wonderful point that you don't really need to know much of what came before, you're quickly caught up on everything you need to know to follow along, and that the show even leans into that aspect. Notice how Yas is suddenly on a yacht with her dad even though he changed the locks and cut her off in the season 2 finale? Or how Eric is suddenly divorced?

That old cougar groomed our poor Robbie so he can only really cum when he's fucking her, then brings him hot cocoa afterwards. I checked and it actually was hot cocoa! Revolting predator, glad she's dead. One of the podcast hosts texted the showrunner to confirm that it was a stroke and not poison or drugs. She did drop a couple of truth bombs towards the end, I love the dialogue on this show.

The hosts also made a point that unlike in Marvel movies and in GOT, this show doesn't film around Kit's shortness. They put him around taller guys in that handball scene and it's just perfect for his character. I actually don't mind his acting that much anymore, but his whispery voice still bugs me.

Moe later, this post is already too long, apologies for that.

Is DL slipping? Kitty H is appearing in the nude on the London stage and no reports of his manhood?

There's a whole thread for it, R24, and nothing yet. The West End gays are disappointing me.

R23, I enjoyed your post and agree with most of it except I never thought of Kit's voice as whispery. Love his accent. Also listened to The Watch. I really loved that they paired Kit with tall-ass Harry Lawtey. Kit was quite taken with him, ha ha.

Kit's ass is on display on Twitter today. We'll be getting more of that backside on Industry next Sunday.

r25 I think I meant raspy more than whispery. I'm very sensitive to the human voice and I feel strain in my own throat when I hear someone who doesn't have a clear/clean speaking voice.

And my god, what a majestic ass that is. Perfectly lit too, to accentuate its contours. Why doesn't he take it out of his pants more often?!

When I hear Industry, this is what I think of...

Episode two was SO good.

Rishi was under so much stress, he was breaking out in hives. I wanted him to freak out and take his shirt off right then and there. Boo!

Sarah Goldberg's character kinda scares me, but she's also so wonderfully grounded. Her boss is one of those people who is outwardly nice all the time, but also expects her employees to be her friends. Boadicea, really? "Woke coke" cracked me up.

The whole ending of the episode was one big fuck yeah moment. I'm just glad her dad didn't rape her in the flashback, like some on Reddit suspected. That would have been a bit much.

That was an absolutely thrilling hour of television and it was stuffed to the gills with major happenings. I liked the parallel of both Yasmin and Harper receive a dressing down from their mentors on ethics in their business. In Eric's case, I think it was pure jealousy that her trick was something he never would have been able to pull off. Petra is absolutely fascinating.

But also, I really want to see Yasmin pee on Henry. He really responded quite quickly to her dom voice, even with a three day dose of psilocybin.

Botty is one nasty bitch.

So is Kit going thru a middle age crisis? Nude on TV and on the London stage.

He's simply giving the public what they want, R31. Nothing wrong with that.

Also, I suspect that the workouts have been a sub to his addictions, supplanting the old, destructive ones for a new, healthier endorphin rush. I've seen it too many times. He probably does not mind showing that fine-ass body off after all the work he put into it.

He also got naked for the movie at the link below.

Joel Kim Booster, full frontal on last night’s episode.

And this guy's backside. Lots of male nudity last night.

Was it implied that Robert ends up sleeping with Frank (Joel Kim Booster)? Booster said that the way it was filmed, this was heavily implied but he had (at the time of the interview) no idea what the cut version would look like.

Robert is supposedly sharing a room with Henry but gets locked out when Henry hooks up with a prostitute. The next morning, Robert seems to have gotten a bed somewhere even though he was locked out of his room.

Robert would only bang the financial analyst to get something out of him. And the damage to Lumi is already done by that point.

I mean it does seems quite implied, but Robert wouldn't bang a dude just for fun.

My take was that something was attempted in the sauna. Frank is fondling himself while telling Rob "I really love me some compliance." Rob grins, then later tells Eric that Frank is a company man. Does that mean Rob offered his services only if Frank published to buy, or waited until after the panel and that Frank turned him down? Later at the party, Frank tells him that "I may work for an institution, but I'm not [italic]institutionalized[/italic]. That suggested to me that Rob didn't get very far. But it felt the show was pretty much broadcasting that Rob spent the night in Frank's hotel room after the latter bought him a drink. Maybe he gave him a pity fuck.

I don't know R36, there has been plenty to suggest that Rob is bi over the course of three seasons. He is British, after all.

Damn. that post was ruined.

I know I’ll be scolded here, but I think Harry would make a good Bond. He has a nice, deep voice, fit, tall, charming. They could give him a 5 o’clock shadow, work on his accent and he could probably pull it off. They want youth, right? He would have a built in audience, too.

I thought Eric was going to stroke out.

I was waiting for Frank's own little IPO.

I’m late to the party but catching up. I’m loving this show. Just started season 2. Question for those who are caught up- is Harper supposed to be the fucking worst? I hate, hate, hate this character. I don’t root for her, and I don’t get why all these men find her so talented and special. She’s a charisma vacuum. Anyone else share this opinion?

I could have sworn Robert let a man go down on him on the pilot episode, but I was high so who knows. Loved the 1st two seasons, still trying to get into this season.

He tried to impress Yas by making one of the male undergrads go down on him, yes. We never saw it happen, but the look he gave him in the bathroom suggested Rob was not lying. I thought it was clear that Rob is bi pretty early on.

R42, I like Harper but I only root for her to grow a conscience before its too late. She's a really fascinating character. A lot of people see her as sociopathic, but I think Harper is just brash and young and is so absolutely desperate to make in this business that she sees nothing else. It will catch up to her eventually.

I mean they're ALL horrible people, but Harper's particularly awful.

The point of Harper's character is mostly to show that psychos go the farthest in this business/industry. Look what happened to Kenny and his compassion in the premiere, or how Harper's now former boss got shafted by her and Petra even after being nothing but (at least outwardly) nice to her. Also look at those un-PC British bastards in Basel who loved Harper's little panel stunt. She's a closer and a killer, and that instinct gets her to high places even without charm or charisma.

She reminds me of Musk and Zuckerberg. And also of the three biggest psychopaths I grew up with, who are now fantastically successful and wealthy. The world is mostly run by pigs like these, unfortunately.

For R31 - from a recent interview:

[quote]I think the swing back to looking at nudity from the male perspective is actually a really good one. I’m currently in a play where I completely strip off and go full-frontal nudity. And in Industry, I get pretty nude as well. But it is my personal choice. And I think that’s what it comes down to: No actor should feel any pressure to do any nudity. For me, I don’t mind. I’m not one of those people who subscribe to the thought of, like, ‘Well, now it’s the men’s turn.’ But if the script deserves it—and I think with Henry, it certainly does. He’s peacocking. He’s trying to get this girl, he’s showing his bits. I think it’s appropriate.

Yeah, we need to push back hard against Zoomer neopuritanism.

I'm hearing we're getting a Rishi episode next week. I would eat that man out with a dessert spoon! 😍😍😍

Also more Joel Kim Booster, apparently? I thought he was just doing a cute (and sexy) little cameo this week, but guess not.

The Rishi episode looks insane. I'm here for it. The tension is going to give me a heart attack but I will love every minute of it.

Intense was an understatement.

I thought Rishi was going to be dead by the end of the episode.

Same, I thought there's no way this doesn't end with his suicide. Hookers, blow, horse racing, gambling at work, gambling in the casino, scamming his coworkers... fucking hell. One of my favourite episodes to date. I fucking love his frau and the way she spoke to him but still supported him in the end. His bod looked so nice in that tight little shirt in the last scene.

How gross was it when he told that mobster he was in a deep hole and then that guy immediately offered him another 50k?

Loved him saying Rule Britannia, but then also smashing up remnants of the former empire in that shed at the end. Nicely done, writers.

"It’s Rajah, not Roger" was also deeply symbolic. Forgot about that.

That was like one long anxiety-ridden fever dream and I loved every second!

I mean this doesn't end well for Rishi, does it? How the fuck does that HIGHLY destructive behavior sustain itself?

I would have called him a legend when I was young and dumb. Now I'm just stressed out watching this sort of behaviour.

[quote]How the fuck does that HIGHLY destructive behavior sustain itself?

Everyone on the show engages in HIGHLY destructive behavior. Every single one of them is an idiot.

Rishi is a five pump chump!

I think that was 2 better than what he gave Harper right before his wedding.

I went back to check the second season thread and saw that I actually counted the number of thrusts with Harper. And believe it or not, it was twelve, including the initial penetration!

The Rishi episode stressed me out to watch but also left me aroused. I agree with whoever commented about him in the white T-shirt at the end smashing up that room (shed? pavilion?), and I so would 100% beg him to drill me silly.

They really could have lingered some more on his taut torso before he went down on his wife. Much like Yas on the show, he's accrued a passionate gay following and we deserved at least that much.

I don’t get what’s loveable about him. I would never date or marry a man like Rishi. His wife isn’t a gold digger and seems fairly grounded, so I wonder what she sees in him.

He’s a sexy little fucker.

R64 - who cares about marrying or dating? A nice long night of fucking Rishi would be fine by me, then we can bid each other an amiable goodbye. "Hit it and quit it," as the saying used to go.

He's a sexy little fucker who's also a lousy lay and a walking dumpster fire.

Prosthetics of real junk?

^^^ or

[quote]His wife isn’t a gold digger and seems fairly grounded, so I wonder what she sees in him.

In their big fight at the end of the last episode she mentioned that she misses when they "used to be mean to the same people".

They're both raging assholes who aspire to nobility.

I could fix him. My bussy and I could fix him. I know this deep down.

I needed to scroll WAY down. I am a new fan thanks to recent thread. THIS SHOW IS NOW IN MY TOP 6 SHOWS OF ALL TIME. I am only on the penultimate episode. of season 1. It is amazing. It really is Succession and Euphoria. Two of my favorite shows. I put this show up there with The Sopranos and Mad Men. It is sick.

Keep watching R72. It only gets better!

FUCK!!!!!! R73!!! I am 5 minutes from end of Ep 7/Season 1 and dont want it to end (after a certain threesome)

I’m with R42, I really dislike Herrold as Harper, don’t so much dislike the character (who is complex) as the actress, who has a face like a closed fist, hard as nails, zero sex appeal, no warmth and is also a little runt.

Have been watching the first two seasons again before tackling season 3, forgot how much I enjoy season 1. Forgot how openly sexual it is too. hope it comes back for a season 4.

I'm also new to the show, and binged the first two seasons and everything up to the most recent episode. I knew there was a Rishi episode coming, but HOLY FUCKING SHIT! If you've seen "Uncut Gems," you'll immediately get why everyone is saying this is "Industry's Uncut Gems episode," and that one ends much differently. Actually, what it reminded me most of were the standalone character episodes on season two of "The Bear," which were some of their best (which is clearly saying a lot, given the caliber of the show). I *despised* Tina on it until her standalone show and loved her afterwards, and while I'm still not a huge Rishi fan, it was great being able to see things from his perspective. (Also definitely appreciated them not pulling punches on Britain's odious racial & class divides. Rishi should've burned that old gassy pub or whatever it was to the fucking ground!)

Bingeing them is helpful to see how the writers & producers pivot between seasons. The first was almost entirely about the young grads, with a truly batshit amount of sex & drugs. Btw I work in a banking-adjacent field. I-bankers sure as fuck know how to party, but the level of sexual fluidity seen on the show is definitely too far. Bankers are adrenaline junkies, but they're also not suicidal and don't, for instance, fuck their coworkers or clients. I'm still a little worried they're "going there" with newly separated Eric and possibly Yasmin, but I hope not! (Rishi & Harper last season was already bad enough. (But even the women don't hook up with other women even while wasted.) It also had an appalling amount of hazing and misogyny, and having recently watched Kenny during his pre-sober worst, I wasn't exactly upset that Eric pettily fired him in this season's premiere instead of Yaz.

Season two definitely had a tighter focus with Jesse Bloom as the protagonist, but also seemed a tad lost. Gus was almost entirely wasted – is there some reason he couldn't work at a competing bank, like Harper did? – and has now been entirely written off, though the Tory MP he worked for last season curiously was not. I wasn't crazy about the Yasmin/Celeste storyline: it implies, wildly inaccurately, that private wealth management is akin to prostitution. (Maybe on the show, but not IRL.) Also not nuts about Yasmin's asshole-father storyline, last season or this one (and btw I think it's a given that he's dead - it's merely a question of whether Yaz killed him). Still quite a lot of sex & drugs, but less than S1.

This year came as a bit of a surprise: it seems like the writers changed a bunch of shit in the interim, either because they had extra time due to last year's strikes or simply decided to change course. It doesn't seem like they'd even considered before this year that Jesse should *definitely* go to jail for insider trading, and therefore Gus tutoring (and fucking) his son wouldn't last. I know not much about this show is believable, but billionaire white guy Jesse going to jail and young Black American Harper merely losing her job is absurd.

I'll just hazard a guess that most of you cunts have strong feelings about Harper, who's apparently gunning to take down Julie as Biggest Cunt Ever. What the fuck is her DEAL? Fine, she & her brother had a shitty upbringing, but on a show filled with almost entirely unlikeable characters, she's arguably the least likable. (She wasn't the worst in S1 only because the lads on the trading desk were such epic assholes in terms of their hazing.) I'll also hazard a guess I wasn't the only one relieved to see less of her this season than any other character.

How many times were they going to tease us with Henry getting so close to Robert's face I thought they were going to kiss.

Loved Rob's entire ayahuasca scene.