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How does such a junior banker have so much power?
Will there ever be consequences?
DoesIndustryview Harper as a modern antihero who can pull anything off no matter her messy, super-self-centered actions?
Season two ofIndustryhas given us some backstory, diving deep into Harpers past and psyche.
Its a real and present terror.
When the finale starts, it seems as if Harper is getting away with her scheming again.
It turns out Shogun isalsomoving to New York, which is a nonstarter for Eric and Harper.
Harper asks Eric what the next move is, but Eric is out of moves.
He wants Harper to tellhimwhat to do.
Remember earlier in the season when Eric gave Harper a pen as a ceremonial gesture of passing the torch?
Later, Harper encounters Gus, who has been sent home from his job.
Because the anti-competition inquiry that Gus was supposed to help Aurore chair has been squashed.
Harper goes to Jesses home to tell him he must now stop out of FastAide.
Harper seems bewildered, and a true, defeated naivete shows through on Myhala Herrolds face.
But is she let down because Jesse doesnt trust her or because she doesnt understand what Jesse wants?
He simultaneously texts Harper, telling her to acquire as many shares of Rican as she can.
When Harper staggers back to Erics office, its with the dawning knowledge that shes just done somethingextremelyillegal.
Shes helped Jesse move the market with confidential knowledge shes now party to insider trading.
But Harper is Harper to the bitter end.
Shell do anything not to return to New York, including going along with Jesses manipulations.
What do Eric and Harper do?
Adler has to listen to them because Harper has Bloom, and Bloom is a huge client.
Harper quietly chimes in that she, too, was abused by the client in question.
In the end, they get what they want, and the two secure their new positions at Pierpoint.
Without missing a beat, Aurore tells him shell have to let him go.
Gus was just collateral damage.
Gus later tells Jesse at a dinner celebrating Leos acceptance into Oxford that he no longer has a job.
I have no idea what Leo will think of this turn of events.
Meanwhile, Yasmincosplays as an adultand tries to tell Celeste she doesnt want to work with her father anymore.
Celeste scoffs at the idea, basically telling Yasmin not to be naive.
Yasmin tearfully says she wants nothing to do with him and heads to Celestes party.
There she again tries to be assertive and tells Celeste they will no longer work with her father.
She can see herself out if she refuses to work with her father.
Yasmin goes home to her flat only to find that her father has changed the locks.
Our poor little rich girl shows up at Robs doorstep and together the two head to Rishis wedding.
There, Yasmin asks Rob to help a girl out and go pick up some coke for her.
(Does Yasmin have no shame?)
The two have an off-the-cuff conversation; the closest to a heart-to-heart the women have had all season.
Maybe inspired by that, Yasmin takes Venetia out to brunch to apologize for her behavior.
She insists on picking up the tab but, after Venetia leaves, dines and dashes.
Yasmin has no money of her own.
Dont you know about aFuck off fund?
With his one phone call, he calls Nicole, who bails him out and picks him up.
Am I misreading this, or is Robert hinting that his mother sexually molested him?
Whatever the case, Roberts Oedipal complex will continue over into next season, it seems.
Harper victoriously swaggers back into the office.
Beyond that, all seems to be well as Eric asks Harper to talk with him upstairs.
Instead, Eric personally paid to put her up.
When they get out of the elevator, they enter a nondescript, poorly lit room.
But no, thats not what this is about.
Harper never finished college because of an anxiety attack.
Only Eric knew about the phony transcript and promised to take care of it for her.
Finally, a consequence for Harper Stern, though not the one she anticipated.
Shes fired from Pierpoint.
Loose Change
Harpers white mock neck will now haunt my dreams.
Shout out to all the cast for an amazing season of performances.
Next season, Id love to see the writers do more with Marisa Abela.
Shes not Harper; we know that.
She isnt prone to pushing her way through, but she has her own gilded penchant for manipulation.
Let her be an antihero, too!
On a personal note: Ive so enjoyed watching the show with you all.
I cant wait to talk with you all about season three when it comes out.
