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Well, well, well!
If it isnt our favorite messy bankers!
If this sounds like your average shiny-eyed-youngsters-becoming-professionals, think again.
She also suffered a panic attack on RIF day in a room full of higher-ups.
A central tension is immediately introduced whenEricreprimands Harper over the phone.
And, of course, though reluctant, Harper makes it back to Pierpoint the following day.
At the desk, Harpers been demoted from her spot next to Eric, sitting by the window.
Could he be losing his touch?
Its another instance of the confusing mix of apparent affection and obvious self-interest that threads Erics relationship with Harper.
Sometimes, hes like a pseudo father figure.
Other times hes ruthless, willing to do whatever it takes to make more cash.
Harpers prickliness makes sense.
The only somewhat solace for Harper seems to be her banter with Robert.
Its limper than before, not quite fizzing with the same energy they had pre-COVID.
Theyre both worn down by their jobs, the pandemic, and their lives.
Watching Bloom is like watching something ripple under still water.
In true Harper fashion, she charms Bloom with her blend of awkward sincerity and directness.
At Pierpoint, she asks if anyone knows Bloom.
According to gossip, hes unrecoverable.
No one knows who represents him, and Harper sees her chance.
Before she can get there, though, she has to attend work drinks for Rishis engagement.
Robert ferries Harper away and into a cab.
He fends Harper off and puts her to bed.
Youre taking our spare room.
As she leaves the room, she spots Jesse at breakfast and finally lays her cards on the table.
She works at Pierpoint and wants to know if he has any representation.
Of course, Harper goes to the Q&A instead of following through for Eric.
Acting like a self-destructive mercenary?
Shesback,baby!!
As for Yasmin, post-COVID life isnt all that great for her, either.
This season, it looks like Robert is not Yasmins object of attention.
Later, Yasmin has characteristically aggro sex with Maxim.
Last season she oscillated between being the well-bred nice girl and the pitiless domme-wannabe.
Venetia, unlike younger Yasmin, doesnt cater to everyones whims.
But instead of supporting her, Yasmin goes into full bully mode, ultimately making the youngling cry.
Or is sentimentality like that corny in the workplace?
Is Pierpoints macho sadistic culture just how the industry is?
His newly found personality only serves to contrast Yasmin filling in his old, tyrannical shoes.
Finally, theres Robert.
Oh, Robert, you poor, feckless man.
Robert is afraid of the phone.
He isnt bringing in sales, and his email pitches arent working to hook clients.
Eric tells him to go to the dormant client list and start by calling the least active account.
At first, Robert fails to interest Nicole in him.
This season, Nicole is to Robert as Jesse is to Harper.
But unlike Jesse, we already know that Nicole is potentially bad news.
What will she demand from Robert in return for her favor?
Loose Change
Who is pogdaddy911, a.k.a.
someone Harper is obsessing over on Instagram?
My theory is that its her brother, who she mentioned last season as having disappeared.
So far, hes charming and disarmingly suave, flirting with Harper and getting on Erics nerves.
LOL at Rishis extremely posh white fiance telling Harper to read Roxane Gay and Ta-Nehisi Coates.
I love when this show delivers a barbed joke at the expense of clueless British snobbery.
