Industry turned in its best season by reclaiming its uniquely British and American identities.
This article contains spoilers forIndustryseason 3 episode 8.
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Industryseason 3 begins on a distinctly American note.
As if the Sir honorific wasnt a dead giveaway, Henry is unmistakably a member of the British aristocracy.
Still, Henry does everything he can to remove the stench of old money from his fresh new enterprise.
Lumi looks like something straight out ofThe Social online grid, or more accurately:Silicon Valley.
Suits and ties are outlawed in the companys sterile, yet posh headquarters.
Desk space is limited but there are plenty of pillows.
Henry himself insists upon wearing a Lumi T-shirt with lime green sleeves to every business meeting.
Of course, its also a fraud.
The quick rise and fall of Lumi serves as a fascinating fake out for the first half ofIndustryseason 3.
Its almost as if the show is acknowledging, then rejecting its own burgeoning perception as an American-branded enterprise.
Yasmin comes from wealth thanks to her awful father Charles (Adam Levy) business empire.
At first, Yasmin is determined to get out of this mess on her own.
Suddenly a season of television that began as a pastiche ofSilicon Valleynow seems like something straight out ofDownton Abbey.
Industryseason 3s return to its own British-ness doesnt operate on solely aesthetics either.
The finale sees Yasmin making a dramatic (and very regency drama) decision.
Ignoring her clear love for Robert, Yasmin enters into a nakedly opportunistic and political marriage with Henry.
The employees at Pierpoint arent the power here.
Theyre middle men moving money around for the real power that resides in estates that dot the British countryside.
In the process, it re-discovered its uniquely British-American identity.
