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They’re lonely, controlling ‘dinosaurs’ seemingly incapable of decently treating the people who look to them for love. Do the characters in the finance drama have any hope of understanding masculinity?Warning: this article contains spoilers for season three of Industry.‘Are you going to stop being such a pussy?” asks Eric Tao (Ken Leung) in the third season of HBO finance drama Industry. Eric is a ruthless boss at the London offices of fictional bank Pierpoint & Co. In the season opener, he’s delivering tough love to Robert Spearing (Harry Lawtey), a young banker whose client (and lover) just died unexpectedly. “Say it with me,” Eric commands. “I’m a man and I’m relentless.” Robert tentatively repeats the phrase, gradually getting louder until both men are screaming together. Continue reading…
They’re lonely, controlling ‘dinosaurs’ seemingly incapable of decently treating the people who look to them for love. Do the characters in the finance drama have any hope of understanding masculinity?
Warning: this article contains spoilers for season three of Industry.
‘Are you going to stop being such a pussy?” asks Eric Tao (Ken Leung) in the third season of HBO finance drama Industry. Eric is a ruthless boss at the London offices of fictional bank Pierpoint & Co. In the season opener, he’s delivering tough love to Robert Spearing (Harry Lawtey), a young banker whose client (and lover) just died unexpectedly. “Say it with me,” Eric commands. “I’m a man and I’m relentless.” Robert tentatively repeats the phrase, gradually getting louder until both men are screaming together.
