Speaking of her relationship with her Mom - it seemed like at the end of season 3 we were poised for Harper to start a short in New York based on her conversation with Mostyn at the bench.
But that never happened, instead it seemed like she was still running a short in London, then she blew up her relationship with Mostyn and again started another short in London that's now done.
I thought that maybe we were going to go to New York eventually but then her Mom died which makes me wonder if the showrunners scrapped plans for a storyline with her Mom and decided to make it be a more internal struggle instead.
Apparently they wrote the season three finale thinking they might not get renewed so maybe they never wanted to show her mom. I do think that would've been interesting though. One thing Don Draper contrast I didn't have room for: unlike with Don where we see flashbacks of his childhood throughout season one, we never really see anything about Harper's past -- we're only told it, mostly through her.
Hi! I've been around, I think my movie intake might be a little lower so far in 2026 if you haven't seen too many Letterboxd reviews. Hope you've been well! And I think you might like Industry.
Speaking of her relationship with her Mom - it seemed like at the end of season 3 we were poised for Harper to start a short in New York based on her conversation with Mostyn at the bench.
But that never happened, instead it seemed like she was still running a short in London, then she blew up her relationship with Mostyn and again started another short in London that's now done.
I thought that maybe we were going to go to New York eventually but then her Mom died which makes me wonder if the showrunners scrapped plans for a storyline with her Mom and decided to make it be a more internal struggle instead.
Apparently they wrote the season three finale thinking they might not get renewed so maybe they never wanted to show her mom. I do think that would've been interesting though. One thing Don Draper contrast I didn't have room for: unlike with Don where we see flashbacks of his childhood throughout season one, we never really see anything about Harper's past -- we're only told it, mostly through her.
Love this piece! I also just posted a piece about Industry, please check it out: https://thelowball.substack.com/p/on-industry-and-a-new-appreciation
Where have you been, friend? It's been ages and I came to Substack to stalk you. However, I haven't seen this show so I have nothing to add.
Hi! I've been around, I think my movie intake might be a little lower so far in 2026 if you haven't seen too many Letterboxd reviews. Hope you've been well! And I think you might like Industry.
It's been on my mile-high watchlist forever. I'm so behind on TV. I still haven't seen Pluribus!