Life changes in major ways for both Harper Stern and Yasmin Kara-Hanani in the Industry season 2 finale.
Eric Tao (Ken Leung), what did you do?!
“Eric fed them that information.
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Why’d he do it?
MICKEY DOWN:His motivations are intentionally ambiguous.
We never see Danny and Harper interact after he’s let go.
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Have we seen the last of him?
DOWN:It’s hard to say.
It is a very callous way of letting someone go and we wanted to represent that.
It’s an intentional anticlimax.
Is this a turning point for her?
And how hard is what she’s actually trying to do going to be for her?
We wanted to take her on that journey.
At the same time, the contradiction will be that.
People will likely have strong reactions, either pro-Charles or pro-Yasmin.
But for us, and for him, it feels triumphant.
But you’re right, the merging of the desks has this feeling of renewal.
What does that relationship look like?
Or Eric and Kenny?
One thing we learned was narrowing the focus and pushing people together helps the show.
We’ve discussed in the past how Harper and Yasmin are the center of this story.
They start off with a broken bond, how do they end the season?
DOWN:That relationship this season criss-crosses.
It opens up the possibility of a relationship down the line.
We’re not saying they’re going to be besties right now and live together.
This interview has been edited and condensed for length and clarity.
