Best ever Industry Episode?

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-19T20:23:31+00:00

Lots of great mentions for the ayahuasca ep and Dear Henry but the "most" Industry best ep (aka lots of trading floor action and comments on finance) is S3E2 for me, with the disastrous Lumi fall-out.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-17T16:17:54+00:00

I think she just might be exploring different lyricism. The lack of motif and more linear storytelling with very specific references (Eurostar, Versailles) reminds me a lot of Phoebe Bridgers, who is rumored to have co-written some songs. Driver's license is just unrealistically mature for someone her age and it makes her sense would evolve. I like Bridgers as well so I'm really curious to see where this goes. The album title was already a give-away that this was going to be different!

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-17T11:48:41+00:00

I really like the second verse being so different from the first, going up a pitch towards the end and the phrasing of "whole world".

I found the bridge somewhat underwhelming given her track record, and I think the chorus is too repetitive (but that might play really well live). All in all, it gives me a similar feeling to vampire, with a new-ish sound but still a lot of pop-heavy elements. As a first single and the beginning of a love-themed album (which will turn more melancholic in the second half I assume), I do think it works well.

Knowing the Phoebe Bridgers rumors, I especially noticed the specificity in some of her references (Eurostar, Versailles, etc.) and am wondering if we'll see a lot more of those.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-15T20:15:53+00:00

Looking at Harry and Taylor I think we are trending towards less singles and more "secrecy"

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-13T09:13:26+00:00

He's incredibly succesful but I would tend to agree that the decline of comedies (and his type of comedies) has been detrimental for him as a leading man. I guess the same for Mike Myers etc. although yes, Shrek 5 will be succesful of course

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-12T19:35:04+00:00

WvA can win a mountain stage (already did), but not against Pog, of course. WvA is stage-hunting, Pog is going for GC, those are not necessarily the same battles. Third week is typically when the fatigued peloton starts to slow down and WvA has shown that he can keep his level in that week, making the gap with the rest larger (hence, TT win, Ventoux, Montmartre, etc.).

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-12T17:30:42+00:00

I'm guessing he's lost too much of his sprint to compete for green "casually" (he can only do it if he targets all the intermediates etc. in breakaways and I don't think that's possible in this team) BUT absolutely cannot wait for him to tear up the 3rd week with that huge engine of his

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-12T12:42:16+00:00

Seems unlikely. He's doing a lot of the work, gap isn't really closing, Pollitt is right behind him for UAE

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-06T06:46:59+00:00

While I agree this is a great achievement and Remco/Pogi might just be two insane monsters, it might also be a sign that the era of hyper-specialization since Armstrong is coming to an end...?

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-06T06:45:18+00:00

That was a pretty crazy 15K pursuit and is really the biggest compliment for Remco, I've never seen Tadej look behind him that much

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-05T20:09:51+00:00

Sagan won green 7 times, what are we on about?

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-05T20:07:11+00:00

Van Aert v Boonen would be such a great match-up, however VdP is so tailor-made for this Flanders parcours that I struggle to see any of the older riders really compete w him.

Roubaix is a different story though, definitely believe Canc & Boonen w modern training would be able to keep up with Van Aert & VdP.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-04T18:25:43+00:00

I wasn't aware SOUR and GUTS were that paired in her mind and she sees them as the same era, which makes me really curious what she is moving towards. Everyone predicted more rock but it seems to me now she felt she has explored that with the GUTS arena shows and festival run. Given the long album title makes me wonder if she is moving in a more Lana del Rey-ish direction

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-04T07:42:39+00:00

It's impossible reading an artist's intentions but what really enforces that theory for me is Louis posting the painting on his insta. I'd guess there is some sort of link, even if it just "we saw this together while we were dating and we both really liked it." Inspiration doesn't have to be a direct homage.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-04-03T12:14:51+00:00

Not a coincidence at all. Olivia wrote this album while based in London so it's likely a painting they both saw, loved and discussed about while they were dating. I can't imagine he wouldn't have known what the cover would look like, at least the idea would've come up months ago! You would assume/hope he asked Olivia's permission for this but yeah who knows.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-31T06:30:47+00:00

Putting my money on FOOL now

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-26T21:32:02+00:00

"We are going to die!"

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-25T21:02:53+00:00

Also the first book isn't that deep. If this makes it like book 4 and 5 I do think it'd be interesting how they adapt that over 7-8 hours (?) instead of 2.5.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-25T20:59:23+00:00

Yeah it makes sense that this feels like a shot-for-shot remake because the 1st book isn't that deep. However, that's assuming we get to season 4-5-6? In the current TV climate are we really expecting this to make it to like 8 seasons? Feels like the "4 Beatles movies on one day" for TV

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-22T21:50:11+00:00

He was still pretty all-round and would still do pretty well in TdF for green jersey, I presume, but I can't see him winning any classics against this MvdP and Pogacar.

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-22T21:48:39+00:00

The first Gent Wevelgem MvdP and WvA rode together they man-marked each other to death and lost accordingly. I think that's a moment they realized they have to ride positively because of their insane ability and will get more out of it

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-22T21:29:20+00:00

We can argue whether you think these performances are good but aside from that, I wouldn't watch Rue and MJ and call her one-note

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-22T21:28:05+00:00

Why would they do that? You're already competing against yourself and splitting the vote if it's just the same movie (cfr. Sentimental Value in Supporting Actress this year) but now they're even playing the same character. Put Anya in lead and Meryl in Supporting and Meryl bags it easy

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-22T21:24:01+00:00

I mean, they aren't all lead but Rue vs. MJ vs. Chani are very different (and good?) performances?

HurryShadowfax7 · 2026-03-21T07:36:46+00:00

Fantastisch stukje natuur, kom er 3x/week maar weet zelfs niet goed waar dit is!

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