Written by Mickey Down And Konrad Kay
Directed by Birgitte Stærmose And Isabella Eklöf And Caleb Femi
Eric: "People are just knots of fear. We loosen them and we win."
Yup, I'm still flying through this show in order to catch up and this second season once again brought back Harper, Yasmin, Robert and Gus, albeit all four of them feel a tad more disconnected from one another.
In fact, this second season removed Gus from Pierpoint altogether, having him working in a different area altogether. However the presence of main Pierpoint client, Jesse Bloom (Jay Duplass) did manage to keep Gus still connected, especially when the latter hooked up with Bloom's son, Leo (Sonny Poon Tip).
Of course, it's Jesse's presence that was more prominent for Harper. She was the one who got Jesse into business with Pierpoint but she was also the one who somewhat struggled to maintained his business. Jesse turned out to be a rather slightly and volatile client.
Harper this season still had the ability to completely fuck people over. This extended to Eric but also Rishi. The latter bubbled along in the background in the first season but here he was given a more expanded role. He's actually a great foil to Harper at times while pretty boy, Daniel Van Deventer (Alex Alomar Akpobome) was a near love interest for Harper.
As for Yasmin, I did find this season gave her some interesting things to do. The relationship with her father, Charles (Adam Levy) felt like it was going to mend before being completely shattered. There's a brief "friends with benefits" dynamic between Yasmin and Pierpoint Private Wealth Manager, Celeste Pacquet (Katrine De Candole) but even that ended badly as well for her.
Last but not least, there was Robert's arc. He lost his mentor, tried to be sober, tried to mentor Venetia Berens (Indy Lewis) and also worked through his mommy issues with Nicole. It's not as strong as the first season and I did miss the interactions between him, Harper, Yasmin and Gus as the four interacted less with each other.
- Episode titles were Daddy, The Great Squid, The Fool, There Are Some Women ...., Kitchen Season, Short To The Point Of Pain, Lone Wolf And Cub and Jerusalem.
- Robert likened his mother to a tyrant and briefly reunited with his father during Christmas. He has a brother too.
- We met Harper's brother, who resented her and Yasmin learned that she had a half sister because her father got her former nanny pregnant.
- Rishi was engaged but despite his overtime dislike for Harper, he nearly copped off with her. Kenny was also trying to be a nicer person.
- Jackie got to spend time with Harper and Yasmin for an episode. Daria returned and got her own back at Eric and Harper. Venetia also accused Nicole of sexual assault.
- Chronology: COVID-19 factored into this season. Harper, Yasmin and Robert were in their third year.
While a little lagging compared to the first season, I am loving this show in general. Most of the new characters worked well enough and once again, the show really did show the cutthroat world of Pierpoint succinctly.
Rating: 7 out of 10
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