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Is anyone watching this show? I just finished the season (it's in its first season) on HBO Max.
It's a British television drama (read as, no American spoon feeding the plot or explaining each passing scene). It follows a group of young graduates compete for permanent positions at a top investment bank in London, but the boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in their new world.
I thought it was very enjoyable but you have to pay attention, not a casual watch.
It's a British television drama (read as, no American spoon feeding the plot or explaining each passing scene). It follows a group of young graduates compete for permanent positions at a top investment bank in London, but the boundaries between colleague, friend, lover, and enemy soon blur as they immerse themselves in their new world.
I thought it was very enjoyable but you have to pay attention, not a casual watch.
I don’t know if it's the culture of investment banking types or just rich kids, but there's a lot of drug use, sex and partying depicted. It's not GOT level nudity by far but these kids are doing a lot...oh to be young again.
Easily my favorite character is Eric, one of the desk leads and mentors. As such, he's not one of the main characters. That distinction is reserved for the graduates trying to get one of the permanent seats with the investment bank. But he does play a significant role throughout the season. In a world of characters with questionable morals, and he's not excluded from that group at all, I think he's likeable. It's odd for me to enjoy a show where I'm not rooting for anyone and this show fits the bill. None of the characters are "genuinely good people" but I guess that's part of the point. Eric though at least owns who he is.