I would love to see a two-hour special on how Eric got to Pierpoint and show how Eric decided to interview Harper after seeing her application. The special would end with what he really said to his wife in front of Fellum and his wife.
I love this show but is this seriously what it's like in this industry ? Everyone seems like a complete arrogant prick. sorry, but that's just the vibe I get from it, lol
@@greenminer255 damn I agree.. I don't know if I keep watching g because of the aggressive narcissism or the idea of seeing real sales situations on the floor
@@speedbird737 more like a C lister then, B at best. Most people don't know that actor by name and he hasn't been the lead in any movies or big tv shows. An A-lister is someone like Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. or Timothee Chalamet
Ken Leung was the best thing about this show! His delivery half the time was so nuanced that I could never tell what the hell the character Eric was really thinking! Totally have a crush on this man now and I can’t wait to see what he does next. He just gets better and better! Thank you for compiling all of his scenes 🥰
The reason Harper choose Eric over Daria was because Eric trusted her and she trusted him. Plus he could have ratted her out about school or the trading mess up, but didn't.
Eric saw her ambition as an asset. Daria saw it as a threat. Daria only cared about harpers trauma when it could be leveraged. When told about the sexual assault in the elevator, she brushed it off because she had nothing to gain by disseminating that story. All the characters are grossly narcissistic but I really liked that ending and thought the story was a really interesting take on how capitalistic, self-interested feminism can be as toxic as sexism.
What you say reminds me of the time when no one thought much of Heath Ledger whereas Daniel Day Lewis, one of the greatest screen actors of all time, spoke out and talked about him like he was a gift from God long before he did The Dark Knight while everyone saw him comically in teen roles and a serious actor only when he did "Brokeback Mountain", before anyone else recognized what he was capable of in "The Dark Knight". Brett Ratner in Rush Hour and X-Men, Edward Norton, showrunners of Lost and Sopranos... they all publicly spoke out, saying Leung blew them out of the water and consider him one of the greatest actors of his generation skillwise, with an intense screen charisma and movie star presence. Norton said he stole the scene in the movie with his one cameo. So a show where he has a main role... oh boy. Just imagine him as a leading man. He could single handedly restore Hollywood to its FULL glory.
@@RH-cl1wn There are a LOT of non-struggling Asian actors and they all seem run-of-the-mill generic to me. Leung is unique and he actually DESERVES a better career. In my opinion, Hollywood as well as Asian American Hollywood probably find him too intense and different. Stars have been made by taking a chance on REAL talent. After a century of that being proven, they still don't understand.
proud of Ken.., he was my best buddy and best man at my wedding..decades ago..., Happy to see him in a complex , worthy role of his talents...which he kills..
Character actors like Ken Leung are the best types of actors out there, they're not pretentious "high class" celebs doing method. They do the job and they do it amazingly because they do ALL types of roles - they can literally chew out a scene and not make it feel hammy. Tim Blake Nelson also comes to mind for these types of high caliber character actors that should get more work.
I watched this series and couldn’t believe Ken Jueng wasn’t recognized with every award down the line. He just dominated and owned everything. It wasn’t chewing scenery. He was showing the strengths and the fallibilities of the character. It was thrilling to watch.
@@jordanvanmeter1020question then? Was Daria a snake? I still never understood her character and I attribute to my lack of understanding of this industry.
If you work in this industry trust me Eric is a dream mentor to have as your MD. He was able to assess the appropriate disciplinary conversation with Harper weighing up the Allerton fuck up against her client service work with the other HNW client. He is never unfair and honestly the idea of his aggressive style being unsuitable for an IB's culture is a bit unrealistic. Characters like Daria never last on the floor. They have an unshakable chip on their shoulder and how she talks to Eric is more inappropriate than anything he ever does.
Also, Daria was a VP while Eric was an MD, so Eric way outranked her. In Season 1 some of the dialogue strongly suggested Daria was not a strong producer while Eric, in spite of losing Felim, had a number of other clients fiercely loyal to him. Yet Eric fell from grace in Season 2 thanks to the idiot global director Bill Adler. Am I the only one who felt Adler consistently came off as a lightweight?
@@protamine4 didn't Eric only fall off because Harper torpedoed his Rican play with Felim? Adler only cared about the bottom line, London wasn't justifying their existence so DVD was sent over. Eric got downplayed so he became a fossil, and then he got back on top with a power play of his own.
@@bluelit4830 Don't be like Jasmin, that girl has no balls. In all seriousness though, depends what area your internship is. Sales&Trading? Investment banking? Research? or Back office: Operations, Accounting, Finance, or Tech?
@@PaulsWildLife funny you said that about Jasmine. Such a conflicted character, she wants succeed but wants to be liked at the same time . That’s a no no in any industry. The firm in interning with deals with private equity. Does business in real estate so I assume that’s where I’ll be working.
@@bluelit4830 Not necessarily. I would verify you're not doing back office stuff in said firm. Also, I would try to learn as much as I can from everyone there. Go get a coffee or beer with coworkers every day and learn. Do 2x listening as you do talking because right now you know nothing. Learn learn learn.
@@PaulsWildLife Thank you for this, much appreciated. I’m planing to take a course with Financial Edge. Apparently that’s where the big firms send new starters for training. I’m trying to stay ahead .
If you listen closely to Felim (client) talking, Eric didn't say anything to the client's wife but instead his own wife...Later in the series, you see Eric and his wife at the Christmas party "jokingly" mocking and insulting one another by saying "cunt" and other slurs. I think during dinner with the client and his wife, they might have mistook those insults during their conversation as being directed at Eric's wife in bad faith when they might have just been kidding around.
I understand what you’re saying, but that kind of language can be pretty off-putting, and I think Eric would do well to cut back on these banters in front of clients. Hopefully, Harper will have pointed this out to him.
No. He probably said something racist. A spouse will generally take one for the team if it is in the interest of making more money however if it is something very socially unacceptable--this transcends financial gain. It is well established that he casually makes sexist remarks so I don't believe it was that. I imagine he said something racist as Felim was threatening to repeat what he said in Harper's presence. One thing is certain: He knows what he said.
@@I_LemaireFelim probably just didn't want to say c*** in front of a young American woman. Although Eric did say a racial slur in front of Harper. The reason it is established that he says sexist things is probably to hint at what he said in front of Felim's wife.
The Character of Harper represents the revolutionarist out of an industry...She is different just like Eric was, before he got corrupted by the toxic culture of Pierpoint...Harper represents progress and reform...and the idea that the World financial markets are not limited only to graduates of Harvard or Eton but that interpersonal relationships and fierce competition is the underlying asset or bar, driving the price action at the floor of the exchange transacting change in price...
Eric is the type of guy that will only help you succeed if you sre willing to work within his system. His methods of breaking you down piece by piece and then suddently building you up although extremely toxic, also allows you to grow if you take the right lessons from how he treats you.
18:59 What an incredible moment of acting by Leung. Eric is an absolute titan in his field, but is constantly letting his mask slip through small mannerisms that expose how vulnerable and insecure he really is. Never seen such a captivating performance.
I never understood why Harper even considered Daria to be a replacement for Eric or why Harper didn't like him and simply didn't respect him. She wasn't even supposed to be there, but the guy gave her a shot. Very strange character development for Harper that never made sense to me.
I really wanted to like this show, but it nosed dived fast into nothing of worth to watch. Eric was great, and their relationship was fine until she blew it up for no reason. The show cared too much about sex and not finance. These 1st years became really stupid, and I don’t know what the point is anymore. They should scrap everything but Eric, and redo the show with him as the main character
@@bobbyaxelrod5959 By no means do you have to agree to this but I think Harper's wavering loyalties came because she's an opportunist, and will happily cross in her path. She liked the trust that came with Eric, but equally had to suck up to Daria who was her manager. When she realised Daria didn't have her back and saw an opportunity to get her old boss in who would owe her one, she took it. She became the essence of the toxic culture.
@@rohanb3599 nailed it. I think she regretted it but she was obviously coerced into pushing Eric out. daria and Sarah gave her no agency and didn’t respect her, when presented with an opportunity to choose between them, she went with Eric which fits with her character
Easily best written/acted character in the show. Not blanket good or bad, perfectly nuanced that it keeps the viewers intrigued, really looking forward to season 2. Now, I would argue he should have been sacked for those actions but Harper knows the experience better than anyone and she's right to mention that if someone else was in her shoes, it's really not an obvious right/wrong decision.
It's a bit unfair of a statement to say he's the best written character. Part of his character is that he is so confident and sure of himself most of the show. The show itself centers around young professionals finding their way; like babies stumbling across the floor until they can walk. Even Daria is still trying to figure things out
yo that grad just backstabbed him, can't really believe how she could do that. Y'all saw how she got gutted after Eric left, everyone who was dilly dally with her just put on their other face lol well deserved...
Did he just yell at Greg and give him a compliment. "I know I guy at Fox." Eric is the teacher that you might not always get along with but you will learn something.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who gets a knot in my stomach watching clips of these characters. Literally the worst kind of people you can be around, in an office or otherwise. Yuck.
Lol Eric reminds me of some of my former coworkers when he had that exercise band on his chair… one of my former coworkers has one of those pedal thing underneath her desk, another sits on an exercise ball lol… also I can relate. I started from the bottom trying to climb that ladder
I think a lot of comments are aware of the negatives of Eric but some are really glorifying him despite his extremely manipulative behavior. The guy is a horrible person, I think the show did a great job of doing it in a nuanced manner that doesn't make him just blatantly "bad" but giving depth to what grooming actually looks like.
He is not a good manager but he is great at his work. He has the shark dna this companies need the predatory instinct to take any opportunity to make money. He is not more manipulative than other seniors with aspirations and he embodies the real motives of these banks.
yhh. He is so manipulative. I wish we see more of this part in the series. Everybody keeps saying about how harper doesn't deserve to be there and my question is- then why is she? Eric is no philanthropist, why doesn't he fire Harper? He knows he could give Harper things she never asked (extra raise), make her feel special and use "You would not be here if it weren't for me" line to make her his puppet and to be on his side since Daria and the other lady want him gone. He is using her as much as Harper is using him.
All the managers manipulated or controlled for their own agenda. Daria got a secret confession from Harper to get Eric fired and his job and later barely talked to Harper. Harper confessed to her, she got sexually assaulted by a client and Daria didn't care. Also Daris told Robert he was worthless.
"I know a guy high up at Fox". Funny as this actor was in a major Fox/Marvel Comics movie as "Kid Omega". He also beat up "Uncle Junior" on the Sopranos and was a time traveling Other on Lost. Great actor.
INDUSTRY - an anagram of BEST DRAMA (and don't tell me it ain't!) Wonderful multi-national acting talent, production design, writing, photography and music soundscapes. Together with Happy Valley - this is the definitive best of Brit TV in the last 10yrs!
Harper betrayed Eric badly. Daria or Sara wouldn't have even interviewed Harper from her 'non target' (not a prestigious university) background. Not to mention the fake qualification Eric ignored.
He locked Harper in that room, closed the shades and proceeded to shout at her to solved his mess up. She had a history of panic attacks which he didn't know but that's not his business. Instead of reporting him she told Daria who used her to take over Eric's job. Harper got her revenge after Daria wanted her to return half the 50k commission.
Eric supported her, believed in her, forgave her mistakes, had faith in her, trusted her, pushed her to excel..etc (I wish I had such a mentor) and STILL she filed a formal complaint against him after ONE outburst that made him lose millions.. What absolutely shitty writing.
When you are really working hard and getting things done you are not listening to other people's soundbites, you fix the screen and you ignore people around you, also, aggressive behaviour costs money because it disrupts trains of thought and significantly slows any task down by destroying concentration. NO ONE is immune to this. Time is money and low concentration time is money lost.
For some reason Harper seems to be in a panic state, crying, low confidence, dependent and sorrowful almost always... Not sure what her character is proving...🙄
I would love to see a two-hour special on how Eric got to Pierpoint and show how Eric decided to interview Harper after seeing her application. The special would end with what he really said to his wife in front of Fellum and his wife.
Big brain energy
Fr I need this
I love this show but is this seriously what it's like in this industry ? Everyone seems like a complete arrogant prick. sorry, but that's just the vibe I get from it, lol
He called her a ku*t
@@greenminer255 damn I agree.. I don't know if I keep watching g because of the aggressive narcissism or the idea of seeing real sales situations on the floor
1:29
Eric: Half of you won't be here in 6 months
Hari: 👁👄👁
*dies in first episode because he couldn't bear to wait 6 months*
LOL
Justice for Hari!
awesome foreshadowing this show is gas
People like Hari shouldn't even be in corporate. it is very amateur to die on the first day ...
The man acted so well and his character is so well-scripted. It hurts....in a freaking good way
thats exactly what jun tao does.
@@derpamineKen Leung*
Why is there a ring in your nose? Are you cattle? - Best line that episode.
goes from giving her an amazing compliment to that lmao
I loved the ring on her nose I do have to agree with him.
He’s so dad coded
@@user-th6rh8zp3tI think that’s the moment he truly started to care about Harper and so he made that comment so she would fit in better
He was hands down one of the top three performances of the show. Love his character.
wrong. He was, hands down, the top three performances of the show. ALL THREE OF THEM.
This man carried this show
hes an A lister - hes been in many movies/programmes - he was in Lost! Check his imdb filmography
@@speedbird737 miles will always be my favorite role of his
@@speedbird737 more like a C lister then, B at best. Most people don't know that actor by name and he hasn't been the lead in any movies or big tv shows. An A-lister is someone like Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr. or Timothee Chalamet
Eric: Half of you won't be here in six months
Hari: And I took that personally
Dark😂
I laughed out loud
Best character. He gives the show life.
He was made for this role. Great to see him shine as an actor.
Ken Leung was the best thing about this show! His delivery half the time was so nuanced that I could never tell what the hell the character Eric was really thinking! Totally have a crush on this man now and I can’t wait to see what he does next. He just gets better and better! Thank you for compiling all of his scenes 🥰
Jun tao
Agreed, hope they don't reduce his screen time next season.
Harper made the right choice. Eric, in spite of his insanity, was far far safer than Daria.
Yep she should have never let Daria get her to sign that paper. Eric saved her so many times. Daria would have had her fired.
This aged horribly
@@alvaromontano7071 yup
@@eyelid_4600 Eric is just like Harper, him crushing Adler is such a Harper move
@@alvaromontano7071 it ages even worse as season 3 unfolds😅
The phones stopped ringing so he could speak. Very polite of them.
The reason Harper choose Eric over Daria was because Eric trusted her and she trusted him. Plus he could have ratted her out about school or the trading mess up, but didn't.
Also because she didn’t want to be Daria’s token
He also got her back when she screwed up
Eric saw her ambition as an asset. Daria saw it as a threat. Daria only cared about harpers trauma when it could be leveraged. When told about the sexual assault in the elevator, she brushed it off because she had nothing to gain by disseminating that story. All the characters are grossly narcissistic but I really liked that ending and thought the story was a really interesting take on how capitalistic, self-interested feminism can be as toxic as sexism.
@@MixSonaProductions Yeah. In episode 4, she would have been fired 4 times over with the idiotball she played with the bad trade.
@@baxoutthebox5682 how can I upvote this twice?
I GO TO BED...with that number
Whats the number mate
He deserves an Emmy for his performance here. Perfectly splendid. I thought he was just average from Lost or even X-Men, but this was excellent.
This man should have been a superstar and not a struggling Asian actor.
What you say reminds me of the time when no one thought much of Heath Ledger whereas Daniel Day Lewis, one of the greatest screen actors of all time, spoke out and talked about him like he was a gift from God long before he did The Dark Knight while everyone saw him comically in teen roles and a serious actor only when he did "Brokeback Mountain", before anyone else recognized what he was capable of in "The Dark Knight".
Brett Ratner in Rush Hour and X-Men, Edward Norton, showrunners of Lost and Sopranos... they all publicly spoke out, saying Leung blew them out of the water and consider him one of the greatest actors of his generation skillwise, with an intense screen charisma and movie star presence. Norton said he stole the scene in the movie with his one cameo. So a show where he has a main role... oh boy. Just imagine him as a leading man. He could single handedly restore Hollywood to its FULL glory.
@@RH-cl1wn There are a LOT of non-struggling Asian actors and they all seem run-of-the-mill generic to me. Leung is unique and he actually DESERVES a better career. In my opinion, Hollywood as well as Asian American Hollywood probably find him too intense and different. Stars have been made by taking a chance on REAL talent. After a century of that being proven, they still don't understand.
Dude took a role and absolutely ate it...devoured. Captivating performance.
proud of Ken.., he was my best buddy and best man at my wedding..decades ago..., Happy to see him in a complex , worthy role of his talents...which he kills..
Ken Leung was your best man, wtf?? Share a story please?
Character actors like Ken Leung are the best types of actors out there, they're not pretentious "high class" celebs doing method. They do the job and they do it amazingly because they do ALL types of roles - they can literally chew out a scene and not make it feel hammy. Tim Blake Nelson also comes to mind for these types of high caliber character actors that should get more work.
I watched this series and couldn’t believe Ken Jueng wasn’t recognized with every award down the line. He just dominated and owned everything. It wasn’t chewing scenery. He was showing the strengths and the fallibilities of the character. It was thrilling to watch.
Industry but it’s just the best character.
Ken Leung did a fantastic job, but I still think 90% of the people praising Eric would hate working for him lol
Nope. He’s the best kind of boss. You just can’t be soft.
I would but once Harper realised he had a soft spot for her she should've doubled down on her alliance with him and just kept one eye open.
If you worked in this industry, you’d love him. Source: I work in this industry.
@@jordanvanmeter1020question then? Was Daria a snake? I still never understood her character and I attribute to my lack of understanding of this industry.
course they would. they'd leave crying after half a day
The characters in this show are very complex and well written. No one is "good" or "bad".
Still I hate HARPER the most
No good guys...
Kenny is the kind of prick that makes your work unbearable. Imagine if he had more responsibility.
@@meivenheaven but he's also the kind of guy to have a beer with you at the end of the day after shitting on you since morning 😂😂😂
@@alokrai744 - I'm sure you do. She should know her place and let the world walk over her, right?
If you work in this industry trust me Eric is a dream mentor to have as your MD. He was able to assess the appropriate disciplinary conversation with Harper weighing up the Allerton fuck up against her client service work with the other HNW client. He is never unfair and honestly the idea of his aggressive style being unsuitable for an IB's culture is a bit unrealistic. Characters like Daria never last on the floor. They have an unshakable chip on their shoulder and how she talks to Eric is more inappropriate than anything he ever does.
Agreed
Also, Daria was a VP while Eric was an MD, so Eric way outranked her. In Season 1 some of the dialogue strongly suggested Daria was not a strong producer while Eric, in spite of losing Felim, had a number of other clients fiercely loyal to him. Yet Eric fell from grace in Season 2 thanks to the idiot global director Bill Adler. Am I the only one who felt Adler consistently came off as a lightweight?
@@protamine4 didn't Eric only fall off because Harper torpedoed his Rican play with Felim? Adler only cared about the bottom line, London wasn't justifying their existence so DVD was sent over. Eric got downplayed so he became a fossil, and then he got back on top with a power play of his own.
Adler just wanted to save money.
Yeah Eric reminds me of Harvey Specter. Good mentor
Underrated actor , was brilliant in the also underrated movie Shanghai Kiss with him and Hayden Panettiere
I really appreciate you making this. Eric is the main reason why I watch the show
Once season 2 is over, I'm planning on making another compilation.
good he's the best part of the show w/o question
I work in finance and would love an MD like Eric. Guy is so direct. He just kicks ass.
I’ve an internship coming up in June and I have no background in finance. I’m so shook right now. Any advice for a new timer?
@@bluelit4830 Don't be like Jasmin, that girl has no balls. In all seriousness though, depends what area your internship is. Sales&Trading? Investment banking? Research? or Back office: Operations, Accounting, Finance, or Tech?
@@PaulsWildLife funny you said that about Jasmine. Such a conflicted character, she wants succeed but wants to be liked at the same time . That’s a no no in any industry.
The firm in interning with deals with private equity. Does business in real estate so I assume that’s where I’ll be working.
@@bluelit4830 Not necessarily. I would verify you're not doing back office stuff in said firm. Also, I would try to learn as much as I can from everyone there. Go get a coffee or beer with coworkers every day and learn. Do 2x listening as you do talking because right now you know nothing. Learn learn learn.
@@PaulsWildLife Thank you for this, much appreciated. I’m planing to take a course with Financial Edge. Apparently that’s where the big firms send new starters for training. I’m trying to stay ahead .
Eric is the definition of a PROBLEMATIC FAVE. What a king.
If you listen closely to Felim (client) talking, Eric didn't say anything to the client's wife but instead his own wife...Later in the series, you see Eric and his wife at the Christmas party "jokingly" mocking and insulting one another by saying "cunt" and other slurs. I think during dinner with the client and his wife, they might have mistook those insults during their conversation as being directed at Eric's wife in bad faith when they might have just been kidding around.
I understand what you’re saying, but that kind of language can be pretty off-putting, and I think Eric would do well to cut back on these banters in front of clients. Hopefully, Harper will have pointed this out to him.
@@ryoryo9936 Ya for sure, I was just talking about how Eric and his wife probably thought that kind of language was appropriate with their friends.
No. He probably said something racist. A spouse will generally take one for the team if it is in the interest of making more money however if it is something very socially unacceptable--this transcends financial gain. It is well established that he casually makes sexist remarks so I don't believe it was that. I imagine he said something racist as Felim was threatening to repeat what he said in Harper's presence.
One thing is certain: He knows what he said.
@@I_Lemaire you may have a point, now that I think about it. This show really needs you to watch it a couple times to fully grasp it
@@I_LemaireFelim probably just didn't want to say c*** in front of a young American woman. Although Eric did say a racial slur in front of Harper. The reason it is established that he says sexist things is probably to hint at what he said in front of Felim's wife.
“Why is there a ring in your nose? Are you cattle?”
"pre-08 Nobu" lmfaoooo Eric sends me man
The Character of Harper represents the revolutionarist out of an industry...She is different just like Eric was, before he got corrupted by the toxic culture of Pierpoint...Harper represents progress and reform...and the idea that the World financial markets are not limited only to graduates of Harvard or Eton but that interpersonal relationships and fierce competition is the underlying asset or bar, driving the price action at the floor of the exchange transacting change in price...
You couldn’t be more wrong.
The more i watch this the more i think it’s actually about a coach and their athletes
I got super stressed when he got fired, glad he came back
Eric is the type of guy that will only help you succeed if you sre willing to work within his system. His methods of breaking you down piece by piece and then suddently building you up although extremely toxic, also allows you to grow if you take the right lessons from how he treats you.
I already like this show because of this guy.
"You catch the Spurs last night?" Fucking epic 😂🔥
Poor Spurs 😂😂😂
Eric is my favorite character on this show! Just the way he’s acted. So so good.
18:59 What an incredible moment of acting by Leung. Eric is an absolute titan in his field, but is constantly letting his mask slip through small mannerisms that expose how vulnerable and insecure he really is. Never seen such a captivating performance.
Mind blown when I found out Eric is the bad guy from Rush Hour
Great show, great character, great acting.
Not far from reality
I thought it was him lmao but assumed I was being racist
LMAO JUNTAO THATS WHO IT IS
I actually recognized him from Lost lol
or The Sopranos episode with Junior running a card game in the mental hospital
Damn I feel like Eric really had no idea what he said at dinner but it was clearly CVNT
what i don't understand is, that guy Felim sounds maybe Irish/British whatever. if anyone would understand the usage...he should have
His character was one of the few with a real heart.
No on realizes Eric doesn’t even blink his eyes, he demands your attention from your eyeballs
He did. 4.26 look it up
I never understood why Harper even considered Daria to be a replacement for Eric or why Harper didn't like him and simply didn't respect him. She wasn't even supposed to be there, but the guy gave her a shot. Very strange character development for Harper that never made sense to me.
I really wanted to like this show, but it nosed dived fast into nothing of worth to watch.
Eric was great, and their relationship was fine until she blew it up for no reason. The show cared too much about sex and not finance. These 1st years became really stupid, and I don’t know what the point is anymore. They should scrap everything but Eric, and redo the show with him as the main character
Before you criticise a show, you might want to watch it to the end. Things have a way of changing and become clearer. “The whole story” so to speak 😉
@@philipb9363 my opinion is the way it is, because I watched through to the end.
@@bobbyaxelrod5959 By no means do you have to agree to this but I think Harper's wavering loyalties came because she's an opportunist, and will happily cross in her path. She liked the trust that came with Eric, but equally had to suck up to Daria who was her manager. When she realised Daria didn't have her back and saw an opportunity to get her old boss in who would owe her one, she took it. She became the essence of the toxic culture.
@@rohanb3599 nailed it. I think she regretted it but she was obviously coerced into pushing Eric out. daria and Sarah gave her no agency and didn’t respect her, when presented with an opportunity to choose between them, she went with Eric which fits with her character
Scene at 10:32 is one of my favorite scenes of TV ever.
I've never watched a single episode of this show. Anyone remember Rush Hour from like the last century? Yeah, it's that guy.
yeah! one of the antagonists in the first rush hour movie
Put the gun down and fight me like a man~
Wow this guy came a long way. Always remembered he only got shitty supporting roles here and there
After finishing season 2, I have just this to say, Eric is THE MAN!
You know he knows what he said and that it is bad, his performance is sooo good. Will be interesting to see Harper's relationship with him in season 2
This show was surprisingly good
Easily best written/acted character in the show. Not blanket good or bad, perfectly nuanced that it keeps the viewers intrigued, really looking forward to season 2. Now, I would argue he should have been sacked for those actions but Harper knows the experience better than anyone and she's right to mention that if someone else was in her shoes, it's really not an obvious right/wrong decision.
It's a bit unfair of a statement to say he's the best written character. Part of his character is that he is so confident and sure of himself most of the show. The show itself centers around young professionals finding their way; like babies stumbling across the floor until they can walk. Even Daria is still trying to figure things out
Still remember his appearance in the sopranos, pure gold
Eric carries this whole show
yo that grad just backstabbed him, can't really believe how she could do that. Y'all saw how she got gutted after Eric left, everyone who was dilly dally with her just put on their other face lol well deserved...
The acting in this show is amazing!
Did he just yell at Greg and give him a compliment. "I know I guy at Fox." Eric is the teacher that you might not always get along with but you will learn something.
He was messing and bullying him, obviously he was not serious about the Fox guy.
Eric was definitely being an asshole to embarrass Greg where it hurts, but Greg needed that
@@sue-sd1ug I think he tries to tell him to focus on his job and if he does well, he'll help him
So proud of Ken Leung.
JUN TAOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!
Haha Jun Tao speaks English now lol
@@Sting2703 Jun Tao was the white guy.
Lol a show where viewers can live vicariously through characters working 80 hours a week, eating food at their desk and shit from their bosses.
Glad to see I'm not the only one who gets a knot in my stomach watching clips of these characters. Literally the worst kind of people you can be around, in an office or otherwise. Yuck.
Lol Eric reminds me of some of my former coworkers when he had that exercise band on his chair… one of my former coworkers has one of those pedal thing underneath her desk, another sits on an exercise ball lol… also I can relate. I started from the bottom trying to climb that ladder
that scene sent me because I was like what a great idea
9 interviews and they didn't catch the fact she doesn't have a diploma??
You'd be surprised the rooms a person can talk themselves into...just takes confidence and balls
@@itstrboBackground checks are a thing. Especially with a firm like that.
It’s a tragedy that Leung’s only other pieces of work were Sopranos and Rush Hour. What a champ.
I am so going to watch this. Probably lots of backstabbing in this profession.
I fail to care about anyone other than Eric
I think a lot of comments are aware of the negatives of Eric but some are really glorifying him despite his extremely manipulative behavior. The guy is a horrible person, I think the show did a great job of doing it in a nuanced manner that doesn't make him just blatantly "bad" but giving depth to what grooming actually looks like.
He is not a good manager but he is great at his work. He has the shark dna this companies need the predatory instinct to take any opportunity to make money.
He is not more manipulative than other seniors with aspirations and he embodies the real motives of these banks.
yhh. He is so manipulative. I wish we see more of this part in the series. Everybody keeps saying about how harper doesn't deserve to be there and my question is- then why is she? Eric is no philanthropist, why doesn't he fire Harper? He knows he could give Harper things she never asked (extra raise), make her feel special and use "You would not be here if it weren't for me" line to make her his puppet and to be on his side since Daria and the other lady want him gone. He is using her as much as Harper is using him.
All the managers manipulated or controlled for their own agenda. Daria got a secret confession from Harper to get Eric fired and his job and later barely talked to Harper. Harper confessed to her, she got sexually assaulted by a client and Daria didn't care. Also Daris told Robert he was worthless.
After one season, I want to put Eric up there with Tony (from The Sopranos) and Logan (Succession) as my favorite characters in a TV series.
He was in sopranos as a kid with Junior in the old folks home
Might you be having some daddy issues?
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Love this show. Even if I have no idea what they're talking about lol
Finally Its out ! I have been waiting for Eric HAHAHA
Hope I didn't make you wait too long :o
@@genesisofthevoid2532 No you did not ! It was awesome !!!
@@genesisofthevoid2532 this was really good! Thank you 😊
He carries the show.
Eric is the DAD type i would want as a mentor .... in the business aspects.
You’d probably hate his character as a Dad lol. He don’t give af
The differences in how Daria and Eric see the business and what is important to success is interesting to watch.
"I know a guy high up at Fox". Funny as this actor was in a major Fox/Marvel Comics movie as "Kid Omega". He also beat up "Uncle Junior" on the Sopranos and was a time traveling Other on Lost. Great actor.
INDUSTRY - an anagram of BEST DRAMA (and don't tell me it ain't!) Wonderful multi-national acting talent, production design, writing, photography and music soundscapes. Together with Happy Valley - this is the definitive best of Brit TV in the last 10yrs!
agreed, the diversity is top tier so far.
If you ever worked in the Sell Side in research, trading or something useful, you love Eric and hate Daria
I did not, but I can not help but feel the same
You know's it's beyond humiliating when Rishi gives that sad face lol
ERIC such a badass, this show rocked tho
I fully understand her choice !
SUNY Binghamton - the New York public colleges have some stellar schools, on par with California system, just nobody knows them.
0:36 Burst out laughing when I heard that. Lol.
Eric and Rishi are classic.
Gotta get Ken Leung an Emmy nomination. He is absolutely fucking remarkable week in and week out on one of the best shows on television
Man... juntao came along way after he quit the triad
Who said he quit?
Eric is simply amazing ❤ he’s so real
mostly watched for his scenes. ken leung is a beast of an actor.
Harper betrayed Eric badly. Daria or Sara wouldn't have even interviewed Harper from her 'non target' (not a prestigious university) background. Not to mention the fake qualification Eric ignored.
He locked Harper in that room, closed the shades and proceeded to shout at her to solved his mess up. She had a history of panic attacks which he didn't know but that's not his business. Instead of reporting him she told Daria who used her to take over Eric's job. Harper got her revenge after Daria wanted her to return half the 50k commission.
I love Eric on this show
Ah the finance corporations : hub of psychopaths
Perfect description of the majority of leading/supporting characters.
The editing on these are beautiful lol
Its interesting how Eric looks exactly like a certain IRL business man in asia...
😂😂😂
They clipped Eric so hard in season 2. He was the best part of the show in the first season.
Such brilliant performances in this show!!
Harper was so innocent when she started. Eric mentored her well
this actor is so underrated. I’ve mostly seen him as the bad guy in movies
As a grad of suny bing, I am so glad we made it on the maplol
Ho Eric TAO ! Pro Skate 2 !
it always cracks me up
Eric supported her, believed in her, forgave her mistakes, had faith in her, trusted her, pushed her to excel..etc (I wish I had such a mentor) and STILL she filed a formal complaint against him after ONE outburst that made him lose millions.. What absolutely shitty writing.
Thats how it be sometimes not bad writing
Kept her secrets and covered her ass too.
Yeah such a not smart move on her part but as smart as Harper is she has extreme anxiety, panic attacks and imposter syndrome.
that's reality...
I love this show. I know it the moment i see it
When you are really working hard and getting things done you are not listening to other people's soundbites, you fix the screen and you ignore people around you, also, aggressive behaviour costs money because it disrupts trains of thought and significantly slows any task down by destroying concentration. NO ONE is immune to this. Time is money and low concentration time is money lost.
Never seen the show, never the less Good actors.Also a great representation of a toxic work environment.
For some reason Harper seems to be in a panic state, crying, low confidence, dependent and sorrowful almost always...
Not sure what her character is proving...🙄
Her character proves that even with all those flaws you mentioned she is successful the most successful grad there
I don't watch this show but I had to look it up after I saw the dude who was beating up Jackie Chan & Chris Tucker in Ruah Hour was in it.