industryThe Season 3 finale was both a blessing and a curse for viewers watching Robert Spearing (Harry Lawty) and Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marissa Abela).
After three seasons of build-up, the two finally admitted their love for each other and had sex for the first time. Then, just hours later, Sir Henry Mook (Kit Harington) announced that he and Yasmine were engaged. Talk about whipping.
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The news was announced at a lavish birthday dinner hosted by Henry’s uncle Otto Mostyn (Roger Barclay). Dozens of guests sat around a long table, chatting loudly and enjoying the sumptuous feast before them. But once news of the engagement broke, the revelers disappeared, leaving Yasmeen and Robert staring at each other across the table.
“I’m sorry,” Yasmin told Robert.
“I understand,” he replied. So do we: For Yasmeen, the entire season has revolved around finding security after her father’s disappearance and various legal troubles. A marriage to Henry would ease those pains, especially since Otto all but told her that if she stayed with Henry, he would make sure his tabloids wouldn’t run stories about her involvement in her father’s death. Use blackmail as matchmaking, if you will.
There are only two lines of dialogue between Yasmeen and Robert, but the decision to kick everyone else out of the room is significant. In almost all operations, industry Rooted in realism. In season three, it starts to take more stylistic turns, like Robert’s surreal ayahuasca trip, and now Robert and Yasmin’s almost fantasy moments. When the world shrinks to just the two of them, we feel like we’re watching a costume drama—think the dance scene between Elizabeth Bennett and Mr. Darcy in 2005. pride and Prejudicewhen all the other dancers fell. Yasmeen and Robert’s entire stay at Henry’s Manor feels like a period drama overall, so the choice to briefly escape reality here is further testament to the show’s style.
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However, as Lawtey revealed in an interview with Mashable, the sequence was not originally written that way. Instead, the rest of the crowd disappeared at the behest of Lauti and Abela.
“[Marisa and I] Both men talked about the scene for days in advance. We knew this was a very important moment, perhaps the high point of their relationship so far, and we really wanted to get it right,” Lawty said. “Even though there are only two lines, it’s all about atmosphere and connection.
To nail down the scene, Abela and Lawty asked co-showrunners and finale directors Mitch Down and Conrad Kay if they could be the only two actors in the room for feature coverage, since the supporting cast wouldn’t be appearing in in the screen.
“We thought it might be easier to be quiet in the room and find the moment really organically,” Lawty said.
Don and Kay agreed, and once they shot the close-ups, they ended up liking the visual of the nearly empty room so much they realized they wanted to incorporate it into the show.
“It was a very immediate, almost impulsive decision that ultimately came out of what Marissa and I actually wanted. I think that really speaks to that.” [Down and Kay’s] “The freedom of being a showrunner, this ‘best idea wins’ culture and the ability to adapt to a filming process, which can be very unpredictable and difficult to constrain,” Lawty said, “is usually a very technical process.” If we can produce something that feels creative and interesting, then we are all qualified to pursue it and follow it.
industry Season 3 is now streaming on Max.
