is no stranger to playing a character with the weight of the world on his shoulders, having spent eight seasons navigating the treacherous Westeros terrain inopens way more doors without the same branding issues as the bastard Jon Snow. Despite some catastrophic events during his company’s splashy IPO launch, Sir Henry lives to see another day as the king of his green-tech energy Lumi castle.proves that even at an early juncture, the third season has zero interest in slowing down.
Throughout “Smoke and Mirrors,” phrases like “perception is reality” and “fake it until you make it” are thrown around. A rumor can sink a business; another can save it. At the end of the day, upper-class men like Sir Henry want to demonstrate they can build something from the ground up even if the house has already been paid for.
Phrases like “close above 40” and “trading down at 400” might be unfamiliar , but you don't need a translator to understand the panic at Pierpoint. Rapid-fire dialogue adds to an already frantic atmosphere sprinkled with Rishi Ramdani's less savory language that would get him fired from another job.
“Why does the CEO keep making himself the story?” Bill asks twice. Well, the baked-in entitlement has much to do with his inability to look inward. But Harington ensures that Sir Henry has more going for him than being an idiot toff. Sure, he literally legs it out of the meeting with the board after saying, “None of this is real,” then locking himself in the office bathroom after taking a three-day dose of medical psilocybin sourced from his mate Pierre—a chef’s kiss detail.