, we saw the finance graduates at Pierpoint continue with their lives following the unexpected death of their cohort friend Hari. We also learned more about Yasmin, who is being bullied and overlooked by her male mentor. And it was clear that Harper still has secrets yet to be unravelled.
But one ray of positivity that came at the end of the episode was a new friendship formed between Yasmin and Harper. In fact, Harper even accepted Yasmin’s invitation to live with at her house along with her boyfriend and her family.
The episode begins with Harper and Yasmin settling into living together, with Yasmin refusing to take the rent money that Harper offers her. Tension starts to build during a dinner party back at the house later that night which Harper rushes from work to get to on time just to please Yasmin who is trying to set her up with Greg. But Yasmin clearly becomes jealous over Harper texting Robert at the dinner table.And things are getting complicated between the new housemates in the office, too.
Back at the house again that evening, Yasmin is clearly annoyed when Harper brings back a guy she’s met on a dating app to have casual sex with. But when he leaves, they smoke a joint together and decide that it’s probably a good idea that Harper does pay rent after all. “It is Notting Hill, after all,” Yasmin asserts.
This interaction suggests that both women know they’re competing with each other in a dog-eat-dog world. And while it won’t stop them from having a friendship, they realise they do have to set some personal boundaries. But even with these in place, we’re not entirely convinced this friendship has strong enough legs.Sign up for the latest news and must-read features from Stylist, so you don't miss out on the conversation.
Also ‘In the second episode of Lena Dunham’s new series’ this isn’t true. She directed the first episode. It’s an overclaim to say it’s her series
I think the big question is why was episode 1 really great and 2 and 3 cringe 😬? Would a character as smart as Harper hand over her hinge account to a hedonist? Why do the female characters have sex naked, the male with their clothes on?😳 I could go on
I think it was the scene where Yasmin is bitching to her boyfriend and he says it was her choice and didn't really go along with her bitchiness at first...