The main characters ofIndustrydo some shocking things, but Yasmin’s decision at the end of season 3 is one of the show’s most shocking. Rapidly climbing the ranks of being considered one ofMax’s best shows,Industryfollows a group of Londoners in the finance industry as they struggle personally and professionally. Premiering in 2020,Industrydid not have stellar ratings in its first two seasons. However, eventually, the series amassed a loyal following. By season 3, the ratings had bumped up, andIndustryslowly started to gain recognition for its realistic depiction of the often harsh finance sector.
One ofIndustry’smost memorable characters is Yasmin Kara-Hanani, played by Marisa Abela. Yasmin is an ambitious and often ruthless character. She can speak five languages and holds down her role in Foreign Exchange Sales at Pierpoint while still trying to advance her career.Despite her desire to always succeed, Yasmin is still a vulnerable character.Industryhumanizes Yasmin by exploring her attraction to Robert, another young professional at Pierpoint. But the couple’s relationship took a major turn at the end of season 3 after Yasmin made a bold choice.
Yasmin Decides To Marry Henry To Further Her Career
She Leaves Robert In The Process
In theIndustryseason 3 finale, Yasmin has sex with Robert. The pair is known for their on-again, off-again romance, but this time is different because Yasmin and Robert finally confess their love to one another. However,despite Yasmin’s feelings for Robert, she decides to marry Henry(Kit Harington in his first post-Game of ThronesHBO role) with the couple getting engaged during the episode.
Yasmin’s decision comes after Henry’s uncle, Lord Norton, a newspaper proprietor, says that if she marries Henry, it will clear up her PR issues. Yasmin welcomes Lord Norton’s offer, as she has suffered from bad publicity linked to her involvement in her father’s death.
Yasmin doesn’t seem to have an intimate connection with Henry like she does with Robert. However, Henry’s position at his green energy company, Lumi, and his family’s connections to the news media make him Yasmin’s ideal partner, as she can use him to protect both her image and assets.Yasmin ultimately gets engaged to Henry in an attempt to suppress the accusations surrounding her father’s embezzlement and sexual abuse.
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However, her father’s issues crop back up by the end of the episode. After Yasmin successfully polishes her tarnished reputation, thanks to Henry’s connections, she hires Alondra, is the woman Yasmin caught her father having sex with on his boat, as her secretary.
Alondra confesses to Yasmin that some of the women her father and his friends had on the boat were as young as 12.She goes on to imply that Yasmin was molested as a child and offers her sympathies. Yasmin completely breaks down and denies Alondra’s claims. Alondra is fired shortly after the confrontation. By the end of the episode, it’s clear that the sins of her father still haunt Yasmin, but that’s only scratching the surface.
Marisa Abela Has Accepted Yasmin’s Romantic Fate
The Decision Is In Line With Yasmin’s Values
Yasmin actress Marisa Abela is not surprised by her character’s decision to marry Henry, and she’s even described the choice as “inevitable.“Abela explained that Yasmin sees love and money as “interchangeable” because, while she had plenty of money as a child, she didn’t come from a loving home.The actress understands the complexities of Yasmin’s motivation, annd believes that Yasmin offers a fascinating study of predator vs. prey in the business world. In an interview withThe Wrap, Abela said,
“Throughout all three seasons, there are certain aspects of her where she feels incredibly confident and self-assured, and she’s preying on other characters in the show, namely Robert. But she also has an incredibly vulnerable side to her.”
Yasmin’s vulnerability is shown when she decides to marry Henry for financial and career security. The actress ended the interview by implying that Yasmin sees Henry as the solution to all the problems she endured in season 3, and that’s why she agreed to marry him.
Yasmin’s Choice Will Make Her Even More Cruel Moving Forward
It Enables Her Worst Qualities
Yasmin’s decision to marry Henry to further her business career and reputation enables the part of her that values money above human connections. With Henry, Yasmin is without the comfort of a real, loving relationship that she could have had with Robert. Sure, Yasmin and Henry like and respect each other enough to get along, but the relationship is ultimately transactional and won’t fulfill Yasmin’s human need for intimacy.
Yasmin will likely become crueler in her business dealings and her life, because she does not have a supportive relationship to rely upon.
Her relationship with Henry will foster Yasmin’s cutthroat nature because the pair don’t have a deep enough connection where she can rely upon him for emotional support and healing.Yasmin’s cruelty is seen through her interaction with Alondra at the end of the episode. Unfortunately, this incident is likely only the first step on a long road of bitterness that Yasmin is walking into now that she is engaged to Henry. In the coming seasons, Yasmin will likely become crueler in her business dealings and her life, because she does not have a supportive relationship to rely upon.
What’s Next For Yasmin In Season 4
Big Changes Are Likely To Come
Significant changes will likely come for Yasmin inIndustryseason 4, which HBO has already confirmed. Although Yasmin is no longer romantically attached to Robert, that doesn’t mean the characters won’t interact again in the coming seasons. At the end of season 3, Robert is seen pitching Little Labs to venture capitalists in California. Even though Yasmin chose Henry,it’s likely that she and Robert’s paths will cross again because their relationship was so integral to the first three seasons ofIndustry.
Season 4 will also likely feature Yasmin and Henry’s wedding, as the two are engaged at the end of season 3 but have yet to tie the knot. WhileIndustryseason 4 has no confirmed release date, co-creators Mickey Down and Conrad Kay inked a three-year deal with HBO following season 3 (viaVariety). So, Yasmin’s story won’t be coming to an end anytime soon.
