"So much of it defies logical explanation. Why does that one guy only listen to recordings of men screaming at each other? Why was there a vampire in it, and why did it lure people in by inventing a brand new shape? Why did the show's big antagonist end up having a baby's head? None of these questions will ever be answered properly, because The Chair Company would clearly prefer to splash around in its Lynchian weirdness."
"The finance jargon of Industry is impenetrable to the likes of poor me. I could not tell you a single financial transaction that took place on the trading floors. When I naively recapped the first season for another outlet, I apologised more than once for having no idea what Harper does. Even when they're not talking shop, I need the subtitles on for this verbose lot."
The Chair Company follows a man drawn into a conspiracy after a chair breaks when he sits on it. The series contains unexplained, surreal elements such as a vampire that invents a new shape and an antagonist with a baby's head. The show embraces Lynchian weirdness and prioritises baffling, dreamlike imagery over clear answers. Industry centers on young financiers navigating opaque, jargon-filled trading floors. Complex financial terminology renders many transactions and roles unintelligible to casual viewers. The series portrays an exclusive, competitive world where money functions as the primary language and barrier to entry.
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