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When does it normally get on USA.com or Hulu.com so I can watch it today? The earlier the better!

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I've been a fan of the show, but my patience is beginning to wear down. It's repeating the same schtick and dynamics repeatedly: Harvey being a charismatic dick, Mike always trying to be the white knight for his clients, Louis being a weirdo, etc. I like that Mike has jumped ship to finance, but the season premiere was remarkably dull (aside from the fact that they got the finance totally wrong).

 

I have to agree. Perhaps most obvious is Rachel just becoming a sex icon on the show. In Season 1, she actually had a distinct character to her, rather than just being 'Mike's girlfriend.' It seems as the show has gone on, that has completely disappeared. Also, it was interesting to see how Mike's new secretary is like Donna, and Mike's new boss is like Harvey. It should be an interesting season, especially given the last scene.

 

Yeah I just watched it (slow day at work) and I was fairly disappointed. The previous seasons it was slowly turning into a drama, and now, it's gone full drama, and you never go full drama.

Also, pardon my ignorance, but if they are buying companies to get positive returns off the company, wouldn't that make them private equity, not a hedge fund? I was just assuming that they said hedge fund because more people know what a hedge fund is vs. private equity.

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@whatsapp12 I'm just assuming that it's going to be more and more drama every single episode and less and less humor and wit like in season 1. If this is the route they are taking, I kind of hope that this is the last season so I don't have to worry about waiting for a season 5 :/ No character has to be a defined character anymore. Everyone just has a purpose now.

I also think it was said just to be relevant to the plebs out there that don't understand the differences of finance. It's like someone name dropping to say they work for JPM IBD when they are a BO assistant.

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"30% returns? Anything less than 50% is unacceptable. We're a hedge fund not a charity."- Sidwell

Kind of made me doubt my future viewing of the show when he said that. It is obvious that the producers didn't do their basic research when they named Mike's new employer SIG... The most painful display of slack research by production--like what someone else already mentioned above me--was when they plainly told the audience that he's going to be an investment banker, and then go on to suggest that he's part of an activist hedge fund. I'm going to try to keep watching it, but it's definitely annoying knowing that the series is going to have more of the same crap as the first episode.

Also, Mike reminds me of how Shia LaDouche's character was portrayed in Wall Street II. One moment he was a trader and in another he was trying to fund a nuclear fusion solution.

 
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"30% returns? Anything less than 50% is unacceptable. We're a hedge fund not a charity."- Sidwell

Kind of made me doubt my future viewing of the show when he said that. It is obvious that the producers didn't do their basic research when they named Mike's new employer SIG... The most painful display of slack research by production--like what someone else already mentioned above me--was when they plainly told the audience that he's going to be an investment banker, and then go on to suggest that he's part of an activist hedge fund. I'm going to try to keep watching it, but it's definitely annoying knowing that the series is going to have more of the same crap as the first episode.

Also, Mike reminds me of how Shia LaDouche's character was portrayed in Wall Street II. One moment he was a trader and in another he was trying to fund a nuclear fusion solution.

Yeah, now that its no longer law, which i am not as familiar with but Wall Street, which I have a good understanding of this is too dumb. The fact that they would conflate 3 professions into one is pretty embarrassing for the production team. Also, Mike's a bit young to have a chauffeured Range Rover...

 

Good lord guys - it's a TV show, relax! The finance does not have to be accurate.

And @"Skinnayyy" - there are some not so legitimate websites where you can watch immediately - for free. Google it.

 

I actually was able to watch it on USA's website the morning after it aired. I was quite surprised. It was even on Hulu too! I figured it would take at least a day to get put up on those.

Also,

@setacros does have something going. Now that I am thinking, in last season Sigwell worked for someone else(can't remember the name, still too early in the morning), and at that point they were investment bankers. NOW he's running a hedge fund. So I guess that part checks out. But the rest of it is still a load of crap.

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I think you can 'explain' the finance aspects, though it requires a great deal of rationalisation.

Sale of distribution centres has a 30% return, but we aren't told the size of the division, nor are we told the timing of the funding (it's not like the company buying this rocks up with cash).

IB's run internal HF's. SIG is a spinoff (maybe?) of the other financial corp - we don't know the full corporate relationship here.

Finally bottom line HF's can do PE stuff. I was never under the illusion it would be PE though as it's obviously public market-facing.

 
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I think you can 'explain' the finance aspects, though it requires a great deal of rationalisation.

Sale of distribution centres has a 30% return, but we aren't told the size of the division, nor are we told the timing of the funding (it's not like the company buying this rocks up with cash).

IB's run internal HF's. SIG is a spinoff (maybe?) of the other financial corp - we don't know the full corporate relationship here.

Finally bottom line HF's can do PE stuff. I was never under the illusion it would be PE though as it's obviously public market-facing.

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The episode was crap but I didn't come here to post that. Whoever says Donna is sexier than Rachel is just..... wrong... very wrong.... no other way to put it.

 

Maybe they will tie the finance story together; I would like to see some semblance of reality in the show. I'm not expecting the producers to be CFA holders or something, but blatant contradictions are a turn off, especially when you have people outside of the industry noticing, @"Dingdong08".

One redeeming quality about the show is how Mike is sacking up now, which is refreshing. It will probably be interesting to see the evolving dynamic between him and Harvey. Hopefully, his whining/therapy sessions with Rachel are done too.

 

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