In the first episode, Richard finds himself courted by a powerful and lauded high-tech startup. In terms of using real examples to fuel the humor of the show, Judge is as strong a writer as ever this season. Mike Judge and his fellow writers should find plenty of material there to mine as this season progresses. Creators being kicked off of their own companies is not an uncommon occurrence in the world of tech, as the legacies of Steve Jobs at Apple and Elon Musk at PayPal can attest to. But this necessary shift by no means feels forced or fatal. There’s little wry joy or humor to be found in a show about a bunch of highly successful techies sitting on a mountain of VC funding.īy splitting itself up between Pied Piper’s internal war and its continued external competition, the show does seem to suffer some loss of energy and focus. Yet if won outright, the show loses all its drive and heart. The catch to this setup is that, if their struggle is stretched out too long, it becomes boring and forced. “Silicon Valley” built itself on a David versus Goliath foundation of Pied Piper overcoming the reach of its greedy “parent” company, Hooli. Consigned to the role of CTO, with his ego bruised and not even the phallic logo of Pied Piper left under his firm but gentle hand, he must now contend with the new CEO of Pied Piper, Jack Barker (Stephen Tobolowsky), even as Hooli and other competitors continue to look on greedily.Īs a narrative shift, this was perhaps an inevitable change. Richard, the CEO and driving force behind Pied Piper, has been forced out of his position as CEO by his own board of directors. However, there are some changes to get used to this time around. “Fucking Stanford robotics!”Īnd just like that, we’re back to one of the best parodies of the crazy world of contemporary digital innovation.
“No, damn it!” the latter exclaims before getting out of the car to take a closer look at the deer-shaped robot lying in the road. “Did I just hit a deer?” he nervously asks Erlich (T.J. In one of the first gags of this latest season of HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” an angry Richard (Thomas Middleditch), speeding down the road in the dark, is suddenly forced to hit the brakes before slamming into some creature running across the freeway. Miller, Kumail Nanjiani, Martin StarrĬreated by: Mike Judge, John Altschuler, Dave Krinsky
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