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Season 5 – Silicon Valley

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Mar 2018

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Partially inspired by co-creator Mike Judge's experiences as a Silicon Valley engineer in the 1980s, this comedy series follows the misadventures of introverted computer programmer Richard and his brainy friends as they attempt to strike it rich in a high-tech gold rush. They live together in a Bay Area startup incubator loosely run by self-satisfied dot-com millionaire Erlich, who lets them stay in his house rent-free in exchange for a stake in the projects they invent there. But when Richard develops a powerful search algorithm at his day job, he finds himself caught in the middle of a bidding war between his boss -- whose firm offers Richard an eight-figure buyout -- and a deep-pocketed venture capitalist.

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Critics Consensus

Five seasons in, Silicon Valley finds a new way to up the ante with tighter, less predictable plots, while still maintaining its clever brand of comedic commentary.

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Dan Einav

Financial Times

Aug 31, 2018

3/5

Still one of the best on TV, even without the brilliantly coarse TJ Miller.

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Patrick Ryan

USA Today

Jun 14, 2018

So how does Silicon move forward without Erlich?... Pretty easily, actually.

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Bob Fekete

Newsweek

Jun 14, 2018

Plays it safe in terms of story and jokes, but does a good job of setting up the rest of the season.

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Mikel Zorrilla

Espinof

Jul 24, 2019

One episode was enough to verify that it is still as fun as ever. [Full Review in Spanish]

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Sean Mulvihill

FanboyNation.com

Oct 29, 2018

4/5

Season Five is perhaps the best season of the show and has moved everything - the characters, Pied Piper, the comedy - forward and ensured that I'm fully onboard for the sixth season whenever it debuts.

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Alan French

AwardsCircuit.com

Oct 10, 2018

3.5/4

Hopefully, Judge can keep this show rolling through the season at the level of the premiere.

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Apr 2, 2020

Silicon Valley: Season 5 another fun season of the beloved IT gang

Aug 24, 2019

While the first seasons felt like they actually had a decent grip on software development and the valley companies, it's now just repetitive farce sinking ever deeper into the swamp of mediocrity. All the characters have descended into caricatures of themselves which, given that they were caricatures to start with, makes them feel so artificial that it's impossible to muster even an ounce of interest in what happens to them. By now you also know that no matter how bad things are going you can be sure that some technomagical act of god will make the Piper team come out on top. It doesn't matter if they are smart, brave, stand-up or just dumb jerks. They are rewarded with success anyway, because when you can't be bothered to craft an interesting story or have anything to tell that's just the easiest and safest way to coast along until the end of the final season.

Oct 19, 2018

The lost of Urlich is felt this season, but the show is still funny.

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@RT14359132 Aug 24, 2018

Although some things never change, this comes to do more good than bad. Very satisfied with the 5th season. The store line could use something more than the same recipe from the start, I cannot say that the way they choose to go was bad.

Jul 14, 2018

What a farcical, pseudo intellectual show, reinforcing stereotypes of the valley. completely rotten.

May 19, 2018

Might be the most underrated series ever.

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Gillian Robespierre

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Matt Ross

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Thomas Middleditch

Richard

Zach Woods

Jared

Episode 1

Aired Mar 25, 2018

Grow Fast or Die Slow

The pressure to get things right stymies Richard and forces him to grow the company in a way he had not planned; Dinesh and Gilfoyle question their ability to make good decisions; Gavin returns to Hooli and worries about becoming antiquated.

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Episode 2

Aired Apr 1, 2018

Reorientation

Richard manages a number of small conflicts in his efforts to unite his new employees; Dinesh celebrates a new purchase that Gilfoyle looks to spoil; Jian-Yang goes to court; Gavin meets pushback over his signature and what it says about him.

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Episode 3

Aired Apr 8, 2018

Chief Operating Officer

Encouraged by Jared to strike up a friendship with Dana, a like-minded CEO, Richard instead finds himself charmed by Dana's COO, who challenges his loyalty to Gilfoyle; Dinesh's impulse purchase forces him to search for a new roommate.

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Episode 4

Aired Apr 15, 2018

Tech Evangelist

Attempting to woo a gaming company to PiperNet, Richard inadvertently angers a prized ally; Dinesh deals with a betrayal; Gavin leaves his underlings with a cryptic message; Jared gets inside information from Big Head.

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Episode 5

Aired Apr 22, 2018

Facial Recognition

Overshadowed by Jared in an on-camera interview, Richard's confidence wavers further when Laurie and Monica force him to work with Eklow, a new artificial-intelligence company; Gavin questions his future beyond Hooli.

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Episode 6

Aired Apr 29, 2018

Artificial Emotional Intelligence

Richard decides to help when Laurie gets in a jam, but his lack of emotional discipline threatens to backfire on Pied Piper; Gavin tries to make a deal with a stubborn partner; Dinesh relishes a rare win; Jared bonds with a surprising figure.

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Episode 7

Aired May 6, 2018

Initial Coin Offering

As the Pied Piper team prepares to close on their Series B funding, Richard receives some unsettling news; Gilfoyle suggests a risky proposition; Monica is blunt with Richard; Dinesh competes with a co-worker; Gavin tries to charm small-town America.

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Episode 8

Aired May 13, 2018

Fifty-One Percent

PiperNet launches, but an early success makes Monica suspicious; Richard makes a surprising move; the team races against the clock as its future is threatened.

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