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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.8: Fifty-One Percent
The Silicon Valley season 5 finale brought everything together. Disparate threads came together so nicely that it’s tempting to retroactively feel more forgiving about the season as a whole. Laurie Bream’s partnership with Yao ended...
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.7: Initial Coin Offering
Most of Silicon Valley season 5 felt like filler. So, it’s unsurprising that the penultimate episode packed in a lot of plot. Richard Hendricks made a few big decisions abruptly. I wish some of these...
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.6: Artificial Emotional Intelligence
This week’s episode of Silicon Valley season 5 was a real disappointment. The plots felt phoned in and many of the characters seem to have become parodies of themselves. The episode got off to a...
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.5: Facial Recognition
This week’s episode of Silicon Valley season 5 felt like a fairly competent sitcom. But, it didn’t feel like an episode of Silicon Valley . Part of this was the character work. Richard Hendricks suddenly...
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.4: Tech Evangelist
Silicon Valley season 5 featured the show’s first explicitly gay character. They took their time on that one. The character in question was DD. He runs a gay dating site that planned to be a...
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.3: Chief Operating Officer
This week Silicon Valley season 5 delved deep into Richard Hendricks’ tendency to do whatever the most confident man in the room tells him to. Russ Hanneman and Gavin Belson both swept Richard off his...
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.2: Reorientation
Silicon Valley season 5 is capitalizing on the most interesting aspect of the show: the question of where Richard Hendricks stands morally. The season premiered strong with an episode showing off his descent into villainy....
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Silicon Valley Season 5 Review: 5.1: Grow Fast or Die Slow
The Silicon Valley season 5 premiere felt confident and strong in the story its setting up. In the past couple of seasons, the story floundered a lot. Part of this was because it kept introducing...
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The Best TV Friendships of 2017
Friendships are the best part of television. They make you feel all warm and fuzzy because you get to see how much two people care. Here are my choices for the best TV friendships of...
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The Best Live Action TV Comedies of 2017
The best live action TV comedies of the year were uproariously funny, while exploring unique characters and themes. Here are my choices for the best live action TV comedies of 2017. 17. Better Things (FX)...
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