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Erlich’s absence lets Richard’s emerging dark side become more of a central focus for the series. For years, Silicon Valley seemed almost afraid of having Richard succeed, throwing narrative roadblocks in his way to stop him from becoming an all-powerful CEO and to perhaps maintain dramatic tension. The blundering Erlich helped the series in that regard, but now Richard gets to be his own worst enemy. If Season 5’s first episode is any indication, Silicon Valley will be more exciting--and painfully realistic--this way.
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Every season of Silicon Valley isn’t just a new season of television. It’s more like a very smartly designed software upgrade. What does feel somewhat different is the show’s attempt to more directly confront issues of inclusion.
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The series is still capable of extracting gut-busting comedy out of its characters' desperate striving for their piece of the pie.
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A lot of what’s happening in Season 5 feels like old hat.
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The side characters remain terrific--my favorite joke in the premiere may be Laurie’s utter bafflement at Monica complimenting her for the birth of her fourth child only hours earlier--and the show still has a gift for constructing comic set pieces like the black site-style office Richard tried to show the guys in the premiere’s opening. But the series was already reaching the point of diminishing returns last year, and appears to have arrived there now.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 56
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Mixed: 7 out of 56
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Negative: 11 out of 56
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Mar 29, 2018
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Mar 26, 2018What the hell happened?!!!! This show was so on track to be my favorite and now its just pure ****
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Mar 28, 2018