Silicon Valley bounced back from last week’s mediocre showing with a standout in episode 5, “Signaling Risk.” Interestingly enough, this is largely thanks to its smart take on racial humor — territory that last week’s episode botched.…
This week, Silicon Valley continued to accurately satirize the highs and lows of launching a startup — but to lesser comic effect than previous episodes. While episode 4, called “Fiduciary Duties,” features over-the-top physical humor, there were fewer laugh-out-loud moments in the HBO show,…
What’s in a name? A lot of drama, apparently. The bulk of Silicon Valley‘s third episode, “Articles of Incorporation,” follows ever-awkward protagonist Richard (Thomas Middleditch) in his dogged pursuit to make “Pied Piper” the official name of his compression-algorithm company. But this being the…