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First trailer for the new (and T.J. Miller-less) season just dropped:



I hope this means Thomas Middleditch will not have time to do any more of those obnoxious Verizon commercials.

This show sure dodged a bullet with Miller leaving of his own accord. Still, it would have been fun to have seen all of Miller's scenes in the show re-shot with Christopher Plummer. I bet he'd have done it, too.

(Just imagine Miller's lines coming from Plummer.)
 

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I'm still sad no TJ...
Given the allegations that have emerged of violent sexual misconduct from his college days, HBO is probably glad to have dodged that bullet.

I don't feel like Erlich wasn't given enough to do last season, so I won't miss the character as much as I would have after the first two seasons.
 

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I don't feel like Erlich wasn't given enough to do last season, so I won't miss the character as much as I would have after the first two seasons.
The character was always fun but Erlich not being a part of the company made it harder to feel like he was a necessary part of the story. That being said, I'll always have an unfulfilled wish of an entire episode of Jian Yiang torturing Erlich.
 

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Great opening episode. Obligatory "episodes are way too short"-comment. Goddammit...what drugs can I take so next Sunday comes faster, but I don't get fired?

Dayyum...Richard went John Wick on those Sliceline fools, and they didn't even kill his dog. Sociopath Richard is best Richard, holy fuck.
But can't Richard explain to them that Hooli hired their whole hiring-pool, and that they have to acquire them? That would make the $19,000 on pizza not sound so crazy.

Various quick thoughts:

- Kilt Guy, Openly Alt-Right Guy, Obviously-Closeted Alt-Right Guy

- Was that Russian on the Facebook logo in the opening credits? LOL

- Laurie Bream being 11 months pregnant.

- Jian Yang talking about cadavers like it's everyday conversation.

- Looks like Gavin rehired the same engineer from Nucleus for the third time. And Gavin-meltdowns are best meltdowns.

- "A black site would be better. We would be protected by the Geneva Convention."


And my god, you could practically almost just do nothing but list Jared-quotes for this entire episode:

- "I know what it's like to be able to save only half of your family, and it's awful."

- "Maybe tonight you will fall for a radiant sex-worker."

- "Richard, I know money's tight, but I think I might invest in a modesty-panel for your desk."

- "We'll be holed up together like the Branch Davidians."

- "We never had pizza, because my stepmom said that Italians aren't real white people."
 
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The show has rightfully been criticized for spinning its wheels, but I thought this season premiere was a real step forward. We see how far Richard's come as a CEO, compared to the more naive and idealistic CEOs for Optimoji and Slice Line. And the company's already better positioned than it usually is right before things go to shit an episode or two prior to the finale.

As much as I enjoyed Erlich Bachman, I don't think the show suffered from his absence. The changed rhythms actually made this premiere feel fresh.

Was that Russian on the Facebook logo in the opening credits? LOL
This episode had an above-average number of hilarious lines of dialog, as you've dutifully outlined. But the Facebook logo momentarily switching to Cyrillic in the title sequence topped them all.
 

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I'd watch a spin off of Jian Yang and Richard's lawyer.


"We never had pizza, because my stepmom said that Italians aren't real white people."
That line- extremely funny on its own- becomes even funnier when you think 'How did someone even think something that crazy up?'


And I don't know if there will be enough interest to warrant its own thread but I thought Barry (with Bill Hader) was very good. It even had references to Magnolia and True Romance.
 

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I'm probably overthinking this, but I'm wondering if they're going to dive into that being an illegal eviction at the end, there? I know it seems like the bridges are burned, but a surprise appearance by Erlich would be so perfect with this Jian-Yang plotline. Just as Jian-Yang gets on top, Erlich shows up at the last minute and brings it all crashing down.

Are we going to meet another Bachman? Or is Jian-Yang going to have to pay off ALL of his debts? I'm leaning towards the latter, and it's gonna be fun.

Awesome moments:

- "Is that a dead pig?" "Yes, it's just like Errich."

- The rare shit-vomit-collapse-through-glass at the end! Well done, Richard!

- GAVIN B

- "Safe-Space Charades"...jesus christ, please save us from Millennials.

- "The real Dr. Crawford died heroically in the Waterwars of 2020." Can we have a series about the doctor? That guy fucks.


...And, as usual, Jared was on fire tonight:

- "...And, I don't even mean the word 'guys,' which, I just learned, is a microaggression."

- "I feel like Mary Magdalene on Resurrection Day!"

- "I thought he was fried -- his shoulders were all tight, and he wouldn't answer to his name, and his eyes went dead, like when I tell him I love him."

- "You’re the most charismatic person I've ever met, and I've met Ira Glass." Oh, Jared. Also, I love that Jared's trust-falls use up all his adrenaline.

But this was unquestionably the line of the night:

"Look at the last guy to create a new Internet -- Al Gore. His ideas were excellent, but he talked like a narcoleptic plantation-owner, so he lost the presidency to a fake cowboy, and now he makes apocalypse-porn."

OMG. The description was probably the funniest thing since the dick-jerk algorithm in Season One.
 
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Richard, having pushed himself beyond the point of human endurance, crouching down, shitting his pants, projectile vomiting, and then walking straight through a glass wall got me laughing harder than I've laughed in months. I'm laughing again just thinking about it. As much as those Verizon commercials have made me hate Thomas Middleditch, he is unquestionably a gifted physical performer.

I'm probably overthinking this, but I'm wondering if they're going to dive into that being an illegal eviction at the end, there? I know it seems like the bridges are burned, but a surprise appearance by Erlich would be so perfect with this Jian-Yang plotline. Just as Jian-Yang gets on top, Erlich shows up at the last minute and brings it all crashing down.
I do wonder if they're waiting to surprise us with a T.J. Miller cameo at the end. I know the original plan for this season was for him to show up for the final three episodes, before he decided he was done with the series.

But even if Erlich doesn't come back, the show has already established that evictions in this particular area are very difficult. Hell, Jian-Yang was living as a squatter in the incubator for the better part of a year, as Erlich's eviction proceedings against him slowly wound their way through the courts.

Are we going to meet another Bachman? Or is Jian-Yang going to have to pay off ALL of his debts? I'm leaning towards the latter, and it's gonna be fun.
It would be fun to meet another Bachman, but it might feel a little too "TV" to transfer Jian-Yang's enmity to another actor.

"Sorry, you are victims of a circumstance. Thank you." *exhales cirgarette smoke, closes and locks door*
"Why does the whole neighborhood smell like bacon?"
 

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