Reviews - Silicon Valley

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In its six years on the air, Silicon Valley has operated under a guiding rule that we’ll call the Hendricks…

“I actually don’t know what to do when things are going well,” Richard says breathlessly to Monica early in…

After “Hooli Smokes!” set such a high-water mark for the final season last week, it was a safe bet that “Maximizing…

“We just spent an hour bonding over how this business is full of backstabbers and cutthroats!”

Last year, Rob Sheffield at Rolling Stone wrote one of the best pieces I’ve read about Silicon Valley, noting that…

When Silicon Valley premiered in 2014, it felt like a natural extension of the satire Mike Judge had developed in…

At the start of season five, I argued that Silicon Valley was staring at a lot of obstacles, thanks to a somewhat…

In my review of Silicon Valley’s fifth season premiere a few weeks ago, I argued that while the show continues to…

The founders of Pied Piper have talked a big game about a brand new day this season—a new Internet free from…

For all HBO’s “It’s not TV” pride at being above its broadcast peers, this Sunday has a lot of hallmarks of those…

“You can be openly polyamorous and people will call you brave. You can put micro-doses of LSD in your cereal and…

All the way back in the third episode of Silicon Valley, I made the observation that a central lesson to take from…

I may have come across as a bit harsh on Silicon Valley in my review of last week’s premiere, but I feel it’s…

As it begins its fifth season, Silicon Valley finds itself at a disadvantage for a variety of reasons. It’s coming…

Ever since Vikram Murthi filled in for me a few weeks ago, I’ve been chewing on a statement he made in his review,…

In his advance review of season three, Erik Adams made the key observation that while Silicon Valley’s ensemble is…

At this point, the failure of the Pied Piper team to achieve long-term success is as much ingrained into Silicon…

This season, Silicon Valley has excelled by shifting its focus towards episodic narratives over a strong seasonal…

I’ve spent a lot of time in these reviews criticizing Silicon Valley for its inability to commit to making any major…