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On a purely emotional level, the surprise turn was a relief for fans holding their collective breath on a narrative level, it seemed to confirm the pivot Pied Piper will be making from data compression to developing a video conferencing application and on an even more interesting character level, it flipped the balance of power at Pied Piper, essentially putting Erlich in charge.
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Worst of all, though, was that the news also forced Laurie (Suzanne Cryer) to distance herself from Pied Piper, as she prepared to sell the company to the highest bidder, which, oh by the way, appeared to be Pied Piper's arch nemesis, Gavin Belson (Matt Ross).īut just when all appeared to be lost, the series made a brilliant move by having Erlich and Big Head (Josh Brener) swoop in to bail Richard out and rescue Pied Piper from Hooli's clutches. The most obvious and immediately impactful was losing the round two funding Richard was about to secure from an investor, but the decision to suddenly reveal his secret also damaged trust with Erlich (T.J. Of course, coming clean about falsifying the platform's user statistics came with its consequences. But for fans of the show, the series' penchant for piling on conflict after conflict has become exhausting at times, making some wonder: Will these guys ever catch a break? And since victories are usually short-lived in Pied Piper's world, in the season 3 finale, 'The Uptick,' it was especially satisfying to see Richard get rewarded for doing the right thing.
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On the one hand, the show's ability to raise the stakes with tense narrative conflict has only made it more interesting and more appealing (things certainly took an intriguing turn last week with the reveal of Jared using unethical tactics to boost Pied Piper's user numbers). Of course, rooting for the underdog can often be painful.
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Amazingly, even after all the strides they've made, Richard and Pied Piper are still the little company that could - the underdog that many viewers can relate to in one way or another. Yet, by having him unwittingly fall into nearly every tech-business pitfall while presenting him with seemingly impossible challenges, he's become a little easier to root for. Driven by ego, he's often narcissistic, shortsighted, and socially inept. Because let's face it: Richard Hendricks (Thomas Middleditch) is not always the easiest person to like. Besides remaining one of television's most consistently funny comedies in its third season, Silicon Valley has continued to impress with its ability to garner sympathy and even empathy for its protagonist.