I did find it a bit odd when the subtitle for her sign language said, "I just want the brother," as if Wrench was fully aware of who she was talking about and why. I just assumed she dished out the whole story to him during the time-skip, which comes off as uncharacteristically open for her. Not saying it wouldn't…

I actually felt the opposite. His actual death seemed like the bigger travesty because had he been of relatively sounder mind, I don't think there's any way he would've done that. It just so happened that him probably being pilled up, the defeat from Howard, and the final falling out with Jimmy aligned to put him in…

Wow, that actor for young Chuck had a voice that was damn near identical.

They all live together and the show has done a decent amount to romanticize their relationship as friends close enough to freely be assholes to each other, so it's actually not that hard to believe they would be more loyal than Joel's PeaceFare team.

Pretty sure we're discussing this under the context that "in the real world Pied Piper would be able to sell its tech in a heartbeat" = Richard's technology existing in real life. So yes, we know that the Weissman score is fictional and created for the purpose of the show, but again, we're talking hypothetically if it…

A lot, but as viewers of the show we know that Pied Piper's technology doesn't need to make empty promises as it speaks for itself (indisputable Weissman score that was exhibited publicly, tested on Hooli computers through Richard's website, etc.) Realistically, that would be more than enough for an influential Gavin…

Huh, trucks flipping over to avoid hitting animals in American Gods and Fargo and reverse Midas Touch jokes in Silicon Valley and Orange Is The New Black all in the same week

I was so happy for a Pied Piper victory finally that I was literally cheering alongside the champagne scene (what a bunch of douchebags). I think I'd be a lot more frustrated right now about the reversal if that episode clincher wasn't so good and if the idea of a showdown at Hooli-con didn't sound so romantic.

I get the fire in this episode, but didn't the leg breaking-as a comedic bit, happen with lightning's pace? How did you have time to get the chills for that?

Best joke of the episode for me, though a lot to do with the outro transition

Most startups don't have undeniably ground-breaking technology…

The resolution to the cliffhanger was hugely disappointing (it was obvious enough from that trailer where you just hear the gunshot that it was Daya shooting the ceiling to get everyone to shut up, but in this actual episode the tonal shift from the drama of the cliffhanger back to the show's comedic nature was so…

I was buying it until he stole the crossbow from the father and son. Like, okay, you have your weapon of choice; but if you're going to give into replacing it with that crossbow as if it's a good weapon find in a game, that just totally contradicts with you not bringing firearms in the first place.

That's a bingo

Super entertaining episode, kind of the optimistic, ideal standard I had for every episode of the season before it started.

Chuck's confession in this episode definitely felt like it derived from his guilt of making Jimmy play his care-taker for years just to be betrayed by him; but while I want to start sympathizing with Chuck, the tonal foreshadowing of the show seems to indicate that Chuck is going to come for revenge so I am…

Agree for most part, but wouldn't use the mask/true self dynamic. In huge part due to Kim, Jimmy was legitimately changing as a person, so while he did backslide to Slippin' Jimmy as a safety mechanism of sorts because the world just fucking came down on him, it's not like James McGill was always a facade. Memory…

I think my choice of words was poor. I definitely think it's understandable that his character would go about this path thanks to the gradual burn that the show has been so far, but the actual last few straws that they've showed these past two weeks felt less convincing to me to push him over the edge.

Oh, well, in that regard, I don't think we're suppose to be against or hate him as opposed to sad that he has to go down this path, which will culminate in the finale. On the other hand, I personally still don't feel an iota for sympathy for Chuck despite the show pushing for it these past few episodes, so maybe I'm…

Why'd I put you under so well?! Damn my talent!