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[Cabbagehead]

Holy shit at Jared's last joke. Nearly choked laughing at that.

A bit sad they wrapped up Carla that way. Is the actress busy or something, or do they just not have a bead on how to write for the character? I guess she is sort of GilFoyle-ish.

Yeah she's pretty much the female version of Gilfoyle.

 

[demon]

getting caught as part of the plan doesn't make sense... why would Danesh whisper to him why he brought those files into work, if he knew it was part of the sabotaging plan

Yeah I don't buy that theory one bit.

Richard done fucked up. Will be interesting to see where it goes from here.

 

[Ashhong]

getting caught as part of the plan doesn't make sense... why would Danesh whisper to him why he brought those files into work, if he knew it was part of the sabotaging plan

I'm not saying it was part of the plan but that could easily all be planned. Need to make it look believable after afterall. Could go either way imo

 

[Not]

Awesome episode. Lori is still the worst character in the show.

I really like Bream. And she was in this episode for like less than a minute. Wow so annoying

 

[Discotheque]

man they always play some dope rap music in this show. most of the good jokes in this episode were at dinesh's expense, jared especially was killing it. cypress halal lmao.

richard is a freaking idiot as usual.

 

[Kurita]

Another great episode, that swerve :lol

 

[Rentahamster]

I also love how they brought back Jared's Julia Roberts movie trivia knowledge. Fucking brilliant.

 

[barik]

Yoooooo this fucking show. So good.

 

[Cohsae]

That episode was amazing. This show is on fire, and the music is wicked as always. Poison, ratatat in the montage, too good.

 

[lucebuce12]

My God, that ending. This show is so fucking good.

 

[Polari]

Holy shit. What a flawless episode. So many great lines, and that end :dead

 

[BocoDragon]

I still like this show.... but the constant roadblocks are starting to get tired.
This is the first episode where I felt it.

I continue to think this sentiment is incredibly weird, and a fundamental misunderstanding of the show's premise. If you think they're supposed to be getting somewhere safe and successful, turn that expectation off right now. That's like waiting for the coyote to catch the roadrunner.

If the crew succeeds, the show's appeal is over.

The drama of the show rests upon the crew struggling in conflict. The comedy of the show is how the absurdity of the tech industry constantly frustrates any attempt at satisfaction.

You don't want the crew to succeed unless it is the last episode. I could maybe see some future seasons where the crew has achieved something, but even then, they will be frustrated by new kinds of failure. That's how this works.

 

[Dereck]

 

[Misha]

To be fair, the plan would never be that intricate. It's never "the guy has to be standing right there while the janitor is over here and trips me." No, it's just 'leak the plan.' Doesn't matter how.

And that last Jared joke. holy shit. Richard's reaction was accurate. Exactly what I said when I heard it.

are you sure about that? they made a point to show Ehrlich saying hi to "hiroki-san"


either way between the Ocean's and Meinertzhagen references, I would be surprised if the general theory wasn't true. unless those references are the actual haversack (that would be sorta dumb tho)

 

[Infernostew]

I really like Bream. And she was in this episode for like less than a minute. Wow so annoying

Way too much screen time. Should be 0.

 

[Arkeband]

are you sure about that? they made a point to show Ehrlich saying hi to "hiroki-san"

arigato

gozaimassssssu

 

[Cornballer]

- Onion A|V Club review
- Promo for next week's episode (please spoiler tag any discussion)

 

[turtle553]

are you sure about that? they made a point to show Ehrlich saying hi to "hiroki-san"


either way between the Ocean's and Meinertzhagen references, I would be surprised if the general theory wasn't true. unless those references are the actual haversack (that would be sorta dumb tho)

I rewatched and I didn't catch any references to them needing to be caught. Where were they?

 

[cw_sasuke]

If it weren't for that shitty ending this would have been one of my favorite episodes. They really can't catch a break.

 

[Kinokou]

Jared got the most laughs from me, for this scene.

 

[Violater]

Binged watched the series this weekend, Richard is beyond hope from beginning to end. Its so hard to be in his corner at this point.

 

[Misha]

I rewatched and I didn't catch any references to them needing to be caught. Where were they?

That's how Meinertzhagen's Haversack Ruse worked.
The British were fighting the Ottomans in Palestine. He filled a backpack(haversack) full of things you'd normally expect a wealthy military person to have and a bunch of fake plans claiming that the British would go after Gaza and pretended to lose it so when being chased so the Ottomans would get it. After a few maneuvers to pretend to follow those plans, the British pivoted and took Beersheba without much resistance and the position allowed them to fully take Gaza

And for Ocean's movies, they usually hid information from the audience until the big reveal. I think 12 specifically involved them being "caught" by the bad guys only to reveal that the plan that the bad guys figured out was a trick to allow them to carry out their actual plan

It would be very surprising if they just discussed those things only to happen to accidentally give their plans to the rivals. I guess if they properly address the irony of the situation then maybe. Either way I can't imagine it not being intentional

 

[turtle553]

That's how Meinertzhagen's Haversack Ruse worked.
The British were fighting the Ottomans in Palestine. He filled a backpack(haversack) full of things you'd normally expect a wealthy military person to have and a bunch of fake plans claiming that the British would go after Gaza and pretended to lose it so when being chased so the Ottomans would get it. After a few maneuvers to pretend to follow those plans, the British pivoted and took Beersheba without much resistance and the position allowed them to fully take Gaza

And for Ocean's movies, they usually hid information from the audience until the big reveal. I think 12 specifically involved them being "caught" by the bad guys only to reveal that the plan that the bad guys figured out was a trick to allow them to carry out their actual plan

It would be very surprising if they just discussed those things only to happen to accidentally give their plans to the rivals. I guess if they properly address the irony of the situation then maybe. Either way I can't imagine it not being intentional

OK. I thought there was a line item on the board or something that was in the background.

 

[Misha]

OK. I thought there was a line item on the board or something that was in the background.

well there could be but i don't usually read background stuff but reddit would probably have found it like they happened to notice that

Spoiler

richard is wearing kneepads in the final scene

definitely all speculation and it definitely could be setting ourselves up for disappointment but it definitely seems to be pointing in that direction. which considering it was part of the montage, makes me wonder if there was more to the carla scene...

 

[Not]

I can't believe they set all that up just to throw it away in the end for a joke

I can't tell if I'm irritated or impressed

 

[Kaiken]

well there could be but i don't usually read background stuff but reddit would probably have found it like they happened to notice that

Spoiler

richard is wearing kneepads in the final scene

definitely all speculation and it definitely could be setting ourselves up for disappointment but it definitely seems to be pointing in that direction. which considering it was part of the montage, makes me wonder if there was more to the carla scene...

I want to believe.

 

[ampere]

I love that all Erlich did during the entire fast forward montage was sit in one place and smoke pot.

Reminds me of one time in college...

Not proud of that moment. Pretty much any time I can relate to Erlich it's not going to be a proud moment lol

 

[Entropia]

All the developers I work with now keep saying "RIGBY". It's overkilled now

 

[Deadstar]

This season is great, but needs more Russ Hanneman.

 

[darthbob]

This season is great, but needs more Russ Hanneman.

Needs more ,,,

 

[TheLostBigBoss]

well there could be but i don't usually read background stuff but reddit would probably have found it like they happened to notice that

Spoiler

richard is wearing kneepads in the final scene

definitely all speculation and it definitely could be setting ourselves up for disappointment but it definitely seems to be pointing in that direction. which considering it was part of the montage, makes me wonder if there was more to the carla scene...

now I think this is a set up and that this was planned.

They did multiple takes when he fell, zero reason to put knee pads on during the initial walking and set up shot when they did quick cuts on the fall itself.

#teamPartOfPlan

 

[smokeymicpot]

well there could be but i don't usually read background stuff but reddit would probably have found it like they happened to notice that

Spoiler

richard is wearing kneepads in the final scene

definitely all speculation and it definitely could be setting ourselves up for disappointment but it definitely seems to be pointing in that direction. which considering it was part of the montage, makes me wonder if there was more to the carla scene...

I am believing this. Will be awesome if it turns out to be real.

 

[iammeiam]

The Hooli guys over at Endframe ruins my Hooli+Bighead+Richard theories for the season.

But if getting found out was intentional (which has some evidence in its favor, and would maybe explain why SV only had three episodes to critics before the season started when Veep had four), it still sets up a lot of avenues for triumph followed by gutpunch--If they do pull this off and are as successful as they could be, Jack will be the biggest beneficiary of their success. He'll pad his accomplishments, take the credit, and orchestrate some kind of merger or buyout for maximum profit.

 

[kris.]

zach woods plays this character so goddamn well. dude deserves some kind of nomination for his work. he consistently gets big laughs out of me every episode.

 

[icespide]

watching a show where monitors in the background consistently look like mine at work is surreal.....atom, slack, iTerm with oh my zsh...the attention to detail is appareciated

I just wish I had 6 monitors

 

[NYR]

I just wish I had 6 monitors

Just write it down on the clipboard on the wall, champ.

 

[SuperPac]

well there could be but i don't usually read background stuff but reddit would probably have found it like they happened to notice that

Spoiler

richard is wearing kneepads in the final scene

definitely all speculation and it definitely could be setting ourselves up for disappointment but it definitely seems to be pointing in that direction. which considering it was part of the montage, makes me wonder if there was more to the carla scene...

But they did pay her off, right?

If that reddit theory is correct then holy crap. Would be so good.

 

[jett]

well there could be but i don't usually read background stuff but reddit would probably have found it like they happened to notice that

Spoiler

richard is wearing kneepads in the final scene

definitely all speculation and it definitely could be setting ourselves up for disappointment but it definitely seems to be pointing in that direction. which considering it was part of the montage, makes me wonder if there was more to the carla scene...

Or it's just the actor wearing the kneepads for his own protection.

 

[SFenton]

- Promo for next week's episode (please spoiler tag any discussion)

Spoiler

"I've been writing subpar code for 48 hours and want to kill myself, I don't know how you do it Dinesh"

"I've been writing subpar code for 48 hours and want you to kill yourself too"

Holy shit, I think Silicon Valley is college me's spirit show

 

[icespide]

Or it's just the actor wearing the kneepads for his own protection.

if that were the case he wouldn't be wearing them in the scenes were he isn't actually falling

 

[lunchtoast]

watching a show where monitors in the background consistently look like mine at work is surreal.....atom, slack, iTerm with oh my zsh...the attention to detail is appareciated

I just wish I had 6 monitors

Then you could never see what's going on.

 

[Ruruja]

I love Jared. Great character.

 

[Orbis Tabula]

Alright. I'm convinced. It's part of the plan.

 

[Melon Husk]

10/10 dialogue.

#partoftheplan

 

[cw_sasuke]

That's how Meinertzhagen's Haversack Ruse worked.
The British were fighting the Ottomans in Palestine. He filled a backpack(haversack) full of things you'd normally expect a wealthy military person to have and a bunch of fake plans claiming that the British would go after Gaza and pretended to lose it so when being chased so the Ottomans would get it. After a few maneuvers to pretend to follow those plans, the British pivoted and took Beersheba without much resistance and the position allowed them to fully take Gaza

And for Ocean's movies, they usually hid information from the audience until the big reveal. I think 12 specifically involved them being "caught" by the bad guys only to reveal that the plan that the bad guys figured out was a trick to allow them to carry out their actual plan

It would be very surprising if they just discussed those things only to happen to accidentally give their plans to the rivals. I guess if they properly address the irony of the situation then maybe. Either way I can't imagine it not being intentional

Man i hope this is true and its all part of their plan.

 

[Dereck]

Gilfoyle was on fire this episode, too many gif worthy moments.

 

[Magwik]

I'm fairly sire Big Head will eventually bail the guys out of whatever deep shit they get in

 

[jstevenson]

Carla has to be actually in on the plan somehow, right?

 

[Ledbetter]

This episode wasn't as funny, but it was really good for the storyline and of course, Jared's joke.

And put me on the part of the plan team or whatever.

 

[Ninja Scooter]

the best part about Jared's joke is that he doesn't use any foul or really vulgar language. Makes it seem even more disturbing.