Gavin Belson on his part, gets caught up in a mess of his own making as he compares the troubles of billionaires to the atrocities inflicted upon Jews by Hitler. Speaking of which, Russ delivers another Silicon Valley lesson: it’s not always about chasing revenue. And Jared shares some fun Julia Roberts banter with Richard, who still struggles with his speaking issues.
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Beneath the humor is an underlying principle of software development: if you’re given the opportunity to hire more resources, you definitely will, but that doesn’t mean you can’t work with less. Even so, funny bits abound, such as the resource problem where Gilfoyle and Dinesh ask for an exhorbitant number of people to code, just to mess around with Richard. Russ takes the centerstage for pretty much the entire episode which does push back some plot progression. Meanwhile Gilfoyle emerges as the episode’s breakout as he delivers sarcastic one-liners that Russ realizes are true at some level but laughs it off, for want of coming back with a strong comeback. Seeing Erlich out-Erliched by someone won’t get old so soon. It turns into a running gag throughout the episode that has the potential to wear thin but thankfully doesn’t. At once taking a liking to Russ, Erlich tries his best to impress him and win some favors, or at least a nod of appreciation or acknowledgment, only to be snubbed by Russ every time he’s approached. His magnetic charisma ends up repelling nearly everyone except Erlich.
And he drafts his contract to give himself two seats at the board table. He’s smart enough to not hand Richard a $5 million check outright, but deliver chunks of cash in accordance with PP’s burnout rate. And yet, unlike someone you’d expect to meet in the show at this level, he isn’t plain dumb. He’s partly arrogant, uber confident and often talks to the point but is incredibly self-centered. That’s where Chris Diamantopoulos comes in, giving an explosive, eccentric performance that’s nothing short of dynamite. That makes you wonder what kind of a guy Russ Hanneman could be. He strongly believes it to be a good decision in light of how terribly the team reacts at the prospect of working for Hooli but red flags emerge when even someone as strong-headed as Monica expresses concern over Richard choosing to side with Russ than Gavin. Silicon Valley puts a new spin on the term bad money when Richard Hendricks decides to go with egocentric, has-been billionaire Russ Hannemen instead of taking Gavin Belson’s offer that he had almost set his mind to.
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