HBO's "Silicon Valley" (Season 5)

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Originally Posted by silversnake

Fantastic season finale. This show really picked up after a slowish start. Really enjoyed it.

Was that the finale?
It was only 8 episodes.
I know things were thrown off course with the unexpected passing of Christopher Evan Welch, but I didn't think they were going to cut the series short.

If I had watched this episode without knowing about the renewal for a 2015 season, I'd have probably been convinced after the unveiling of nucleus and the subsequent shattering of the PP team's spirit that the show was going to end on a low note.
Then, Richard Hendrix proved why he is a rock star.
Seeing Jared completely lose his mind from sleep deprivation was so unexpectedly hilarious. Erlich's confrontation with Gavin Belson in front of the press was so dirty, but genius. Erlich can be so damn arrogant, but you know he's a necessary ally in battle. I just have a feeling we're going to see some sort of divide between Richard and Erlich after the company gets really successful, and I don't know how I'm going to feel about that.

Of even greater concern, is what the producer/writers decide to do for Peter Gregory. I was thinking they find somebody to do his voice for some scenes, keep him distant. Maybe have him appear in a holographic projection like they did with Gavin Belson, but a holographic projection that works and doesn't freeze up, haha. That can be done with CGI. Then, they may do something sort of inconclusive like have him get lost in space on some kind of spacecraft he was developing.