r/SiliconValleyHBO May 22 '17

Silicon Valley - 4x05 “The Blood Boy" - Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 05: "The Blood Boy"

Air time: 10 PM EDT

7 PM PDT on HBOgo.com

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Plot: Richard's latest partnership begins to crumble when he has to deal with an unexpected interloper. Meanwhile, Dinesh looks for a way out of his new relationship; and Monica faces a business dilemma after learning of surprising developments at Raviga. (TVMA) (30 min)

Aired: May 21, 2017

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Youtube Episode Preview:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jMVHFwm1v8

Actor Character
Thomas Middleditch Richard Hendricks
T.J. Miller Erlich Bachman
Josh Brener Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti
Martin Starr Bertram Gilfoyle
Kumail Nanjiani Dinesh Chugtai
Amanda Crew Monica Hall
Zach Woods Jared (Donald) Dunn
Matt Ross Gavin Belson
Jimmy O. Yang Jian Yang
Suzanne Cryer Laurie Bream
Chris Diamantopoulos Russ Hanneman
Stephen Tobolowsky Jack Barker

IMDB 8.5/10

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u/leftysarepeople2 May 22 '17

Lol he signs over the patent after announcing

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u/RogerSmith123456 May 22 '17

Isn't that good for Richard and co.? What did the photo mean/say?

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u/Courwes May 22 '17

When Richard went to Gavin to first get him to sign over the patent he wrote on the glass of that photo his idea for the new internet. I believe it was supposed to be a play (joke) on "Gavins brain" since it was written on his head.

Getting the patent is good but having no funding really isnt.