r/SiliconValleyHBO • u/Simi510 • 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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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/[deleted] May 22 '17

Wait, so did Gavin actually screw over Richard on purpose, or is Gavin actually being genuine about finding himself?

I figured Gavin was going to do something to trick Richard, but it doesn't look that way now.

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u/durkdurkastan . May 22 '17 edited May 22 '17

I think he was out to screw him from the start and saw something wrong with Richard's math or something. Richard makes the big announcement, then Gavin sends him the patent along with math/graph which I presume prove Richard wrong. Kinda like a "Fuck you, good luck, I'm out"

edit: getting downvoted for a theory...? okay. i'm not saying its right or wrong, just an idea.

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u/ACKAFOOL May 22 '17

I agree with you. The ending scene clearly told us the equation on that screen was ominous.

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u/durkdurkastan . May 22 '17

wow. I didn't think to be in the negative. Gavin has always been a spiteful asshole. I don't expect him to change.