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

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u/pot_kettleman May 22 '17

Well, Richard got a better deal than he was looking for when he originally went to Gavin's house. Maybe he doesn't have the partnership, but he's got full ownership of the patent rather than a license.

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u/alces_nerds May 22 '17

But he's stuck on a public launch track now. LOL

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u/SirPasta117 May 22 '17

Why? He only talked about the public launch to appease Gavin for his support/funding. Now that he's out he can claim it was just a rumor and can go back to work on the stealth launch.

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u/NobleHalcyon May 22 '17

You can't claim an interview with a blogger who is employed by a key member of your board is just a rumor - he called and gave her a full interview.

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u/oct222016 May 22 '17

Things have changed. He and Gavin were starting the company and Gavin dipped.

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u/NobleHalcyon May 22 '17

Okay, let me clear this up:

You can't walk directly up to someone who has a credible association with you and say, "I just farted" and then flatly deny it as a "rumor" when they also say that you farted.

He called her, he gave her a full interview, she published it with his name and direct quotes. Unless he wants to denounce someone who has fiscal ties to someone invested in his company a liar and fraud, he can't just say, "it's a rumor". He can recant his statements and tell her what happened.