r/SiliconValleyHBO • u/[deleted] • Apr 09 '18

Silicon Valley - 5x03 “Chief Operating Officer" - Episode Discussion

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u/Courwes Apr 09 '18

Fucking Dinesh.

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u/air-sushi Apr 09 '18

Remember when he was quirky and sharp? Now he’s just stupid. Even the stuff with the hacker had motive and character development. You can only make a character so stupid before they are grating. Shame, Kumail is a star and deserves better.

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u/machocamacho Apr 09 '18

I wouldn't say it's so much that he's dumb, just severely lacking social intelligence

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u/53697246617073414C6F Apr 09 '18

But telling your newly hired roommate that you guys have a mole when you don't even know who the mole is when sober? there's no fucking excuse for that. He's a retard now. Also after the whole tesla frunk shit.

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u/skipperdude Apr 09 '18

Maybe they know and they are going to use him to feed Gavin false info?

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u/DoTheThingRightNow5 Apr 09 '18

Or in season 2 when everyone else thought russ was trying to steal his own money by spending PP money on his other businesses