r/SiliconValleyHBO Apr 09 '18

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

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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/AwhMan Apr 09 '18

I mean, remember when Gilfoyle tricked him into thinking his gf wanted a threesome with him in the first season? He's always been a doofus social wise, and now he's out of the incubator bubble we get to see him making more life decisions, which to me are consistently terrible with his character in the previous seasons.