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The opening scene of Initial Coin Offering gives us a clue.
The guys meet at a swanky joint for a celebratory drink with Monica.
Their Series B will put $30 million into Pied Pipers pockets.
They cant even tell if its premium booze or not.
Whats the difference between good Champagne and bad Champagne?
About $500, says Gilfoyle.
seems like success has not spoiled Pied Piper.
Well, maybe just a little bit.
Its the same model as Dineshs, but the latest version.
It also means I can makemy second allusion toSpaceballsthis season!
I love the way this show uses product placement.
FromAirbnbtoChick-fil-AtoBurger KingtoUFC and Kool-Aid, Silicon Valley has found unconventional, occasionally mean ways to toss familiar brands onscreen.
Tesla seems to be getting the kid-glove treatment, perhaps because the company cando bad all by itself.
Whatever the reason, we get to have more fun with Teslas Pied Piper spokesperson, Dinesh Chugtai.
Dinesh needs to outdo Danny, especially afterlast weeks humiliation.
These folks have definitely modeled their cars onthat scene inSpaceballs!
I need to protect my Tesla superiority and I need to do it now!
Dinesh will be the Grand Puba of the Pied Piper Tesla Crew!
He sets out to use his senior job position to bogart some of the coders into buying Teslas.
Dinesh is so desperate to win he even pays the first seven payments for one potential buyer!
No matter, though: Everybodys going to be broke at the end of this episode.
Theres a lot of other bogarting going on, too.
The most unexpected instance comes from Jared, the only character whos actually in touch with his emotions.
But Zach Woods plays Jared as a ticking time bomb whose calm facade occasionally reveals a darker nature.
Jared hates that Richard is getting his needs met elsewhere, and Holden is terrified by Jareds passive-aggressive bullying.
Would you mind telling Jared how much you enjoyed the sandwich?
asks Holden meekly after feeding Richard.
Richard senses that Holden is terrified of Jared.
Holden confirms as much, saying, I tend to hold my breath around him.
Its exacerbating my asthma.
Jared pops up soon after, sending Holden scurrying for the exit.
I dont like the new, villainous Jared.
I hope Holden eventually kicks his ass.
More bogarting ensues over at Hooli.
One of Gavins lackeys mentions making the box in America.
Theyre really desperate, says the lackey.
So Gavin goes down to the Tar Heel State and turns on the Trumpian flair.
Being in North Carolina feels like a bit of a homecoming for me, he says.
I own a house in Bermuda, which is off the coast.
Technically, it is my primary legal residence.
He then offers to rename the local high school after Gavin.
Rosa Parks has never ever visited Goldbriar!
Outside the jet, a few townspeople singthe Folks Brothers classic, Carolinato Gavin.
The juxtaposition of Gavins wealth against the small towns poverty is vicious satire at its best.
His plane nearly blows his singing well-wishers off the runway.
But karma is a bitch, dear readers.
A bitch who loves Rube Goldberg.
Gavins comeuppance is so hilariously complex that writer Clay Tarver deserves this weeks MVP award.
But due to cuts to the sanitation service, the trash was not collected.
And the rags smoldered and they caught fire.
And because of cuts to the fire department, the blaze spread.
So, we lost everything?
a stunned Gavin asks.
And somebody tipped the IRS off to Gavins illegal Bermuda home too!
While Gavin gets spanked by the fates, Gilfoyle bogarts Richard into listening to his PowerPoint presentation about cryptocurrency.
But when they fire off the idea by Monica, she flips out.
To dissuade Richard, she sends him to a familiar source of misery: Russ Hanneman!
Apparently, his maid accidentally threw it out.
It cost the former Three Comma Club member a cool $1 billion.
But I gained $2 billion in wisdom!
says a delusional Russ.
Over at Bream/Hall, however, Monica discovers that Professional Badass Laurie Bream has added villain to her resume.
Lets hope Pied Piper Coin can value itself at $68 next week.
Right now, its at seven cents.
Laurie calls Monica and tells her theres no hard feelings about parting ways.
