'Silicon Valley' Season 1 Finale Recap: Crazy Is Coming

"Not unpleased" is Peter Gregory's high compliment (via Monica) on Pied Piper's triumphant win at startup competition TechCrunch Disrupt. It also happens to reflect how I feel about Silicon Valley's season 1 finale

"Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" picks up where previous episode "Proof of Concept" left off, following the team as they survive Hooli CEO Gavin Belson's seemingly bulletproof presentation, and go on to decimate the competition thanks to Richard's new and greatly improved compression engine. A Weissman score of 5.2! (The test, by the way, is fictional, developed for the show by engineers at Stanford University.) Despite its predictable plot and outcome, episode 8 ups the humor ante, ending the season on a strong note. Read more...