Silicon Valley keeps up the stellar work in season 4 with the Pied Piper crew looking for a pivot.
This is a spoiler-free review of the first three episodes ofSilicon Valleyseason 4.
I always wonder why we call sitcoms sitcoms.
What is it about translating comedy to television that necessitated the addition of situation before comedy?
Well if thats the case, why not just go with scripted comedy or scriptcom?
Isnt situation sort of implied by any narrative-based art form?
After all, every story is fundamentally made up of situations.
Even if a character is just blankly staring at a wall for 22 minutes, thats that characters situation.
IsStar Warsa situation sci-fi Western?
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Anywho, all of this is to say:Silicon Valleyseason 4 is good.
Its also at least 50% situation.
Every comedy has a way of capturing both the viewers attention and their laughs.
Some prefer sight gags, some prefer dialogue, some prefer creative soundtrack choices and editing.
But its difficult to do so.
Spoiling all the various new twists, turns and situations would be unfair.
That might be the most specific joke Ive ever written.
Enjoy it, you combination theologian/tech nerd/grammar jockeys.
Season 4 opens shortly after the events of season 3.
And this is where I leave you.
The first few episodes of season 4 are filled with equally brilliant comedically undercutting moments.
Only the first episode of this season is relatively static, and consequently the least effective of the bunch.
Episodes two and three, however, pivot from situation to situation.
Outside of storytelling aerobatics, there is plenty conventional style comedy to appreciate inSilicon Valleyseason 4.
Jared is on absolute fire to begin the season.
Dinesh is another season winner, given exciting new opportunities to fail and making the best of them.
Its more of a breakneck race from one issue to the next.
Where it will eventually end for the Pied Piper boys no one can say.
The journey has certainly been worth going on though.
Rating:
4 out of 5
