Silicon Valley in many ways still feels like the hacker-house ensemble comedy it started out as, even though Pied Piper now has 532 employees and a thicket of fiduciary and ethical entanglements that have built up over the years and will drive the storyline these final seven episodes.

All three of the episodes are very strong and that's a good sign heading to the exit.

One of the show’s greatest assets has been its gift for capturing the dysfunction of the start-up world with both enormous specificity and a universality that makes it relatable to anyone who has ever toiled away in a chaotic work environment. (Anyone who has ever toiled away in a chaotic work environment = basically everyone.) In the first three episodes of season six provided for review by HBO, Silicon Valley continues to succeed in that arena.

The writing on Silicon Valley Season 6’s first three episodes indicates that it’s still leaning hard on old tricks and worn-out dynamics to keep the show chugging along. All things considered, fans of Silicon Valley will be pleased to see where the pieces are beginning on the show’s chess board this season.

A decent ending to a show that has ups and downs. I have to say the absence of Erlich felt insulting.

What was once a sharp and intelligent comedy - that was quite effortless to watch - has descended into a repetitive, tedious TV experience featuring little to no character development, no narrative progression - only shadows of what once made it great. It is those moments of temporary comedic brilliance that make it worth tuning in for - but on the whole, it is no longer a series one can be emotionally or intellectually committed to.