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> It’s more fun to root for the underdog. Outside of dumb luck, I don't see a plot arc that favors Richard's team at all. Especially when one of the overarchi
by jancsika 8y ago
> It’s more fun to root for the underdog.
Outside of dumb luck, I don't see a plot arc that favors Richard's team at all.
Especially when one of the overarching themes is that over the seasons the "underdog" throws friends under the bus, hacks competitors, rents a botnet, lies, commit fraud, and all kinds of other abuses.
What's the difference between Richard dumping a gf because she uses spaces and Gavin screwing over Jack because Jack wanted to get dropped off first from the private plane? The only difference I see is that Richard's narcissism doesn't come with the weight of a $100 billion company behind it.
Richard's bad behavior comes off as less jarring because almost all of the time he has considerably less power than Gavin. Richard doesn't have a wall of lawyers who he can casually probe about assassinating a foe. Gavin does.
Edit: clarification
- Novashi 8y agoYou know, the show continuing well past where the story makes sense is very much in the vein of Silicon Valley. Plot planning be damned.