Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency
"Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" | |
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Silicon Valley episode | |
Episode no. | Season 1 Episode 8 |
Directed by | Mike Judge |
Written by | Alec Berg |
Original air date | June 1, 2014 |
Running time | 29 minutes |
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"Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" is the eighth and final episode of the
Plot
In the aftermath of the
At night, retrieved to their hotel rooms, the Pied Piper team remains pessimistic about the presentation, but Erlich proclaims that he would go as far as giving every man in the conference room
As Richard presents, he reveals that because Pied Piper cannot match Nucleus in terms of features, he has revamped the platform and achieved a Weissman score of 3.8. The crowd gasps in response and one of the Disrupt judges hands Richard a file to compress: a 132 GB 3D video file, which Pied Piper originally had difficulty compressing. Richard runs the file, and it compresses into one-fifth of its initial file size. Richard initially thought the file was wrongfully compressed, but a Weissman test reveals a record-breaking 5.2 Weissman score, doubling the best score on record. The crowd cheers and Belson walks out in humiliation while Pied Piper is awarded the Disrupt Cup and $50,000 in prize money.
Afterward, the Pied Piper team is greeted by reporters and interested potential investors. Monica congratulates Richard and tells him that because of increasing business interests, things will only get harder. Overwhelmed, Richard rushes out of the back door and throws up into a dumpster.
Reception
Les Chappell of The A.V. Club give the episode an A− rating, saying the episode "finds a way to be simultaneously crude and technical in a way that encapsulates the full energy of the show".[2] Clifford Wheatley, in a review for IGN, calls the episode "a phenomenal and hilarious finale to a very strong first seasons of Silicon Valley, leaving the characters in a more interesting place than it found them with lots of potential ahead".[3]
Alec Berg was nominated for an Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series at the 66th Primetime Emmy Awards for writing the episode.
References
- ^ "Silicon Valley". Emmys.com. Retrieved April 11, 2015.
- ^ "Silicon Valley: "Optimal Tip-To-Tip Efficiency"". TV Club. Retrieved 2020-05-20.
- ^ Wheatley, Clifford (June 1, 2014). "Silicon Valley: "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" Review". IGN.
External links
- "Optimal Tip-to-Tip Efficiency" at IMDb