REVIEW:
After “Hooli Smokes!” set such a high-water mark for the final season last week, it was a safe bet that “Maximizing Alphaness” would be a step down in comparison. That assumption unfortunately proves correct, and it also illustrates another major strength of those caper episodes: a sense of focus. When the whole team is united in pursuing a goal it produces the best of Silicon Valley, able to combine its various cast members to the best possible effect. In comparison, “Maximizing Alphaness” is a scattershot episode, five different plots that direct the cast to various corners of the Valley without connection. And in comparison to last week’s victory high, it’s more than a little mean-spirited to most of the characters, as if consciously trying to strip away the joy of their recent victory.
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