SILICON VALLEYISM

Complete Episode Guide for HBO's Silicon Valley

S2E04May 3, 2015

The Lady

Richard and Erlich disagree over a potential employee.

Quotes from this Episode

12 quotes
"What "guy" exactly?"
"Well, I have heard good things about the food scene in the Dirty South."
"Monica: I was quickly perusing your file... Nathan: That's not what peruse means. Peruse means to read thoroughly and carefully. Monica: Wow. That... that's... super helpful. Thank you for that tip. Um, anyway, yeah, I was just curious to know, like, what's it like... growing up in Rhode Island? Nathan: Well, maybe some time when you're working on something, I can come interrupt your flow and use words incorrectly to tell you about it."
"...and Hooli, sir. Hooli also acknowledged some spectacular lapses."
"Richard, congratulations. It's your very close friend Jian-Yang, and I would like you to give me free shares of Pied Piper.\nOkay, Jian-Yang. Uh... Well, you had plenty of opportunity to invest. Still do. \nYeah, you can buy Pipercoin. \nMonica, two men are talking business. You can find your broom and fly away."
"Who else feels this product is stupid? Allen, Lisa, Josh, Yana, Katie. And did it piss off anyone else? - Allen, Lisa, Josh, Yana, Katie."
"Monica. I love you."
"Is it? I mean, our our platform does exactly what we say it does. Okay? It's not like we're lying about it like fucking Theranos. And if our platform works, which we know it will, we will make them billions of dollars. Everybody wins, Jared. You still believe that, right? That, if given enough time, the platform will catch on?"
"So when you were referring to the person who bought Pied Piper as a contemptible asshole, you were talking about Erlich?"
"Ah. The nest wherein the asp doth coil."
"But Hooli was like an abusive spouse to me. You know, like that guy who married Julia Roberts in "Sleeping With The Enemy"? It was dehumanizing. But then, you, Richard, you pulled me out of the life and you gave me hope and you gave me a sense of self-worth. Like Richard Gere did to Julia Roberts in "Pretty Woman."