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Season 2  "White Hat/Black Hat"  2x8

Aired 9 years ago - May 31, 2015

When Richard takes pity on a competitor, he accidentally sparks a feud that finds him paranoid about security. Jared exaggerates Pied Piper’s size to get results. Facing pressure from board members, Gavin looks to place responsibility elsewhere.

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Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 1
Is everything okay with Nucleus?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 2
You want me to come back to Hooli?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 3
But we can't wait for you. We need you now,
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 4
I mean, there's a chance no one will know
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 5
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 6
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 7
the pieces of shit that stole our algorithm.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 8
we didn't actually break his code. Okay?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 9
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 10
What if I told you there is an app on the market...
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 11
We wait for the boss to pitch.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 12
People are lunatics about smoking here.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 13
I've literally been tearing my own hair out.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 14
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 15
I'm saying...
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 16
You just fucked with the wrong hacker.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 17
Why would do that? Why would you go talk to him?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 18
What? I'm a black hat? How am I a black hat?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 19
He's a coder.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 20
- You have a great daughter. - Come on, Ashley, let's go.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 21
"No one ever died from secondhand heroin."
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 22
Yes, and pedophiles are typically not early-adopters,
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 23
Then again, your judgment is suspect.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 24
I mean, just give it a chan...
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 25
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 26
and take a lot of the credit for Nucleus.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 27
Same answer as I gave you the last three days. No.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 28
ready to pounce
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 29
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 30
Really? Just to be clear, no skullfucking of any kind?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 31
Yeah. You know, I gotta... I gotta be honest.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 32
Get out our here. Scatter. Scatter.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 33
would present marketing pain points. Yes.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 34
With our app, users can locate
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 35
Well done. Well done.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 36
No, I take from her purse.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 37
Look, you made us put our phones in a fucking Faraday cage.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 38
So just chill the fuck out.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 39
What? You're locking the door now?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 40
Fine, fine. After we have tequila.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 41
And now, like it or not, I'm a fucking black hat.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 42
First of all, this is not shitty tequila. This is very good tequila.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 43
You know what's hard about being a billionaire, Richard?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 44
Come on outside, everybody. Just, I won't waste your time.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 45
What?
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 46
What the fuck are you doing? You're deleting all my data.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 47
Yeah, well, we got hacked. So, pull the plug. Shut it down on your end.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 48
Obviously I was wrong. He must be inside as root.
 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 49
Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 50

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Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 2
You want me to come back to Hooli?
#2 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 3
But we can't wait for you. We need you now,
#3 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 4
I mean, there's a chance no one will know
#4 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 5 #5 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 6 #6 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 7
the pieces of shit that stole our algorithm.
#7 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 8
we didn't actually break his code. Okay?
#8 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 9 #9 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 10
What if I told you there is an app on the market...
#10 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 11
We wait for the boss to pitch.
#11 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 12
People are lunatics about smoking here.
#12 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 13
I've literally been tearing my own hair out.
#13 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 14 #14 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 15
I'm saying...
#15 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 16
You just fucked with the wrong hacker.
#16 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 17
Why would do that? Why would you go talk to him?
#17 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 18
What? I'm a black hat? How am I a black hat?
#18 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 19
He's a coder.
#19 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 20
- You have a great daughter. - Come on, Ashley, let's go.
#20 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 21
"No one ever died from secondhand heroin."
#21 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 22
Yes, and pedophiles are typically not early-adopters,
#22 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 23
Then again, your judgment is suspect.
#23 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 24
I mean, just give it a chan...
#24 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 25 #25 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 26
and take a lot of the credit for Nucleus.
#26 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 27
Same answer as I gave you the last three days. No.
#27 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 28
ready to pounce
#28 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 29 #29 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 30
Really? Just to be clear, no skullfucking of any kind?
#30 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 31
Yeah. You know, I gotta... I gotta be honest.
#31 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 32
Get out our here. Scatter. Scatter.
#32 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 33
would present marketing pain points. Yes.
#33 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 34
With our app, users can locate
#34 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 35
Well done. Well done.
#35 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 36
No, I take from her purse.
#36 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 37
Look, you made us put our phones in a fucking Faraday cage.
#37 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 38
So just chill the fuck out.
#38 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 39
What? You're locking the door now?
#39 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 40
Fine, fine. After we have tequila.
#40 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 41
And now, like it or not, I'm a fucking black hat.
#41 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 42
First of all, this is not shitty tequila. This is very good tequila.
#42 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 43
You know what's hard about being a billionaire, Richard?
#43 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 44
Come on outside, everybody. Just, I won't waste your time.
#44 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 45
What?
#45 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 46
What the fuck are you doing? You're deleting all my data.
#46 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 47
Yeah, well, we got hacked. So, pull the plug. Shut it down on your end.
#47 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 48
Obviously I was wrong. He must be inside as root.
#48 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 49 #49 Recap of Silicon Valley Season 2 Episode 8 (S02E08) - 50 #50