Following the success of Richard Hendricks' Pied Piper company, a revolutionary compression algorithm, the world of startup life takes a dark turn as a competition over the algorithms within the market takes place, creating a series of hurdles that threatens the future of the company.
Following its strong approach of satire, the show begins to introduce billionaires, which are equally as awkward, and ignorant in this game of innovation and venture capitalism. Each affecting development and further creating issues for the Pied Piper team to overcome in search of additional funding. Comedy is as strong as ever as the characters begin to get competitive and pushed into a more professional working environment by Jared, which never seems to go as planned, given his obliviousness and lack of humour.
Satire is definitely where this show is shining; it's self-aware and fully understands the nature of startup culture, and never fails to display it in such a manner that's on-point, but still somewhat exaggerated. It's mostly light on the pop-culture references, allowing the comedy to feel more fluid and between characters and their interactions.
I'm excited to see if the third season can maintain this quality, so far, the first two seasons have exceeded my almost non-existent expectations for the show. It's a breath of fresh air that focuses on an area that is often overlooked in shows; especially for a comedy.
