Silicon Valley, Ep. 2.04, “The Lady” reveals how season two changes the pacing
Silicon Valley is on a real slow burn. Part of that has to do with the expanded episode order from last season. Following the death of Christopher Evan Welch, the show restructured its back half in order to accommodate the absence of Peter Gregory, shortening its episode order for the first season from ten to eight. So part of the experience of watching season two involves trying to refigure out how the pacing of the show works. With two extra episodes of content, the show feels like it is taking longer to reach its endpoint this season even though, with the show being renewed for at least a third season, season two is more indicative of how the show operates than season one.