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Silicon Valley S3E5 — The Empty Chair

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Silicon Valley•Season 3•Episode 5

The Empty Chair

7.9/10 · 1,868 votesMay 22, 201628 min

Ranked #10 of 10 in Season 3•−0.3 vs season avg

Richard's ego gets in the way during an interview. Erlich makes his pitch to Big Head. Dinesh, Gilfoyle and Jared lose track of some hardware.

Directed byEric Appel

Written byMegan Amram

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Thomas Middleditch

Thomas Middleditch

Richard Hendricks

T.J. Miller

T.J. Miller

Erlich Bachman

Zach Woods

Zach Woods

Donald 'Jared' Dunn

Kumail Nanjiani

Kumail Nanjiani

Dinesh Chugtai

Martin Starr

Martin Starr

Bertram Gilfoyle

Amanda Crew

Amanda Crew

Monica Hall

Matt Ross

Matt Ross

Gavin Belson

Josh Brener

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Nelson 'Big Head' Bighetti

Suzanne Cryer

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Laurie Bream

Jimmy O. Yang

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Jian-Yang

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Eric Appel

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Tim Roche

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Megan Amram

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Episode Summary

"The Empty Chair" is episode 5 of Silicon Valley season 3. It scored 7.9/10 from 1,868 votes, ranking #10 of 10 episodes this season (season average 8.2). Directed by Eric Appel and written by Megan Amram, it aired on May 22, 2016.

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