Two Days of the Condor

According to Nielsen Media Research, "Two Days of the Condor" was seen by 2.1 million viewers, second only to the season five finale of Game of Thrones, "Mother's Mercy."

Pessimistic, Bertram Gilfoyle (Martin Starr) discusses deleting Pied Piper's code to Richard, citing the Intersite ineptitude.

Jared Dunn (Zach Woods) announces to the team that Manny Pacquiao, a local celebrity in the Philippines, had shared a link to the livestream to his two million followers.

[1] As the livestream becomes an internet sensation in the Philippines, the increased traffic puts strain on Pied Piper's servers, as Gilfoyle works to keep the breakers in the Hacker Hostel from tripping, and attracts the attention of Laurie Bream (Suzanne Cryer) and Monica (Amanda Crew), who comment on the livestream's popularity in the Philippines.

Meanwhile, as Gavin Belson (Matt Ross) and Richard await the judge's decision, Gavin reveals to Richard that the Pied Piper algorithm was the only way to make Nucleus work and that he would have paid $250 million for Pied Piper had the arbitration case not happened.

The episode was seen as a critique of predatory lawsuits seen throughout Silicon Valley, and the contrast between Hooli and Pied Piper was noted.

[3][2] In its original broadcast on June 15, 2015, on HBO, "Two Days of the Condor" was viewed by 2.11 million viewers,[4] about a 13 percent increase from the previous episode, "Binding Arbitration".

[4] "Two Days of the Condor" was a surprisingly riveting, heartbreaking, and hilarious piece of television that sends Silicon Valley's second season out with a bang.

In addition, Chappell noted Erlich's development in the episode, referring to him doing technical work for Pied Piper.

[8] The connection between business culture in Silicon Valley and the episode were noted by Washington Post writer Alyssa Rosenberg, who wrote, "'Silicon Valley' gives lie to the idea that the tech industry is a pure meritocracy, or even that it functions with anything close to perfect efficiency", going on to reference a scene in the episode where Gavin informs Richard that Pied Piper's algorithm is the only way to make Nucleus work as an example of true meritocracy.

[2] Alec Berg was nominated for a Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series for writing "Two Days of the Condor", accounting for one of the three Primetime Emmy Award nominations Silicon Valley received that season, alongside the season two episode "Sand Hill Shuffle" and the series as a whole.