Silicon Valley’s Dark New Era: Secrets, Power Plays, and the Cost of Progress

A four-review roundup: The Audacity launches a darker, data-privacy–driven take on Silicon Valley, with Billy Magnussen delivering a reptiles-and-the-system villain and a web of blackmail and secrets; Euphoria season 3 returns with a bold Western-flavored visual shift and Rue-centered arc, pairing striking aesthetics with new dynamics in recovery, faith, and fame; The Pitt’s 8:00 P.M. spends its runtime threading toward a finale, emphasizing intervention while leaving several arcs unresolved; Colman Domingo’s SNL hosting delivers strong, versatile performances and memorable sketches, though a few bits land unevenly. Taken together, the pieces showcase TV’s current appetite for tonal risk, lush production design, and morally gray explorations of tech and power.