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Tag: HALT AND CATCH FIRE S3

halt and catch fire - NIM and NeXT
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.9 & 3.10 – ‘NIM’ & ‘NeXT’

There was a surprise four-year time-jump for the penultimate episode, “NIM”. That’s a lifetime in technology circles. It’s 1990 and Donna’s (Kerry Bishé) using Windows...

by Dan Owen 13th October 201620th October 2016
TV Review

HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.8 – ‘You Are Not Safe’

I wish Ryan (Manish Dayal) had been written with more nuance, as his suicide didn’t land a big enough punch as a result of...

by Dan Owen 6th October 20169th October 2016
halt and catch fire - the threshold
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.7 – ‘The Threshold’

The firmament really started to shift and shake in “The Threshold”, an episode where characters either literally or figuratively crossed a barrier and found...

by Dan Owen 30th September 20167th October 2016
halt and catch fire - and she was
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.6 – ‘And She Was’

Pushing into the second half of the season, and significant changes are taking place. A lot of this new direction forms over a weekend,...

by Dan Owen 23rd September 20164th October 2016
TV Review

HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.5 – ‘Yerba Buena’

Halfway through Halt and Catch Fire’s third season, and things are starting to come together slightly. The show’s split between the ‘Mutineers’ and ‘MacMillanites’,...

by Dan Owen 15th September 201622nd September 2016
halt and catch fire - rules of honorable play
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.4 – ‘Rules of Honorable Play’

This wasn’t as strong as the previous three Halt and Catch Fire episodes, but you can’t arc a season of TV without plot-building instalments like...

by Dan Owen 8th September 201615th September 2016
halt and catch fire - flipping the switch
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.3 – ‘Flipping the Switch’

The difference between Mutiny and MacMillan Utility is startling, and in “Flipping the Switch” talented young coder Ryan (Manish Dayal) has walks in both worlds. Mutiny’s...

by Dan Owen 1st September 20168th September 2016
halt and catch fire - 'valley of the heart’s delight’ & ‘one way or another'
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HALT AND CATCH FIRE, 3.1-2 – ‘Valley of the Heart’s Delight’ & ‘One Way Or Another’

When it began, I grew tired and frustrated with Halt and Catch Fire after three episodes, as this AMC drama felt like it just...

by Dan Owen 25th August 20162nd September 2016
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