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...
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...
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,...
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’,...
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...
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...
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...