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Halt And Catch Fire S4 |OT| The Final Season - Saturdays 9/8c on AMC
- Thread starter TheOddOne
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Nope. Saving these last two episodes for the DVR and to avoid watching back-to-back. These last few episodes have been absolutely wonderful.
And not like the last 2 episodes of The Strain. I've had those sitting on the DVR for weeks and still don't feel like touching them because blegh.
And not like the last 2 episodes of The Strain. I've had those sitting on the DVR for weeks and still don't feel like touching them because blegh.
Do it for Zack.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
HP_Wuvcraft
Banned
Still in shock that they chose Gordon's death as the lead-in to the finale.
NYR
Member
My only reaction.
Haley
Joanie
Bos
with Diane
Cameron and Donna
Joe
Perfect.
Haley
finally accepting herself with the calming voice of Gordon guiding her.
Joanie
finding her own path in the world out of her parent and sisters shadow.
Bos
is healthy and accepting life for what it is,
finally finding freedom with Bos at her side.
Cameron and Donna
together again, as it should be, With Donna leaving her new company named after Gordons invention.
Joe
finally has his kids and can change the world though them.
TyphoonStruggle
Member
My only reaction.
Haleyfinally accepting herself with the calming voice of Gordon guiding her.
Joaniefinding her own path in the world out of her parent and sisters shadow.
Boswith Dianeis healthy and accepting life for what it is,finally finding freedom with Bos at her side.
Cameron and Donnatogether again, as it should be, With Donna leaving her new company named after Gordons invention.
JoePerfect.finally has his kids and can change the world though them.
well said.
This show overcame House MD to become my new favorite show. The Wire is still the best show ever, but HaCF hits really close to home.
Anyone know if/when they're releasing a bluray set?
CreepingFear
Member
It's been a pleasure. All things must end, but the show ended beautifully. Glad it was seen all the way through.
CreepingFear
Member
I don't think we're supposed to know. First thought that it had something to do with ordering food because they were at restaurant. Like a POS system, but I think they existed back then.
It was the thing that got us to the thing. Kind of a miracle that the show even got four seasons. From the first season it always felt like such a niche thing that I just happened to fall into and it never abandoned its audience. Sad to see it go but happy with how it ended.
PayPal. Turns out she was the villain all along.
PayPal. Turns out she was the villain all along.
Yep. This show was definitely the thing that got me to the thing.
Gonna be tough to replace.
Food service automation. Donna was so ahead of the game.
My first thought was a like new e-payment system. But it didn't matter what the idea was. What was important that Donna and Cameron had something together they continue their partnership on.
I do love that the show eventually became more about them. Joe was truly an agent of change, and he did have a positive impact on people's lives. At first, it seemed like 'the pair' was about Joe and Gordon, but really it was destined to be about Donna and Cameron. And Joe becoming a college teacher was fitting as hell. What a perfect conclusion to the character. He's a got a whole new group of people to have a positive influence on.
Anyway, this was great ending. I'm very happy the show got to its end. I loved this season, but my personal favorite is still S3, but this was an amazing one to end the show on.
I loved the slight bait and switch with Joe at the end. At first you think
and it made me smile with relief. Yeah, this feels right.
he'd gone back to IBM or regress to season 1 Joe with the slick suit and briefcase and nice car. But then we see his office door and the "humanities" placard under his name
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stenbumling
Unconfirmed Member
I'm just a complete mess after watching this, in a good, cathartic way. Haley listening to her dead dads voice recordings to calm her down fucked me up real good.
I will be up for anything the Christophers create next.
I will be up for anything the Christophers create next.
Masterblaster
Member
Goodbye. I will miss this show and the characters
NYR
Member
Doesnt matter. The point was Donna and Cameron are back together. It was the thing that got them to the thing - that thing being partners again.
From the creators:
CC: Will you ever reveal what the idea is that Donna has at the end of the finale?
CC: [Facetious.] She creates Skynet with Cameron, which brings about the end of the world. [Laughs.]
For us it was less about the idea, going along with what Cameron says, that the idea can come later and theyre out of ideas and its really about the two of them. But we did take care with the director, Karyn Kusama, and the production designers to ensure that in every shot of Donnas perspective in the diner, once Cameron steps out, there is some sort of correlation to some sort of digital innovation that we all use today. There are four or five that are in there that are very subtlebut again, well never know which one shes landing on.
Human Trashcan
Banned
I'm such a mess right now. What a brilliant show. Donna's speech at her party destroyed me. Then it made me crack up when Cam walked into the pool.
Joe's final scene is a mirror with his introduction in episode 1, by the way. Go watch that now and appreciate how far he and the show both have come. There was dead roadkill in his bumper for god's sake - couldn't have accused it of subtlety back then.
Joe's final scene is a mirror with his introduction in episode 1, by the way. Go watch that now and appreciate how far he and the show both have come. There was dead roadkill in his bumper for god's sake - couldn't have accused it of subtlety back then.
RastaMentality
Banned
The scene with donna and cameron talking about a hypothetical phoenix company was stunning. What a gorgeous end to the best show of the year.
Also, its ironic that the show HACF imitated most in the beginning (Mad Men) didnt have as good of a finale as it did in the end.
Also, its ironic that the show HACF imitated most in the beginning (Mad Men) didnt have as good of a finale as it did in the end.
Human Trashcan
Banned
slow down now, let's not say things we can't take back
RastaMentality
Banned
mad men was technically the better show but s7p1 had a way better ending than p2 did. Im not taking it back!
CaptainZombie
Member
Such a fantastic show and what a finale.
When Donna looked at the jukebox at the diner, it instantly made me think of digital music yet timeline wise we wouldn't be there. So I'm probably wrong here.
NYR
Member
I really dont know why everyone is obsessed with what the idea was, It was deliberately shot in such a way to make it ambiguous with many options. The point wasnt the discovery it was that they were back working together....the thing that got them to the thing.
Just finished watching the ending, very emotional, loved how everybody ended up.
I doubt we'll see another show like HaCF for a long while, it really was truly unique. Can't wait for the blu-rays to come out so I can finally show my friends what all the hub-bub was about whenever I gushed about the show.
I doubt we'll see another show like HaCF for a long while, it really was truly unique. Can't wait for the blu-rays to come out so I can finally show my friends what all the hub-bub was about whenever I gushed about the show.
Probably one of the best and most satisfying series finales I've seen. You knew that Comet was going to get run over in the same way that Cardiff Electric's Giant did by Apple Macintosh. This time it was Yahoo, one of the first commercial search engines. I was very curious how they were going wrap it up with our characters. As much as I wanted so badly for Cam and Joe to make it as a couple, their fates seemed very believable in terms of their personalities even with their evolution and growth over the years. They are much better people at the conclusion of the series then than they were in 1983, but in the end their ultimate wants and desires didn't quite match. I thought the Donna idea scene was great as well. We know the future and watching her focus on a number of events in the diner gives us at least an idea to use our imaginations on what tech she and Cameron are going to work on. I also agree that the IBM bait and switch was a nice ending for Joe. Yes, he still had his fancy material possessions, but he's taken to teaching, which we all know is not the best paying occupation out there. And I absolutely loved how his office was littered with memories of his companions and journey during the show. Yeah, he left but he'll never forget. Absolutely stuck the landing. I'm not sure I could've asked for anything more from this final season.
dead souls
Member
Amazing finale. Not a single off note in any of it.
Mad Men should have ended a few years before it did. When I think back on it now I don't really have any fond memories of a large portion of the show. I was mostly watching it out of obligation by the end.
Mad Men should have ended a few years before it did. When I think back on it now I don't really have any fond memories of a large portion of the show. I was mostly watching it out of obligation by the end.
RastaMentality
Banned
Donnas speech was also so very well written and delivered. We need Kerry Bishé in everything.
NYR
Member
She was in the latest season of Narcos and was solid.
dead souls
Member
The entire thread could just be the above sentence typed over and over again.
CreepingFear
Member
Human Trashcan
Banned
Nah I don't agree with that at all. 5, 6 and 7 were all amazing seasons and I loved how it ended. Best show ever made imo.
Halt is in the top 5 though. What an amazing series.
Gorgeous stuff. can't wait to show people this show over the next few years, and I'm looking forward to whatever the Chrises do next.
The only part of the finale I'm mixed on is Joe's stuffhis change to being frustrated with Cam felt sudden (though inevitable), as did their breakup. Though that heart-wrenching shot of them on either end of the frame, divided by a wall with a painting of an ocean on it, really sold that there would always be a gulf between them. And I like him becoming a teacher, but I wish there'd been something more between his ghosting and the final scene.
Other than that this was amazing. After how heavy the show's been with professional rifts and deaths, moments like Cam's sandwich falling to pieces, her falling into the pool, Bos contemplating the 21st century, and Donna busting up about "Yahoo!" were a great reminder of how funny the show was. Diane and Bos got a great last moment, Joanie's trip and phone call were perfect, Haley's rejection followed by her shortlived style change and dopey boyfriend gave Skaggs another few chances to prove how talented she is. And of course, best of all was that the finale ultimately centered around Donna and Cam. Bishe and Davis so clearly know those characters and their relationship inside-out. They were the heart of the show and best embodied its themes of change and collaboration.
The only part of the finale I'm mixed on is Joe's stuffhis change to being frustrated with Cam felt sudden (though inevitable), as did their breakup. Though that heart-wrenching shot of them on either end of the frame, divided by a wall with a painting of an ocean on it, really sold that there would always be a gulf between them. And I like him becoming a teacher, but I wish there'd been something more between his ghosting and the final scene.
Other than that this was amazing. After how heavy the show's been with professional rifts and deaths, moments like Cam's sandwich falling to pieces, her falling into the pool, Bos contemplating the 21st century, and Donna busting up about "Yahoo!" were a great reminder of how funny the show was. Diane and Bos got a great last moment, Joanie's trip and phone call were perfect, Haley's rejection followed by her shortlived style change and dopey boyfriend gave Skaggs another few chances to prove how talented she is. And of course, best of all was that the finale ultimately centered around Donna and Cam. Bishe and Davis so clearly know those characters and their relationship inside-out. They were the heart of the show and best embodied its themes of change and collaboration.
exmachina64
Banned
All good things must come to an end. Thanks for a wonderful journey.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I thought the finale was good, but not great. It was a little too neat and cute for my tastes, with Donna completely changing the culture of her stuffy workplace into something resembling Mutiny and suddenly coming up with an idea for her and Cameron to work on in her very last scene being the two main things that bugged me. Cam and Donna's shared daydream of Phoenix was the perfect conclusion to their business relationship and it sort of ruined it for me when they actually contrived a last minute eureka moment to get them back together again.
Joanie gaining enlightenment in Thailand and bonding with her mom over the phone was also a little eye roll worthy.
Joe's final scene was great though (it totally fits that he'd become a teacher) and Haley's progression felt believable and real. Susanna Skaggs is a very promising talent, on the level of Kiernan Shipka and Holly Taylor imo.
Joanie gaining enlightenment in Thailand and bonding with her mom over the phone was also a little eye roll worthy.
Joe's final scene was great though (it totally fits that he'd become a teacher) and Haley's progression felt believable and real. Susanna Skaggs is a very promising talent, on the level of Kiernan Shipka and Holly Taylor imo.
She looked like she had a revelation when she saw a customer go to the jukebox to pick a song. I'm thinking MP3/digital music related.
but that eureka moment will spoil, just like their hypothetical Phoenix did. To me the message was that you pursue it anyway. you keep trying and failing because it's all you know how to do.
as NYR posted above those shots are purposefully composed so it could be several things. The Chrises say so in that interview, and Bishé confirms in an interview that she and the director talked about how it was intentionally open-ended. there was the jukebox, the register, the waitress taking an order. could've been any of them.
There's also the map Cameron was looking at.
CrankyKong
Member
They really stuck the landing.
RastaMentality
Banned
donna's speech and joe/gordon's "the thing that gets us to the thing" scratched my tech itch so much. this show gets why tech inspires me and so many other people so much right down to the T. it's gonna probably be in its own class for a while.
the stretch of episodes from the COMDEX ep in S1 to this series finale are the best tech related anything in tv.
the stretch of episodes from the COMDEX ep in S1 to this series finale are the best tech related anything in tv.