JaseMath
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Gordon fired him, so he had reason to be upset. Plus, earlier in the episode, he was shown waving goodbye to Gordon very sarcastically. Dude had bad intentions IMO.
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Halt and Catch Fire |OT| Starring Lee Pace - Sundays 10/9c - S1 now on Netflix
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Gordon fired him, so he had reason to be upset. Plus, earlier in the episode, he was shown waving goodbye to Gordon very sarcastically. Dude had bad intentions IMO.
rocketskates
Member
Nah, I think he was just thinking someone broke into their house. Gordon fired him but i don't think dude is wanting to shoot him for that.
He was just being a concerned neighbor.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
Interesting, I saw it the other way with him wanting to kill him, but thinking back, your interpretation seems more accurate. I just went into wild dramatic thoughts because that's what this show does.
NYR
Member
Sooooo, they basically went from being closed down and laying everyone off to hiring a bunch of developers all in a span of time when one of the three major project members took a vacation (which is absurd to begin with considering their timeline)?
Joe is too smart for his own good. Gordon is too dumb for his own good. Cameron is too emotional for her own good. The most engaging person is the wife.
It pains me that this show is so medicore, such great material and subject matter only to be let down every Sunday night.
Joe is too smart for his own good. Gordon is too dumb for his own good. Cameron is too emotional for her own good. The most engaging person is the wife.
It pains me that this show is so medicore, such great material and subject matter only to be let down every Sunday night.
megamerican
Member
I really felt like last week's and tonight's episode were both really solid. Like, my favorites in the show so far (with last week's being my absolute favorite.) It's still not god-tier television for me, but I'm starting to really like where it's all going, and the character interactions are developing in a really sound way, which I really didn't expect.
My favorite part of that is how people don't really let Cameron get away with her bullshit, even as the resident punk tech supergenius. Also, I like how the plot sometimes revealed in a very deliberate way, like when Joe thinks he saved the deal with the Japanese, or when it comes out that Joe sabotaged Cameron's project. Considering I felt the show had a slight slump following the pilot I'm a lot more engaged than I thought I would have been.
My favorite part of that is how people don't really let Cameron get away with her bullshit, even as the resident punk tech supergenius. Also, I like how the plot sometimes revealed in a very deliberate way, like when Joe thinks he saved the deal with the Japanese, or when it comes out that Joe sabotaged Cameron's project. Considering I felt the show had a slight slump following the pilot I'm a lot more engaged than I thought I would have been.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
I thought that one was pretty decent. Cameron and Gordon were a lot better and the new nerd programmers seem like interesting/fun additions to the cast.
dead souls
Member
Watched this tonight before 24 and was shocked that it was actually semi-decent. I hope the rest of the episodes are more like this one and less like the first four.
Enjoyable episode, mostly because of the tonal shift in the story. Its less about evolving the bigger plot and more so about letting the characters be themselves and/or grow. The interesting thing for me was that Cameron and Gordon finally get out of their comfort zone and start carrying around their weight. The secondary developments were less interesting, like Joe having daddy issues, Donna attraction to her boss and (nitpicky) John finally standing behind the product. Understandably on one hand, they are mostly setup plotlines that will come back in the subsequent episodes. More of these types of episodes please.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
I did like that one more than the others. Less stupid twists, but still stupid characters. The wife flirting with her boss was the big groan moment they deliver each episode.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
This more than anything else makes we want to watch this episode.
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
Member
It's just cheap drama. None of the twists so far have been earned. It's trying some sort of high quality Mad Men thing while also having constant big twists for the sake of it like Scandal. It's trashy.
Crimson Clown
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I think the AV Club scores have been a little harsh. The show definitely has some issues but I've largely been enjoying it and it seems to be finding its groove now.
Wow, only 500,000 people tuned in for the episode last week. This show is sooooo cancelled.
Yeah, what shame. The show is actually getting much better now, but I feel it's too late now. I would've loved to have seen where this could've gone in further seasons.
The show has got a great selection of music too. But it's set in the 80's, so it's not that hard to find music that evokes the era.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HIb1GLhoP-U
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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I don't know how you guys could say all of the melodrama and obvious analogies are this show getting better.
I laughed my ass off at the brick. I said out loud as soon as they got weird about the window "hahaha and he has a brick!"
I laughed my ass off at the brick. I said out loud as soon as they got weird about the window "hahaha and he has a brick!"
Thanks. I ended up reading last night instead of diving into this but I will at least leave it on my DVR based on what you said.
MaxwellGames
Banned
Wow, only 500,000 people tuned in for the episode last week. This show is sooooo cancelled.
It's already lost me. I gave it a few episodes and it's just not as "grabbing" as past AMC shows have been.
Shame considering the subject matter is something that really interest me and I love Lee Pace's work.
Ignatz Mouse
Banned
I'm one of the lost numbers. I was tempted last night but I just imagined how angry I'd be at some dumb twist or inflated drama and the urge went right away.
If people tell me this ends on a high note, I'll go back and watch the season.
If people tell me this ends on a high note, I'll go back and watch the season.
Pai Pai Master
Banned
I'm hoping that's mostly over and the show continues to settle into developing the characters further. This story really started out with a bang and the pilot left most of the characters a mystery, and it's frustrating that we're still peeling back the layers on Joe instead of seeing how the "real" Joe interacts with the other characters.
Cameron is probably still the worst character on the show and Donna continues to be treated like a plot device instead of the fascinating person she should be.
I liked last night's episode, but I'm worried that we're already halfway through the season and the arcs will start to stagnate again.
Vert boil
Member
Wow, I didn't expect a horror episode. Those evil dolls were crazy!!
Gordon: Finding the Dolls, Abaddon stalking Gordon
Haley: Possessed
Joe: Warding off Abaddon
Gordon: Finding the Dolls, Abaddon stalking Gordon
Haley: Possessed
Joe: Warding off Abaddon
Liu Kang Baking A Pie
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Cameron was horrible last night, though I liked her kissing Gordon in front of everyone to protest the sexism.
Donna's been such a boss so far, so of course they're hinting at an affair with a coworker. Of course.
I get especially upset about this show because the moments where it nails it and it makes building a computer seem fun are so amazing, but everything around it is so cheap and hokey.
I decided to give this show a try, and watched all the episodes recently.
I have to say that it is its own worst enemy. Pace's character is way too many things to be likable. I wish they would tone down his personality, or at least make it seem like he's not completely oblivious to the real world. The last episode where he hung out with the kids added that facet a little, but it wasn't enough. His confession of the real cause of his scars was still questionable.
The husband guy is actually the problem, too. He doesn't have a personality. We don't know what his goals entail. He has a family but he goes from saying that it is not enough, to not. It doesn't seem like he knows what he's doing at all. He's almost like a blank character that's supposed to be filled in by the viewer. However, I don't feel connected to him at all.
Donna (thanks reading a bit) is actually the complete opposite of her husband. She's capable when she's needed, able to do what she's asked and still cares about her kids in a way that is not completely removed from her life. I would love it if she divorced him.
I am over their love-not-hate-but-tolerate dance.
I actually don't mind Cameron. She seems like a decent person even if she has problems with dealing with others. She knows (or at least has the guts to try it) how to manage a team, and we know what she wants, what her goals are for the future of computers.
I was really irritated by whoever decided it would be a good idea for her to feel sorry for Pace's character in a manner that she bends over and hugs him. As if this were a teen drama. That was terrible.
"OMG the guy I kinda like just told me a deep dark secret, must hug him now!"
I have to say that it is its own worst enemy. Pace's character is way too many things to be likable. I wish they would tone down his personality, or at least make it seem like he's not completely oblivious to the real world. The last episode where he hung out with the kids added that facet a little, but it wasn't enough. His confession of the real cause of his scars was still questionable.
The husband guy is actually the problem, too. He doesn't have a personality. We don't know what his goals entail. He has a family but he goes from saying that it is not enough, to not. It doesn't seem like he knows what he's doing at all. He's almost like a blank character that's supposed to be filled in by the viewer. However, I don't feel connected to him at all.
Donna (thanks reading a bit) is actually the complete opposite of her husband. She's capable when she's needed, able to do what she's asked and still cares about her kids in a way that is not completely removed from her life. I would love it if she divorced him.
I am over their love-not-hate-but-tolerate dance.
I actually don't mind Cameron. She seems like a decent person even if she has problems with dealing with others. She knows (or at least has the guts to try it) how to manage a team, and we know what she wants, what her goals are for the future of computers.
I was really irritated by whoever decided it would be a good idea for her to feel sorry for Pace's character in a manner that she bends over and hugs him. As if this were a teen drama. That was terrible.
"OMG the guy I kinda like just told me a deep dark secret, must hug him now!"
out0v0rder
Member
annnndddd........adventure guy got friend zoned and just realized it when he saw hot guy in Cam's bed. notice his attitude change when she is talking to him later.
Kadayi
Banned
Indeed. Despite not enjoying the first couple of episodes I thought I'd give it the benefit of the doubt and have found it a lot more engaging in the more recent episodes (aside from the inevitable wife/her boss liaison). Pity it's heading to the dumpster.
bobbyrawlins
Banned
This show can be really good at times, but damn, all this relationship drama bullshit and the budding infidelity plot-line make me want to shoot myself in the face.
I just want all computer stuff, though I understand that probably wouldn't make for a very popular and successful show. I'm fast-forwarding more in this show than I do with Game Of Thrones and Daenerys scenes.
I just want all computer stuff, though I understand that probably wouldn't make for a very popular and successful show. I'm fast-forwarding more in this show than I do with Game Of Thrones and Daenerys scenes.
The Interrobanger
Member
Pissed that there's pretty much no chance in hell this gets renewed. I've been enjoying it alot.
RatskyWatsky
Hunky Nostradamus
Ratings:
Episode 1: 1.19 million
Episode 2: 970K
Episode 3: 765K
Episode 4: 844K
Episode 5: 575K
Episode 6: 717K
Episode 7: ??
Episode 8: ??
Episode 9: 549K
lol
Episode 1: 1.19 million
Episode 2: 970K
Episode 3: 765K
Episode 4: 844K
Episode 5: 575K
Episode 6: 717K
Episode 7: ??
Episode 8: ??
Episode 9: 549K
lol
the_firewithin
Member
I'm really only watching now for the opening credit sequence and to see how far down the sociopath ladder Joe will go.
And if the president or whoever he is makes a pass at Cameron like they may hinted I'm out
And if the president or whoever he is makes a pass at Cameron like they may hinted I'm out
The boss dude? Nah I can't see that happening.
Discotheque
Banned
It's funny how joe and the boss managed to look decent in last episode and Gordon is just made to be an even bigger asshole
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