Halt and Catch Fire, Ep. 1.04, “Close to the Metal” offers little hope for improvement
While “Close to the Metal” doesn’t contain anything as bizarre as last week’s random same sex revenge hook-up, it continues Halt and Catch Fire’s pattern of lengthy exposition, clunky dialogue, and extreme, unmotivated emotional swings. These characters are looking increasingly out of their depth week by week, and any sane person would have little faith that Cardiff can actually produce the magical PC they promise.