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The Best Episodes of Halt and Catch Fire

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The Best Episodes of Halt and Catch Fire

During the rise of the PC era in the early 1980s, an unlikely trio - a visionary, an engineer and a prodigy - take personal...

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  1. Background image for Who Needs a Guy
    9.3/10(9 votes)

    #1 - Who Needs a Guy

    S4:E7

    Joe and Gordon discuss Comet's future; Donna takes a vacation. A new collaborator challenges Cameron. Bos and Diane make a life-altering choice.

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    Director:Tricia Brock
  2. Background image for Ten of Swords
    9.1/10(7 votes)

    #2 - Ten of Swords

    S4:E10

    In the series finale, Donna celebrates a milestone with her closest allies. Cameron contemplates saying goodbye as Joe confronts an uncertain future.

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    9.0/10(10 votes)

    #3 - Up Helly Aa

    S1:E9

    Unforeseen opponents and new complications threaten to derail the Cardiff Electric team's work at COMDEX.

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    8.8/10(634 votes)

    #4 - The Threshold

    S3:E7

    Joe and Ryan deal with the consequences of Joe's decision. Cameron and Donna fight over the future, while Gordon has a crisis of conscience.

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    8.8/10(657 votes)

    #5 - You Are Not Safe

    S3:E8

    Donna, Bos and Diane go on the road to build support for Mutiny, while everyone else anxiously awaits the big day. Joe asks Cam for a favor.

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    8.7/10(10 votes)

    #6 - The 214s

    S1:E8

    Scandal hits Cardiff Electric as the team finalizes preparations for COMDEX. Meanwhile, Bosworth makes a sacrifice for the good of the PC program.

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    8.7/10(600 votes)

    #7 - NeXT

    S3:E10

    While Donna's vision inspires a spirited discussion about the next big thing and how to achieve it, the end result may not make everyone happy.

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    8.7/10(6 votes)

    #8 - Search

    S4:E9

    Donna faces a professional crossroads. Joanie takes a trip. Joe unveils Comet's new look. Cameron asks a favor from a one-time collaborator.

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    8.6/10(10 votes)

    #9 - Goodwill

    S4:E8

    Cameron helps Donna pack up. Bos makes his famous chili. Joe helps Haley recover a memorable keep sake. Gordon and Donna fight.

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    8.5/10(682 votes)

    #10 - Heaven Is a Place

    S2:E10

    After the Clark family descends into crisis, Gordon attempts to help Joe.

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    8.5/10(597 votes)

    #11 - NIM

    S3:E9

    Donna tries to bring everyone together at Comdex with her vision of the internet's future and Gordon faces a strong-willed Joanie.

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    8.3/10(637 votes)

    #12 - Kali

    S2:E9

    Shocked by a rival's launch, Mutiny takes measures to make sure of survival.

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    Director:Craig Zisk
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    8.3/10(537 votes)

    #13 - And She Was

    S3:E6

    Tensions rise over an offer to buy Mutiny. Donna has a weekend alone, while Gordon and Cam bond over video games. Joe has a standoff with the board.

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    8.2/10(636 votes)

    #14 - Working for the Clampdown

    S2:E7

    Gordon and Donna are keeping secrets from one another. Gordon sets up a new venture.

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    8.2/10(639 votes)

    #15 - Limbo

    S2:E8

    Cameron and Tom attempt to come to terms at Mutiny's user picnic. Gordon looks for some answers.

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    8.1/10(9 votes)

    #16 - 1984

    S1:E10

    Gordon and Joe prepare to transport the Giant. A suspicious defect causes a rift in the partnership.

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  18. Background image for Play with Friends
    8.1/10(635 votes)

    #17 - Play with Friends

    S2:E4

    Joe and Gordon work together to bring about Joe's vision. There is tension between Cameron and Donna.

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    8.1/10(651 votes)

    #18 - 10Broad36

    S2:E6

    Gordon is back in California, hoping to reconnect with his brother. Joe uses the leverage that he has.

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    8.0/10(545 votes)

    #19 - One Way or Another

    S3:E2

    While Cameron and Donna struggle to find venture capital, Joe hires a key coder, leaving the rest of the team at a loss.

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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #20 - Signal to Noise

    S4:E2

    Joe and Cameron talk on the phone. Donna promotes her assistant. Gordon's business buckles under pressure from a larger competitor.

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    Director:Meera Menon
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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #21 - Tonya and Nancy

    S4:E4

    Cameron buys a plot of land to re-center. Joe and Gordon hire a team of websurfers to map the web. Donna focuses her team on the mission ahead.

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    8.0/10(5 votes)

    #22 - Nowhere Man

    S4:E5

    Donna struggles with suspicion. Bosworth hits a breaking point. Joe confesses to Gordon while Cameron faces past mistakes.

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    7.9/10(11 votes)

    #23 - FUD

    S1:E2

    After surviving a visit from IBM, Joe's team must overcome internal differences and begin the technical feat of building the new machine.

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    7.9/10(659 votes)

    #24 - The Way In

    S2:E3

    John attempts to reconnect with his old life. Gordon and Donna get a surprising invitation.

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    7.9/10(638 votes)

    #25 - Extract and Defend

    S2:E5

    Cameron and Joe clash leaving Cameron in a tailspin. Gordon attempts to deal with some difficult news.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Who Needs a Guy" is the best rated episode of "Halt and Catch Fire". It scored 9.3/10 based on 9 votes. Directed by Tricia Brock and written by Lisa Albert, it aired on 9/30/2017. This episode scored 0.2 points higher than the second highest rated, "Ten of Swords".