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The Best Episodes of Halt and Catch Fire Season 1

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The Best Episodes of Halt and Catch Fire Season 1

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 I/O
    8.0/10(1.4k votes)

    #1 - I/O

    S1:E1

    The Texan company Cardiff Electronics gets a new employee from New York. He's apparently working for IBM, but after the he gets the new job it gets clear that he has a hidden agenda, and is not exactly what he claims to be.

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    7.9/10(1.0k votes)

    #2 - 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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    7.5/10(938 votes)

    #3 - High Plains Hardware

    S1:E3

    Gordon and Cameron struggle to make Joe's vision a reality; Joe and Bosworth seek the funds to make the new machine.

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    Director:Karyn Kusama
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    8.1/10(891 votes)

    #4 - Close to the Metal

    S1:E4

    As Cameron nears completion of the BIOS, a crisis threatens the project's future and requires all hands on deck to save the machine.

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    8.1/10(860 votes)

    #5 - Adventure

    S1:E5

    Cameron bristles under a new manager as Joe and Gordon attempt to procure a key piece of new technology for the computer.

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    Director:Ed Bianchi
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    8.0/10(834 votes)

    #6 - Landfall

    S1:E6

    A breakthrough by Cameron places her at odds with Gordon, leaving Joe to make a tough decision. Meanwhile, Hurricane Alicia spurs some personal revelations.

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    7.7/10(823 votes)

    #7 - Giant

    S1:E7

    A visitor from Joe's past threatens his newfound connection with Cameron. Meanwhile, with Donna out of town, the toll of Gordon's work catches up with him.

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    Director:Jon Amiel
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    8.6/10(899 votes)

    #8 - 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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    8.8/10(929 votes)

    #9 - 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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    8.0/10(834 votes)

    #10 - 1984

    S1:E10

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

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Season 1 Ratings Summary

"I/O" is the best rated episode of "Halt and Catch Fire" season 1. It scored 8/10 based on 1352 votes. Directed by Juan José Campanella and written by Christopher C. Rogers, Christopher Cantwell, it aired on 6/1/2014. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "FUD".