Seriously, I rolled my eyes when he asked Stan to pick up the girls from school the guy hasn’t seen them in 2 years! That was too much I understand that the writers are letting us know how absorbed Gordon is getting, but I’d rather look for some other ways to treat this character trait.Īs for John Bosworth, which comes into play during this episode, god! I’m just really happy to see him back! He didn’t have that much screen time (which will come during the next episode). I think both the script and McNairy’s performances could have dialed it down a bit. It is great character work, on one hand, but it comes too strong as an overwhelming feeling of shame cover most of the scenes he is. The other one is that he needs guidance over his projects, he has no idea of what to do on his own, so of course he takes a big interest on Donna’s projects. Meanwhile, Gordon is showing us just how obsessed he can be, to the point where he becomes a pretty neglecting father: for starters, he is obviously addicted to cocaine, which is just one of the many issues his character is crossing. Luckily for him, a call from Sara makes it clear that he is being tested by Sara’s father and Joe’s determination to pass the test would be key for the following episodes. Lee Pace’s portray of Joe’s demolished spirit is spot on this isn’t the kind of job he would like to do, it’s a job that doesn’t play into his strength and that looks pretty much like a dead end. Sara’s dad offered him a job and Joe took him as he convinced him that he wouldn’t find any jobs anywhere else and to his surprise, is a highly demoralizing desk job on a dark cubicle. Joe isn’t that much better on his own though he is pretty happy with his relationship with Sara, he is pretty unsatisfied with his work. The lack of communication between these two, as mentioned above, is reaching a breaking point. Which makes Donna reasonably angry since she wasn’t consulted on this decision. The twist is that we come to learn that Tom is actually interested on working in Mutiny, to help it become something better and he and Cameron reach an understanding for him to come work on Mutiny. Cameron and Donna track him down and warn him to stop what’s he's doing. It also says about the lack of coordination they have: both of them come with different outcomes and speak in different manners through the meeting.Īs a matter of fact, communication is key factor in what’s going on with Donna and Cameron: they are essentially in different worlds and it’s making their path towards making Mutiny a viable business harder and harder.ĭuring the episode, one of Mutiny’s game, Parallax has been hacked by a former Mutiny subscriber, Tom. Left on their own, Cameron and Donna were unable to make a decent impression. Take Cameron and Donna’s meeting with potential investors: if Joe was there he would have most likely convinced them to invest since that is what he is good at. But now that they are on their own their projects aren’t doing any better. We saw them all together during season 1 but due to the limited time frame they had and the differences they were unable to overcome they strayed and got separated from each other. “New Coke” is not an stellar episode by any means, but it is a pretty solid one in which we are allowed to explore the characters interactions farther, and we get to see how much the gang needs to be back together.Įach character on Halt and Catch Fire has a unique set of tools that allows them to make groundbreaking advances in technologies: Joe is the visionary, Gordon is the executor, Cameron is the creative mind and Donna is the pragmatic one. Most of the issues that plagued the show around season 1 are long gone and through all the episodes the show has rolled out it looks more and more promising as it goes by. With the apologies out of the way, I must say: it is a very good time to be a Halt and Catch Fire fan right now. I’ll cover 2 episodes on this review and one which I’ll post around tomorrow or Thursdays at the latest. Since I already have, there should be no more delays. 3 episodes went by and it was impossible for me to review because of some personal issues I had to take care of. First of all, sorry for the incredibly long delay.
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