Halt and Catch Fire: Goodwill

October 8, 2017 7:42 AM - Season 4, Episode 8

Everyone is terrible.
posted by lmfsilva (5 comments total)

Time for a spin-off chronicling the further adventures of Joe and Haley, thrift store loading dock raiders?
posted by Ranucci at 9:17 PM on October 8, 2017 [3 favorites]

I'm still not on board with Gordon dying as a narrative choice but THAT SAID, if he had to go this was the most beautiful coda to that story possible. What a well-observed and heartbreaking short story about grief. Just...everything about this was good. "He did a ton wrong."
posted by colorblock sock at 4:56 PM on October 9, 2017 [3 favorites]

As a Nineties Kid, "Fish Heads" holds a special place in my heart and I'm tickled that it showed up here. Also I just found out that it was co-written by Bill Mumy of that great syndicated Nineties sci-fi epic Babylon 5, which blows my mind.
posted by Small Dollar at 8:48 PM on October 12, 2017 [1 favorite]

I don't care if 'm three years late to the party, this was too sad and I'm mad about it. In fairness the the writers they have been telegraphing this moment for nearly the entire show and yet it still hit like a ton of bricks.
posted by GuyZero at 1:20 PM on November 16, 2020 [1 favorite]

One of the best explorations of grieving processes I've ever seen in a movie or a TV show.
posted by mabelstreet at 5:42 PM on September 17, 2021