mark o'brien played tom on halt and catch fire.
mark o'brien played tom on halt and catch fire.
who plays tom on halt and catch fire?
mark o'brien
for season two, aleksa palladino joined the cast as a regular, while james cromwell and mark o'brien joined as recurring characters. for season three, manish dayal was cast as ryan ray, an indian-american computer programmer native to san francisco. cantwell and rogers created the character to match the change in demographic after the series's setting shifted to northern california. matthew lillard and annabeth gish were also cast in recurring roles. for season four, kathryn newton and susanna skaggs were cast to play teenaged versions of the clarks' daughters, and anna chlumsky joined in a supporting role.
halt and catch fire (tv series)
the third season received critical acclaim. at metacritic, the season has an average review score of 83 out of 100, based on 12 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim". according to rotten tomatoes, the third season holds a 96% approval rating with an average score of 8.62/10, based on 23 reviews; the site's critical consensus said, ""halt and catch fire" finds its footing in an optimistic third season that builds on the fascinating relationship between a pair of emerging protagonists." david sims of "the atlantic" said "halt and catch fire" was "one of tv's most elegantly crafted shows", "the best drama on television", and the most underrated. sims praised the series for creating emotional investment in the characters' ideas, for its depiction of teamwork and the act of creation, and for using "[joe] macmillan to satirize the jobsian cult of personality that defines so much of the tech world". emily vanderwerff of vox media said, "this is the rare recent tv drama that's both as good as it is and as optimistic as it is." she praised cantwell and rogers for continued character development and highlighted the series for leading the movement of what he called "empathy dramas". daniel fienberg of "the hollywood reporter" called out the donna–cameron partnership as the highlight of the show, writing, "there's nothing like it on tv." he praised the lead actors' performances, the nuanced characters, and the directing, calling "halt and catch fire" "one of tv's best-directed shows". maureen ryan of "variety" called the series "both a retro pleasure and a forward-looking gem" that was bolstered by its performances, soundtrack, and individual episode story arcs. ryan said the irony of the characters striving to connect through their work but instead fracturing their relationships was effective because of "its compassionate approach to its core characters". jen chaney of "vulture" wrote that the third season "covers familiar thematic ground while remaining a very good period piece that traces the rise of digital technology and simultaneously uses it as a metaphor to explore its characters' frailties". chaney said the series earned its "should-watch status" through its cast, use of restraint, and, with the benefit of hindsight, the irony of depicting characters close to technological breakthroughs who do not realize it. poniewozik, writing for "the new york times", said the season "makes its past future feel dewy and new" and that despite some initial slow pacing, "the character dynamics are solid... and the '80s details continue to be spot on." hank stuever of "the washington post" said, "the show's bugs and glitches also persist, but, if nothing else, "halt and catch fire" has become an above-average specimen of 'slow television,' should you want such a thing in your life." the review said that the show "survives — and arguably thrives — in season 3" on the donna–cameron storyline, but that it still struggled with joe's character.
halt and catch fire (tv series)