Halt & Catch Fire Review

So ghosts can travel via Wi-Fi now. Since consciousness is just a series of electrical impulses, it makes sense that someone's soul could be captured by a computer system. This raises interesting questions, like what sort of control the ghost would have over various computer operations (could they browse the web at leisure or check email?) and whether they would be picked up by an antivirus system. Of course, if the ghost had complete control of the machine, they could probably shut down the antivirus program easily. I also don't think a ghost that's holding on because of revenge would be motivated to simply read Facebook unless it was to stalk their target.

It seems that in ghosts stories, the first thing the brothers burn usually doesn't get rid of the ghost. That would make the solution to the episode too easy and there wouldn't be enough of a plot. What usually ends up happening is that they burn the remains, then start packing up to leave when the ghost claims another victim. I don't really remember (having binge-watched seasons 1-8 over two month-long periods in 2012-13), but there may have been episodes where either the brothers simply didn't know whose ghost it was until halfway through the episode or were trapped somewhere by the ghost. Those seem like the only ways for the episode to actually last 40 minutes.

I think Dean is right to give up looking for a cure to the Mark. He, Sam, Cas, and now Charlie have been looking for a cure for the better part of the season and haven't found anything. I still think their best bet to to consult Cain, which they will get a chance to do in the next episode. However, it looks like this week they'll be too busy fighting Cain to ask him any questions about getting rid of the Mark. Even if they do consult Cain about a find a cure, I bet there's some sort of spell involved, since I doubt they're going to get rid of it this far before the season finale. Unless Rowena turns out to be the season boss for the brothers and not just Crowley. In that case, she could easily be featured in the finale rather than the Mark.