Search and Ten of Swords

"Search" and "Ten of Swords" are two episodes of the American television series Halt and Catch Fire that serve as the series finale. They are the ninth and tenth episodes of the fourth season, and the 39th and 40th episodes overall. They originally aired back-to-back on AMC on October 14, 2017. "Search" was written by Mark Lafferty and directed by Daisy von Scherler Mayer. "Ten of Swords" was written by co-creators and showrunners Christopher Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers, and was directed by Karyn Kusama.

In the episodes, months after the death of Gordon Clark (Scoot McNairy), his friends, collaborators, and family ponder the futures of their personal and professional lives. Joe MacMillan (Lee Pace) and Cameron Howe (Mackenzie Davis) prepare for the relaunch of Comet's website as a web portal, but an unforeseen competitor threatens his company and their relationship. Donna Emerson (Kerry Bishé) must decide whether to accept the vacant managing partner position at her venture capital firm. Meanwhile, as she and Cameron continue to reconcile as friends, they contemplate the possibility of working together again.

"Search" and "Ten of Swords" were watched by 394,000 viewers during their original broadcast. The episodes were acclaimed by critics, who praised the closure reached for the main characters, the emotional scenes between Donna and Cameron, and the uplifting yet ambiguous ending. Several critics ranked the finale of Halt and Catch Fire among the best in TV history.