True Detective

**tyven** · 2014-02-16 23:00

Wow another amazing episode.

I know some of the lore, or whatever you want to call it, that the show is using is from an existing story. The Yellow King or whatever. Can someone familiar with it expand on the story of the yellow king and how it applies to True Dick? Like the black stars? in the final scene as the camera zoomed out there were black stars all over the glass.

**Obsidian** · 2014-02-16 23:50

I'm reading the series of short stories myself now but this is a decent primer, at least.

**grantlogan** · 2014-02-17 00:11

Godamn it I need the reveal, I need resolution!

**Greedouw** · 2014-02-17 00:46

This could be the greatest tv show I've ever seen...

**Null** · 2014-02-17 00:49

This.....the last 5 mins was hard for me to fully enjoy because I kept looking at the time and thinking FUCK I need another hour of this show and things explained! Man what an amazing show.

**MF Perm tha Fineass** · 2014-02-17 11:39

http://www.amazon.com/The-King-Yello...d_bxgy_b_img_y

**Bregor** · 2014-02-17 16:38

Had a viewing party with my boys for last night's episode. Lots of interesting theories. This show is insanely good, not just for plot but for how good McConaughey and Harrelson are, and how well it's shot.

Speculation:

Spoiler: show

**MF Perm tha Fineass** · 2014-02-17 17:03

Originally Posted by Bregor

Had a viewing party with my boys for last night's episode. Lots of interesting theories. This show is insanely good, not just for plot but for how good McConaughey and Harrelson are, and how well it's shot.

Speculation:

Spoiler: show

**Byrd** · 2014-02-17 17:21

Originally Posted by Obsidian

I'm reading the series of short stories myself now but this is a decent primer, at least.

That's some good stuff. I'd caught some of the references (Yellow King and Carcossa), but had missed far more than I had caught. I'm really curious where these last three episodes are taking us now.

**Takiwaki** · 2014-02-17 21:33

http://io9.com/true-detective-takes-...-me-1524756707

A comment here talks about how the show is breaking the 4th wall.

I duno what to think anymore

**grantlogan** · 2014-02-17 21:50

Anyone else think Hart's oldest daughter is caught up in the cult, possibly since she was a child? Hart has mentioned not noticing what's under your nose.

**Bregor** · 2014-02-17 22:10

Originally Posted by Takiwaki

http://io9.com/true-detective-takes-...-me-1524756707

A comment here talks about how the show is breaking the 4th wall.

I duno what to think anymore

I just read the Daily Beast article that commenter is referencing:

http://www.thedailybeast.com/article...isode-yet.html

Spoiler: show

Originally Posted by grantlogan

Anyone else think Hart's oldest daughter is caught up in the cult, possibly since she was a child? Hart has mentioned not noticing what's under your nose.

For a while I thought she'd be the victim of the 2012 crime, and I now wonder if those sex drawings she did in school were really because the other girls dared her to do it. But yeah I think she's definitely going to be involved somehow.

Fucking hell, this show is really good.

**tyven** · 2014-02-17 23:44

Shit I didn't even think about harts daughter. That would suuuuuuck

**Lazaruz** · 2014-02-18 02:50

is it Sunday yet?

**Obsidian** · 2014-02-18 03:15

I just rewatched the episode. Kind of amusing that the last shot of the episode is through a window frame. Like Cohle is being framed for the killings. It's also great that Cohle busts out that quote from Ledoux but simply says "a man once told me," to keep with their cover story.

Really interested in what led up to/caused the rift between Cohle and Hart. Needs to be Sunday now.

Edit: Or, indeed, if there is any split between them in the first place. It's already been made obvious that they're pretty good at fabricating stories to suit their interests. How sweet would it be if they're playing good cop/bad cop on the two investigating Cohle? I mean, Rust doesn't strike me as the kind of guy to be caught repeatedly at the scene of a crime unintentionally. We know he knows police procedure (it's spelled out for us in the first episode; cordon off scene, take down plates of people coming and going). Why renew your plates out of the blue?

**Multiabuse** · 2014-02-18 03:49

One of the most promising shows I've seen.
Really has potential to be incredible.

I'm totally hooked.

**samalis** · 2014-02-18 10:31

**Byrd** · 2014-02-18 10:37

I watched this immediately after The Walking Dead on Sunday. The same actress who plays Lizzie in TWD played the 2002 version of the younger daughter. Threw me for a loop. The simple fact that she does creepy very well on TWD makes me wonder if she has a larger role to play from here on out.

I'm both frustrated and excited by the fact there's only three episodes left. They're not going to extend it or drag it out, but there's only three episodes left....