True Detective

[chazzyphizzle]

mahershala ali is pretty awesome so hopefully he can carry it. i dont think nic pizzaboy will have anything to do with this one right? should help

[kisada]

psure hes in full charge again.

too bad theyll never go back to cary

[Vil]

Season premieres January 13.

[Katlan]

Wow I forgot thus was even a thing its been so long between seasons

[Byrd]

Season Three Trailer:

[Vil]

Season 3 begins tonight with two episodes!

[vagus]

Had no idea.


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[Andalusian girls]

here's to hoping it's a lot more season 1 than season 2

[Greedouw]

I thought the first episode was fantastic.

And yes, its more like season 1 than 2.

[Byrd]

here's to hoping it's a lot more season 1 than season 2

It was almost too much like season 1, in some ways. Like they're trying too hard to replicate that exact formula. You know, southern small town murder with possible occult connection with a story told over multiple timelines, with the earliest timeline being the murder, and the later timeline(s) being interview style.

That being said, I really enjoyed both episodes, and watched them back to back with no major complaints. I am a little concerned that the director for the first two episodes isn't the same director for the remaining episodes, and EW's review said the first two episodes were the best of the first five. Either way, I'm in for the next six episodes, and looking forward to it.

[kisada]

better it's a copy of s1 than s2

[Byrd]

better it's a copy of s1 than s2

For sure. I thought S2 had a lot of potential with the basic premise and the actors involved, but had no idea how to make it all work.

[Obsidian]

Spoiler: show

"I got real monstrous niggers that will rape you to death in your cell" and "you will bleed black cock" made me bust out laughing.

[Byrd]

Last night's finale was ... OK.

Spoiler: show

I get that a study of the relationship between the husband and wife was a key part of the story this year, but I felt they spent way too much time on that, dragging it out longer than it needed to be. It's not like we didn't know they got together in the '80s, had trouble in the '90s, and then she died sometime between then and now. Some of it made sense, but so much of the last episode seemed focused on that, when I was much more interested in the story.

I was a little frustrated that the main mystery's reveal was done for exposition, for the most part. I had it pieced together for the most part (except for why they killed the boy), but it was still someone sitting down and telling them what happened rather than the detectives figuring it out, even though the audience had. I also felt like they made it almost too easy for us to figure out, as opposed to season one (in which the murderer was a minor character who had one scene in the first seven episodes) or season two (in which the whole season made very little sense, but the actual murderer was someone who was never a suspect and had a motive we couldn't have possibly figured out).

The memory loss issue seemed a little gimmicky, to keep both us and Wayne in the dark longer than it needed. I liked the idea, but it got a little frustrating with how it kind of clicked in and out when convenient to the story. I guess that's a little bit about how it actually works, but it still felt like a clumsy mechanic at times. Which brings me to...

I'm also unsure how to feel about the fact that Julie Purcell is actually alive, but none of the main characters know it - only the audience (and Julie and her husband and maybe some nuns) know. I guess it doesn't really do anybody else any good to know, but that's a lot of buildup for no emotional payoff, really.

Wayne randomly running into Julie's current husband, striking up an unnecessary conversation in which he revealed exactly the necessary information, and the book falling open to the exact page also felt like some extreme deus ex machina. I'm rather see good police work pay off.

Overall, Season 1 >>>>> Season 3 >> Season 2. If it comes back again, I'd rather it be more of a straight police procedural. I understand that non-relevant relationships are good for character building and other pacing issues, but this season had more than I needed, personally.

[Greedouw]

Season 2 before 3? That's crazy talk.

I thought the finale was alright too

[Cichy]

Overall the season was just OK, very forgettable

[Byrd]

Season 2 before 3? That's crazy talk.

Oh, I fucked that up. Season 3 > Season 2. I'll fix it.

[Greedouw]

Oh, I fucked that up. Season 3 > Season 2. I'll fix it.

For sure.

Don't get me wrong though, I loved Colin Farrell in S2. The scene where he beats the shit out of that dad because his kid was bullying Colin's son was awesome

[kisada]

was ok. expected more but at least it wasn't s2.

[archibaldcrane]

Good season, bad finale. Having them finally, coincidentally track down the one-eyed black guy, and having him helpfully spell out the entire story involving the mentally ill mother we've never seen, the multiple car crashes we've never seen, and her daughter who we've never seen, is just kinda poor storytelling.

While it's poignant and whatever that Mahershala's dementia fugue prevents him from knowing wtf is going on when he finally meets the woman he's been searching for the entire show, it's not like he won't later recall his train of thought and go back down that road.

The idea that "others" (who?) were still searching for the missing woman presented a splendid opportunity for the others to cross our heroes at the moment of finding her and having some sort of violent resolution - would their cop training allow them to still have it and persevere, or would being old as shit (and having dementia) mean they couldn't finally win the battle they've been seeking for 40 years?

I feel like I could've written a better finale easily given the pieces we had to work with. Bleh.