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Show's only been on a few weeks (ep 4 aires today), highly recommend it.

Harrison and McConaughey play well off each other and McConaughey is overall brilliant in it. Can't see him not being awarded for the role.

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Watch it. Watch it now.

Literally just heard about this through a friend about an hour ago. DL'd the first 3 eps just now, looking forward to watching them tonight.

i watch, although i like it, i find the slow pace of the show to be not acceptable

Originally posted by BruceSkywalker
i watch, although i like it, i find the slow pace of the show to be not acceptable

I'm guessing the end of Sunday's episode satisfied you.

Best show on TV right now.

It's a great show. Love the sense of dread and foreboding that it creates. McConaughey is incredible. I see him winning some Emmys for his work here.

Originally posted by Myth
I'm guessing the end of Sunday's episode satisfied you.

Best show on TV right now.

it did.. next sunday's show should be good as well

Have to agree, this is one of the best shows on TV right now. McConaughey is providing a masterclass week in, week out.

This last episode lagged I thought; as it lacked on the superb back-n-forth Woody and Mathew normally have had in the previous three eps.

But the ending was a nice and unexpected surprise. Greatly looking forward to next week.

Starts in a couple of weeks over here. Can't wait. It's ratings are as high as The Wire and almost as high as Breaking Bad. Looks like my cup o tea.

watched ep 5 on sunday..

disappointed because McConaughey might be the killer after all this comes out of left field as they say

They've been hinting/leading us in that direction since ep2. But they've made it too obvious to actually be it, imo.

But agreed, if it turns out to be that way, it'll be a let down.

Watched the pilot today as it's just started over here. I'd suggest watching a short British drama called The Shadow Line with Chiwetel Ejiofor and Christopher Ecclestone. Very similar tone. High production values. Very deliberate shot composition. Dark and foreboding tone.

That's not available on Netflix. As such, it doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned.

Originally posted by BackFire
That's not available on Netflix. As such, it doesn't exist as far as I'm concerned.

You can torrent it; I'm going to.

I only torrent porn, and movies, and some TV shows.

Last ep airs this week, can't wait. But sad it's over for these two.

Best show on television. Love how people are jumping on the Van Zan bandwagon.

What does the Van Zan have to do with this tv show?

The answer is; absolutely nothing.

Originally posted by Epicurus
What does the Van Zan have to do with this tv show?

The answer is; absolutely nothing. Matt played Van Zan, sport.

^Which is about as relevant to True Detective as you having IQ in the double digits.

Originally posted by Epicurus
^Which is about as relevant to True Detective as you having IQ in the double digits. Irony. You not being able to connect the history here is indeed all too telling.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Irony. You not being able to connect the history here is indeed all too telling.
You bringing up stuff which is as relevant to this show as the fact that your grey-matter consists of mule feces is indeed all too telling.

Originally posted by Epicurus
You bringing up stuff which is as relevant to this show as the fact that your grey-matter consists of mule feces is indeed all too telling. You didn't understand it. Too late to rescind your statement.


Great show. Get back to the topic.

I did understand it though. What it basically tells us is that you love to spout random, irrelevant crap which has nothing to do with the topic of this thread ala the show called True Detective.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Best show on television.

Love how people are jumping on the Van Zan bandwagon.

You should thank me for introducing you to this superb show; without me, you'd never have known about it.

Do your attention whoring in another thread, this one is too important.

Originally posted by Epicurus
I did understand it though. What it basically tells us is that you love to spout random, irrelevant crap which has nothing to do with the topic of this thread ala the show called True Detective. The same actor in True Detective also starred in other movies, sport.

Originally posted by Robtard
You should thank me for introducing you to this superb show; without me, you'd never have known about it.

Do your attention whoring in another thread, this one is too important. Incorrect. I'm an avid HBO watched and knew about it probably before you, bandwagoner.

Originally posted by quanchi112
The same actor in True Detective also starred in other movies, sport.
Which is about as relevant to this thread as you being a pea-brained moron.

Anyone else here a cool guy who got the classic Weird Fiction references in the show?

The Yellow King indeed.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Incorrect. I'm an avid HBO watched and knew about it probably before you, bandwagoner.

Stop lying. You had no idea the show existed until you saw this thread. You're welcome

Originally posted by Epicurus
Which is about as relevant to this thread as you being a pea-brained moron. Same actor. Do I have to tell you everything, Nelson.

Originally posted by Robtard
Stop lying. You had no idea the show existed until you saw this thread. You're welcome I didn't even know this thread existed until after I watched most of this season. I knew about the show before you.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Same actor. Do I have to tell you everything, Nelson.
About as relevant as you being having a mucus-clogged cranium, Joe.

You all are stupid, lol.

Originally posted by Epicurus
About as relevant as you being having a mucus-clogged cranium, Joe. It is all relevant to the actor, Cletus.

Originally posted by quanchi112
I didn't even know this thread existed until after I watched most of this season. I knew about the show before you.

Stop lying.

Stop attention whoring in this thread. TD is the subject, not you. Abide or move on.

season finale tonight

this was a great season of true detective.. both McConaughey and Harrelson will be missed so i hope the actors for the 2nd season will be just as good

Yeah, both happy and sad.

Wanting to see who is cast for season 2. Rumors are it could be a woman this time as the lead.

Originally posted by Robtard
Stop lying.

Stop attention whoring in this thread. TD is the subject, not you. Abide or move on. Not lying.

Great ending to the best show currently on tv. Love Rust.

Originally posted by quanchi112
It is all relevant to the actor, Cletus.
You are wrong. Blatantly wrong, Crazy Hoe Joe.

excellent season finale...

Originally posted by Robtard
Yeah, both happy and sad.

Wanting to see who is cast for season 2. Rumors are it could be a woman this time as the lead.


i read that too, i am hopeful they cast a good actress

Originally posted by Epicurus
You are wrong. Blatantly wrong, Crazy Hoe Joe. It is relevant to the actor but get back to the topic. Best show on television and excellent finale. You've done it again, Matthew.

Originally posted by quanchi112
It is relevant to the actor but get back to the topic. Best show on television and excellent finale. You've done it again, Matthew.
It has nothing to do with the show known as True Detective, irony112.

http://truedetectiveconversations.tumblr.com/post/75907708333

Was a little dissapointed with the final, felt too rushed considering the superb prior 7 episodes.

Originally posted by Epicurus
It has nothing to do with the show known as True Detective, irony112. Save the actor, lol. He's the star.

Originally posted by Robtard
Was a little dissapointed with the final, felt too rushed considering the superb prior 7 episodes. It was awesome. The finale was well played out. The final chase scene was epic.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Save the actor, lol. He's the star.
Van Zan has nothing to do with True Detective. Quit derailing this thread with your butthurt.

Implying that you idiots aren't derailing the thread by responding to him, lol.

Originally posted by quanchi112


It was awesome. The finale was well played out. The final chase scene was epic.

Calm down and stop trying to be Admiral Argues-A-Lot over EVERY LITTLE THING.

Let the butthurt go, it what I am saying, it's making you drop spoilers. Thanks

Did a marathon run of the show. Definitely a very well-written and well-acted tv series.

My only qualm was how the feck did they both survive Childress' assault in the finale?

IIRC, Rust was impaled straight through his spleen with a pretty bigass knife while Marty was impaled with the sharp end of a hammer in his chest. And considering the time it would've taken the medics to get there, both of them should've bled out before reaching the nearest hospital.

No, they're both Alpha males and Alpha males don't bleed out.

Originally posted by Epicurus
Did a marathon run of the show. Definitely a very well-written and well-acted tv series.

My only qualm was how the feck did they both survive Childress' assault in the finale?

IIRC, Rust was impaled straight through his spleen with a pretty bigass knife while Marty was impaled with the sharp end of a hammer in his chest. And considering the time it would've taken the medics to get there, both of them should've bled out before reaching the nearest hospital.



they survived because i was the one who wrote the script so it was my decision to have them live

I hear the next season is going to be 10 episodes of John McClane and Martin Riggs playing chess over a terrible Internet connection at 3am while drunk.

Originally posted by Epicurus
Did a marathon run of the show. Definitely a very well-written and well-acted tv series.

My only qualm was how the feck did they both survive Childress' assault in the finale?

IIRC, Rust was impaled straight through his spleen with a pretty bigass knife while Marty was impaled with the sharp end of a hammer in his chest. And considering the time it would've taken the medics to get there, both of them should've bled out before reaching the nearest hospital.

Rust very nearly did die. It was, ironically, a sort of divine intervention. Really good luck.

Marty wasn't that badly hurt, relatively speaking. I doubt it punctured any major organ.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Rust very nearly did die. It was, ironically, a sort of divine intervention. Really good luck.

Marty wasn't that badly hurt, relatively speaking. I doubt it punctured any major organ.
Yeah, but Rust reached the point of death while being treated in the hospital iirc. Far as I know, he should've completely bled to death before the EMTs arrived there.

Marty was impaled in the chest. It should have damaged a lung or the heart, the way that hammer was thrown straight into his chest.

Originally posted by jaden101
I hear the next season is going to be 10 episodes of John McClane and Martin Riggs playing chess over a terrible Internet connection at 3am while drunk.

McClane wins.

Originally posted by Epicurus
Yeah, but Rust reached the point of death while being treated in the hospital iirc. Far as I know, he should've completely bled to death before the EMTs arrived there.

Marty was impaled in the chest. It should have damaged a lung or the heart, the way that hammer was thrown straight into his chest.

It's actually pretty hard to stab someone to death, relatively speaking. Like a third of all stabbings to the heart turn out to be non-fatal, for example, and Rust was not stabbed in the heart. As for whether or not he should have died before the EMTs arrived there, it depends on how fast they got there. We don't actually know. Was it luck that allowed them to reach Rust quickly, or divine intervention? THE WORLD MAY NEVER KNOW.

The heart is like two and a half inches deep in your chest, and though the pick was about that long it didn't look to penetrate so deeply (That's what she said), and more to the point, Marty was hit on the right side of his chest, so it couldn't have hit the heart in all likelihood. A lung? Maybe, yeah, but still survivable.

Originally posted by Robtard
McClane wins.

Never any doubt. He can handle his booze better.

How are you liking this show so far?

To act like a posh 80's socialite...

MAAAHHVALOUS DAHLING!!!

Just watched the 5th episode last night. The meth lab 'incident'

Originally posted by jaden101
To act like a posh 80's socialite...

MAAAHHVALOUS DAHLING!!!

Just watched the 5th episode last night. The meth lab 'incident' Good, most good. Transsexual cyborg prostitutes are just around the corner then.

Yeah but....what about on the show though?

Another qualm that I(and other people on other message boards as well, it seems) had was that even though the killer was repeatedly referred to as "tall" and "scarred", Childress ultimately ended up neither very tall nor so substantially scarred as to be indistinguishable from other people.

The former point is showcased during his tussle with the 2 detectives(along with Glenn Fleshler's own rl height which is around 6 feet), and considering that actual tall people like Reggie Ledoux were shown on the show, it doesn't help this case either. The other point is supported by the fact that when Ruse first met him in '95, he didn't notice the scars either, even though there was profiling being done for scarred individuals during that time period.

If a teenage girl(Tina from that Friends of Christ camp) could notice his scars despite him being hunched forward and her not trying to pay real attention to him, then the thin beard and the light shade shouldn't have hidden his face so well from a guy with Holmes-lite observation/deduction skills either.

Didn't he have a beard back in 95?

Childress was noticeably taller than six foot tall Matt, and he had a bunch of dirt on his face back in '95.

He is tall enough for some women to consider him "tall". As tall as Remy Lebeaux? Maybe not. But tall.

Originally posted by Robtard
Didn't he have a beard back in 95?
Originally posted by Epicurus
If a teenage girl(Tina from that Friends of Christ camp) could notice his scars despite him being hunched forward and her not trying to pay real attention to him, then the thin beard and the light shade shouldn't have hidden his face so well from a guy with Holmes-lite observation/deduction skills either.

Originally posted by NemeBro
Childress was noticeably taller than six foot tall Matt, and he had a bunch of dirt on his face back in '95.
Nope. When they stood toe to toe, Mcconaughey and Fleshler seemed to be roughly the same height, with the latter being 1 or 2 inches taller than the former at best.

He had a thin beard, which in no way whatsoever should have been enough to conceal scars that can be noticed even when he's hunched over by a girl not trying to pay close attention to him, from a guy with as sharp an eye for things as Rust. Not to mention that they were on a lookout for tall, scarred individuals at that time.
Originally posted by NemeBro
He is tall enough for some women to consider him "tall". As tall as Remy Lebeaux? Maybe not. But tall.
Which is where the inconsistency comes from. One of those women, that teen girl Tina seemed to be pretty tall herself( she was almost as tall as Marty when standing next to him). His height being a distinctive feature among a crew of characters which consist of a giant like Ledoux is an inconsistency. Particularly when there wasn't much of a significant height difference between him and Rust.

Also, the Glenn Fleshler point.

There are other theories on other sites as well which indicate that some things were left unexplained; notably the drawings in Audrey's room which consisted of a spiral, that barbie doll gangrape scenario which was eerily similar to what was hinted at in the Marie Fontenot videotape, and the scene where Audrey steals Maisie's tiarra which has a creepy resemblance to the antler-crown which all those kids were adorned with.

Along with Audrey's behavior which seems to indicate that she had likely been abused as a kid(probably by the grandfather).

I think they need to release a director's cut version where these discrepancies are explained away.

Good series. Last episode felt a bit rushed though.

Epicurus you are truly offensive. If you don't believe in God you don't have to be so rude about it.

^What the flying f*ck are you talking about?

Weird new guy, I guess.

Ah, but no one is truly new at KMC.

Great show. Loved it. Looking forward to the next step with Season 2.

Colin Farrell rumoured for Season 2. Thoughts?

Weird choice.

Fantastic first season. Episode per episode one of the strongest shows I've ever seen.

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i will watch the second season but feel it won;t be as good as the first season

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I saw nothing in that trailer that compares to the visual awe factor of a cane field on fire at night.

As others are saying, I'll give it a chance, but I have little hope of it being anything like/as good as the first season based on how it's been described.

Excited for the new season--comes out the 21st!

People need to not compare this to season one, this is a whole new set of characters and stories. If they do compare, they will be disappointed.

Originally posted by The Nuul
People need to not compare this to season one, this is a whole new set of characters and stories. If they do compare, they will be disappointed.
I think we should be allowed to compare based on overall quality. I agree we shouldn't expect the same atmosphere or type of plot, but we should expect the same quality of acting and writing, and if we don't get that, then yes, we will be disappointed.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
I think we should be allowed to compare based on overall quality. I agree we shouldn't expect the same atmosphere or type of plot, but we should expect the same quality of acting and writing, and if we don't get that, then yes, we will be disappointed.

Agreed.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
I think we should be allowed to compare based on overall quality. I agree we shouldn't expect the same atmosphere or type of plot, but we should expect the same quality of acting and writing, and if we don't get that, then yes, we will be disappointed.

This starts tonight!!!!!!

watched the 2nd season premiere.. wasn't really impressed by hopefully that will change as the season goes

The first episode was a really long setup. I hope the pacing picks up in future episodes. I think the main problem was that they're trying to make us care about too many characters all at once. There were two characters who mattered in the original season, now they've doubled that.

I think the main thing missing from this episode that was present in the first episode of the first season (and which was the one thing that pulled me through, as that episode also seemed rather slow and confusing at the time) is chemistry between the leads because...well, the leads only meet up at the very end of the episode. In S1E1, we had Marty and Rust bantering on for the entire episode, and that was encouraging because it showed that if nothing else it would be entertaining to follow these two guys around. I hope that by episode two we'll see the same thing developing between the three cops in this season.

Yeah, not anywhere as strong an opening as season one, but it kept me entertained enough to watch ep2.

Velcoro - Dirty unstable cop with a drinking problem

Bezzerides - Borderline self-loathing cop with major daddy issues

Woodrugh - Impotent adrenaline junkie with troubled past

I agree with everyone.

Farrel's character is over the top. I'm predicting him to die in episode 6 or 7. The fact that he's already on the wrong side of the law means there will be a major shitstorm once his deeds come to light, and it will probably be one of those things where only death can redeem him.

Wasn't keen on this episode. As others have said, no chemistry between characters. Really, no interesting characters at all. And forcefully dreary and bleak to the point where it doesn't feel natural. Also took way to long to get to the point.

Hundreds of sweeping aerial shots do not, good drama, make.

I don't think it's that the characters are less interesting, although they do need more screen time. It's a directorial problem. It needs Cary Fukunaga

Also a writing problem. The pacing was bunk. It really is a shame that Fukunaga isn't back this season. Dunno what they were thinking bringing on the Fast and Furious director in his place.

I think the characters are much less interesting. No one immediately demands attention like Rust did in the first season. Instead we get generic dirty drunk cop and his generic disgruntled cop cohorts.

I do think of all the characters, Farrel's character has the greatest potential to be interesting.

So far Kitsch has two faces: surprise and anger. If he doesn't vary it, it will get old fast.

Rachel McAdams's character has potential.

With Vince Vaugnh, we haven't seen enough yet to know what he's going to be like, but he better damn well do something in episode 2.

I read that press reviewers were given the 1st 3 episodes because the makers were worried the 1st and 2nd episodes were weak and it picks up after that. Hopefully it does.

For an 8 episode season 3 slow episodes is terrible.

That's like if you have a 400 page novel your friend gives you and before you even start reading he warns you that "the first 150 pages are really slow, but it picks up after that." It doesn't inspire confidence.


Edit: Although, come to think of it, Crime and Punishment was a ****ing excellent novel and I thought the first hundred or so pages were a confusing snooze before it got into gear.

Rachel McAdams' dad (David Morse) was the best part of the first episode.

It's like Battleship but worse.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
For an 8 episode season 3 slow episodes is terrible.

.

The first 4 episodes of the first season of The Wire were extremely slow as well.

Where as the first 3 episodes of Better Call Saul were brilliant and it nose-dived into mediocrity after that.

The Walking Dead you're lucky if you get 4 good episodes in a 16 episode season.

Originally posted by jaden101
The first 4 episodes of the first season of The Wire were extremely slow as well.

Where as the first 3 episodes of Better Call Saul were brilliant and it nose-dived into mediocrity after that.

The Walking Dead you're lucky if you get 4 good episodes in a 16 episode season.
Difference is that all those shows will continue building and building their characters after the first season. Because True Detective is anthologized, those eight episodes are a single unit, and so there's no chance of it leaving its slow start behind with great future arcs.

Again though, I hope to hell the season gets better. I want to love this season at least half as much as I did Season 1.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Difference is that all those shows will continue building and building their characters after the first season. Because True Detective is anthologized, those eight episodes are a single unit, and so there's no chance of it leaving its slow start behind with great future arcs.

Again though, I hope to hell the season gets better. I want to love this season at least half as much as I did Season 1.

The Wire had elements of an anthology structure as well. Each season focused on a different group. Season 2 and 4 especially with the dock workers and young uns. They managed to build strong 1 season characters easily enough. Wayward Pines is managing it. Band of Brothers is the pinnacle of a single season run. Rome done wonders with 2 seasons. The office, extras and Derek each had 2 short seasons. Firefly had 1 season. The Shadow Line had 1 season of 7 episodes and was astounding. Buried had 1 season and was also utterly brilliant. Utopia had 2 short seasons and again was top drawer. Black Mirror has 3 episode seasons with a different story in each episode and is some of the best TV you will ever watch.

Originally posted by jaden101
The Wire had elements of an anthology structure as well. Each season focused on a different group. Season 2 and 4 especially with the dock workers and young uns. They managed to build strong 1 season characters easily enough. Wayward Pines is managing it. Band of Brothers is the pinnacle of a single season run. Rome done wonders with 2 seasons. The office, extras and Derek each had 2 short seasons. Firefly had 1 season. The Shadow Line had 1 season of 7 episodes and was astounding. Buried had 1 season and was also utterly brilliant. Utopia had 2 short seasons and again was top drawer. Black Mirror has 3 episode seasons with a different story in each episode and is some of the best TV you will ever watch.
True, but there was still McNulty and Co.

It would be interesting if a minor character from Season 1 shows up in a cameo somewhere in Season 2. Maybe one of Marty's daughters or one of the two black detectives.

I agree with OV, 3 or 4 slow Eps out of 8 Eps is not a good start. A show with a limited amount of Eps per a season better start with a bang, a hook, a catch in the first Ep or two. The Wire had a lot more Eps to start off slowly and they had more time to tell stories, where as True Detective does not. It's a very limited amount of time to tell stories, and they better be good.

Originally posted by The Nuul
I agree with OV, 3 or 4 slow Eps out of 8 Eps is not a good start. A show with a limited amount of Eps per a season better start with a bang, a hook, a catch in the first Ep or two. The Wire had a lot more Eps to start off slowly and they had more time to tell stories, where as True Detective does not. It's a very limited amount of time to tell stories, and they better be good. I'm about halfway through the first season, and it had a pretty slow start too. Since you all came back for season 2, I'm assuming it has a good payoff

I won't spoil anything for you Arach.

Originally posted by The Nuul
I won't spoil anything for you Arach. I appreciate it man, but you're free to post your thoughts. I'm marathoning it, and I've only got two episodes left. I wont be back in this thread until I finish the first season

Originally posted by Arachnid1
I'm about halfway through the first season, and it had a pretty slow start too. Since you all came back for season 2, I'm assuming it has a good payoff

Season 2 doesn't have anything to do with season 1

Originally posted by Arachnid1
I'm about halfway through the first season, and it had a pretty slow start too. Since you all came back for season 2, I'm assuming it has a good payoff
It's true that the first two episodes are really slow, but when you watch them again they're loaded with little hints and clues that you don't notice at first. I hope it will be the same with this season when all is said and done.

For me, True Detective Season 1 came alive in the last scene of episode 2. That gave me chills. If we go by the novel analogy, that's 100 pages into a 400 page novel. Ideally you should be hooked from page 1 (or more likely, 20 or so pages in), but that's not terrible.

well, that was... unexpected!

I totally called it right before it happened. So far this is really, really good.

Originally posted by marwash22
well, that was... unexpected!
Yeah, unless that ending is some kind of big fakeout, the mystery of the show will actually be Ray's murder.

I knew he was going to die, but not so soon...that's shocking

Originally posted by quanchi112
I totally called it right before it happened. So far this is really, really good. actually, i thought he was getting framed for the murder of his ex-wife and/or her new husband.

Originally posted by marwash22
actually, i thought he was getting framed for the murder of his ex-wife and/or her new husband. When he was in the house I just figured he's going to die and quickly thought from the previews I think I've seen all of his scenes already so it would turn into a three person show now instead of a four person. I liked him the best thus far so I'm a little annoyed. He had me at the beat down of the bully's dad.

see, that's why i never watch those "next time on" previews. They end up telling me things I'd rather not know until I'm watching the episode in it's entirety.

Originally posted by marwash22
see, that's why i never watch those "next time on" previews. They end up telling me things I'd rather not know until I'm watching the episode in it's entirety. I just meant the previews of the show not the next episode. Plus I just had a feeling in the scene that it was going to happen.

ah okay.


you were ahead of me there, 'cause i didn't think for a second that they'd off a main character in the second episode. When the first shot happened, i thought, damn, he got shot in the leg or something... that's gonna leave mark, but he'll just kill this guy and continue the investigation with the other others. but then came the double tap.


lol.

Originally posted by quanchi112
When he was in the house I just figured he's going to die and quickly thought from the previews I think I've seen all of his scenes already so it would turn into a three person show now instead of a four person. I liked him the best thus far so I'm a little annoyed. He had me at the beat down of the bully's dad.

He's not dead. It was birdshot cartridges

Pretty good ep last night, better than the first one. Those damn aerial shots bug the shit outta me now though.

Is Paul Woodrugh a self-hating closet homosexual?

Hints: Needs Viagra in order to have sex with his hot latina GF, works to ruin the relationship and is overly aggressive towards homosexuals.

Originally posted by Robtard
Is Paul Woodrugh a self-hating closet homosexual?

Hints: Needs Viagra in order to have sex with his hot latina GF, works to ruin the relationship and is overly aggressive towards homosexuals.

That's the theory. The way he checks out the male prozzy getting dropped off as well.

second ep was way better than the first..

Velcoro isn't dead. .. if anyone wants me to prove it, i have the link

It was an improvement over the first episode, but there were times when i was just hit in the face by how different it is from the last season. I know we shouldn't expect the same exact experience, but I feel like there's very little to separate this new season from any other crime series. The last scene gave me hope though that we'll start veering back into weirdness and quasi-horror.

Also the actress playing Ray's wife was beyond atrocious. Literally didn't believe a single line or expression.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
It's true that the first two episodes are really slow, but when you watch them again they're loaded with little hints and clues that you don't notice at first. I hope it will be the same with this season when all is said and done.

For me, True Detective Season 1 came alive in the last scene of episode 2. That gave me chills. If we go by the novel analogy, that's 100 pages into a 400 page novel. Ideally you should be hooked from page 1 (or more likely, 20 or so pages in), but that's not terrible.
http://i.imgur.com/XTl65Y0.jpg

Mind = BLOWN

I was wondering what was up with her. It explains why she grew up so disturbed. I guess Marty's daughter was raped in the rituals too. I'm not sure why they killed the other girls and not her though. I'm marathoning the first season with a friend this week, so I'll see what other little hints I missed

Also, the cult consists of 5 people. The first two were killed by Marty and Rust in 1995. The spaghetti man was killed in the finale. I'm not sure who the remaining two are just yet. I'm assuming Governor Tuttle is one. Unfortunately, he's untouchable and gets off.

Also, this is pretty hilarious:

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I'm looking forward to season 2

EDIT: Has anybody heard the theory that Marty is part of the cult? I just read this one online. He apparently mentioned that he killed a ten point buck once, which might be the one on the murder victim from the first episode. It would also explain how his daughter survived her ordeal.

Then again, he seemed genuinely disturbed at the video material when he saw it. I don't think its him, but still a cool theory.

Second episode was a lot better. Better flow, something happened, etc.

Good episode. Huge step up.

So far the most interesting plot line is the conflict between the corrupt Vinci PD and the State Police office.

The killer is so far much less interesting than the Yellow King was. Hopefully that will change.

Also Woodrugh's homosexuality is confirmed

Slowly tying the story together this week. Vince Vaughn is still absolutely honking at acting though.

He's getting better. Taylor Kitsch is the real trainwreck.

It goes Farrel, McAdams, Vaughn, Kitsch.

Nah, Vaughn's the best part about this season so far. Farrel is second, with McAdams a distant third.


Kitsch isn't even a character, though really, that's down to the overall weakness of the writing.

That was one brutal shootout this week

Originally posted by Martian_mind
Nah, Vaughn's the best part about this season so far. Farrel is second, with McAdams a distant third.


Kitsch isn't even a character, though really, that's down to the overall weakness of the writing.

I disagree strongly about Vaghn. He's seems out of his element with this show. Farrel is nailing it and Mcadams isn't far behind. Some of Vaghns lines are ridiculous though. The whole, "cavity" dialogue was over the top, uneeded, Imo.

Originally posted by jaden101
That was one brutal shootout this week hell yeah. Pure Chaos, and it didn't feel overly cinematic.

They really sold how shook they were after it was over too.

Originally posted by Stringer
I disagree strongly about Vaghn. He's seems out of his element with this show. Farrel is nailing it and Mcadams isn't far behind. Some of Vaghns lines are ridiculous though. The whole, "cavity" dialogue was over the top, uneeded, Imo.

For me it's not the dialogue that's the problem. That's pure noir (although the fact that he's almost the only character who is in that vein is a bit of a problem). It's his facial acting that's totally unconvincing. The scene when he's in bed staring at the camera was awful. The one when he gets angry about Stan's death equally so. I actually quite like his lines but his delivery is dreadful.

Originally posted by Stringer
I disagree strongly about Vaghn. He's seems out of his element with this show. Farrel is nailing it and Mcadams isn't far behind. Some of Vaghns lines are ridiculous though. The whole, "cavity" dialogue was over the top, uneeded, Imo. I concur.

Gunfight was intense.

Vaughn's character remains the most interesting, with Farrel a close second.

Shootout was mega gritty. I don't think I've actually cringed and wondered what's coming next in a scene like that in a long time; maybe a few on Southland, but not even sure about that.

As to what others have said, I have to agree that the way they're using Vaughn just doesn't fit very well. Farrel and the cop from the desert seem to work best, but there are a lot of points where the deliveries pull me out of the scene rather than keeping me immersed. I do like that this season has a very different tone than the first, so points for that.

Pretty much only watching this due to Farrel. It's essentially just a "see what crazy shit he will do next".

I choose to believe this is how Colin Farrel behaves in real life, because that would be awesome.

Farrel is awesome. I too hope this is the real person as my respect for him would triple.

Originally posted by quanchi112
Farrel is awesome. I too hope this is the real person as my respect for him would triple.

I'm pretty sure he's just an actor, no?

Colin Farrel also had the two best scenes thus far of the season: his shooting and the subsequent ghostly bar scene in the next episode.

Originally posted by Stringer
I'm pretty sure he's just an actor, no?

Yes, but of course sometimes actors do just play themselves, or exaggerated versions. I doubt Colin is really like this as he probably would of had way more run-ins with the law then he has already. But it would be awesome if he was.

Originally posted by Omega Vision
Colin Farrel also had the two best scenes thus far of the season: his shooting and the subsequent ghostly bar scene in the next episode.

McAdam's "I like big dicks" scene is a notable mention.

Just started Season 1, started Season 2 first. lol

Originally posted by Robtard
McAdam's "I like big dicks" scene is a notable mention. So that leaves you out.

I thought it was also funny with the whole "girth" line. Farrell's character is still the best part of this series, imo. But tbh, shows obviously lacking

Let me tell you something, Ray. It's a dog eat dog world out there, and me? I'm the ****ing Chinaman.

Season's following a very similar formula to the last. They solve the crime, though not really, and two of the mains are poised to have a fight. While I'd enjoy seeing how that went down, I hope that they avoid it, just for some variety.

A lot of people say the glass is either half-full or half-empty, but you know what Ray? The glass is ****in upside down, and we're all inside it.