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.
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.
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:
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.
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 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.
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.
