True Detective (HBO) TV Show • Page 43

There’s been a reference to twist and shout a few times, it was on the radio during that car crash scene last episode too. Definitely tied to some past trauma for Danvers

 

Weird, I just watched a "Ferris Bueller making of" video on Youtube this past weekend, haha

 

easily the best episode of the season so far but still pretty meh

 

I'm finding this plodding to be honest. Season 1 put character first, story second, and it worked because it was so well written.

This is throwing us from one story beat to the next without really having an interesting story to tell. We're 3 episodes into a 6 episode season and it feels slow but not in a good, slow-burn way.

 

This felt like the most filler episode of the season so far

 

i don't mean to compare to season 1 like every other critic of this show (but this is not a writing critique). I remember there being a six minute uninterrupted tracking shot about halfway through the season that was incredibly well-done. it just totally injected adrenaline into the show as we moved into the second half.

now about halfway through this current season, I was really hoping for something like that to amp it up. makes me realize how much Fukunaga's direction deepened the experience of that first season. a lot less directorial confidence to do something like that ever since he left. (yes I know he's a terrible person)

 

Yeah that was the drug stash house raid I think that did a tracking shot

 

the show might not be for you

 

i feel like we got some meaningful and good character development in the form of going into their pasts a bit but it still feels like nothing is pushing the show forward

 

Season 1 was patient and took it's time too. There was an intentional slowness that allowed atmosphere and dread to build around the characters.

This feels like average X-Files at the moment. There's an over reliance on convenient exposition dumps too, either through videos on phones or characters we don't know seeing things. Season 1 did a really good job of making the viewer feel like we were detecting things alongside the two leads.

 

Are you like this irl too? Praying for your friends and family

 

I don’t know what this means

 

This does feel very X Files, thing I might revisit those films tonight.

 

I’m hoping Kali becomes more engaging..it’s been a chore to care about her character.

 

And a fantastic scene at that. Fukunaga da god.

 

Another decent episode but mah gawd is this one of the sickest looking shows in a minute. The snowy tundra + complete darkness is just a terrific combo and they’re knocking all those place setting shots out of the park.

 

This rules. Very X-Files and Stephen King, I like a little corn with my genre stuff. I'm starting to think the connections to season 1 might just be nods to rather than actual, direct in-world references.

 

It's amazing how people see things differently. I feel like the cinematography is flat in this. A lot of the outdoor scenes are ruined with green screen stuff.

 

cgi has been bad and the initial ice cube of bodies looked iffy but the landscape stuff looks great to me idk

 

I loved the fishing shack scene

 

i agree this looks rough. it has the patina of an apple or max streaming only show

 

am I the only one who actually likes Foster in this? I think she’s been fine

 

She's doing a good job at playing someone cartoonishly evil

 

she’s the only reason i am continuing to watch

 

I love her in this. Such a perfect asshole.