True Detective: Season 2 stars named

BRule said:
It was just a blood bath, I don't see how that qualfies as "One of the greatest moments in TV history"....writing, acting, etc all should play a part....not just.....OH HEY, BLOOD

Also, one scene doesn't make a season great.
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I don't want to continue destroying this thread, but the acting and writing on Game of Thrones is pretty much always fantastic. That scene was certainly not just a blood bath. So much else going on that was just fantastic: the buildup; the music; the acting; the setting; the writing; the filming; the foreshadowing. etc etc Lots to admire.

And this wasn't about the season (though I found season three great), it was about your comment regarding the last year in TV and 10-15 minutes.
 
I was on the edge of my seat for the last 10-15 minutes, it was extremely tense and the acting was amazing, the build up, everything was perfect.....nothing in the last year was close to that, other than maybe Breaking Bad.....Boardwalk had a few moments like that, especially in their finale but True Dective has been amazing. Hopefully it'll be the same even without MM and Woody.
 
I can't imagine it being the same, unfortunately. Hate that this season is only eight episodes long.
 
Thought last night's episode was excellent. A little slow up until the last action, but in a miniseries like this, you have two story arcs: the one that runs the entirety of the series and the one that runs in each episode. I could see both going on last night. McConaughey's character is one of the more interesting ones I've seen in recent television history.

As per Game of Thrones, I'm midway through the fourth book, so I pretty much know what's coming and I'm interested in seeing how the story is told on television and I think they are doing a good job. I think Martin is one of the most cynical authors I've read (this is really the first fantasy fiction I've read) and that shows through and I'm sure it turns some folks away from both the book and the television series. But just because he's terribly cynical doesn't mean he's not a good writer. The books can be laborious and you need a scorecard to keep track of who's what and where.
 
BRule said:
I was on the edge of my seat for the last 10-15 minutes, it was extremely tense and the acting was amazing, the build up, everything was perfect.....nothing in the last year was close to that, other than maybe Breaking Bad.....Boardwalk had a few moments like that, especially in their finale but True Dective has been amazing. Hopefully it'll be the same even without MM and Woody.
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Considering the fact that a young Brule once upon a time was one of those black kids in the projects like in the final scene, I'm sure it touched you deeply.
 
Had to catch up and saw Sundays episode last night. Boy what a fantastic ending... I know its been mentioned before, but they seem to be trying to point the arrow back at one of the cops, without stating it directly. It would take a TON of development in the last few episodes to get there imo.

The preview showed MM walking out of the station after asking if they had anything on him though.... so who knows? I say it watching every episode, but Woody is a FANTASTIC actor.
 
Just finished the second episode. Other than Alexandra Daddario, I'm not sure how I feel about the show yet.
 
Word is the True Detective director is going to do an IT remake (two movies). ****ing outstanding, if true.
 
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KeithLockhart said:
Looks like russ is the modern day killer
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No. They've had that red herring out there the whole series. He is undercover trying to find The Yellow King. That is the only reason they would've introduced his history working undercover. No point to that part of the story, otherwise.
 
Dalyn said:
No. They've had that red herring out there the whole series. He is undercover trying to find The Yellow King. That is the only reason they would've introduced his history working undercover. No point to that part of the story, otherwise.
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Hmm so you're saying russ went into hiding as a hermit drunk to find the yellow King? In the modern age?
 
KeithLockhart said:
Hmm so you're saying russ went into hiding as a hermit drunk to find the yellow King? In the modern age?
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Yeah. Hardcore. They established that part of his character by showing how deep undercover he is willing to go.

There is also something with Hart's daughter. She was the one who had the dolls in sex positions (at a young age) and later ended up having a threesome with two dudes.
 
I am thinking Rust's storage locker has all the evidence he has been collecting over the years. I might even go so far as to say the "altercation" between Hart and Cohle before he goes missing (that the modern detectives alluded to) might be something they cooked up between themselves to make it seem even more real to those watching them.
 
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