True Detective

[a2themonster]

(Me this entire season)


seriously is there a site where I can recap who the hell is who without having to marathon all the episodes?

 

[batfan08]

The second he walked through that door I was like "now he's gonna die," and, like clockwork, that he did. I was sad to see him go, but I was surprised he even made it that far, in all honesty. Seeing Frank go postal, though; that was a sight for sore eyes. I'm very intrigued by what his endgame is.

 

[Xenoburger_]

I read an explanation about him I liked. He was suicidal and wanted death from the get go but was the kind of guy that wanted a warrior's death. If he had survived, he would have gone on to live a lie. He was gay but he'd have been stuck in a relationship with a woman because of the kid. He went out in a blaze of glory which was how he always functioned best. A "god warrior" who would rather tell Burress "**** you" than beg for his life. He got some closure with the other Black Mountain people who'd been screwing him over and who'd ****ed his life up to begin with overseas. And his mother started to bond with his wife and can probably find some happiness taking care of the kid. He's the reason they'll be able to close the case if they can. The evidence he gathered will be what brings everyone down. The kid did ok.

Eh, I think that's just the easy way to look at the situation. What's the phrase, "making a hard pill easy to swallow"? I don't think he had a glorious, warrior's death. He got shot in the back by a coward, and desperately crawled on the ground before being shot again, in the back.

Earlier in the season I would have agreed that there wasn't much (if any) hope for him and it would have made more sense for him to be killed off do disrespectfully. I don't know if it's just because I came to like his character more as the season progressed, but I feel that this far into the show he should have been safe. Nothing ever really happened with his character. I was sure that, even if he did die, he'd get a a solid resolution. That he'd get closure.

Oh well.

By the way,

Spoiler

Kitsch is listed on IMDB as appearing in all 8 episodes. I'm guessing flashback sequence/corpse shot, no way he survived that. There are a lot of morons saying "Maybe it was just rubber bullets again!".

A lot of people are speculating that Frank's wife is double crossing him as well. If they do go that route, I think it'll just be for the shock value. So far she hasn't given the slightest hint that she would betray Frank, IMO.

 

[EVILFACE]

The second he walked through that door I was like "now he's gonna die," and, like clockwork, that he did.

When he was approaching those doors and all the yellow light, I thought he was walking into one of the casino's Frank lit up.

A lot of people are speculating that Frank's wife is double crossing him as well. If they do go that route, I think it'll just be for the shock value. So far she hasn't given the slightest hint that she would betray Frank, IMO.

Don't know if it's the actress or character, but Franks woman is just....weird.

 

[Gully Foyle]

As long as Burress dies I'll be happy. That **** birds gotta go.

It seems likely that Burress also killed DA Katherine Davis, no?
Whoever shot her was trusted enough to get close in her car and plug her in the chest.
He seems to be the chief clean-up man: it seems certain that Burress was behind the pawned items set-up (and death of Irina).
He took out Paul, and he was first on the scene after Ray got peppered by the Birdman (who I think will be one of the orphaned kids from the diamond heist.)
Remember his line there: "One of my men gets shot, you better believe I'm on site."
Ironic foreshadowing?

Paul's the one to get offed? Doesn't feel right. And his character literally had no closure.

Well, if one considers all the symbolism of Greek names (Antigone, Athena, Panticapaeum) and mythology (Paul's Oedipal issues) in this season, then Paul's death fits because his life story is pure tragedy. Remember: Paul is told that if he had just been his honest self then the blackmail would have been useless.
He was trapped and killed by his own pride--classic Greek tragedy, man.

He's the reason they'll be able to close the case if they can. The evidence he gathered will be what brings everyone down. The kid did ok.

The flipside to that coin is that his death ensures his child grows up fatherless with a poisoned cooze of a (grand)mother--just as he did--extending the vicious cycle yet again. Man hands on misery to man . . . because time is a flat circle, right?

(I'm also available for birthdays and bar mitzvahs.)

____

 

[Deeznutz6]

When he was approaching those doors and all the yellow light, I thought he was walking into one of the casino's Frank lit up.



Don't know if it's the actress or character, but Franks woman is just....weird.

Still want to see the ****ies though, lol

 

[Deckard]

I realized the other night that Frank's girl is Watson's wife in Sherlock Holmes.

 

[316what]

Here's one thing that bothered me about last night's episode:

The "boss" down in the tunnels made the comment that "these tunnels stretch all under the city." So, how is it that Burris picks the exact exit point Paul uses to set up the ambush? He couldn't be tracking Paul's cellphone because Paul never got a signal until he walked through the doors to the outside.

 

[Devil_666]

Don't know if it's the actress or character, but Franks woman is just....weird.

I might've heard it wrong (or got the wrong impression) but before Frank kills the ginger he says they (the russians) got to everyone in his group except Nails (who they didn't bother to approach because they knew how loyal he is). I thought that meant Frank's girl was flipped as well!?

I realized the other night that Frank's girl is Watson's wife in Sherlock Holmes.

I found that out when I looked her up on IMDB when I first saw her (I knew I'd seen her before but couldn't place where).

The "boss" down in the tunnels made the comment that "these tunnels stretch all under the city." So, how is it that Burris picks the exact exit point Paul uses to set up the ambush? He couldn't be tracking Paul's cellphone because Paul never got a signal until he walked through the doors to the outside.

Plausible answer that fits within the story: It was the entrance Holloway used to go to that meeting. Burris was simply waiting there (with a car and I think someone else driving) for Holloway to return. Woodrugh used the first exit he found (it was closer than the entrance he was originally brought in by). Just bad luck.

 

[Deckard]

I found that out when I looked her up on Mr. Skin when I first saw her

 

[Devil_666]

 

[Deckard]

 

[Deckard]

True Detective Season 2: A guide to the plot of this confusing season.

 

[Shawpaw]

Season 2 is definitely meh. Some entertainment. With this cast, what could have been.

 

[Deckard]

Season 2 is definitely meh.

 

[svander]

The season has been good so far. I get why some people may find it disappointing. It's hard to write television that can top their last effort. That **** was phenomenal.

What I do dislike a LOT is the intro theme. Just awful.

 

[Xenoburger_]

What I do dislike a LOT is the intro theme. Just awful.

Just awful.

 

[Deckard]

The season has been good so far. I get why some people may find it disappointing. It's hard to write television that can top their last effort. That **** was phenomenal.

What I do dislike a LOT is the intro theme. Just awful.

Just awful.

 

[Devil_666]

The guy who talks that piece of **** song sounds like a college DJ during his first radio gig. Garbage.

 

[Deckard]

The guy who talks that piece of **** song sounds like a college DJ during his first radio gig. Garbage.