Werewolf Jones
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When they fight that dude at the end and a Dark Souls health bar appears on the screen it took me out of it a bit.
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True Detective S1 is a masterpiece still.
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Chuck Berry
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Krappadizzle
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I really need to rewatch the first season. I haven't watched it since it came out.
Season 2 was
garbage.
I enjoyed Season 3. I like that main actor. But I do think the show's last 2 seasons really never got to the quality of that first season and that's a bummer.
Season 2 was
garbage.
I enjoyed Season 3. I like that main actor. But I do think the show's last 2 seasons really never got to the quality of that first season and that's a bummer.
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John Marston
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No no NO it's a cerebral journey!!Masterpiece of a show.
Bonus shot:
"As he explains in his monologue, Rust believes time to be eternally cyclical. Literally speaking, his existence in the world inhabited by the audience conforms to this theory. As a fictional character, he is destined to relive “every pain and every pleasure […] every hope and every error”, as described by Nietzsche, for all eternity. In Gothic terms, however, this monologue encourages the audience to consider the repetition of their own lives, introducing an element of discomfort which, on a personal level, is more chilling than the crimes depicted by the show.
During this clip, Rust poses the rhetorical question:
“Why should I live in history?”
This may be interpreted as an expression of his displeasure at the way in which society refuses to learn from its mistakes. In light of this statement, Rust’s subscription to the theory of Eternal Recurrence seems pessimistic; it is as though he feels unable to alter anything on a significant scale, and therefore resigns himself to the reality of eternal, human suffering.
In The Birth of Tragedy (1872), Nietzsche wrote:
“A chorus of natural beings live, ineradicably, behind all civilisation and remain eternally the same, despite the changes of generations and of the history of nations.”
As a well-read man, with a clear interest in philosophical reasoning, Rust’s question (that is: “Why should I live in history?”) appears to be a direct response to the German philosopher. Rust is aware that historical and generational anomalies do not affect the repetition of life’s order and thus no longer wishes to be a part of it."
Fuck it those tits are awesome
However, like Rust said to Marty "All the dick swagger you roll, you can't spot crazy pussy?"
Chuck Berry
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“You are like the Michael Jordan of being a son of a bitch.”
John Marston
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I want to watch the whole thing again right now damn you
Chuck Berry
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Chuck Berry
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Chuck Berry
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I want to watch the whole thing again right now damn you
Bro I just watched it last weekend because of Alan Wake 2 and now I want to watch it again too
GeekyDad
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Yeah, I actually accidentally started Goliath at S4, but I'm glad I did, as they got progressively better as the series went on. I think had I started from S1, I might not have stuck with it. S4 I go back to often.
DKehoe
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One of the greatest seasons of television ever made. Lightning in a bottle, that it seems they’ve been unable to recapture in the subsequent seasons. All of the pieces just clicked together to form something incredible. I am curious about the upcoming season, this is the first one with a new writer so maybe that’s a chance for it to freshen up.
DKehoe
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That does look good. So that’s promising for this coming season. It also involves an Alaskan research station, which is a setting I’ve always found interesting.
I never got around to finishing seasons 2 and 3. I should maybe circle back around to them at some point.
Jodie Foster's a good fit for a role like this, too. And yeah, I think S2 and S3 are both worth watching, so long as you separate them from any expectation of being as good as S1.
DKehoe
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In the past few years I’ve seen people revisiting season 2 and saying that they think it’s been overlooked and does some really interesting things. Season 1 being so incredible was always going to be a tough act to follow so maybe watching it away from those expectations is better for judging it on it’s own merits.
Yep, I didn't watch S2 until after the negative reactions had died down and I liked it a lot as a standalone story.
Lunarorbit
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2 years ago I decided to rewatch the first episode one morning. Ended up watching the entire thing in one sitting.
Having worked and lived in the bayou in Louisiana it was awesome seeing the openess that the environment has down there; it's like the plains or desert with its vastness.
Plus daddario. And that "seamless" fight against the bikers in the apartment complex
Having worked and lived in the bayou in Louisiana it was awesome seeing the openess that the environment has down there; it's like the plains or desert with its vastness.
Plus daddario. And that "seamless" fight against the bikers in the apartment complex
swaffles23
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It's an incredible tv show..i remember being so into with my mom and friends trying to come up with theories every week after episodes came on. It was so great. The OST is great
BadBurger
Many “Whelps”! Handle It!
I liked how it alluded to Chambers's The King in Yellow and some Lovecraft material.
The cinematography during that scene where Rustin (McConaughey) is trying to escape with his hostage from those projects at night was incredible and tense. Some of the best filmed moments of the last decade on television.
The cinematography during that scene where Rustin (McConaughey) is trying to escape with his hostage from those projects at night was incredible and tense. Some of the best filmed moments of the last decade on television.
GeekyDad
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Whelp, I watched the first two episodes. Whoo boy...
It's good.
It's also more frightening to me, personally. Too real, too believable. Think I'm gonna have to take this one slow. But again, it's really good. I'd say it's up there with S1 of True Detectives, so far anyway.
John Marston
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balls of snow
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Hbo max.
ÆMNE22A!C
NO PAIN TRANCE CONTINUE
Thanks. I have that. It's that good huh?
DKehoe
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I read this after watching True Detective and The Repairer Of Reputations was the one that really stuck with me too.
Season 1 sparked my interest, but it wasn't until the references in the game Signalis that I bought this book.
It is decent but honestly I expected more considering the cult following that this book appearantly got.
That said, The Repairer Of Reputations is very good.
If you haven’t seen it before then it’s absolutely worth going out of your way for. You’re in for a treat.
DKehoe
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I haven’t seen season 1 of Fargo (yet) so I can’t compare. But it’s one of my favourite seasons of a tv show ever. It’s top tier stuff.
Doom85
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I would say TD Season 1 is quite better. And this is despite me thinking Season 1 of Fargo is excellent.
Hmmmm......maybe, just maybe....
you could TOTALLY do this story as a creepy atmospheric thriller, and it doesn't need 200 mill or whatever Guillemero Del Toro wanted.
Hell, just heavily sample
and call it a day!
elcapitano
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Yeah I rewatched it for the third time not too long ago. Absolutely fantastic.
I also rewatched season 2 for the first time and it was actually miles better than I thought it was originally. Not as good as season 1 but still very good.
I also rewatched season 2 for the first time and it was actually miles better than I thought it was originally. Not as good as season 1 but still very good.
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I really need to go back and watch this again and give S3 a shot, S2 was just so bad tho.
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You know I looked it up and totally forgot I saw all seasons already lmao. Loved it. I think i was confused with boardwalk empire for some reason.
True Detective is legit
Senua
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Recently showed me girlfriend this for the first time, she loved it. Hadn't watched it since years back when I showed my ex, she thought it was alright, which was a shame. I'm not saying that's why she became my ex, but it didn't help.
It genuinely is masterful TV, but I once again felt the conclusion felt rushed and not as satisfying as I wanted. I think because the rest of the show was so incredible, I expected something on that level or even exceeding it, but instead what we got was just....Good. Still probably my favourite season of any television show.
The hospital car park scene with Rust and Marty is perfection though.
It genuinely is masterful TV, but I once again felt the conclusion felt rushed and not as satisfying as I wanted. I think because the rest of the show was so incredible, I expected something on that level or even exceeding it, but instead what we got was just....Good. Still probably my favourite season of any television show.
The hospital car park scene with Rust and Marty is perfection though.
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sankt-Antonio
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Just re watched S1. The conclusion in the last couple episodes was subpar. Green ears, seriously?!
IntentionalPun
Ask me about my wife's perfect butthole
The ending isn’t great but the journey to get there is amazing.
Michelle Monoghan an underrated actress, and she’s part of why that season works well.
Michelle Monoghan an underrated actress, and she’s part of why that season works well.
Senua
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Insane Metal
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Fuck me, this thread makes me want to see it again.
John Marston
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ManaByte
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At least the 15:34 mark in episode 2.
Senua
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Laptop1991
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Yeah, i really enjoyed the first series, really good writing.
Senua
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Direction was insane too, Cary Joji Fukunaga did an incredible job.
Laptop1991
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Yeah, cannot fault the 1st season.
Senua
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I'm now showing my GF Twin peaks, hope she can handle the weird! I thought True Detective was a good easing in to weird with Rust being a wacko lol, and the surrealist aspects.
Laptop1991
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Twin Peaks had me permently confused, i still have no idea what it's about lol
DKehoe
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Hope your relationship survives that downturn that occurs part way into season 2! The ending is great at least, and really leans into the weird. And then The Return is fantastic too.
Senua
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Oh yea I'll explain all the bullshit episodes when they come. Slaves and Masters (James's episode) will be fun lol.