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True Detective - Season 2 - We get the Season we deserve - Sundays on HBO
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Admiral Woofington
Member
I was just doing a McConaughey-fanboy joke. Ignore me.
Askherserenity
Member
He's so troubled
I know lol.
SlowRevolution
Member
I didn't love this but I can totally get on board with Hippie David Morse.
brianjones
Member
ACTING
The soundtrack was good. The score was not.
Agreed
He's supposed to be somewhat fucked up emotionally so I'm fine with his acting. Vaughn's character though...
StriKeVillain
Banned
I have to admit, I do have a soft spot in my heart for Kitsch. He'll always be that lovable "Texas Forever" FNL goon to me.
But, I do wonder what goes on inside his head. I always just assume he has the mental capacity of a grapefruit.
But, I do wonder what goes on inside his head. I always just assume he has the mental capacity of a grapefruit.
bodyofanamerican
Member
Need some help here. Did Colin hire Vince to off the dude who raped his wife? Is that the beginning of his downslide into corruption?
I felt that scene was a bit of a "take that" against the viewers - it misleads you, making you believe Ani and Elvis are going to share one of those Rust and Marty meaningful-conversations-in-the-car... but nope. She's not going to talk about her family at all. Deal with it.
Completely unrelated cases and characters.
i liked it... episode was all over the place but it was the first, and it's a more ensemble cast, so i'll give it a pass. trying hard not to compare it to the first season too much but i expected the same kind of death-trip atmosphere... maybe it creeps up as the season progresses
either way i'm down for the ride.
either way i'm down for the ride.
Officerrob
Banned
One episode in, but Vince Vaughn did absolutely nothing to change my mind that he was bad casting
No, Vince's character, Frank, gave Farell's character, Ray, the info about who raped his wife. Frank did it so Ray would be in his debt, one that he called on to beat the shit out of the journalist.
Vince Vaughn's wife in the show was probably my favorite character.
That doesn't make sense though. Why would anyone even expect that. Her partner is hardly a character at all. I think that's the main thing about the first episode - it's really clear who the A characters are and who the WhoGivesAFuck sideline characters who happen to be paired up with the A characters are. That makes it less interesting to sit through knowing that it's one long "origin story" leading to how the characters meet and get paired up properly.
That doesn't make sense though. Why would anyone even expect that. Her partner is hardly a character at all. I think that's the main thing about the first episode - it's really clear who the A characters are and who the WhoGivesAFuck sideline characters who happen to be paired up with the A characters are. That makes it less interesting to sit through knowing that it's one long "origin story" leading to how the characters meet and get paired up properly.
Duane Cunningham
Member
I thought so.
Chiggs
Gold Member
It supposedly does.
Admiral Woofington
Member
So is being an alcoholic a qualifier to be a detective in HBO?
Please no. This shit is already super coincidental with Ani randomly stumbling upon a missing girl case that leads to her dad.
indigo-cyclops
Member
I actually thought the same thing, but I certainly hope it's not the case. I'm expecting a more nefarious outcome with that one.
Totally thought this wasn't coming till winter, I was completely surprised when my dvr popped up to let me know it was about to record.
As someone who hates Collin Farrell with a passion and loved the first season, am I going to hate this season? I haven't watched the episode yet so I'm not sure how much they will use him. Who knows, this could be his Pulp Fiction.
As someone who hates Collin Farrell with a passion and loved the first season, am I going to hate this season? I haven't watched the episode yet so I'm not sure how much they will use him. Who knows, this could be his Pulp Fiction.
And finding her sister at the cam-girl house.
Remember the lawnmower man in season 1?!?!?
That wasn't a coincidence. She deliberately made the bust based on a tip off that her sister was there. She wasn't actually there to enforce the law.
Except that made sense. This would just be stupid.
GhostWriter24
Member
Viagra guy is my fav. Freaky as fuck, but I bet hes going to do all the dirtywork for this team.
Oh, I agree. It just felt that way to me - even if it doesn't make sense, it comes from the same guy who apparently thought of having a dig at Cary Fukunaga in a later episode
StriKeVillain
Banned
You didn't like him in The New World?
Admiral Woofington
Member
So who wants to take bets on whether Farrell, in his words,
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buttfucks that kid's dad
Did you not see Velcoro take a job from a career criminal to beat up a journalist, then beat up the dad of the kid who stole his "son's" LeBron sneakers?
Velcoro's middle name is "Dirty Work."
Same. Not sure what to make of it but I like it so far. The parts with Frank Semyon (Vince Vaugnh) kind of dragged on but its way to early to make a judgement on the characters or story.
I liked it overall, not as good as Episode 1 from Season 1 obviously but I'm going with different expectations.
A crooked cop hit someone with brass knuckles, not really something out of character.
I'll have to rewatch, but I didn't cringe on that "nobody gets touched" line and I usually don't let cheesy lines get off easy. I think the dude was making fun of him for saying to Vaughn "you wont get touched" (you wont get in trouble).
Admiral Woofington
Member
I thought his middle name was "Shoe laces"
Is the
missing girl
The problem is that he would be identified in the same night. He identifies himself with the police force and he was likely the only one that night calling in about Aspen's house address.
To make it more realistic, it should have been a black family. Then no one would blink twice about a cop doing that shit.
Admiral Woofington
Member
Give the show some time, maybe he WILL get called out on it. I mean he put on the mask on his other dirty deed.
"it was a cop. With a god damn sexy ass moostacheeeeeeeeeee"
Fair enough.
Edit: Maybe that's how the other corrupt cops force him into playing ball in fucking up the investigation.
Yup and getting beat by cops in california is pretty much like winning the lottery.
His ass would be done.
Enjoyed that episode, especially the strong finish. Like others though, I don't like the intro song at all :/
Oh look, it's Giantbombs E3 reaction to every megaton awesome announcement and great game shown.
Oh look, it's Giantbombs E3 reaction to every megaton awesome announcement and great game shown.
Ouch, Todd VanDerWerff (formerly from AV Club, now with Vox) titled his recap of the episode "the 31 most ridiculous moments of the True Detective premiere". It's exactly what it says on the tin.
It's only been one episode, perhaps that bites him in the ass if it was outside of Vinci PD's jurisdiction (I suspect Vinci PD is crooked af as a whole).
mysocksarepink
Banned
good god the intro song was fucking turrible
I remember in s1e1, the hooks that were sunk into me in the final scene... similar to this episode
but good god so many fucking characters and so much nonsense try-hard bullshit :/ hopefully it picks up.
I remember in s1e1, the hooks that were sunk into me in the final scene... similar to this episode
but good god so many fucking characters and so much nonsense try-hard bullshit :/ hopefully it picks up.
Chiggs
Gold Member
This. People are jumping down the show's throat when they have no clue how things will play out.
PhoenixDark
Banned
The pacing was pretty poor, but overall I'm in. The episode improved in the second half, and I'm interested to see how things work with the cast together now. We'll see.