You KNOW its serious when he threatens to buttsex that kids dad with his dead mums head or something. If we can look forward to clunkers like that this season will be a-ok with me.
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True Detective - Season 2 - We get the Season we deserve - Sundays on HBO
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You KNOW its serious when he threatens to buttsex that kids dad with his dead mums head or something. If we can look forward to clunkers like that this season will be a-ok with me.
ReturnOfTheRAT
Member
I saw thrill seeker because of the scars. My interpretation is that he's reckless enough to get caught in a BJ kerfuffle (he has performance issues) and go riding a high speeds on a bike at night culminating with turning off the headlights in the process. I'll be disappointed if it's just suicidal acts.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
When the two songs in this episode are available for DL, someone let me know. The Nick Cave and Lena Lynn ones.
Hm, now that you've said that, it's very much a possibility.
Hm, now that you've said that, it's very much a possibility.
I was fine with most of Ray's story, but the stuff with the shoes was a bit much. Calling his son a "fat pussy" and then decking the bully's dad with brass knuckles lol. That was a little crazy. I thought he was gonna clock the bully also.
I think Kitsch may have been my favourite lead. Him and Rachel McAdams' character. I genuinely think Kitsch is an interesting actor with the right material.
I think Kitsch may have been my favourite lead. Him and Rachel McAdams' character. I genuinely think Kitsch is an interesting actor with the right material.
brianjones
Member
he obviously loathes the kid because deep down he knows its not his and projects his feeling powerless over his wifes rape
the kids a freakin ginger
the genius pizzalatto strikes again!
Askherserenity
Member
lol While watching it I asked myself why they would make the kid a red head. I just feel like that's just way too heavy handed...which I guess maybe Pizza just wanted it that way? I dunno.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
But what if Farrell's wife is a ginger?
Also, he was fucking wasted and running on an adrenaline high after beating up the journalist, since he still has blood on his shirt.
Askherserenity
Member
You're right. It's most likely a reverse twist!
Show is off to a rocky start so far, everything about it feels like it's trying way too hard.
There's something hilarious about a grown man tracking down a 12 year old kid, making fun of his name, threatening to decapitate his mother, and beating up his father with brass knuckles while promising to come back and buttfuck him.
There's something hilarious about a grown man tracking down a 12 year old kid, making fun of his name, threatening to decapitate his mother, and beating up his father with brass knuckles while promising to come back and buttfuck him.
I thought I'd post my impression but I'll start off saying I pretty much agree with this especially Ferrel's character who is laughable.
First, I think it's important to understand my thoughts of TD1. I thought S1 had a great start from the very first episode and had a sense of mystery that permeated throughout the entire season. Now, by the end of S1 I didn't think the show was all that great, it was okay but I thought the teasing of the "supernatural" elements only to have them have no payoff was weak. I also just generally disliked the ending which basically gave us one big baddie for them to take down but ignored the larger mystery/conspiracy. So, all in all I thought S1 had a good start that sort of fizzled out by the end.
Now, S2 is here and I don't know what to think besides that, that was a weak ass opening. Again, with S1 behind us all I no longer have that sense of complete mystery and wonder as I tried to figure out what this show is about. I now know it's a noirish type detective story, filled with deeply flawed and disturbed characters, that deals with the more seedier, hidden, poorer elements of a specific city. So, the show no longer impresses me or makes me question things every time we get a close up shot of a character with ominous music playing in the background in the middle of the night. I'm not questioning every little detail, I'm just going through the paces hoping that things pick up and make some sense by the end.
It's too early to judge at this point but my expectations for this season are very low.
Better to cut off his hand.
Already mentioned this earlier but it was definitely hilarious when it happened in Silicon Valley and they actually had the balls to let Erlich be a proper thug and gave the kid what for.
User 479360
Banned
It started off slowly, but got better as the pilot progressed. Still, I'm not sure of what to think of it yet. I do want to watch more, though.
I like Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams, but have never been a huge Colin Farrell fan.
I like Vince Vaughn and Rachel McAdams, but have never been a huge Colin Farrell fan.
MidnightCowboy
Member
It's enough to keep me watching, but I didn't really enjoy it. Felt disjointed and too self-serious. Visually there's still some impressive moments, but as a whole it feels less cohesive than any episode form the first season, or at least my memory of the first season. Dug the bike at night and some of the aerial shots. I also liked the astronaut line. Overall it feels like Pizzolatto is trying too hard to capture what worked in the first season, rather than letting it come naturally to him.
Ahahah, that Astronaut line is so comically True Detective.
I think i'll still give this a shot when i have time, despite my thoughts of S1 and the general consensus not being that positive.
Trashcan Man
Banned
I thought it was really really good
AwesomeSauce
MagsMoonshine
Not as bad as early impressions suggested. I kinda dug it really and am hooked enough to see where it goes. The throwback jazzy, but omnious soundtrack is cool and a nice homage to classic noirs.
firehawk12
Subete no aware
Everything the critics said about the show is true. Yeesh, what a let down.
chicko1983
Member
Acting good, Ferrel was a little over the top but maybe because of the dialogue. Vaughn's lines sometimes seemed too try hard. The bike cop was cool. Rachel was the best of the four main characters.
Dialogue was crap - very forced, too philosophical and would have been better if a lot of what Vaughn and Ferrel said was actually just acted without saying anything. Let the actors do their work of conveying what they are thinking.
Setting was good. I like the difference between this and Louisiana. As an Australian, this is what I think LA is like, so not sure if the stereotypical landscapes/highways and panoramas will be well received in the US.
The music was really good. I loved the drum beats and the direction was good.
Though I'm guessing there is some sex ring run through Rachel's cult. Birdman is a person who was abused by Birdman when he was a kid. This guy is going to get revenge on the abusers, serial killer style, which may even lead to Rachel's dad being implemented and killed. That's how I see this season going.
Dialogue was crap - very forced, too philosophical and would have been better if a lot of what Vaughn and Ferrel said was actually just acted without saying anything. Let the actors do their work of conveying what they are thinking.
Setting was good. I like the difference between this and Louisiana. As an Australian, this is what I think LA is like, so not sure if the stereotypical landscapes/highways and panoramas will be well received in the US.
The music was really good. I loved the drum beats and the direction was good.
Though I'm guessing there is some sex ring run through Rachel's cult. Birdman is a person who was abused by Birdman when he was a kid. This guy is going to get revenge on the abusers, serial killer style, which may even lead to Rachel's dad being implemented and killed. That's how I see this season going.
give it a shot. i for one was entertained .
chicko1983
Member
If you want a more accurate consensus you'll probably have to wait a few weeks. It's definitely way weaker than the first season from the start, but maybe it'll get interesting in its own right... eventually. Lol.
i was going to say how i felt but you've pretty much summed it up
-Plasma Reus-
Service guarantees member status
Ferrell
was the best part of the episode.
Punching the bully's dad in front of him and threatening his family
I really enjoyed it. I have not read any of the previews/reviews - since when should I let someone else's opinion influence my enjoyment of something?
To be honest with you, S1 started a little slow, I think this has started a little quicker and I am thankful for that. I am not going to compare it to the original season again, I'm just going to enjoy this for what it is.
To be honest with you, S1 started a little slow, I think this has started a little quicker and I am thankful for that. I am not going to compare it to the original season again, I'm just going to enjoy this for what it is.
-Pyromaniac-
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I honestly only know Velcoro. I'm 90% sure his first name was Ray.
Can't name anyone else other than ASS PEN.
obin_gam
Member
It has just been 1 episode. If you have more than two main characters and a lot of plot stuff happening in the episode then I doubt any show can make the audie3nce memorize all the mains from just the first episode.
Langdon Alger
Banned
Kind of a rough start. Hope it gets better.
I can name 2/4.
I liked it. Sure, it was slow as hell, but the first season wasn't particularly action-packed either. I'm a bit disappointed that Colin Farrell wasn't allowed to use his natural accent though.
Eh, that's reaching. He can be just disinterested in sex or have some sort of sexual disorder. Young people taking viagra before sex aren't automatically gay.
Eh, that's reaching. He can be just disinterested in sex or have some sort of sexual disorder. Young people taking viagra before sex aren't automatically gay.
darkwing-buck
Member
Just finished episode 1....I kinda liked it. I enjoyed Colin Ferrel
being completely unhinged
Fallout-NL
Member
BMW motorcycle with a Harley sound (and then the correct exhaust note seconds later!) is just fucking stupid.
Fallout-NL
Member
Yeah, this might go somewhere, but right now it's nowhere near as good as S1 was.
maquiladora
Member
I was expecting something a lot worse. I actually enjoyed it though it's obviously not of the same standard as season 1, but what is? Will certainly be continuing to watch.
The Horror the horror
Banned
Average season premiere.
Great, all three main-characters are tortured souls, colliding against one another seeking redemption/answers. Then they jump the shark with each of the three to demonstrate how edgy they are.
This season will need to do A LOT to find itself in the same league with its predecessor, much less in the same league as The Killing.
Great, all three main-characters are tortured souls, colliding against one another seeking redemption/answers. Then they jump the shark with each of the three to demonstrate how edgy they are.
This season will need to do A LOT to find itself in the same league with its predecessor, much less in the same league as The Killing.
Inferno313
Banned
Don't worry. You're the only person that will ever notice this.
The episode itself was better than I expected, but not nearly as interesting as Season 1. I'm in. Still very much above-average television.
CapitalismSucks DonkeyBalls
Banned
That's what happens when HBO throws money at you with the stipulation that a 10-episode script has to be completed in less than a year.
This is Pizzolatto just trying to get the bull out of the gate. I feel for him, because he produced some of the best television last year and it'll be very difficult to recapture that.
maquiladora
Member
I'd watch a whole hour of those aerial shots tho. Beautiful.
User 479360
Banned
It introduced its characters oddly, and didn't give us a lot of background information on them. That was one of the major downsides of this pilot.
I'd love to watch the rest in one day, but we'll have to wait and hope it gets better. A site I've written for scored the first 3 episodes a 3.5/5, though, which is merely good.
I'd love to watch the rest in one day, but we'll have to wait and hope it gets better. A site I've written for scored the first 3 episodes a 3.5/5, though, which is merely good.
Askherserenity
Member
I don't think it was horrible. It's only the first episode and it was OK. It's worth a watch.