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True Detective - Season 2 - We get the Season we deserve - Sundays on HBO
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Woo-Fu
Banned
I'm loving it, the end of episode 4 is some of the best comedy I've seen in ages. Those three are going to be on administrative leave indefinitely until they get laterally promoted to manning an impound lot on the ass-end of nowhere.
I was defending it and mostly onboard through Episode 3, but last night was just awful. It could still recover but so far it's gone nowhere.
BlueTsunami
there is joy in sucking dick
And yet the civilian and gangster give a video game death warblegarble in response to having a bullet tear through their torsos
Thanks for the writeup but the theory doesn't work for me. At least not yet.
What makes you say the bolded?
brianjones
Member
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pretty amazing that 11 people thought this ep was good tbh
wasn't the worst thing I've ever seen .. I've seen all of dexter and sons of anarchy.. but yikes.. fuck me if i can think of anything i liked about it
edit: wait, i remember.. blind faith's "can't find my way home" rules
It's the person's life-force being drained instantly.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
see the thing is, I realize the quality has gone down dramatically, the writing is awkward as fuck and downright bad a lot of times, the story is confusing, etc etc...
But if you were to ask me if I was still enjoying it I'd say yes. I dig the atmosphere and overall vibe (dat freeze frame lol <3). There's not a lot like it on tv. It scratches some sort of itch but yeah quality wise it's nothing special.
Also speaking of that freeze frame I really wish the show would just ham it the fuck up and embrace the cheese.
hahaha this is exactly where i'm at
i come into this thread and see people analyzing the plot and i'm so lost. this show is so boring.
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Infernal Affairs 4: Reconcilliation in Divorce Court
ThusZarathustra
Member
There is no complexity to analyze. There's no ambiguity, no conflict. The only person whose vulnerability I remotely believe in is Velcoro's.
Sure, that makes sense. This season is a mess.
Almost like a Showtime series.
SneakySneaks
Member
It was implied she had an abortion and that the procedure might have caused some permanent damage.
I never felt like I needed to hit up the Internet to understand what was going on when I watched season 1. This season...jeez it's just so sloppy.
The opening scenes with Frank and his wife might be the worst dialogue I've heard on TV for a long time. It was Star Wars prequel love scene levels of bad. So stilted and unnatural.
The opening scenes with Frank and his wife might be the worst dialogue I've heard on TV for a long time. It was Star Wars prequel love scene levels of bad. So stilted and unnatural.
FrenchMovieTheme
Member
i don't think it has anything to do with intelligence. the reason some people don't know wtf is going on is because the show is so fucking boring you aren't really paying attention. some people will say "hey! this show doesn't hold your hand and explain every detail! go watch Bones or something!" and thats fine but the show is just so boring....
Robot Pants
Member
It really really doesn't. It's pretty jarring
pelicansurf
Needs a Holiday on Gallifrey
The only person's name I know is Stan. He's dead. That's all I got. The season is cool, but it is meandering as fuck. I feel like the 3 main characters are leading shitty lives as like a point, not for some bow-tie finish. Kind of like "these guys are the police force's fuck-ups and this is why".
I just wish something would happen. It's been spinning wheels for 3/4 episodes.
Also the explosion/smoke CGI was terrible.
I just wish something would happen. It's been spinning wheels for 3/4 episodes.
Also the explosion/smoke CGI was terrible.
-Pyromaniac-
Member
Omg yes haha ^^
brianjones
Member
YES
Robot Pants
Member
And that's saying something.
BizzyBum
Member
Also pretty amazing the consensus thought the final scene was spectacular. I mean, it wasn't bad, but far from spectacular. Compared to Rust with The Iron Crusaders shootout it was a joke.
Though one thing that consensus nails: "the events hardly felt earned after a brooding, clunky hour of storytelling." The amount of tension in S1E4 with Rust and the gang was some of the most engaging shit I think I've ever watched. You were just waiting for shit to go down the entire episode, and when it happens it's just six minutes of pure bliss. Now compare that to the lead up to the final six minutes in this episode. There was absolutely no tension and no build up to what was about to happen and you didn't give a shit who died. I mean, did everyone seriously die except the three main cast members? I mean... bah.
lol, you know what, this is totally true.
AlphaSnake
...and that, kids, was the first time I sucked a dick for crack
Even Burn Notice wasn't that awkward.
But yeah, the last scene was just bizarre and maybe a little out of place. I enjoyed it for the 'oh shit' factor. But there was just so much wrong with it.
StopMakingSense
Member
No he's only been trying to go legit for maybe a year/few months or so, he sold off everything for this one deal so he could then go legit.
Jessie.Bristol
Member
Is it wrong that I read your post as the Season 2 intro song?
NotTheGuyYouKill
Member
Brilliant.
Oh man, I was hoping that the dumb fat cop would pull some epic shit and solve the whole thing at the end like Columbo or some shit, but nope, capped.
That's the only problem with stunt casting where all the leads are big stars. It would make more sense for a more prominent character to die but they don't want to lose any of their "leads."
I followed almost none of that scene in Vince Vaughan's office when he made that guy pit boss.
That's the only problem with stunt casting where all the leads are big stars. It would make more sense for a more prominent character to die but they don't want to lose any of their "leads."
I followed almost none of that scene in Vince Vaughan's office when he made that guy pit boss.
chicko1983
Member
Im leaning towards Kitsch being the Raven Head killer too.
He's definitely got split personality and a few things are not as they seem to him - where the reporters real? did he really get his bike stolen or was it misplaced? Was his boyfriend really in the apartment or not?
He was the person who 'accidently' found the body. Also, when Farrell was shot he was shot with bullets "like what a cop has", as he told another cop.
I think the fat cop was working for Vince Vaughn. He got the lead on the Mexican drug dealer/pimp. The scene before that was VV telling the eastern European's that he was going to take care of the Mexicans.
I cant tell you what the character names are though other than Farrell is Velcoro. I remember that because it think of Velcro.
The show is nowhere near as good as season 1. Im enjoying it though. Not up there with one of my favourite shows but its watchable.
He's definitely got split personality and a few things are not as they seem to him - where the reporters real? did he really get his bike stolen or was it misplaced? Was his boyfriend really in the apartment or not?
He was the person who 'accidently' found the body. Also, when Farrell was shot he was shot with bullets "like what a cop has", as he told another cop.
I think the fat cop was working for Vince Vaughn. He got the lead on the Mexican drug dealer/pimp. The scene before that was VV telling the eastern European's that he was going to take care of the Mexicans.
I cant tell you what the character names are though other than Farrell is Velcoro. I remember that because it think of Velcro.
The show is nowhere near as good as season 1. Im enjoying it though. Not up there with one of my favourite shows but its watchable.
chicko1983
Member
From the preview:
mcadams is wearing police uniform so I suspect the time jump is to years before the shootout, before mcadams was a detective.
This is also when Farrell was cleaner and more sober
We may also see some of Kitch in action in the Army
This is also when Farrell was cleaner and more sober
We may also see some of Kitch in action in the Army
J
Jpop
Unconfirmed Member
Not really liking it compared to S1
brianmcdoogle
Member
I feel like I'm going to drop a bit of a bomb and run, but I don't care and I'm going to do it anyway...
I don't know how comfortable I feel at this point in the season that the sex in this show, the creepy stuff of Casper and the prostitute, the kinky and consensual stuff from McAdams, and the homosexual stuff of Kitsch all seems... equatable?
I don't know how comfortable I feel at this point in the season that the sex in this show, the creepy stuff of Casper and the prostitute, the kinky and consensual stuff from McAdams, and the homosexual stuff of Kitsch all seems... equatable?
a secret-boss
Banned
I don't know I enjoyed the episode
Especially that bloodbath
Especially that bloodbath
Fancy Clown
Member
I think this season is bad in an endearing way
I just finished the episode and feel the same way. Also, was I the only one to burst out laughing at that freeze frame shot to end the episode with? Who thought that was a good idea? How could you possibly think that it was okay to do such a shot now? You can't just up and throw in every cinematographic style you've seen in the past 30 years just because you think it looks cool, thinks should be consistent. Nothing about this series justified such a shot then, especially when the season isn't even over.
The only "good" thing about the episode was the shootout and by "good" I mean brain-dead action, my brain was like "finally something is happening." I also LOL'd big time when the fat, slob detective got killed, I so called it. A useless character who served no purpose.
BUNTING1243
Banned
The episode was really bad until the last shootout. It was dumb, but really well-shot, tense, and I dug the "this is totally fucked" scene at the end. That was some classic True Detective stuff.
There's a lot of interesting stuff going on but little of it is conveyed in an interesting way, which seems to be an overarching problem for this season but especially in this episode. I'm pretty confident that I understand what's happening, so I guess I'm better off than a lot of people.
I'm still on board because I have faith that this can become something fantastic, but this episode was definitely a low-point for the season so far.
There's a lot of interesting stuff going on but little of it is conveyed in an interesting way, which seems to be an overarching problem for this season but especially in this episode. I'm pretty confident that I understand what's happening, so I guess I'm better off than a lot of people.
I'm still on board because I have faith that this can become something fantastic, but this episode was definitely a low-point for the season so far.
Well, when the police act that incompetent during (and actually before) the shootout what can you expect?
Net_Wrecker
Member
Sons had like 5 of those per season though. TD ain't on that level.