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True Detective - Season 2 - We get the Season we deserve - Sundays on HBO
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-Pyromaniac-
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You mean Colin Firth.
brianjones
Member
every scene on this show is someone staring intensely
Dick Justice
Banned
Velcoro found out that Vince Vaughn gave him incorrect information on his wife's rapist, so he killed the wrong guy, and the real rapist was still at large until recently.
Admiral Woofington
Member
And the melancholic lady playing the same sounding depressing song in the bar. Come on son play some Lynyrd skynyrd
brianjones
Member
most depressing bar ever.. no wonder its always empty
There's moments of greatness in this show, but it just looks like Pizzalatté bit off more than he could chew. The moments where this show is really good is when it's a Whodunnit murder mystery, but that probably doesn't sound as exciting on your resume as having written a "sociopolitical crime show". I'm all for moving out of your comfort zone, but doing so doesn't always result in something enjoyable. It's like if season 1 had a character perspective from one of the politicians or the church guys that did a lot of behind the scenes stuff. It's just not necessary for us to see all that.
Yeah, I can't help but think he's trying to make The Wire, but all in one season. And since I didn't like that show (I know, I'm from bizarro land), I like an amateur attempt at "deep" even less.
They've been trying so hard to repeat another "Start asking the right fucking questions" and they finally did it with that scene. Awesome ending to a damn good episode.
I liked how the intro changed slightly to reflect the narrative. Marked a turning point, hopefully the next 3 episodes are decent now
Doesn't come close imo. And what's more they pulled it off in the first episode of season 1. Definitely made for a compelling show from the beginning. This latest episode is more comparable to Rust and Marty meeting again after several years, Marty ready with his gun.
Am I completely blanking on him killing a guy, or did that happen offscreen? All I remember is him beating his son's bully's dad.
Happened before the events of this season
Anton Sugar
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Having said that, hoping this next episode is nuts and looking forward to the confrontation.
While this episode was better than the previous one it's still doing very little for me. Farrell and McAdams are great but the other two subplots are just mind numbingly boring and uninteresting. And McAdams only gets a pass because she is a good actress because the material given to her isn't great either.
And while there were some developments regarding the main crime it's still super uninteresting and hard to care about. I don't know what kinda of spin they can use to bring this together but I don't think I care about anyone enough to even care if they do that.
And while there were some developments regarding the main crime it's still super uninteresting and hard to care about. I don't know what kinda of spin they can use to bring this together but I don't think I care about anyone enough to even care if they do that.
brianjones
Member
the interview scenes in season 1 were really a great hook
i wouldn't want them to repeat to that and turn it into a gimmick but this season is missing something like that
i wouldn't want them to repeat to that and turn it into a gimmick but this season is missing something like that
Right? I hope next week's episode sees them at Chili's.
twentytwo22
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Episode 5 was easily the best episode so far. It was way better than the rest of the season.
Interested to see what happens between Velcoro and Frank next episode. Frank... you done fucked up.
Interested to see what happens between Velcoro and Frank next episode. Frank... you done fucked up.
Net_Wrecker
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Then the camera pans and Guitar Lady is in Chili's singing depressing songs.
Time is a flat guitar solo.
brianjones
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are those fucking baby back ribs?
Having said that, hoping this next episode is nuts and looking forward to the confrontation.
I'm not saying it's as good as season 1's. What I mean is that they've been trying to end episodes with the same "oh shit" feeling that season 1's ended on and they've been failing to do so. With this episode they were able to finally achieve what they've failed to do for five episodes.
Anton Sugar
Member
True. Sucks that it took half a season to get here.
Notice how she ditched her E-CIGARETTES? It all means something. Something.
Daffy Duck
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Que?
We got 4chan trying to predict things Frank would say and that's better than any fan art.
http://imgur.com/a/t1XVT
Net_Wrecker
Member
lmaoooooooo @ the 3rd post
Frank and Ray sit there in silence as the waitress brings out the fajita plate
Dick Justice
Banned
We got 4chan trying to predict things Frank would say and that's better than any fan art.
http://imgur.com/a/t1XVT
This is amazingly on-point.
You mistook Colin Farrell for Colin Firth. Colin Firth is correct.
Snakethesniper
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I agree that the dialogues are awful, and usually I'm not the one that notice it.
Also (but that's my problem I suppose) sometimes I have difficulties following the case. They keep throwing people in, various affairs and I can't keep up, sorry
Also (but that's my problem I suppose) sometimes I have difficulties following the case. They keep throwing people in, various affairs and I can't keep up, sorry
1) The Seymons moved out for a smaller home, probably cause Frank lost all their money so all they have left for income is the club and casino and still has to pay their men.
2) Paul is stupid.
dead souls
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Damn, those fake Frank quotes are hilarious.
ZackieChan
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I'm fucking dying over here. It's like blue balls... in my funny bone.
Admiral Woofington
Member
time is a flat blue ball
But if pizza man has a reduced role... Whats the point? He's the mastermind behind the "flat circle"
Too much work to basically write a new season of a show in a year by yourself.
Dick Justice
Banned
ah, I get what you mean. He should have a writing room, no be like a one army man.
Doc Holliday
SPOILER: Columbus finds America
Agreed, it really shows how much Rust ,Marty and the cinematography carried that show.
talisayNon
Member
all your your compensatory projection of menace are a guarantor of its lack & it says something about the depths of your misperceptions
Decent.. ish episode. But man, even with things happening, I just couldn't feel anything for those characters. And I'm usually pretty feely.
Flawless.
Purple Cheeto
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But somehow you can smoke in it which is banned in Los Angeles County.
-Pyromaniac-
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I feel like they should have got will smith/nic cage/jon hamm to play the leads along with colin farrel and maybe emily blunt.
Dick Justice
Banned
With this dialogue, they should've hired Jaden Smith.
Ice cold. Blue balls and all
It's banned here too, but I see it happen a lot in smaller hole-in-the-wall establishments. You just don't want to be caught doing it by any official or you're fined. Police don't seem to care much about it though in my experience.
-Pyromaniac-
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In the end this season is just higlighting how brilliant the Mccon was. If Vaughan or anyone said 90% of the lines in season 1 it would sound terrible but the mccon BECAME rust and sold it like a goddamn champ.
With all that dick swagger you swagger you you roll you still can't spot crazy pussy?
With all that dick swagger you swagger you you roll you still can't spot crazy pussy?