caze Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 good episode, I still think Vaughn is the weak link, especially his scenes with the wife - though I like the angle on his and Velcoro's past. next episode or two will obviously have Bezzerides attempting to infiltrate one of the escort parties, I'm struggling to believe her character is capable of acting the part though, her sexual harassment meeting was pretty lol. didn't think the scene with the CEO was out of character at all, he's desperate for the land deal, but he knows he's exposed so he's playing his cards close to his chest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Enter a new display name Posted July 21, 2015 Share Posted July 21, 2015 How was the shootout in the previous episode a turning point that deserved a 2 months jump in time with the closure of the Caspere case? It barely had a purpose. I don't like how the case usually progresses with someone saying out of the nowhere ''Oh look, I just found suspect while you were all busy with your family/relationship issues at home. Here is a picture of him and let's find him''. Ray is the only character with interesting personal drama. Meanwhile Frank treats his wife like shit and they change their mind about their kid in an endless loop, the sexual harassment false accusation against Ani only leads her to drinking her problems away, and don't even get me started with Paul. The biggest challenge as a viewer this season so far is caring about what happens in the show. The events might piece together at some point, but it's near impossible to give a damn about it. The show has no focus. The first season was all both main characters' development and interactions while the murder case was simply a context. But this season, it's very difficult to keep interest in a case and four different characters. There is no opportunity for any of it to develop properly within 59-minute timeframe. I have a feeling the team behind True Detective counted more on the main cast than the scenario to make this season a success. The only thing reminiscent of the first season is those aerial shots with that dark music, which is a weak way to make us think ''This is sooo the True Detective atmosphere I was looking forward to''. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
usagi Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 I have a bad feeling that Paul's situation is not going to end well. he's entering a shaky marriage w/ babby all to run away from his sexuality, he's scarred both literally and figuratively from his merc days, he's got a horrible/borderline incestuous relationship with his mum... he's a mess. I don't think he's going to get a happy ending, although I hope he does. I like his character a lot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
awepittance Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 his 'mission' in afghanistan was kidnapping afghani children to be used as sex slaves at bohemian grove guaranteed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I have no idea how they're going to wrap up all the loose ends in this with only two episodes left... Also what was with that music up at the house? Those big orchestral swells seemed totally out of place with the rest of the show. It's almost like they got someone else to do the music for that bit, and then realized in post that it didn't work , but by then it was too late so they just said "fuck it" and left it in. Anyways, decent episode - the main story moved forward quite a bit, and lots of tits and ass for the people who wanted it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hello spiral Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 ^ agreed with the first point. This would've made a pretty good first season of a multi season show but as it is, not so sure. I quite liked the soundtrack of that bit, made it very hallucinatory. Def feeling the Mulholland Drive vibe in those scenes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
autopilot Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Excellent episode. Lots of payoff to previously set up plot threads & character traits. That coke & booze apartment trashing scene tho, jeez. That empathetically hurt my brain watching him hoover up those rails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Excellent episode. Lots of payoff to previously set up plot threads & character traits. That coke & booze apartment trashing scene tho, jeez. That empathetically hurt my brain watching him hoover up those rails. Yeah, that was some method acting if I've ever seen it ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azatoth Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 That coke & booze apartment trashing scene tho, jeez. That empathetically hurt my brain watching him hoover up those rails. That was just candid footage of Colin Farrel on the set between takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 when he walloped that pile of precious down = instant twinge flashback-wiff of special-fx "rack us oop a line then, Col" thought Rachel McAdams was superb during her own hallucinatory ordeal, even if the whole land-deal thru the window was implausible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fenton Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Excellent as fuck that episode. Rewind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 that's Rick Springfield? Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Great episode on all levels Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Enter a new display name Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 This was probably the best episode of this season so far, but it still did not bring anything to this season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnio Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Probably the single best episode of either of the two seasons. Fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 great episode. fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sunshine recorder Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 wow,intense,they be so fucked now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rubin Farr Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Kinda unrealistic how quickly they ID'ed the female deputy for killing the security guard. She was an unknown, in disguise, in a house full of hundreds of drunk/high people and it took them like 24 hours to put out an APB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chenGOD Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Powerful people can get shit done, especially if they already have an idea of who they're looking for. The unrealistic bit I thought was that guy waiting for Paul. Those tunnels were supposed to go everywhere under the city - how did he know Paul would come out that one? Still, intense as fuck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cwmbrancity Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 that cunt has been a shady twitchy influence all along "clear eyes, full hearts, cant lo,,,,,,,,",,,,, oh bollix Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qnio Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Kinda unrealistic how quickly they ID'ed the female deputy for killing the security guard. She was an unknown, in disguise, in a house full of hundreds of drunk/high people and it took them like 24 hours to put out an APB? she identified herself as her sister (real name) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chim Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Holy fuck noo :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psn Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Intense! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pyramidpanes Posted August 3, 2015 Share Posted August 3, 2015 Powerful people can get shit done, especially if they already have an idea of who they're looking for. The unrealistic bit I thought was that guy waiting for Paul. Those tunnels were supposed to go everywhere under the city - how did he know Paul would come out that one? Still, intense as fuck. had a feeling that was going to happen as soon as he looked down at his phone, kind of annoying as he just took out 5 guys (they all have shitty aim?) just for the scene to get ruined/predictable in that way getting shot in the back right at the end, maybe there was someone waiting at every exit lol..... also predict franks (vaughs) wife will also have been going against him the whole time revealed in the final epi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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