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Ah I’m thinking of the golden globes.No, Cranston won for Breaking Bad.
Ah I’m thinking of the golden globes.No, Cranston won for Breaking Bad.
It was so bad I gave up midway through and picked up season 3 late because I was half-expecting it to be the same. It’s a lot better. I’d just skip season 2 altogether personally.Just finished season 1 of True Detective. Outstanding.
Can anyone tell me how underwhelming season 2 will be in comparison, if its still worth watching?
Thank you.It was so bad I gave up midway through and picked up season 3 late because I was half-expecting it to be the same. It’s a lot better. I’d just skip season 2 altogether personally.
Most hate it.Just finished season 1 of True Detective. Outstanding.
Can anyone tell me how underwhelming season 2 will be in comparison, if its still worth watching?
Cheers mate.Most hate it.
Imho, if you can mentally totally detach it from S1 and are a huge fan of (pulp) noir fiction around the LA area, it's entertaining. Photography is nice and quite different to S1, cast is good, plot is a bit of a convoluted mess at times. Not a fan of how it ultimately resolves the murder mystery but that's quite on the sideline anyway for almost the whole show and also takes just a minor part in the finale as the focus is someplace else.
Agreed.This has quickly gotten really boring and daft now.
Navarro is a dreadful character and actor.
if you dropped the “True Detective” from the title and it wasn’t Jodie Foster in the leading roll this would be considered a very average show.
Agreed. I don't get the hate at all.I know there's a lot of hate for the latest episodes but I'm still finding it fairly watchable even if it isn't top tier television.
You're doing it wrong, it's either excellent or dog shit with no in-betweenI’m only three and a half episodes in but I think this is pretty great. One of the better shows I’ve watched recently. Setting it in such a strange place at a time when it is permanently dark gives it a unique atmosphere and sense of place. All the acting is good (especially Foster) and there are a lot of genuinely creepy moments. The fecked up pile of frozen naked dudes makes for a hell of a centre piece! Genuinely don’t understand the hatred for the actor who plays Navarro. She’s not the most expressive person but isn’t that mainly the character she’s playing? She’s got plenty of charisma and is a former boxer (I read somewhere?) which gives her physicality and heft that works well for the role.
Anyhoo. This is decent. Recommended.
People expect (or hope for) something great, because HBO has slapped the "True Detective" label on it, so they are disappointed when they get something average. This feels like a show I wouldn't have watched or maybe even heard about, if they had just called it something else.I’m only three and a half episodes in but I think this is pretty great. One of the better shows I’ve watched recently. Setting it in such a strange place at a time when it is permanently dark gives it a unique atmosphere and sense of place. All the acting is good (especially Foster) and there are a lot of genuinely creepy moments. The fecked up pile of frozen naked dudes makes for a hell of a centre piece! Genuinely don’t understand the hatred for the actor who plays Navarro. She’s not the most expressive person but isn’t that mainly the character she’s playing? She’s got plenty of charisma and is a former boxer (I read somewhere?) which gives her physicality and heft that works well for the role.
Anyhoo. This is decent. Recommended.
Well I'm not one of those as I really enjoyed the first episode and said it here, but it's gone quite downhill since.You're doing it wrong, it's either excellent or dog shit with no in-between
The people calling it shit will no doubt be some of the first in here after the next episode leaving a comment. Hatewatching is real.
Why would you expect greatness after the last few seasons of True Detective, which weren’t great at all?People expect (or hope for) something great, because HBO has slapped the "True Detective" label on it, so they are disappointed when they get something average. This feels like a show I wouldn't have watched or maybe even heard about, if they had just called it something else.
So far, I think it's decent like you say - no more, no less. Episode 3 was a real slog, but the rest has been fine. I like the setting as well, but I don't really like how it is leaning into the supernatural. I can't really tell if it's supposed to be their minds playing tricks, because of the constant dark along with the mental illness of the sister character, or something actually supernatural.
Will be interesting to see how they wrap this up in just two episodes. Feels like there could easily be four or five left.
I was more hoping than expecting, to be fair. There was always this chance that it might return to Season 1 form, but in reality that was probably just lightning in a bottle - it's always going to be hard to match it.Why would you expect greatness after the last few seasons of True Detective, which weren’t great at all?
Admittedly I’ve only watched the first two seasons but would rate this as a lot better than s2 and I haven’t heard or read anyone raving about s3.
That’s interesting. I must check it out. Is this current season not as good as that one? (in your opinion)I was more hoping than expecting, to be fair. There was always this chance that it might return to Season 1 form, but in reality that was probably just lightning in a bottle - it's always going to be hard to match it.
I haven't watched Season 2, but I really enjoyed Season 3. It was coherent story that also wasn't so big or complicated that you couldn't follow along or try to guess the ending. It also just felt like an actual detective story, and I liked the different elements they worked in with the racial issues in the 1980 plotline, the memory loss later, the backdrop of the Vietnam war, etc. It even had a great set piece and some really creepy moments. I'd recommend it.
No, I personally think Season 3 was a step above this. I enjoyed the characters a lot more, and the story felt more grounded in a way.That’s interesting. I must check it out. Is this current season not as good as that one? (in your opinion)