When Season 1 first hit the airwaves, True Detective was a force to be reckoned with. With an cast starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, and a ...
I think night country is second best so far. There is heavy Fargo borrowing which is a good thing imo. The spiral symbolism is a little blunt, but the beat down characters that fill out the town is interesting. I have a pretty obvious prediction as to what, who, and how all the deaths occured. Still, its fun to watch how the threads are being wove together. I think the cinematography, effects, lighting, mood, some of the acting, are excellent.
Appreciate the comment but I have to disagree with almost all of it. As a disclaimer, ive only seen the first two episodes. My thoughts:
You’re right about the Fargo borrowing, but that just means the best parts of NC make me just want to watch Fargo instead. The characters all come across as caricatures in my eyes, too, and are impossible for me to like. If HBO feels like it’s appropriate to call a show True Detective without the showrunner at the helm, I think it’s appropriate to compare that show to its other seasons, and the two cop leads have none of the likeability of Cohle or Harrelson’s characters in S1. Jodie Foster in particular is bad, whether that’s from the writing, directing, or performance, I don’t know but I suspect it’s all three.
Exposition is forced. Pacing is all over the place. Both of which could’ve probably been helped if the show wasn’t cut down from 8 episodes to 6. The intro is insultingly long, which isn’t something I’ve ever criticized about a show ever. The CGI opening in the first episode set a theme of rushed production and genuinely cool concept which has continued for everything I’ve seen.
All of which is multiplied x10 because Issa Lopez was one of my favorite directors to come out of the 2010s and I thought for sure her writing and directing a True Detective season was a foolproof recipe for success
I think night country is second best so far. There is heavy Fargo borrowing which is a good thing imo. The spiral symbolism is a little blunt, but the beat down characters that fill out the town is interesting. I have a pretty obvious prediction as to what, who, and how all the deaths occured. Still, its fun to watch how the threads are being wove together. I think the cinematography, effects, lighting, mood, some of the acting, are excellent.
Appreciate the comment but I have to disagree with almost all of it. As a disclaimer, ive only seen the first two episodes. My thoughts:
You’re right about the Fargo borrowing, but that just means the best parts of NC make me just want to watch Fargo instead. The characters all come across as caricatures in my eyes, too, and are impossible for me to like. If HBO feels like it’s appropriate to call a show True Detective without the showrunner at the helm, I think it’s appropriate to compare that show to its other seasons, and the two cop leads have none of the likeability of Cohle or Harrelson’s characters in S1. Jodie Foster in particular is bad, whether that’s from the writing, directing, or performance, I don’t know but I suspect it’s all three.
Exposition is forced. Pacing is all over the place. Both of which could’ve probably been helped if the show wasn’t cut down from 8 episodes to 6. The intro is insultingly long, which isn’t something I’ve ever criticized about a show ever. The CGI opening in the first episode set a theme of rushed production and genuinely cool concept which has continued for everything I’ve seen.
All of which is multiplied x10 because Issa Lopez was one of my favorite directors to come out of the 2010s and I thought for sure her writing and directing a True Detective season was a foolproof recipe for success