Well E4 was certainly a ride. I am always up for a hot…errrr…cold mess.
At least they nailed a music-centered scene, with Mazzy Star, this time.
At least they nailed a music-centered scene, with Mazzy Star, this time.
Television True Detective: Night Country | Season 4 | FINALE SPOILERS
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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?
Can anyone tell me how underwhelming season 2 will be in comparison, if its still worth watching?
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.
Thank you.
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.
Cheers mate.
This show just made me feel bad for the abusive asshole that didn't get his mail-order bride delivery in time for Christmas.
Creepy episode.
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.
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.
This thing about a cop intentionally getting into a fistfight he/she can’t win in order to deal with som emotional problem is also practically a cliche by now. They used it in Season 3 as well, and before that it was in Breaking Bad.
Agreed.
Yeah, I think it's okay, but not much more than that. Still intrigued enough to finish it.
Really like the first episode and the whole endeless night backdrop, but the last two episodes have been a tough watch.
Expected it to be a lot better than it is. A very boring & tedious watch so far.
Yeah, tough watch at the moment. Says it all that the only reason i will be watching till the end is because it's "only" 6 episodes long, so the end is near. If it was 10 episodes, I doubt i'd be continuing.
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.
Agreed. I don't get the hate at all.
It's a decent watch tbh. Still no where near the quality of S1, but enough to keep me interested to tune in every week. Foster is pretty great in it, even if her character is highly unlikeable. The supporting actress is awful though.
Episode 4 was surprisingly not shit compared to the few previous ones.
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.
Anyhoo. This is decent. Recommended.
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.
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.
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.
I don't think it's "shit" but it's a far-cry from the first series. It also doesn't feel like a True Detective series which is the big problem. The tone, dialogue, especially music are all very different. It's honestly like they wanted to make this show and decided to slap the "True Detective" label on it for added viewership figures. The problem with that is that you'll inevitably get people pissed when it's nothing like it!
The production values are great (as expected for HBO) and the performances are generally good (Navarro aside who lacks charisma) so it's definitely watchable but it's not as good as I expected it to be, at all.
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. And s1 had flaws too. The ending was awful. If this can pull of a great ending it will run it close.
I loved s1 but went into that with no great expectations. I think if this season had dropped back then, without all the baggage and expectations it would be a hell of a lot better received than it seems to be on here. It’s got a lot going for it. Dark and nasty and compelling. A level above a lot of similar shows. I’m enjoying it anyway.
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.
Considering the creator, writer and showrunner of the first three seasons isn't involved this time it's no wonder it doesn't quite feel like True Detective.
I do think there's a lot to like about it, but I'm skeptical that they'll be able to nail the landing, both because of the supernatural element, and because there are only two episodes left, and there are a lot of loose ends.
I do think there's a lot to like about it, but I'm skeptical that they'll be able to nail the landing, both because of the supernatural element, and because there are only two episodes left, and there are a lot of loose ends.
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That’s interesting. I must check it out. Is this current season not as good as that one? (in your opinion)
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.
Yeah think I'd agree here. It's still quite watchable and of decent quality. Guess the supernatural elements in a "True Detective" series has just disappointed me as it wasnt something i expected from the genre. But as a standalone (non-TD branded) series, it's quite decent still. Maybe i got carried away by my criticism.
It goes good but then it turns into "The Conjuring" with its cheap jump scares.
3 times in the last episode, the same jumpscare.
3 times in the last episode, the same jumpscare.
Episode 5 available in the early hours of Sunday due to the superbowl.
It's been garbage so far. I did give it a chance until 3rd episode. But that episode turned a lot of people off the series.
It's after that, I started seeing a lot of posts on the TD subreddit. Earlier posts and comments were mostly downvoated by the fanbois.
It's after that, I started seeing a lot of posts on the TD subreddit. Earlier posts and comments were mostly downvoated by the fanbois.
Serious Fortitude vibes. If it turns out to be the dodgey water or a frozen insect defrosting and causing havoc I’ll just give up on True Detective forever.
its ok so far, but no the depth of say even season 3. This season is all half stories involving half characters that make the ‘mystery’. Making us ‘ask the question’.
its ok so far, but no the depth of say even season 3. This season is all half stories involving half characters that make the ‘mystery’. Making us ‘ask the question’.
Not read the thread because of spoilers. I'm watching S3 at the moment which I'm enjoying. It seems like it's one good, one bad and repeat.
Episode 5 is now available on Sky/NOW TV.
A kinda okay-ish episode, I guess? Not sure how I feel about the ending. Jodie Foster was the best thing about it, as usual.
Looks like the finale is going to mirror the first season's. It'll be interesting to see how they close everything out; an extended runtime seems like a given.
Interesting credits song choice, too, in the form of a Generic Movie Trailer Save Tonight cover:
Looks like the finale is going to mirror the first season's. It'll be interesting to see how they close everything out; an extended runtime seems like a given.
Interesting credits song choice, too, in the form of a Generic Movie Trailer Save Tonight cover:
That was not good. Unfortunately.
Well, at least something happened. Plot moved along at a reasonable pace for a change, and things are starting be pieced together.
I'm less and less convinced by the Navarro actress. Thought she was seriously wooden in Ep. 5.
I'm less and less convinced by the Navarro actress. Thought she was seriously wooden in Ep. 5.
Well that was an episode of TV.
Good ending. Not sure about the rest of it.