True Detective: Night Country (Season 4)

[mdmost 43,001]

Okay.

 

[Scary Stranger 1,714]

So, strong  The Thing or 30 Days of Night vibes.  I doubt it will go horror/sci-fi instead of normal human depravity but I'm in regardless.

Edited April 12, 2023 by Scary Stranger

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Looks to tie in with season 1. The spiral symbol. Time is a flat circle. Maybe some cameos? Again, I would love a season with MM and Woody reprising their roles set it in South Texas. Because at least it never gets cold there.

[Red Five 40,855]

52 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Looks to tie in with season 1. The spiral symbol. Time is a flat circle. Maybe some cameos? Again, I would love a season with MM and Woody reprising their roles set it in South Texas. Because at least it never gets cold there.

I have heard that Woody and MM would both be down for that. It's amazing that it hasn't happened. 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

I have heard that Woody and MM would both be down for that. It's amazing that it hasn't happened. 

Nothing is keeping Marty in Louisiana. They start some kind of security business for some ranchers along the river (cartels). Some fucked up stuff happens and they decide to put back in their Sherlock Holmes hats one more time. Discover human trafficking that ties in with season 1 and 4. They get the bad guys but due in the process. End of series.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

I either need glasses (I do) or Apple needs to make a better autocorrect (they do).

On their Sherlock…
Die in the…

[Parliament 14,257]

First page

[Liquor and Poker 3,659]

Surprised this wasn’t dropped in favor of Flip or Flop - Topeka or some shit

Sorry, just pissed at the stupidity of “Max’s”decision to charge $20/mo for no ads and 4k because they’ve added the great content from a set of channels no one in my household has watched in over a decade. 

[Buzzrock 14,918]

HBO could die under Discovery’s rule. They’ve already said they want to put more reality tv on the service.

[billfromlaketravis 11,466]

Jodie Foster is terrific, but two female leads seems very on theme for 2023. 
 

Cautiously optimistic. 

[Scary Stranger 1,714]

Jodie Foster is terrific, but two female leads seems very on theme for 2023. 
 
Cautiously optimistic. 

One of them will be a lesbian with a partner of different ethnicity.

Jodie Foster is terrific, but two female leads seems very on theme for 2023. 
 
Cautiously optimistic. 

One of them will be a lesbian with a partner of different ethnicity.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Jodie Foster is terrific, but two female leads seems very on theme for 2023. 
 
Cautiously optimistic. 

Hahaha dude. Women exist. So fucking what? This is becoming on brand with you. First the political/lgbt comment in the bbq thread, now this? You are better.

Can’t handle two women leads on one show out of thousands? Don’t watch it.

[mdmost 43,001]

20 minutes ago, billfromlaketravis said:

Jodie Foster is terrific, but two female leads seems very on theme for 2023. 
 

Cautiously optimistic. 

 

[billfromlaketravis 11,466]

I’ve never heard of Reis. Dustin Powers is third on the call sheet. It’s light on star power. That’s all. 

Cool concept for sure. Everybody calm down. 

Edited April 13, 2023 by billfromlaketravis

[billfromlaketravis 11,466]

9 minutes ago, Patricio Swayze said:

Hahaha dude. Women exist. So fucking what? This is becoming on brand with you. First the political/lgbt comment in the bbq thread, now this? You are better.

Can’t handle two women leads on one show out of thousands? Don’t watch it.

What in the hell are you talking about on the BBQ thread? Are you sure you got the right guy? 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

What in the hell are you talking about on the BBQ thread? Are you sure you got the right guy? 

It was t Zillow being dumb. So apologies for that. But this is equally a stupid take.

[Texzilla58 4,734]

Jodie Foster is terrific, but two female leads seems very on theme for 2023. 
 
Cautiously optimistic. 

Huh? Cagney and Lacey are like 30 years ago.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Huh? Cagney and Lacey are like 30 years ago.

You’re ears must have been burning (despite autocorrect). And you have a point. I still don’t agree with your comment, but at least you tried to explain it. This one by laketravis is ridiculous for many reasons.

[gofuckyourself 8,222]

I finally finished season 1 recently after starting it years ago. Really great and the banter between McConaughey and Harrelson was legit lol.

Same creative team throughout? I heard season 2 was "meh" but 3 was good. 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

I finally finished season 1 recently after starting it years ago. Really great and the banter between McConaughey and Harrelson was legit lol.
Same creative team throughout? I heard season 2 was "meh" but 3 was good. 

I did not like season 2 with the exception of a few scenes. Those are obvious.

Season 3 was good but the ending wasn’t good. Very anticlimactic.

Season 1 I own and will watch it a couple of times a year. Absolutely my favorite single season of a TV show.

[mdmost 43,001]

Season 2 was like blue balls in your heart. 

[LonghornJones 837]

14 hours ago, Scary Stranger said:

One of them will be a lesbian with a partner of different ethnicity.

Alexandra Daddario, and super hot like Wild Things. Could you imagine the ratings?

[JWinTX 53]

4 hours ago, Patricio Swayze said:

I did not like season 2 with the exception of a few scenes. Those are obvious.

Season 3 was good but the ending wasn’t good. Very anticlimactic.

Season 1 I own and will watch it a couple of times a year. Absolutely my favorite single season of a TV show.

This...everything you posted is perfect.

[demos 3,003]

Rust moves back to Alaska and starts killing people because he’s had a psychotic break.

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Rust moves back to Alaska and starts killing people because he’s had a psychotic break.

Not far fetched. He went back for like 10 years right?

But nah, I hope not. That would be goofy.

[Prepuce of Doom 21,071]

I maintain that S2 was decent, solid television that wouldn't be criticized like it is if not for the (very reasonably - or at least understandably) high expectations based on S1. 

[Eskimohorn 5,635]

I maintain that S2 was decent, solid television that wouldn't be criticized like it is if not for the (very reasonably - or at least understandably) high expectations based on S1. 

Most of us were apopletic

[Prepuce of Doom 21,071]

13 minutes ago, Eskimohorn said:

Most of us were apopletic

Yeah, but if the same product was S1 of the new show Angsty Cop and not S2 of True Detective, most of us wouldn't have viewed it as some kind of serious affront to the entire species. 

[DDD Dad 14,336]

On 4/13/2023 at 9:52 AM, gofuckyourself said:

I finally finished season 1 recently after starting it years ago. Really great and the banter between McConaughey and Harrelson was legit lol.

Same creative team throughout? I heard season 2 was "meh" but 3 was good. 

 

On 4/13/2023 at 9:56 AM, Patricio Swayze said:

I did not like season 2 with the exception of a few scenes. Those are obvious.

Season 3 was good but the ending wasn’t good. Very anticlimactic.

Season 1 I own and will watch it a couple of times a year. Absolutely my favorite single season of a TV show.

 

On 4/13/2023 at 9:58 AM, mdmost said:

Season 2 was like blue balls in your heart. 

 

1 hour ago, Eskimohorn said:

Most of us were apopletic

[Red Five 40,855]

Obligatory. Marty watches season two. 

 

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

Obligatory. Marty watches season two. 
 

Hahaha I hadn’t seen that. Fucking awesome.

[WhatTheBuck 28,777]

On 4/12/2023 at 4:08 PM, Patricio Swayze said:

Looks to tie in with season 1. The spiral symbol. Time is a flat circle. Maybe some cameos? Again, I would love a season with MM and Woody reprising their roles set it in South Texas. Because at least it never gets cold there.

Maybe they could go back and resolve the season one plot line. 

[Augustus 3,061]

Season 1 was lightning in a bottle.   That shit just doesn't happen very often at all, and lightning rarely strikes the same place multiple times.  And it's a shame because season 1 was absolute perfection.

I just rewatched Inside Man with Denzel, Willem DaFoe, Christopher Plummer, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster in one of her best performances, though not much screen time.

So I'll be interested to see this.  I like Jodie.

[NOMAAA 1,696]

1 minute ago, Augustus said:

I just rewatched Inside Man with Denzel, Willem DaFoe, Christopher Plummer, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster in one of her best performances, though not much screen time.

 

that movie is damn near perfect.

[Augustus 3,061]

4 minutes ago, NOMAAA said:

that movie is damn near perfect.

Completely agree.  

[Buzzrock 14,918]

S2 did introduce me to Lera Lynn, and she’s awesome, so there’s that.

[Texzilla58 4,734]

I believe if Rachel McAdams had gotten nekkid, or if we’d had a Alex daddario nekkid scene, S2 would be remembered as better than it was.

[WhatTheBuck 28,777]

2 hours ago, Augustus said:

Season 1 was lightning in a bottle.   That shit just doesn't happen very often at all, and lightning rarely strikes the same place multiple times.  And it's a shame because season 1 was absolute perfection.

Season 1 was great. But it wasn’t perfect. The intrigue was top notch, the action not so much, and the ending sucked donkey balls. God, that pissed me off. I didn’t waste my time on season 2. I didn’t even know there was a season 3.

It’s easy to write a mystery show if you never have to answer the big questions. Season 1 didn’t resolve shit. I joked on the old board that it should’ve been called True Bromance. 

[Hornbeliever 712]

I have a sort of litmus test to see if my tastes line up with yours enough to listen to your advice out of a show.  S1 is one of the questions.  

You don't love Breaking Bad as much as I do?  I get it.  

But you don't like neither S1 or Deadwood?  We can stop convo rt now cuz I ain't listening to you.  Go jerk it to Twin Peaks.

[Hermanator 7,039]

It did have a very unsatisfying ending. Not quite game of thrones bad but kind of ruined the overall feel of the show a bit. 

Season 3 I really liked. Ali and Dorff were great

[Patricio Swayze 17,058]

I guess I am in the minority and was fine with the ending. I actually thought if Rust had died it would have been better. But as far as the yellow king, I was fine.

[Texzilla58 4,734]

I thought it was fine though a bit rushed although that is a truer version of that shit goes down. I would have liked a bit more exposition on the yellow king and his story.

[Augustus 3,061]

I confess I don't remember what the reaction was on shaggy to the ending of season 1, but not only did I have no problems with the ending, I wouldn't have anticipated that others would have found it unsatisfying.

We already knew who the killer was, so it was just a matter of how it would go down when they found him.  And we learned that there really was a gang of murderous pedophiles, including the governor's evangelist brother, and that's what had turned lawnmower man into the serial killer he became.  I wonder if some were expecting it to be more of a mystery than it was?

[Red Five 40,855]

I too liked the ending. Chasing that monster through an old civil war fort was creepy as shit.

[HouTex 1,867]

5 hours ago, Augustus said:

I confess I don't remember what the reaction was on shaggy to the ending of season 1, but not only did I have no problems with the ending, I wouldn't have anticipated that others would have found it unsatisfying.

We already knew who the killer was, so it was just a matter of how it would go down when they found him.  And we learned that there really was a gang of murderous pedophiles, including the governor's evangelist brother, and that's what had turned lawnmower man into the serial killer he became.  I wonder if some were expecting it to be more of a mystery than it was?

I recall that many posters were disappointed that many of the perceived mysteries were unresolved and/or they were plot holes.  The sets were loaded with perceived symbols or clues and the theories were all over the place as to what the symbols mean and how they tie into the story.  

[Augustus 3,061]

23 minutes ago, HouTex said:

I recall that many posters were disappointed that many of the perceived mysteries were unresolved and/or they were plot holes.  The sets were loaded with perceived symbols or clues and the theories were all over the place as to what the symbols mean and how they tie into the story.  

Now that  you mention it, I do recall the spiral symbol and the barbie doll in a gang rape scene, etc.

I think people were trying too hard to turn into something it wasn't.  The showrunners kept mentioning during their weekly talks about the episodes that they weren't trying to be mysterious or misleading in any way.

[futureman 22,457]

On 5/12/2023 at 5:56 PM, WhatTheBuck said:

It’s easy to write a mystery show if you never have to answer the big questions. Season 1 didn’t resolve shit.

questions were answered.  shit was resolved.  most of us digested it all just fine.  I think it’s just your extra ohio chromosome.

[HouTex 1,867]

2 hours ago, Augustus said:

Now that  you mention it, I do recall the spiral symbol and the barbie doll in a gang rape scene, etc.

I think people were trying too hard to turn into something it wasn't.  The showrunners kept mentioning during their weekly talks about the episodes that they weren't trying to be mysterious or misleading in any way.

Exactly.  It’s a sport for many viewers to notice every little thing on the set and attribute meaning to it:  

[Lazarus Bocanegra 305]

On 5/12/2023 at 4:21 PM, Augustus said:

 

I just rewatched Inside Man with Denzel, Willem DaFoe, Christopher Plummer, Clive Owen, and Jodie Foster in one of her best performances, though not much screen time.

 

 

On 5/12/2023 at 4:23 PM, NOMAAA said:

that movie is damn near perfect.

I wasted two hours of my life last night on the strength of you assholes' recommendation.  Neg rep has been appropriately administered. How that movie has an 86 on rotten tomatoes is beyond me.  besos y abrazos

[billfromlaketravis 11,466]

1 minute ago, Lazarus Bocanegra said:

 

I wasted two hours of my life last night on the strength of you assholes' recommendation.  Neg rep has been appropriately administered. How that movie has an 86 on rotten tomatoes is beyond me.  besos y abrazos

What the fuck?!