True Detective (2014-)

[FubarFrenzy]

Took me a bit to warm up to it. Someone pointed out the intro song not being great, yeesh...that is correct, but nothing will beat out S1 intro song.

The ep was interesting enough. Has "The Thing" vibe a little in they focused on lab/living qtrs. Hope the story doesn't dissapoint, but count me in for now. Good first episode.

[ianungstad]

Old Jodie Foster is really starting to look like Charlotte Rampling!

Pretty good start to the season

[bootsy]

Originally Posted by ianungstad

Old Jodie Foster is really starting to look like Charlotte Rampling!

I was thinking more Helen Hunt but yeah Rampling is a good one.

[BudBaxter]

Originally Posted by FubarFrenzy

The ep was interesting enough. Has "The Thing" vibe a little in they focused on lab/living qtrs.

I liked that the box for that movie was quite prominent on the shelf by the TV in the research station.

Originally Posted by drb999

I didn’t mind the supernatural element because I think it will be explained away. The old lady just hallucinated and just got lucky.

But what about the

[Show spoiler] polar bear that had the exact same markings & missing eye as Foster's stuffed toy?

Really enjoyed most of episode 1. The sex scenes seemed a bit unnecessary, & the 'interpretive dance' bit was like something David Lynch would have thrown into an episode of Twin Peaks for no particular reason. Also, if you lived in a place where the temperature is always going to be way below zero, would you really have metal piercings in your face?

Other than that, great stuff. Foster was excellent as usual, it's always nice to see John Hawkes get more work, the mystery was intriguing, & the look of the whole thing was just awesome. The outside scenes felt otherworldly & the bits in the empty research station were all quite ominous.

Looking forward to the rest of it.

[EvaDK]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

The sex scenes seemed a bit unnecessary, & the 'interpretive dance' bit was like something David Lynch would have thrown into an episode of Twin Peaks for no particular reason.

David Lynch writing and directing a True Detective season...

[drb999]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

But what about the

[Show spoiler] polar bear that had the exact same markings & missing eye as Foster's stuffed toy?

Coincidence?

[BillieCassin]

Originally Posted by BudBaxter

Also, if you lived in a place where the temperature is always going to be way below zero, would you really have metal piercings in your face?

ROFL, I'm so glad I wasn't the only one to think that. I'll admit, I have a natural aversion to face piercings (my spouse had those exact same ones at one point long before we met, and I only half joke when I say it's a good thing they were gone by the time we did, or we would have never dated to begin with). But once they started going outside, I just couldn't help thinking about how unpractical it would be, unless you wanted to get frostbitten holes in your face.

That aside, I enjoyed the show. I liked the first season, couldn't get more than an episode or two into the second, and completely ignored the third - but I'm really glad I gave this a try. Foster is excellent, and it kept my interest throughout. Enough so that when it was over, I immediately looked to see when the next one would be out, and was really glad it's only a few days away.

I was surprised it's only six episodes, but hopefully that just means the story keeps moving forward swiftly.