Damn fell asleep during last ep...had to finish it today.... Going probably wait till the season finish and go binge watch
True Detective Season 2 Official Thread
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Vintage Eclectic
Lord of the Sky
People in a thread complaining about people in a thread complaining about a show that JUST started.
fukk the reviewers.
Let's get back to the story.
fukk the reviewers.
Let's get back to the story.
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Breh, the editing was so sloppy it was distracting, which is the opposite of what editing is about (fluent transition between shots). That has nothing to do with reaching, that is me looking at the product and seeing it not being up to par to even the standards of other lesser shows.
This is a good article about the season so far. http://www.slate.com/articles/arts/...s_like_a_direct_retort_to_nic_pizzolatto.html
The article is really objective but i think it hits the nail on the head in page 2 regarding the acting in this season and how it seems the actors deadpan every single line and how that compares with the acting from last season
The article is really objective but i think it hits the nail on the head in page 2 regarding the acting in this season and how it seems the actors deadpan every single line and how that compares with the acting from last season
R.E.N. Spells Ren
Veteran
Dog be real episodes 1-4 of season 1 are GOAT status. MMs unfukkwithable performance woody etc.
Yep
I don't remember nearly falling asleep in any ep...
I've struggled through these last 2
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
You nikkas are so jaded
Not jaded, just a film connoisseur extraordinaire. :gawdling:
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
TheGodling
Los Ingobernables de Sala de Cine
Is that right? What do you think of Joss Whedon's action layout/sequences
I think that's an incredibly random thing to ask in a True Detective Season 2 Official Thread, but that might just be message board connaissance acting up.
Saysumthinfunnymike
VOTE!!!
Not random. I read your posts.
Fortunate Lee
Superstar
I had such high hopes for this season..enjoyed the first episode very much but these last two have been garbage.
My dude Colin is saving this from being a total mess.
They better stop playing..Gay story lines and struggle kingpins are not gonna cut it
My dude Colin is saving this from being a total mess.
They better stop playing..Gay story lines and struggle kingpins are not gonna cut it
feelosofer
#ninergang
I've waited to say what I think of the show because I went back and watched every show again up until now. Here are my thoughts.
The writing has taken a step back from season 1. I think the Nick was going for a real stylized noir setup. It's not as bad as Deadwood or John from Cincinatti but there is clearly a pattern. But the lines are a little stilted and off putting, I was willing to let it slide as just a part of the show gaining its footing but I think it will be like this the rest of the season.
As to the acting. Obvious Colin Farrell has been terrific, he plays Ray Velcoro with a great bitterness and a greater pain underneath it. He took what could have been a cliché and elevated and yet he still manages to have an acidic sense of humor while doing it all. He's the MVP of the season as far as I'm concerned. Rachel McAdams would be my #2, I kinda questioned her acting chops especially since she hasn't done a lot high profile dramas but she has done a great job as Antigone, she has more 'balls' than most of her male counterparts and is incredibly cynical but she's been great. Taylor Kitsch has done well also in my opinion, he has had moments of brilliance but he has been saddled by the bad writing, the directors have kinda forced the gay angle and now he has to roll with it without the mystery or subtlety of earlier episodes. Now I know everyone is hating on Vince Vaughn as Frank but I think he kind of broke out this past episode, he has to deal with the worst writing and directing and I think he has done better than expected, especially when you can kind of feel the desperate situation he is in.
I think it's difficult to expect the same level of performances as last year, Mathew McCaughnohey has been on a roll for at least 3 years, and Woody Harrelson has been criminally underrated his entire career, and season focused essentially on 2 character. This season you split the focus and have to develop 4 characters. Not an easy task. More with actors that have somewhat maligned their whole careers.
I kinda feel this coming episode will set the tone for the remainder of the series.
The writing has taken a step back from season 1. I think the Nick was going for a real stylized noir setup. It's not as bad as Deadwood or John from Cincinatti but there is clearly a pattern. But the lines are a little stilted and off putting, I was willing to let it slide as just a part of the show gaining its footing but I think it will be like this the rest of the season.
As to the acting. Obvious Colin Farrell has been terrific, he plays Ray Velcoro with a great bitterness and a greater pain underneath it. He took what could have been a cliché and elevated and yet he still manages to have an acidic sense of humor while doing it all. He's the MVP of the season as far as I'm concerned. Rachel McAdams would be my #2, I kinda questioned her acting chops especially since she hasn't done a lot high profile dramas but she has done a great job as Antigone, she has more 'balls' than most of her male counterparts and is incredibly cynical but she's been great. Taylor Kitsch has done well also in my opinion, he has had moments of brilliance but he has been saddled by the bad writing, the directors have kinda forced the gay angle and now he has to roll with it without the mystery or subtlety of earlier episodes. Now I know everyone is hating on Vince Vaughn as Frank but I think he kind of broke out this past episode, he has to deal with the worst writing and directing and I think he has done better than expected, especially when you can kind of feel the desperate situation he is in.
I think it's difficult to expect the same level of performances as last year, Mathew McCaughnohey has been on a roll for at least 3 years, and Woody Harrelson has been criminally underrated his entire career, and season focused essentially on 2 character. This season you split the focus and have to develop 4 characters. Not an easy task. More with actors that have somewhat maligned their whole careers.
I kinda feel this coming episode will set the tone for the remainder of the series.
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every episode
great write up.
and i agree with the noir angle. they have been pushing it hard. i think it has been enjoyable for the most part but yeah i think the biggest weak link has been the writing, more specifically dialogue
hopefully they open up the playbook for vince from here on out