True Detective Season 2 Official Thread

[ReggieFlare]

Much better episode than the 1st, would've been shocked by the ending if I didn't spoil it for myself by coming here I know it's hbo but this season has started kind of slow and the one character with legs played by the biggest star the show has you kill just as he is finding his feet? seeming more like the show is Vince Vaughn's vehicle to shine and quiet the haters which is a shame I came on board hoping to see another side to Taylor and Rachel who haven't surprised me at all.

Yeah, I'm really hoping Collin isn't done for. He's been the best actor so far, this shyt might end up being real dry without him

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

season has been great so far...i just can't f*ck with y'alls half assed opinions on most shows.

the fact is you can't compare a partial season to a whole season. nor can you fully judge the writing and acting of a show based off of 2 episodes. your lack of understanding of an actors body of work or depth doesn't justify your horrid opinions.

everybody want to be @obarth but ain't obarth.

Are you slow or something?

 

[Gil Scott-Heroin]

What's the point? If you're not enjoying it, then it's your loss. I'm eating

Are you seriously asking what's the point of having a genuine conversation about the show?

 

[Roman Brady]

What's with the way Vaughn is delivering his lines. He never changes the tone of his voice.

He is trying to do vincent d onofrio but failing at it. Thing is he turned to comedy to revive his career but I still remember psycho and domestic disturbance, wonder what happened.

Ps I wish ppl would just judge this season as it's own entity rather than comparing it all the time to s1. A lot of those pre-shootout episodes were given passes just off the fact we were in a mcconaughey renaissance.

 

[ReggieFlare]

Are you seriously asking what's the point of having a genuine conversation about the show?

No, I'm saying there's no point in

People will have their criticisms. No point in trying to redirect someone's opinion on the show though.

 

[StraxStrax]

S2 > S1 so far

But that opening VV scene in Ep02 was rough

 

[Roman Brady]

I mentioned earlier that I'm willing to let the story develop (however deep that rabbit hole may be), yet you'd be a fool to think this exp. sleeper dialogue is gonna change. Most of the criticism I've read has been warranted, whether it's out of correlation with the first season or simply as a standalone. It's far too pulpy and banal to get away with blowing all this hot air.

I don't know what those words mean but this season has proved when writing a story you can't force dark/macabre/pathos and expect the audience to buy it all willy nilly. This was typified by the montage last week (with all the cops unraveling) and Vaughn's monologue, it just doesn't seem organic to me

 

[Saysumthinfunnymike]

Well, what do we know. We know Casper was involved in some weird shyt. We know girls are missing. We know there's at least one dude running around in a mask, maybe more. Sounds like some possible underground secret society sex ring shyt which may or may not be related to season one though it'd be dope if it was. Casper flew too close to the sun. The city is under investigation and with that some heads are gonna roll, Casper was the first because I'm guessing if the state police arrived at his home first they would have uncovered some crazy shyt that could be pinned on very important people.

See.. I don't think the plot is an issue at all. Two episodes in and I'm liking where it's headed. The last 10 minutes sold me on the plot.

The writing, however, needs to be cleaned up a bit. Nick is trying to be TOO slick with it which would work fine for a grade A actor but Vince Vaughn is not that. He's okay. He's doing well but honestly I think the role of detective would have suited him much more than midlevel crime boss. Colin Farrell and Rachel McAddams are killing their roles tho. They'll be fine.

Paul is the worst character so far and not because of Taylor's performance. He's been okay too. It's just that now we are being beat over the head with the gay shyt. They've been very subtle about Black Mountain and I'm interested in that but the faq story, the Viagra, the male prostitutes... nah...

Also, Rachel's dad. I think he's a red herring. Maybe he's a real a$$hole but I don't think he's involved in the missing girl or Casper's death. I think he's just a loon.

 

[Roman Brady]

- overtly homophobic story about hitting someone at the bank, even partner was like "you're trying too hard"
- his mom is creepy as shyt, weird vibes aplenty
- watching male prostitutes while drinking

There's still a slim chance it's just red herrings, and his weirdness is a result of a seemingly oedipal ready mother, and Blackwater war crime shyt...but you're probably right.

It's 2015 tho gay marriage has just been greenlit nationwide to go through all this exposition to just say he's a tortured gay is an insult to viewers. If it ain't war related then it beeds to be more sensational like he use to be a woman or something

 

[re'up]

& http://www.anyclip.com/movies/miami-vice/trying-to-close-a-deal-with-drug-lord/#!quotes/

Clearly Pizzaloto was a fan of 'Miami Vice' (2006), and has no one else on here seen 'Pride & Glory' with Farrell? Dude threatens to burn an infant with a hot iron Ray Vescoro is those two characters merged with slightly more vulnerability. Ironically, his performance in Miami Vice was somewhat panned.

 

[Roman Brady]

The Psych has that Rachel Dolezal tan going on

can't believe that's the same dude that sang "Jessie's girl" why are dudes doing plastic surgery

 

[Roman Brady]

& http://www.anyclip.com/movies/miami-vice/trying-to-close-a-deal-with-drug-lord/#!quotes/

Clearly Pizzaloto was a fan of 'Miami Vice' (2006), and has no one else on here seen 'Pride & Glory' with Farrell? Dude threatens to burn an infant with a hot iron Ray Vescoro is those two characters merged with slightly more vulnerability. Ironically, his performance in Miami Vice was somewhat panned.

the only thing (Miami vice movie) crockett about Ray is his stache and hair. Mann made sure to write those characters as hollow thin as possible there wasn't enough character there to say some of him is in Ray velcoro

 

[re'up]

I don't know man I just keep kinda smirking everytime Farrell tosses off some of his lines, the delivery and vocal tones are almost the exact same too.... ..and I love 'Miami Vice'.

 

[Roman Brady]

I don't know man I just keep kinda smirking everytime Farrell tosses off some of his lines, the delivery and vocal tones are almost the exact same too.... ..and I love 'Miami Vice'.

That's an indictment of colin's limited acting and the fact he is playing a cop again not because the characters are similar

 

[Figaro]

Anybody catch Colin slip in to his Irish accent when he was cursing his baby moms