I saw the entire 2nd season few years ago.
Revisited it recently.
I loved this second last episode that i have reviewed it individually. This episode is so full of tension, suspense, action n emotions.
Velcoro's relationship with his son, Woodrugh's brokenness n Semyon's relationship with his wife n business r affecting.
Awesome songs, awesome characters n acting n sharp convoluted script.
17 Reviews
Excellent episode and one of the best episodes of the entire series to date.
SamWam4 August 2015
As everyone knows, This season of True Detective has been insanely controversial and divisive it seems like since before it ever even aired. I think when the season started no one knew what to expect, and a lot of people were already ready to be disappointed, Ready to look for anything and everything to criticize and rip to shreds. It has been plagued by hype and backlash since season one ended. I feel that the season has been strong all along and has been a phenomenal slow burning character driven mystery, But after this episode, I think it is at the top of it's game and that season 2 is easily consistent in quality and entertainment value as season one. All of the things that were planted throughout the season and might have seemed confusing or random to some viewers at first glance, Are coming together now in a great way.
The performances are all top notch and The directing and cinematography is excellent as usual. This is a complex and complicated story that requires full attention and patience, and as we have seen in these past couple of episodes, Rewards it greatly. Much like season one, This is a season that begs to be re-watched, Every viewing adds more layers to the experience and when people do watch this season over as time goes on, I think we will see this season getting more and more of the credit it deserves. It already seems like the overall attitude concerning this season is starting to shift with a lot of people.
This was a great episode of television and a great season of television. The finale looks to be great and intense, But regardless of how it turns out, I think this season has already proved itself. Anyone that is debating whether or not they should watch this season, If you get past all of the hype, expectations, gossip, and all of the other things that have seemed to hover around this show for some reason, I think you will find an incredibly solid, entertaining, well made, and rewarding season. In my opinion this is one of the best shows on TV and everything that I want from a great HBO drama.
The performances are all top notch and The directing and cinematography is excellent as usual. This is a complex and complicated story that requires full attention and patience, and as we have seen in these past couple of episodes, Rewards it greatly. Much like season one, This is a season that begs to be re-watched, Every viewing adds more layers to the experience and when people do watch this season over as time goes on, I think we will see this season getting more and more of the credit it deserves. It already seems like the overall attitude concerning this season is starting to shift with a lot of people.
This was a great episode of television and a great season of television. The finale looks to be great and intense, But regardless of how it turns out, I think this season has already proved itself. Anyone that is debating whether or not they should watch this season, If you get past all of the hype, expectations, gossip, and all of the other things that have seemed to hover around this show for some reason, I think you will find an incredibly solid, entertaining, well made, and rewarding season. In my opinion this is one of the best shows on TV and everything that I want from a great HBO drama.
I can't hide my excitement for this episode!
oliverbjerregaard2 August 2015
I think this episode was SO GOOD!
Everything felt so right. So many pieces were brought together! The acting, directing, writing, everything was on pair with the first season! A little too late? Maybe. Did it happen nonetheless? Yes. But you cannot deny the greatness of this episode. The dystopic feeling throughout the whole episode were fantastic.
To sum it up: the first 3 episodes of this season were too slow, too incoherent and it's obvious Justin Lin has ruined the directing in the first two episodes. (face it, it's obvious he has)
But since episode 4 everything has been so good! Episode 5,6 and now 7 has been, to be honest, a fantastic experience to watch. I've enjoyed it so much! I'm extremely anxious to see the season finale. (which to our luck will be 90 minutes)
Give credit where credit is due. This episode: 9.5/10.
Everything felt so right. So many pieces were brought together! The acting, directing, writing, everything was on pair with the first season! A little too late? Maybe. Did it happen nonetheless? Yes. But you cannot deny the greatness of this episode. The dystopic feeling throughout the whole episode were fantastic.
To sum it up: the first 3 episodes of this season were too slow, too incoherent and it's obvious Justin Lin has ruined the directing in the first two episodes. (face it, it's obvious he has)
But since episode 4 everything has been so good! Episode 5,6 and now 7 has been, to be honest, a fantastic experience to watch. I've enjoyed it so much! I'm extremely anxious to see the season finale. (which to our luck will be 90 minutes)
Give credit where credit is due. This episode: 9.5/10.
Hide your loved ones, lights about to go off.
quincytheodore2 August 2015
Following the botch operation of saving damsel in non-distress, the three leads find themselves chased by multiple parties. Meanwhile, Frank is forced to cash in and plays his last gambit. With all the secretive scheming by people around him, he's finally takes the desperate step.
Vince Vaughn is exceptional in this episode, utterly delivering the anti-hero role with cold intensity. He makes his intentions known, even to the point of oozing murderous intent. It's a nonchalant and ruthless persona, as though he's finally snapped but still fixed in sternly cold manner.
Ani suffers the most repercussion from the operation, even worse since things play out much differently that she had hoped for. Parts of the episode are invested to her trying to salvage her relationships. It's an effort for redemption, a more cathartic chance than others get.
Taylor Kitsch has some of his better scenes. In hindsight, he's shown some potential, but overall he's been rather mediocre in the season. This time he gives a couple of sparks, while it doesn't rise to Vaughn's or Farrell's level, he's pretty decent here.
The most problematic aspect of the case is how it's not accessible. There are many links to the past or subplots that are only briefly shown, barely mentioned or occurred off screen entirely. This makes it harder to invest on. Another more trivial hindrance is the scenes have odd transition, the series has done this frequently where conversations would be cut by other scenes before. It's not entirely intrusive but quite jarring.
With only one episode to go, the show lights the fuse for explosive end. I personally like the second season, although it needs a grand exit to be widely remembered as a solid entry to True Detective name.
Vince Vaughn is exceptional in this episode, utterly delivering the anti-hero role with cold intensity. He makes his intentions known, even to the point of oozing murderous intent. It's a nonchalant and ruthless persona, as though he's finally snapped but still fixed in sternly cold manner.
Ani suffers the most repercussion from the operation, even worse since things play out much differently that she had hoped for. Parts of the episode are invested to her trying to salvage her relationships. It's an effort for redemption, a more cathartic chance than others get.
Taylor Kitsch has some of his better scenes. In hindsight, he's shown some potential, but overall he's been rather mediocre in the season. This time he gives a couple of sparks, while it doesn't rise to Vaughn's or Farrell's level, he's pretty decent here.
The most problematic aspect of the case is how it's not accessible. There are many links to the past or subplots that are only briefly shown, barely mentioned or occurred off screen entirely. This makes it harder to invest on. Another more trivial hindrance is the scenes have odd transition, the series has done this frequently where conversations would be cut by other scenes before. It's not entirely intrusive but quite jarring.
With only one episode to go, the show lights the fuse for explosive end. I personally like the second season, although it needs a grand exit to be widely remembered as a solid entry to True Detective name.
Sorry I doubted you, season 2!
fabiogaucho3 August 2015
After a sluggish 3 and a half episodes, I thought this season would be a big flop. I could relate to Bezzerides and Velcoro, but nothing else - no other characters, no subplot and certainly not the main plot. The only reason I kept watching is because my stepson insisted - hey, it's True Detective, we can't miss it. So I went along.
But since the shootout at the end of episode 4, things really picked up. The plot is becoming tighter and some sense of urgency is coming about. Most importantly, things are finally becoming interesting with Frank. The uninteresting subplots were either abandoned, reached a solution or were at last incorporated to the main plot. Episodes 5-7, plus the set piece in episode 4, made this second season more than worthwhile. If the final episode tops last year's finale (in which the showdown was less exciting then expected), I think season 2 will be almost on par with season 1, lacking the tour de force of Rust Cohle's iconic character, but not being a big letdown in terms of storytelling. Needless to say, episode 7 was the best so far, and an excellent pre-finale buildup. Not many critics agree with me that the series really picked up in the second half, but IMDb users sure do - just look at the marks.
The best way to cut the problems that plagued BOTH seasons is to reduce the number of episodes from 8 to 6 next time. It is not that we have to withstand "filler" episodes, but the fact is that seasons 1 and 2 were plagued with too many uninteresting subplots and characters. A shorter season will tighten up things. But we know it is not going to happen, since a longer season is more profitable, and the fans sure like to see more hours of TD.
But since the shootout at the end of episode 4, things really picked up. The plot is becoming tighter and some sense of urgency is coming about. Most importantly, things are finally becoming interesting with Frank. The uninteresting subplots were either abandoned, reached a solution or were at last incorporated to the main plot. Episodes 5-7, plus the set piece in episode 4, made this second season more than worthwhile. If the final episode tops last year's finale (in which the showdown was less exciting then expected), I think season 2 will be almost on par with season 1, lacking the tour de force of Rust Cohle's iconic character, but not being a big letdown in terms of storytelling. Needless to say, episode 7 was the best so far, and an excellent pre-finale buildup. Not many critics agree with me that the series really picked up in the second half, but IMDb users sure do - just look at the marks.
The best way to cut the problems that plagued BOTH seasons is to reduce the number of episodes from 8 to 6 next time. It is not that we have to withstand "filler" episodes, but the fact is that seasons 1 and 2 were plagued with too many uninteresting subplots and characters. A shorter season will tighten up things. But we know it is not going to happen, since a longer season is more profitable, and the fans sure like to see more hours of TD.
Splendor in the Grass
lavatch24 February 2018
Warning: Spoilers
"Splendor in the Grass" is a 1961 film that was awarded the Oscar for best screenplay by William Inge. It is a languid coming-of-age story for a young woman ( played by Natalie Wood) with a sordid backdrop of nefarious characters who enter her life. Clips from the film appear in this penultimate episode of "True Detective," serving as a counterpoint to the violent, lawless power struggles for the California "corridor" land grab.
Velcoro, Bezzerides, and Woodrugh are holed up in the modest Molera Motel, as they sort out their dire predicament. Their sole link to the world of law and order, the California state official Katherine Davis, has been murdered with a gun traceable to Velcoro. The three characters have placed their loved ones in hiding, as the walls are closing in on them.
Meanwhile, Frank Semyon has learned the details of his betrayal when he interrogates his assistant Blake Churchman. Blake spills the details about Osip's role in selling Frank out on the land deal. Blake also confesses that he was the one who provided Frank with the false lead about the man who allegedly assaulted Velcoro's wife--a meth head that Blake wanted out of the way. Frank kills Blake in cold blood, then begins to conceive an elaborate takeover plot involving diamonds, cash, airplane tickets to Venezuela, and the torching of his own Vinci casino by arson, after Osip informs him that Frank has been bought out of the casino. Jordan, the dutiful wife of Frank, is on board with his scheme.
In the final strand of the narrative, Woodrugh is being blackmailed through compromising pictures has received on his phone. He meets in the secret tunnel system of Los Angeles with police chief Holloway, who promises to return the photos in exchange for the stolen land contracts. But Woodrugh gets the drop on Holloway and his team, apparently taking them all out. But one crooked cop lingering behind and shooting Woodrugh in the back, prior to delivering the coup de grace.
The death of Woodrugh occurs during the coupling of Ani and Ray that is going on at the Molera Motel. At a second motel, Woodrugh's mother and pregnant fiancée are watching "Splendor in the Grass," unaware that Woodrugh has died a hero's death. The episode may be summed up best with Frank Semyon's line, "Here we are, under the bright lights!"
Velcoro, Bezzerides, and Woodrugh are holed up in the modest Molera Motel, as they sort out their dire predicament. Their sole link to the world of law and order, the California state official Katherine Davis, has been murdered with a gun traceable to Velcoro. The three characters have placed their loved ones in hiding, as the walls are closing in on them.
Meanwhile, Frank Semyon has learned the details of his betrayal when he interrogates his assistant Blake Churchman. Blake spills the details about Osip's role in selling Frank out on the land deal. Blake also confesses that he was the one who provided Frank with the false lead about the man who allegedly assaulted Velcoro's wife--a meth head that Blake wanted out of the way. Frank kills Blake in cold blood, then begins to conceive an elaborate takeover plot involving diamonds, cash, airplane tickets to Venezuela, and the torching of his own Vinci casino by arson, after Osip informs him that Frank has been bought out of the casino. Jordan, the dutiful wife of Frank, is on board with his scheme.
In the final strand of the narrative, Woodrugh is being blackmailed through compromising pictures has received on his phone. He meets in the secret tunnel system of Los Angeles with police chief Holloway, who promises to return the photos in exchange for the stolen land contracts. But Woodrugh gets the drop on Holloway and his team, apparently taking them all out. But one crooked cop lingering behind and shooting Woodrugh in the back, prior to delivering the coup de grace.
The death of Woodrugh occurs during the coupling of Ani and Ray that is going on at the Molera Motel. At a second motel, Woodrugh's mother and pregnant fiancée are watching "Splendor in the Grass," unaware that Woodrugh has died a hero's death. The episode may be summed up best with Frank Semyon's line, "Here we are, under the bright lights!"
Finally a True Detective, everyone expected.
asad_yaqoob103 August 2015
Black Maps and Motel Rooms was perhaps the most engaging episode of the entire season 2. The penultimate episode was full of suspense and timely action. It is fair to say that the road towards the finale is nicely laid, after recovering from the mediocre start of the season. All the characters are finally coming into the places they were supposed to fill. The investigation finally has a direction and is heading towards an enthralling closure. For the first time during the season, I felt something for Taylor Kitsch's character and this should have been the way right from the beginning. The obscurity surrounding his character, made it dull and equivocal.
Vince Vaughn also had one of his best episodes and Colin Farrell was excellent, as has been the case throughout the season. I think Rachel McAdams's character throws F-bombs just to meet the TV-MA rating, otherwise apart from the "elite party", there hasn't been a lot to match HBO's TV-MA rating. Overall, the season has picked up since the 5th episode and hopefully, a good ending will prolong the idiosyncratic concept i.e; "True Detective", with a few more seasons
Vince Vaughn also had one of his best episodes and Colin Farrell was excellent, as has been the case throughout the season. I think Rachel McAdams's character throws F-bombs just to meet the TV-MA rating, otherwise apart from the "elite party", there hasn't been a lot to match HBO's TV-MA rating. Overall, the season has picked up since the 5th episode and hopefully, a good ending will prolong the idiosyncratic concept i.e; "True Detective", with a few more seasons
Jesus Christ
kirbie-3448119 December 2020
I swear to God I had to rewind certain parts of this episode over and over again to try to comprehend how insanely confusing this whole mystery is. I honestly thought I was following along with the plot perfectly well until I reached this episode. there's so many people involved in the conspiracy that it overreached at times due to how wide this thing spreads-almost every single person in the show is involved in one way or another, and it can be a bit much. Don't get me wrong-I still loved it, but damn if it didn't make me feel dumb at times. let's see how they wrap this all up. I wonder if anybody is even going to make it out alive.
Sheds light
shesetsail4 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
The problem with these great episodes is that they shed too much light on earlier failures; Woodrugh bites the big one (probably) and we should care more. So much time was wasted, so much half written dialogue that said nothing, that now when Woodrugh dies, it's no big deal despite the pathos of his hidden world... in the end, he's just a classily disguised extra, like the red t-shirt guy who always gets killed in Star Trek while Kirk and Spock save the day.
There's so much plot and so much person stuff, where the hell was it all before? Now it has to be crammed in, busy busy busy, and it's great to have this pace, but there are so many faceless officers and let's face it everyone's involved, and there's diamonds and hookers and Russians and gangsters and gougings, and all I can ask is, how come this was so stilted for so long? It's building up to an amazing end - I hope - but some real damage was done by early unnecessary padding.
Anyway on to the good stuff:
Semyon was, I think, meant to parallel Rustin Cohle's pontifications. But Cohle's a one-off; no good trying to echo it. Vaughn gives it his viciously elegant best, and there's a grandeur in Frank's ruin. I'm looking forward to seeing his end, or his new beginning
Ani and Ray: Predictable - almost boring tbh - NP's got to sort himself out about his male and female leads; they don't always have to make out. Still, this is very human, with the booze and the tension and the sadness. Tender.
Vera; I love the way some hookers just want to be hookers. It will be OK if no-one messes up, it's a sweet deal, she didn't want to be rescued... she may be kidding herself, same as Athena may be kidding herself, but at least these women aren't just vacuous. They're human beings trying hard to be vacuous, not quite the same thing.
The betrayal of Paul and the tunnels; best bit, classic shadows in the dark stuff. Always check behind the door.
Strong episode, I'll be watching it again tonight.
Edited to add: Tried to watch it again, kinda lost interest within the first 10 minutes. There you go.
There's so much plot and so much person stuff, where the hell was it all before? Now it has to be crammed in, busy busy busy, and it's great to have this pace, but there are so many faceless officers and let's face it everyone's involved, and there's diamonds and hookers and Russians and gangsters and gougings, and all I can ask is, how come this was so stilted for so long? It's building up to an amazing end - I hope - but some real damage was done by early unnecessary padding.
Anyway on to the good stuff:
Semyon was, I think, meant to parallel Rustin Cohle's pontifications. But Cohle's a one-off; no good trying to echo it. Vaughn gives it his viciously elegant best, and there's a grandeur in Frank's ruin. I'm looking forward to seeing his end, or his new beginning
Ani and Ray: Predictable - almost boring tbh - NP's got to sort himself out about his male and female leads; they don't always have to make out. Still, this is very human, with the booze and the tension and the sadness. Tender.
Vera; I love the way some hookers just want to be hookers. It will be OK if no-one messes up, it's a sweet deal, she didn't want to be rescued... she may be kidding herself, same as Athena may be kidding herself, but at least these women aren't just vacuous. They're human beings trying hard to be vacuous, not quite the same thing.
The betrayal of Paul and the tunnels; best bit, classic shadows in the dark stuff. Always check behind the door.
Strong episode, I'll be watching it again tonight.
Edited to add: Tried to watch it again, kinda lost interest within the first 10 minutes. There you go.
had the chance of a bare butted 10er...
swearm_x4 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
This episode had it all...building up to it and everything. It had the promising look of real 10 - a star in its own. But, you knew it were coming right, but the end spoiled, wasted it all. The lack of logic, the missing link of a guy standing there and waiting. Why should he stand there? Why is the exit of the underground in a house even? Andwhy did nobody see this lack of logic and continuity and that it might cost them the whole lot of love of the audience they so hardly earned over the last 45 minutes?
Well, a little bit of thinking would be appropriate considering the death of a main character - it should be worth it. So, fire the go'mn writer and the one that approved of it!
Well, a little bit of thinking would be appropriate considering the death of a main character - it should be worth it. So, fire the go'mn writer and the one that approved of it!
The Pinnacle of True Detective
gedikreverdi30 November 2021
Warning: Spoilers
This is by far the best season of True Detective. It can't get more raw than this. Bezzerides and Ray in a motel room both wanted for murder, Paul down in an abandoned metro tunnel and Frank setting fire to his casino. The story of a bunch of rogue cops robbing a pawnshop decades ago and turning into powerful gangsters. It can't get better than this episode including episode 1.
Normally I wouldn't write about a single Episode
xhidden9917 August 2016
But I could not let the other write ups about how this is the best one in S2 stand. It's incoherent and rushed. They lost the tread of the whole paper thin plot here in an attempt to tie things up. But they introduce new characters, suddenly boost obscure plot points to the forefront and throw various characters for no clear reason. Look, it's simple. If you're doing Raymond Chandler then do Raymond Chandler. Don't make it so baroque. Keep the story clean and sparse. Guy's dirty partner dies and maybe ripped him off someone else ripped HIM off. Toss in a few me Fatale or two but tie them into the main plot don't create a whole separate story that was used as a crutch to bring in one of three main characters only to throw it away. Don't toss in personal details about another main character that's entirely superfluous to the story. Don't create a backstop you for a main character that's not important not used and doesn't lead anywhere.
Like I said it's simple. The fulcrum of the whole story is the first dead guy. Everything leads to that conclusion not 5 different ones. It doesn't matter if the story is advanced through a good guy, a bad guy or an anti hero.
All the reviews of this Ep are enamored that after nearly an entire season of slow moving fumbling, THIS is the moment where it falls together. But it doesn't. It tosses everything into the air. It's not a coming together it's an overly complex setup for what would be, in true Raymond Chandler style, the last 15 minutes of the movie. In thus case that 15 minutes is obviously more than an hour.
Like I said it's simple. The fulcrum of the whole story is the first dead guy. Everything leads to that conclusion not 5 different ones. It doesn't matter if the story is advanced through a good guy, a bad guy or an anti hero.
All the reviews of this Ep are enamored that after nearly an entire season of slow moving fumbling, THIS is the moment where it falls together. But it doesn't. It tosses everything into the air. It's not a coming together it's an overly complex setup for what would be, in true Raymond Chandler style, the last 15 minutes of the movie. In thus case that 15 minutes is obviously more than an hour.
Same thing, different episode
alwaysdewright4 August 2015
Warning: Spoilers
As the penultimate episode, True Detective has positioned itself predictably for some end-of-the-season big showdown among our main characters. If they were relatable, interesting or even displayed decent acting, I'd probably care to be invested. But at this point it's been seven hours of the same snooze-fest, long and drawn out and ready to be put out of its misery. Vaughn continues to display his terrible acting ability, with laborious breaths taken between sentences, like an asthmatic grandpa sucking oxygen in a nursing home. Farrell's accent keeps changing from scene to scene, and half the time it's so overly gravelly it's unintelligible (and I don't care enough to rewind and understand him). Paul, who apparently was only there for collating documents, is killed off because he can't come to terms with who he really is. Ani throws herself at Ray, because hey that's what women do when they're in shock, right? And while we're at it, just throw in a bunch of random subplots and insubstantial characters from earlier in the season and stress their sudden importance. Remember that one girl, you know from the movie set who was randomly walking through with some paperwork? You were probably napping, I know I was, but she's important now. Probably has something to do with the murder(s), so keep an eye out in the finale.
I can't figure out if this season is so terrible because of the writing, the acting, the directing or some combination of the three. Perhaps it's because Pizzolatto is trying so hard to prove something, be that masculinity, sexual frustration, his take on drugs, corruption, or what it means to be a "bad man." He's shoving it so hard down our throats that's it's really an unpleasant experience, and a boring one at that. While I can agree with some that this episode reflected much of what made Season 1 so successful, there's still something about it that feels so tedious, and really so forgettable (ratings have shown that this last episode was the least watched of the season). I could easily go back and watch all of Season 1 from start to finish again. And probably again after that. But you'd have to pay me a significant amount of money to go back and re-watch any of this season. It's just not good. I really hope this season is a wake-up-call for Pizzolatto and takes his ego down a peg or two. With HBO apparently green- lighting another go at it, hopefully he can take some time to write a decent script and not rush out some overly- baked, overly-reaching piece of junk. Even more, I hope Pizzolatto can make amends with Cary Fukunaga, who at this point was so clearly the driving force and success behind the camera last season. Without him, we're stuck with this drivel, the same thing, over and over, and over again.
I can't figure out if this season is so terrible because of the writing, the acting, the directing or some combination of the three. Perhaps it's because Pizzolatto is trying so hard to prove something, be that masculinity, sexual frustration, his take on drugs, corruption, or what it means to be a "bad man." He's shoving it so hard down our throats that's it's really an unpleasant experience, and a boring one at that. While I can agree with some that this episode reflected much of what made Season 1 so successful, there's still something about it that feels so tedious, and really so forgettable (ratings have shown that this last episode was the least watched of the season). I could easily go back and watch all of Season 1 from start to finish again. And probably again after that. But you'd have to pay me a significant amount of money to go back and re-watch any of this season. It's just not good. I really hope this season is a wake-up-call for Pizzolatto and takes his ego down a peg or two. With HBO apparently green- lighting another go at it, hopefully he can take some time to write a decent script and not rush out some overly- baked, overly-reaching piece of junk. Even more, I hope Pizzolatto can make amends with Cary Fukunaga, who at this point was so clearly the driving force and success behind the camera last season. Without him, we're stuck with this drivel, the same thing, over and over, and over again.
Stop glorifying garbage
interestingstuff3 January 2023
If you are wondering why they don't make any good shows anymore, it's because of the people who glorify garbage like this giving it 9s and 10s when it's a 3 or 4 on its best day. I know many of these reviews are written by people who are paid to write them but still, it's beyond ridiculous to rate this episode anywhere near this high.
Bad writing, bad acting, bad editing, the whole thing feels like watching a high school play or some college student's filming project but definitely not a high budget HBO. This is what happens when HBO cuts budgets of its shows and puts all their budget into marketing and paying people to write praises for their garbage like what you see here.
The story is impossible to follow with 100 different characters and 100 different stories going on all at once while none of the stories are sufficiently explained. You are just supposed to "have faith" but the season fails to deliver in every aspect.
Bad writing, bad acting, bad editing, the whole thing feels like watching a high school play or some college student's filming project but definitely not a high budget HBO. This is what happens when HBO cuts budgets of its shows and puts all their budget into marketing and paying people to write praises for their garbage like what you see here.
The story is impossible to follow with 100 different characters and 100 different stories going on all at once while none of the stories are sufficiently explained. You are just supposed to "have faith" but the season fails to deliver in every aspect.
What
ThomasDrufke4 August 2015
Season 1 relied upon the character interactions instead of the actual crime drama to further the story, which worked perfectly. This season, and I know I'm not supposed to compare, has tried but failed to do that. A lot of people even enjoyed this episode, but I was one of the few to really dislike it. There are just too many story lines going on without much that I actually care about.
Now I will say the episode tried to give us a lot more exposition than the previous episodes had. So there was a little bit more clearance on some things, but not on everything. Vince Vaughn's character has suddenly turned into the Hulk and the episode added in multiple unnecessary uses of slow motion, umm why? Once again, we aren't focused on the villain or crimes at hand, and when they finally do come back and focus on it, It will likely be too late. Then we have Taylor Kitsch's mom's story which is now resolved and taken care of apparently. Not to mention the out of nowhere romance between Valcoro and Bezzerides which is painfully weird.
I really don't want to ramble or hate on the show because I really like all the actors and even some of their performances, this show just doesn't click for me. It's a brutal watch at times.
4.5/10
Now I will say the episode tried to give us a lot more exposition than the previous episodes had. So there was a little bit more clearance on some things, but not on everything. Vince Vaughn's character has suddenly turned into the Hulk and the episode added in multiple unnecessary uses of slow motion, umm why? Once again, we aren't focused on the villain or crimes at hand, and when they finally do come back and focus on it, It will likely be too late. Then we have Taylor Kitsch's mom's story which is now resolved and taken care of apparently. Not to mention the out of nowhere romance between Valcoro and Bezzerides which is painfully weird.
I really don't want to ramble or hate on the show because I really like all the actors and even some of their performances, this show just doesn't click for me. It's a brutal watch at times.
4.5/10
Good til I was disappointed.
duleewopper6 February 2024
This episode was great til the end. Not a big fan of a great playout then let some dumb after the fact happen like we are supposed to be shocked when it was just bad writing in leaving us going "oh no this happened?" When really it felt expected and would have been better if not leaving a geitty detective drama w a cliche. Not very good in the face you see these things happen and might as well kill the season thinking it was warranted.
I was impresses until the last part. Thought it was ja build up then a throw away in the end. How can you invest in characters then display something idiotic and im supposed to whoa! That was great.
I was impresses until the last part. Thought it was ja build up then a throw away in the end. How can you invest in characters then display something idiotic and im supposed to whoa! That was great.
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