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True Detective: Maybe Tomorrow (2015)
Finally We're Getting Somewhere
So I didn't know how I felt about "Night Finds You" and was actually considering dropping the season if this episode didn't deliver. I'm happy to say that I was overjoyed with where "Maybe Tomorrow" went in relation to deepening the mystery and character development.
For the first two episodes the four main characters we've come to care about seemed anxious, tense, and just let life happen to them. I think this sentiment hit its climax when Ray was shot at the end of the second episode. His revival (while sort of a cheap showman's trick) inspired a new Ray to take on the case and life with new conviction. I like the Ray seething at Frank from across the both much better than the one that buried himself in the bottom of the bottle. Both still have their problems, but "new Ray" actually cares.
Finally, Frank bears his teeth too when he's called out by the pimp in the club. Now the viewers know a Frank they can fear instead of seeing him as fearful (which he still kind of is, but that's okay). What I liked best about him in this episode is we see he's at his best when his wife and him are a team. We're beginning to see the first glimpses of a potential split at the end of the episode, which makes Frank and his wife more interesting and real.
We only got a little bit of Ani. The episode highlighted that she's a tough cookie and that's really about it. We explored Paul a little more too, making him easier to understand instead of the obvious sore thumb in the group (which he still is). We even got to see him make progress on the case!
Lastly, I liked that the episode actually showed the detectives doing investigative work, introducing us to more weird and eccentric characters (the weird characters was something I actually liked about "Night Finds You").
The plot thickens as it becomes even clearer that Ray, Ani, and Paul aren't really meant to solve the case. How exciting!
True Detective: The Western Book of the Dead (2015)
Lays Solid Ground Work for the Season
Season 2's premiere episode does what a premiere episode is supposed to do, and it does it well. Primary characters are introduced, and they're tied together by the initial mystery.
The opening shot of what appears to be markers for construction eerily reminded me of a cemetery. I feel this foreshadows the fate of our characters as they become more involved in the California public transit project spearheaded by Vaughn's character.
Farrell's character, McAdams' character, and Vaughn's character showed the most promise from the premiere. Although Kitsch's character seems to have suffered the most from his past actions/decisions (as evidenced by both his physical and emotional scars), his character seems the most stereotypical and the least interesting at the moment.
The complexity of the plot, while rich for story development, proves to be a little too complex for an season opening. I had to pause the episode a few times to firmly get a grasp on what the plan with California's public transit was.
My favorite scene is Vaughn's character and Farrell's character sitting in the smoky bar sharing Johnny Walker Blue. It's rather heartbreaking to see two men try to escape their demons and bond over this sort of sadness of failure to do so.
Lastly, there were great contrasts made during the episode pertaining to life and death. Juxtaposing the primary characters' lives with the city manager in the backseat of the car was a great way to introduce how death is nearing towards them as they, as Vince Vaughn's character put it, "Keep trying," to live.
The episode definitely left me hungry for more. I'll be tuning in.