Official True Detective Discussion Thread (HBO)

Started by Epitome, Nov 24, 2014, in Entertainment Add to Reading List

  1. Worm
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    Worm Big Perm Big Worm

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  2. Narsh
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    yeah 2nd episode was deff better than the first. i enjoyed it. confused af @ that ending

    also, the vince vaughn monologue was cool and all but seemed so f---ing forced at the start...

    him and mcadams are my favorites tho, they're both killin it

    to be fair they're all doing well in their roles, i just like those two the most ^
     
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  3. Pinhead
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    I wouldn't worry about the end of the episode. IMDB has him in for the entire season. Bean bag rounds maybe?

    Only real issue I have so far is Vince Vaughn. Dude is completely out of his element here.
     
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  4. The Product
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    I feel he is playing his role very well. One scene that stands out is when he walked up to the guy after he got pepper sprayed. Not that it is a stand out scene but he pulled off what was asked of him very well and has been throughout the first two episodes
     
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  5. Pinhead
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    Even so, has he been asked to do much? He's by far the character I care about the least. Every time he would pop up last night I immediately wanted to get back to McAdams/Farrel/Kitsch. Whether the problem is with how his character has been written or how he's been portrayed, he doesn't seem to have much of a purpose right now.

    Leaning more to how he's been portrayed after that monologue. Terrible.
     
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  6. M Solo
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    M Solo Fresh Outta London

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    I was pissed at first but after rewatching the scene I'd bet anything he's not dead. I'm guessing it was bean bags/rubber bullets and it's the beginning of Ray's redemption arc.
     
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  7. Narsh
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    nah i think he's going a great job so far...Taylor Kitsch is the most dull for me at the moment. Vaughn and McAdams >>

    he's defintiely going to have a greater purpose..this entire fictional city is built on the type of corruption that he seems to be spearheading at the moment. he has farrel in his pocket, and isnt afraid to remind him, etc
     
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  8. The Product
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    I agree he hasnt been asked to do much but i feel there is a build up there with him that his character is working his way in there to possible be a big factor of the show and seeing how unpredictable the writers were from last season i would say that is a good possibility
     
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  9. Pinhead
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    Yeah, fully expect him to be given more as the season progresses. Just makes for some imbalanced viewing at the moment when we go from him to the other leads. Even if I thought he was doing a great job, he would still be taking too much time away from the other characters. Not very interesting at this point.
     
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  10. Jackie Onassis
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    Episode was s---. And then that ending happened.

    WUT!
     
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  11. Meero
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    Meero Ay ay ay

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    i hope this gets better
     
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  12. Sahara
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    Hm possibly. Maybe both? He said he almost punched a gay guy for coming onto him and I took that as a hint. There was no reason for that comment otherwise I feel.

    PTSD seems more likely than anything else for sure though but I wouldn't be shocked if some sort of sexual assault has taken place in his past. We know his family is pretty screwed up too. There's loads of options tbh... That's the sense of mystery I was talking about.
     
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  13. game time67
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    When his girl asks him about the scars in the first episode he says he got them before the war, so his past is definitiely f----- up.
     
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  14. Narsh
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    goood point i forgot about that
     
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  15. Narsh
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  16. The Deal
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    The Deal I don't make deals.

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    I almost started it on the first night it aired, but I got distracted. I haven't watched a scene yet so far, or heard a word about it.
    Could somebody just quote me, and tell me how it's going so far? Does it feel like it will be as good as season 1? What about the opening credits, I'm really curious about that. Did they manage to out do the awesome intro from last year? (They couldn't have kept the same one..?)
     
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  17. Narsh
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    no
     
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  18. The Product
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    I really enjoyed that episode. I would have been pissed if he lived from real bullets but i like how they played that. Vince Vaughn once again shut down all the people saying he cant do this role. It is really starting to pick up. Im still pretty confused though, no idea how this will play out
     
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  19. Jackie Onassis
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    That opening scene was great tbh.
     
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  20. Howie
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    Opening scene was great, but I feel this was the weakest episode. It was relatively boring.
     
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