US: True Detective

Glanza · 16 Jan 2019 at 08:26

Great start felt more like s1 and the acting so far has been amazing, got to hand it to the props and makeup for making Ali look so good when old and I wasn't expecting the dementia twist at the end that's going to make for an interesting perspective as we continue.

CliffyG · 16 Jan 2019 at 12:19

Really impressed with episode 1, definitely back to the feel of the first series which in my opinion was far superior to season 2 (which I did still like). Hope it continues in this vein!

Converge · 17 Jan 2019 at 20:38

philstanbridge said:
I've got two episodes ready to watch, but i thought it was airing as a complete season, so somewhat disappointed.

Yeah I’m not a fan of waiting a week an episode these days either. I thought I’d read somewhere it was going to be an ‘all at once’ style release

Really enjoying it so far though. Great acting, though almost disappointed that

the girl wasn’t killed too, guessing it might not be a serial killer plot and maybe more of dodgy ring of guys as suggested by the documentary people, but we shall see...

AndyCr15 · 18 Jan 2019 at 09:05

watched the first two eps... I'm assuming we don't need spoilers... so if you've not seen them, stop here.

Interesting with the three timelines, although at this point, in the 2015 timeline do we assume it was unsolved? He seems quite a mess mentally, so I assume it could be solved in 1990 and he just doesn't remember it in 2015? **EDIT** Oh no, I remember the TV woman talking about the theory websites, so I guess it's not solved. Surely he's in no state in 2015 to solve it? Interested to see how this pans out.

CliffyG · 6 Feb 2019 at 16:29

Anyone still watching this, I'm really enjoying it and much prefer the style and pace as it's similar to the first one. Just starting to ramp up now.

philstanbridge · 6 Feb 2019 at 16:30

Yes but you really need to concentrate as it jumps all over the place.

AndyCr15 · 6 Feb 2019 at 17:40

I don't think the time jumps are too bad, but maybe it's because I'm comparing it to WestWorld!

ThriceNightly · 9 Feb 2019 at 21:31

Up to date with episodes though struggling to enjoy.

I can respect the slow burn pace but this is zimmer frame slow..... as each episode concludes I'm looking at my watch thinking oh god its coming to the end again and nothing much has happened!. So far not a patch on season 1 imo

CliffyG · 9 Feb 2019 at 23:35

Season 1 was very slow at times too.

AndyCr15 · 10 Feb 2019 at 07:23

I would personally have said they were the same pace, S3 maybe slightly quicker myself.

CliffyG · 10 Feb 2019 at 10:47

Yeah I'd agree with that. 1 only picked up in the final few episodes.

nicktay2605 · 11 Feb 2019 at 11:37

Season 1 was also very slow, I think people are forgetting that. My only complaint about S3 is that I struggle to understand Mahershala Ali at times, the combination of the accent and his habit of mumbling a bit mean I have to really pay attention so that I don't miss what he's saying sometimes.

MookJong · 11 Feb 2019 at 12:38

Doesn't feel that slow burn to me, well only if you want to know what happened to the girl. But the girl is not the whole story, the 3 time frames are telling you a whole other story about how those connected to the case were affected.

Really enjoying it and I'm pretty sure there have been clues staring us in the face, I have my own theory what went on but I don't want to spoil.

Malevolence · 12 Feb 2019 at 05:20

MookJong said:
Doesn't feel that slow burn to me, well only if you want to know what happened to the girl. But the girl is not the whole story, the 3 time frames are telling you a whole other story about how those connected to the case were affected.

Really enjoying it and I'm pretty sure there have been clues staring us in the face, I have my own theory what went on but I don't want to spoil.

Somebody on /TV/ actually posted a huge collage of images lifted from this season that included photographs, certificates mounted on walls, books on shelves and other things that show there's something linking everything together.

Glanza · 12 Feb 2019 at 09:22

This weeks episode really made me think that Hays is playing on his dementia more than he lets on, especially the sedan scene.

wolfie138 · 13 Feb 2019 at 07:45

loved the very subtle effect when they had the father in the interrogation room: the reflection in the window was of the older version of the guy.

scorchisio · 17 Feb 2019 at 17:15

Very dull this third series, no interest in the characters and the case is boring. Given up on it.

Dirk · 18 Feb 2019 at 15:25

That was an incredible episode. The story is unfolding nicely. Little pieces of the puzzle being revealed bit by bit. I wonder if there will be any surprising reveals in the finale?

Malevolence · 19 Feb 2019 at 04:57

Nice to see Rust and Marty getting a mention in the latest episode.

Glanza · 19 Feb 2019 at 08:37

That felt more like a horror than most recent horror films. Amazing and the soundtrack whilst they are following the car was something else.