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[real_slime]

Like who was in the videotape, what the spirals on the backs of the killers mean.

Okay I get you sure but I took it like

- girl was a victim of our man, who marty killed so he can't prey anymore
- the spirals are the sign of the tuttles, who still exist at large but we got the worst one out there, and they will arise again in s2 which is why true detective is a dark series

 

[ActStriker]

No, it's like a hatchet. One side is blade, one a hammer, and corner of the bladed side gets embedded in his upper right chest.
.

Do you not call this a hammer?

 

[potam]

Ain't gonna lie, that Rust speech at the end made me tear up. Fucking McConaughey man, what a hell of a performance. Same goes to Woody too. Great ending.

The atmosphere in 'Carcosa' was unreal, I felt like they only explored one route of what was a entire city of darkness. That was some intricate ass set design.

The final 15 minutes of the episode was damn near perfect.

And when he entered Carcosa and Errol's voice said something about eternity, I was really considering that this was all in Rust's head the entire time or it was on some Cthulu shit.

 

[Solo]

Like who was in the videotape, what the spirals on the backs of the killers mean.

The videotape was Marie Fontaneau (sp?) and the men were part of the Tuttle "sprawl". Chances are they are very prominent and powerful people with the means to keep themselves hidden.

Childress was a victim of that environment and in turn fashioned this Yellow King persona and began killing on his own. Ledoux and Dewall were Childress' "acolytes".

 

[Cornballer]

Content Roundup - Episode 8 - Form and Void

Reviews:

Coming later as critics did not have screeners.​

Videos

- Inside the Episode (youtube)
- The Altar​

Other

- HBO episode synopsis
- Final lines from the show:

"You're looking at it wrong, the sky thing. "
"How's that?"
"Well, once there was only dark. If you ask me the light is winning.”

 

[Sanjuro]

But man, Marty's got some bad luck with cell phones. What's up with that?

T-Mobile.

 

[Vyer]

The trek through Carcosa was creepy as hell. Loved that they ended it with Rust and Marty talking one last time.

 

[newjeruse]

Carcosa was filmed at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Macomb

That entire scene reminded me a lot of Gone Baby Gone.

Oh fuck, Michelle Monaghan...

 

[potam]

And someone needs to make a new gif for them flicking each other off.

 

[real_slime]

yeah, I don't think this is our last time in carcosa. see you back here in a year for that terrifying shit,

 

[Solo]

Carcosa was filmed at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Macomb

That entire scene reminded me a lot of Gone Baby Gone.

Oh fuck, Michelle Monaghan...

Whoever scouted the locations for this show deserves a lot of goddamn credit. There is an authenticity to the aesthetic of TD that is just unparalleled.

 

[Jrmint]

Do you not call this a hammer?

That was not at all what he threw at him.

 

[Cornballer]

- GIFs from Warming Glow

For now, please don't post these on GAF outside this thread.

 

[KHarvey16]

Do you not call this a hammer?

http://content.artofmanliness.com/uploads/2009/09/rip_hammer.jpg

It didn't look like that to me at all.

 

[Dan]

Do you not call this a hammer?

?

That's not what he threw. Feel free to go freeze frame it yourself. One side of the tool is a hatchet-type blade (not a claw), other is hammer. It's shown in perfect profile when he's raising it above Rust during their struggle.

 

[real_slime]

- GIFs from Warming Glow

For now, please don't post these on GAF outside this thread.

yeah people deserve to experience this for themselves for the next day or so. it's so, so good.

 

[Colonel Nasty]

It's a roofing hammer.

 

[bodyofanamerican]

True Detective crashes HBO Go's servers

Well then.

 

[Quote]

I think it was something more like a "shingler"?

 

[ZQQLANDER]

 

[djblackice]

What about Marty's daughter and all the creepy coincidences with the Yellow King?

 

[real_slime]

True Detective crashes HBO Go's servers

Well then.

we'll see you tomorrow hannah, i love girls but not tonight.

What about Marty's daughter and all the creepy coincidences with the Yellow King?

subtextual i think! works out so well in the end

 

[Solo]

MM is 100% going to win the Emmy (and deservedly so)......but goddammit if he shouldn't share the award with Woody. Rust is a MUCH more sexy and flashy role than Marty, who basically was the straight man of the duo. And the fact that he still stood toe to toe with Rust is a testament to Woody.

 

[Count of Monte Sawed-Off]

Ok, on the Maggie remarriage issue, I did a little detective work (I watched the scene from episode 7 where Marty goes to her house). She is wearing the ring and there is a picture of her with another guy amongst the family pictures that Marty looks at.

 

[potam]

.

 

[Mdot]

Carcosa was filmed at

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Macomb

That entire scene reminded me a lot of Gone Baby Gone.

Oh fuck, Michelle Monaghan...

Note to self: NEVER GO THERE. I'd totally poop my pants as a result.

 

[tycoonheart]

Woody absolutely killed it in the 2nd of half of the series (not that he was remotely bad in the first half).

Either of those guys could win the Emmy and I'd be okay with it.

 

[Solo]

Nite to self: NEVER GO THERE. I'd totally poop my pants as a result.

Note to self: GO THERE.

Man, if I ever get to Louisiana I need to check out some of these locales in person.

 

[kingocfs]

I don't think so at all. The journey of that character wasn't done yet.

Sure, but that stabbing was gnarly.

.

This is what I saw as well, it was pretty obvious

 

[Dan]

I think it was something more like a "shingler"?

Bingo, there you go. I was leaning towards certain kinds of tomahawks, but I think you're precisely right.

 

[potam]

Note to self: GO THERE.

Man, if I ever get to Louisiana I need to check out some of these locales in person.

I think you'll find that rural Louisiana is a lot more depressing than you're thinking it is.

 

[Falcon511]

Still think this was the best thing on TV so far this year. Really liked the way they ended it. I was waiting for a twist the last 15 minutes but you know what? I am glad there wasnt.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

holy shit hbogo is still down? I ended up watching it on TV but I figured it would be back up by now.

 

[Mdot]

Note to self: GO THERE.

Man, if I ever get to Louisiana I need to check out some of these locales in person.

Lol I'd be so damn freaked out after seeing this. You're a braver man than me, sir

 

[Chiggs]

What a letdown. After an amazing Episode 4 and 5, the last two episodes were mediocre, and this finale really sucked.

The last five minutes were cringeworthy.

 

[F0rneus]

Alright, now that the loveboat has sailed...I want "It's a super magic cult" GAF to come back. The ones that said I was wrong about it being a serial killer lol.

PS. One of the best endings of all time. So fucking rich and satisfying. I cried for real.

 

[Solo]

What happened to those people who were dead certain it was Marty?

*echo*

 

[ZQQLANDER]

Note to self: GO THERE.

Man, if I ever get to Louisiana I need to check out some of these locales in person.

Isn't there a tourism industry around the Game of Thrones sights?

Wouldn't be surprised if these places see an increase in attention

 

[Wilbur]

Alright, now that the loveboat has sailed...I wan't "It's a super magic cult" GAF to come back. The ones that said I was wrong about it being a serial killer lol.

PS. One of the best endings of all time. So fucking rich and satisfying. I cried for real.

... wasn't it both?

 

[FTF]

What a letdown. After an amazing Episode 4 and 5, the last two episodes were mediocre, and this finale really sucked.

The last five minutes were cringeworthy.

Uh, what? Sorry, but what made this episode suck?

 

[blainethemono]

holy shit hbogo is still down? I ended up watching it on TV but I figured it would be back up by now.

https://twitter.com/search?q=HBOGO&src=tren

Looks like it's all fucked up right now

 

[Mooreberg]

I'm kind of glad I didn't even realize there was a LOST-esque "rabbit hole" for this show until yesterday. I was viewing it as a much more straightforward experience, and enjoyed it more as a result. I don't know if this gets grouped as a miniseries a la American Horror Story or what, but it stood mightily against everything else that has been on TV lately.

Having seen this and "Kill List" in the past 24 hours is quite a contrast.

 

[F0rneus]

... wasn't it both?

No. The cult/Tuttles had nothing to do with the women murders. They raped and killed children way back when and eventually involved Errol.

But like they said at the end...They matched Errol's prints to the knife used on Dora Lange and Stephanie Kordish and dozens's of victims. He was ONE serial killer. But he was inspired by what he saw as a child. Marty and Rust stumbled upon their cult but their main objective was the serial killer who took all these women. And they got him!

 

[potam]

So...what do we do now?

 

[lamaroo]

... wasn't it both?

Yup, and the Tuttle's were involved with Errol's killings anyway, by pulling strings to keep the cases quiet.

 

[Chiggs]

Uh, what? Sorry, but what made this episode suck?

Cheeseball dialogue outside of the hospital. Rust crying like a girl. That dumb cop in the beginning of the episode--might as well just got the guy from Smokey and the Bandit.

Gotta be honest: I felt a little betrayed by the whole thing.

 

[hythloday]

yeah, I don't think this is our last time in carcosa. see you back here in a year for that terrifying shit,

I doubt it.

There was an interview recently where the writer said he is doing the show as an anthology, and Season 2 will be in a new location and new characters. This particular story is over.

I really like that. This season was incredible and there's only so many creepy scenarios you can throw at the same two guys over and over, and still make it believable. This was masterful storytelling at work, and it's good to just let that stand for itself and have it be a story that had a good ending, rather than "Gosh what's in store for Rust and Marty for year 4?"

 

[FTF]

So...what do we do now?

Watch it all over again on HBOgooooh wait.

 

[KHarvey16]

Cheeseball dialogue outside of the hospital? Rust crying like a girl. That dumb cop in the beginning of the episode--might as well just got the guy from Smokey and the Bandit.

Gotta be honest: I felt a little betrayed by the whole thing.

I think you might have watched a different show by mistake.

 

[CassidyIzABeast]

https://twitter.com/search?q=HBOGO&src=tren

Looks like it's all fucked up right now

yikes