Snapshot King
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AH shit, nevermind. The green eared spaghetti monster sketch is from the first episode.
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AH shit, nevermind. The green eared spaghetti monster sketch is from the first episode.
The Artful Dodger
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Even with more seasons, I don't think you can compare it(being an anthology series with separate storylines per season) to Sopranos, Breaking Bad or The Wire. It's too different of a Show, it's aim is different and the pacing of the kind of story it tells and the character development is far too different because of the natural limitations it imposes upon itself.
http://imgur.com/a/gjBuI
Someone on reddit took a lot of location shots, if anyone is interested.
I'll be the first to admit that I probably couldn't tell the difference between one director and another on a series, but I felt that the film-like production of the show made it feel special, even if it were only a placebo effect. Hopefully it'll just be one primary director, and then a couple of assistants doing the more minor scenes simultaneously.
Someone on reddit took a lot of location shots, if anyone is interested.
I'll be the first to admit that I probably couldn't tell the difference between one director and another on a series, but I felt that the film-like production of the show made it feel special, even if it were only a placebo effect. Hopefully it'll just be one primary director, and then a couple of assistants doing the more minor scenes simultaneously.
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The Artful Dodger
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Hey so folks that found and read the Supposed Leak, how spot on was it?
The one on Reddit? Was 100% right.
So what didn't you like about it? The case? The character resolutions?
What didn't you like about the case. What didn't you like about Rust and Marty's resolution at the end?
He changed the channel to Cosmos.
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The Artful Dodger
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I think it goes back to Rust being more comfortable as his "Crash" persona, and as a man of violence than as a person of justice or whatever. That's just my guess though
The Artful Dodger
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Great stuff. Everyone should read this interview.
Wormhole to the Gamma Quadrant
Or foreshadowing to the wheelchair scene, maybe? Or Errol was crazy and spouting off spooky shit.
Why do you think a single director would hobble future efforts? Not doubting since I hadn't heard much about the production of this season, just curious why you think that.
ReturnOfTheRAT
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Btw, that's a legit line of dialogue..
Black stars....
I think Errol fashioned himself into the Yellow King, took on disciples (like Ledoux) and started doing his own thing. That goes hand-in-hand with turning the fort into "Carcosa".
piratepwnsninja
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So many people on my Facebook are mad that it was straightforward with no what-a-twist moment. I knew it this would happen. Whatever, was great and anything like that would have just cheapened everything.
Also, need a "On second thought, let's not go to Carcosa. Tis a creepy place." shirt.
Also, need a "On second thought, let's not go to Carcosa. Tis a creepy place." shirt.
lol
You guys remind me of a friend I convinced to watch Once Upon a Time in Anatolia with me.
The above film is highly recommended for people looking to fill the True Detective void, if only for a few hours.
Just don't blame me if you rage like the posters above.
WyndhamPrice
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The showrunners have specifically said that having one director is inefficient for post production work, since they'd need to be directing episodes while at the same time working on editing, stuff like that.
That's partly why most shows have a stable of directors so it doesn't screw up the production schedule.
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Maybe he is used to his victims being vulnerable and terrified and is hoping to break Rust down like the others before he kills him?
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WOW, the finale was everything I hoped for and more. The only problem I had with the episode was the writing feeling a bit weak in the beginning, but it ending up absolutely blowing it out the park towards the end.
Also, the directing was flawless, I was sitting at the edge of my seat the entire episode; Fukunaga not being on board with season 2 is a huge disappointment, the next director has pretty big shoes to fill.
That final Rust monologue hit me hard right in the feels
anyone know what the song is thats playing when the news report is reporting the investigation and Rust is staring at his reflection in the mirror? that entire shot was absolutely breathtaking
Also, the directing was flawless, I was sitting at the edge of my seat the entire episode; Fukunaga not being on board with season 2 is a huge disappointment, the next director has pretty big shoes to fill.
That final Rust monologue hit me hard right in the feels
anyone know what the song is thats playing when the news report is reporting the investigation and Rust is staring at his reflection in the mirror? that entire shot was absolutely breathtaking
LegendofDragoonLives
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One of my favorite shows ever after this, and I have watched a lot of shows. What a masterpiece. My Breaking Bad wormhole has been filled. Onto season 2.
They'll almost certainly have a primary director who lays out a vision- much like how House of Cards' style was established by David Fincher in Ep1/2.
Makes sense. Usually have no complaints about that sort of thing when it comes to other HBO series I enjoy, but would welcome future True Detective installments bucking the trend since I enjoyed the consistency present here.
Hmm, I'll have to give it a look.
dragonlife
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I actually didn't enjoy the finale as much as I had hoped, probably because I sometimes found it hard to understand what was being said on this particular episode. The fact that the episode felt slow also added the me being underwhelmed. I was expecting more than we got, and when I looked at the clock and saw there were only 15 minutes left, I was just thinking, "Damn, there's no way they can wow me with so little time left... right?"
Story-wise, they didn't, but I loved the scene near the end where
I think the show could have benefited from another episode or two. I would have liked to have learned more about
I probably need to rewatch it again, but the finale just didn't grab me like every single episode before it. I'm willing to lay part of the blame on the volume, but I don't think I missed super critical information.
Story-wise, they didn't, but I loved the scene near the end where
they go through the place with all the branch stuff. That was really well done, and down right gorgeous.
I think the show could have benefited from another episode or two. I would have liked to have learned more about
the baddie from his point of view. What we got whet my appetite, but it just seemed very flat.
I probably need to rewatch it again, but the finale just didn't grab me like every single episode before it. I'm willing to lay part of the blame on the volume, but I don't think I missed super critical information.
Well maybe if you see that fortress as being carcosa and it being his domain. I'm more interested in what the yellow king is, the ideas, mythology etc. The idea that the yellow king was just some hillbilly giant sister/mother fucking manchild doesn't feel complete I guess. I was hoping to know more about the mythology.
You know carcosa?
Rejoice, death is not the end
This stuff has topredate errol
It, along with all of the other leads pointing to Childress, put the green into context. A guy described by a child as having green ears and also having a house painted green doesn't connect unless you already suspect the Childress family. Talking to the sheriff was one of those pieces that made them suspect the Childress family, so it's a piece of the puzzle as important as the others.
I really enjoyed the metaphysical aspect of Rust in the show.
Everyone talks about how The Yellow King is everywhere, all around us, but I realized Rust is the same. I guess he is the opposite force to him, whatever that is. From Reginald Ledoux seeing Rust in his dreams, to Errol calling him a priest, and asking him to show him his true face by taking off his mask.
Also the fact that Rust is able to see/read people, get confession out of them. The scene with the old lady also stands out, how she didn't talk and was considered crazy, until rust held her hand and she talked to them. Obviously all the 'hallucinations' also.
Again, incredible show.
Everyone talks about how The Yellow King is everywhere, all around us, but I realized Rust is the same. I guess he is the opposite force to him, whatever that is. From Reginald Ledoux seeing Rust in his dreams, to Errol calling him a priest, and asking him to show him his true face by taking off his mask.
Also the fact that Rust is able to see/read people, get confession out of them. The scene with the old lady also stands out, how she didn't talk and was considered crazy, until rust held her hand and she talked to them. Obviously all the 'hallucinations' also.
Again, incredible show.
biosnake20
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Were the stars at the end supposed to be in the form of something?
WyndhamPrice
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Fukunaga and Pizzolatto have pretty much established the feel/look of the show already. That is unlikely to change.
Soyongdori
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I still don't understand how the killler is Yellow King and a spaghetti monster with green ears.
What does black stars has to do with Carcosa?
What does black stars has to do with Carcosa?
yes yes yes yes yes
The Artful Dodger
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Stay for more cast speculation...S2 starring Betty White and Richard Simmons! (those are two names that haven't been thrown out right?)
I don't think so. It was just a visual representation of the sprawl of evil, and the light that always cuts through it (basically a reflection of what Rust says at the end).
I would be very surprised if they attempt to do the exact same thing, visually speaking, that they did this season. It'll be a new story with new themes, in a new setting.
The Yellow King and Carcosa are from the literature, and the one the housekeeper spoke of was almost certainly the story version. But Errol fashioned his own Carcosa and took the role of the "Yellow King" in it.
He could have originally been. Then, Errol decided to do his killing spree, and tell people he was the Yellow King. It's not as if Tuttle or whoever was the real King would speak up about it.
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