Films/DVD Asylum

Posted by user510 (M) on August 05, 2015 at 12:02:29

In Reply to: RE: How bad is True Detective season 2? posted by tunenut on August 04, 2015 at 20:39:07

...I'm catching up on HBO on demand. At this point I've seen episodes 1 thru 3. I'll be caught up by this next Sunday's showing. This stands as evidence that I don't consider this to be an awful season.

I am noticing some things:
The key characters tend to be grim faced and flawed individuals that have suffered from less than healthy upbringing.

One or more of the law enforcement characters are not only incompetent in their profession but compromised in their ethics.

In episode 2 the Vince detective asks his superiors at a meeting if they actually wanted him to solve the murder. And then around the room reactions to the question seemed to suggest that it was a fair question.

The overall tone and atmosphere of the series is close to being a noir.

At this point it has me guessing where the problems are coming from...and all leads point to that Russian character. But I remain ready to be surprised. Please don't spoil it.

Anyway, I'm on board. The environment and characters are very different from those of season 1 but with a little consideration I'm certain I can find some parallel elements between seasons 1 and 2.....but I'll wait until the finale to sum that up.

What I like about this is that the entire season is devoted to finding the perpetrators involved in the opening crime. Just like season 1.

Not bad for summer evening entertainment.

-Steve