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re: Re watching True Detective S1 for the first time (Spoilers)
Posted on 2/18/21 at 3:22 pm to Cregg
Posted on 2/18/21 at 3:22 pm to Cregg
quote:Here are some true statements regarding Season 1 and the series overall:
Re watching True Detective S1 for the first time (Spoilers)
"Start asking the right frickin questions." What a way to end a pilot. Awesome
--The first 4-5 episodes are stunning (same can be said of first half of Season 3, which I actually give the slight lean to)
--The depiction of South Louisiana is stunning - from the roadside bahn-mi stands to the accents (massive bonus points for just making Rust be from Texas and not have to labor through some false bullshite)
--The attention to detail is supreme (favorite example is the LSU basketball game on the TV in the background at Woody's house - at the time, I checked, and it was the correct game for that date)
--the whole Rust character is a bit overwrought and "written". It's hard to imagine a single human being - much less washed up Louisiana LEO - waxing so perfectly philosophical like that
--the D'addario sex scenes are the very definition of sublimity. I think there was a period of time there where you could just enter "internet" into a Google search and have it spit out those images
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 3:56 pm
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Posted on 2/18/21 at 3:52 pm to Big Scrub TX
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-the whole Rust character is a bit overwrought and "written". It's hard to imagine a single human being - much less washed up Louisiana LEO - waxing some perfectly philosophical like that
I get it, but I've actually met a few dudes like that. People attracted to certain professional fields or occupations can be unexpectedly intense, philosophical, and a little nuckin futs. Especially if a high level of trauma is thrown into the mix and he's a solitary person. It's not like he was a highway patrol guy. He investigated homicides.
Posted on 2/18/21 at 3:58 pm to Big Scrub TX
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the whole Rust character is a bit overwrought and "written". It's hard to imagine a single human being - much less washed up Louisiana LEO - waxing some perfectly philosophical like that
They had to do this because Rust was the “true detective”, he’s the point of the whole show.
“Washed up LEO” was almost man to man the dudes he worked with. That’s why he called them out on the drinking on the job, being lazy, literally smacked dudes around. He knew a lot of them were corrupt as well.
Rust was the True Detective. And you have to give a good bit of depth to that character in order for the “i can smell metals and death” act to have some believability.
He even had the leg up on Marty, like when he called him out on the pussy stench on him in the locker room. Marty almost got his wrists broken and had no idea it was even possible. Until Rust put the pressure on him and said “you’re senior detective... am I lying?” Heavy shite. He was the man, physically and mentally.
This post was edited on 2/18/21 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 2/18/21 at 7:30 pm to Big Scrub TX
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--the whole Rust character is a bit overwrought and "written".
That character doesn't work without Marty Hart. Woody Harrelson doesn't get enough credit for how good he was and I think his monologue in the 5th episode about the good years is the best in the entire series.
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