re: True Detective S1E08 "Form And Void"

Is SFP a "flat character" irl? Because I'm fairly certain in one of his post episode lectures he basically said he is just like Rust.

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because you were telling them their predictions wouldn't pan out.

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and outside of a few, they didn't. hell the story didn't even get to the point where their predictions COULD pan out

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people finally realized they were wrong.

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i haven't heard that phrase offered very often. i've just heard that i was wrong for, apparently, being right

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and outside of a few, they didn't. hell the story didn't even get to the point where their predictions COULD pan out

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What kind of predictions are you talking about specifically?

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when i brought up the issue that the show may not resolve itself

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It did resolve itself

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you think various texas agencies would rely on a guy like Rust to perform deep undercover work?

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I do. They usually depend upon people who are a little off like that, to get involved in the deep undercover work. The run of the mill, 9-5, everyday employees don't fit into the undercover work and underworld.

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rust can't work within the confines of a normal investigative/CID unit...how could he ever obey the intricate rules and chain of command of deep UC work?

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That's the very reason why he probably was picked to work in the deep UC work. See above.

And you keep talking about him changing. Remember DiCaprio's role in The Departed? It wasn't like he made some eye popping change over the course of the show. He was a tormented soul throughout, struggling between the deep UC work and torment, and yet maintaining his sanity. I didn't consider his character "flat".

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there is a large gap between 0 (which is basically what we got)

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See, now this is why nobody can take you seriously.

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That's the very reason why he probably was picked to work in the deep UC work. See above.

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that's a literary meme and is far from realistic

deep UC work is for the best of the best who have proven themselves within the confines of the agency

that's why we rely on special forces to do that kind of shite in terms of the military

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an earlier thread he claims to be like Rust and thats why he knows his character can't exist

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Yep, he claims to be like the character who wouldnt exist in real life

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his property

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it was his dads (childress) property. family's been there a long time. we may not know the details but that was the site of all the rituals that had been taking place for decades.

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we know errol was involved in some murders and carcosa was likely the tunnels on his property

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That's how you view it. I think most people, like myself, saw it as pretty obvious he was in the carcosa cult which also involved Tuttle and sheriff childress. He just happened to be the worst one

Just because it wasn't spelled out for you in specifics, it doesnt mean it didn't answer any questions for anybody else

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deep UC work is for the best of the best who have proven themselves within the confines of the agency

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Well, in terms of getting the bad guys and confessions, they established clearly that Rust was the best of the best, within the confines of the agency. Seems to me that they did a fine job of establishing that in his character. The fact that he had other flaws that came out in his work at the agency doesn't undo that. Actually, it makes it more believable.

And if you think that special forces guys are choir boys that never step outside of expectations, you're naive. Things get taken care of outside of the public eye for the very reason that they are the best of the best at what they do. Like Rust.