re: True Detective: S2E8 "Omega Station" (Spoilers)

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he offered the money, but that didn't do anything

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The lead Mexican said "that'll buy you something" when Frank said there was a million flat. They were getting back in their SUV's and rolling out, but then Frank asked for a ride. It was dumb. They did have a grave dug (I don't understand how people say they watched the show and missed the huge mound of dirt and a hole in the ground ) but the million changed their minds. I don't see how people are confused about that part.

Frank invited death to him which made absolutely no sense. He's supposed to be old school gangster. Shut up and walk. Or if he wants to ask for a ride but then he has to give up the suit, he can palm the small package of diamonds. There were many outs including even giving up the suit with the diamonds and coming back hard on the Mexicans later like he could have done. It was bad writing. Since when was dying his only out when his wife was waiting with $100k and he had "won" concerning the Russians and old ties? Frank palming the diamonds sitting there in his boxers in the desert would have been a funny way to write that and it would have worked. Ray had to die and that was fine, but Frank didn't have to. He pushed to which wasn't his character.

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which is why I think the guy asking for his suit was planned

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No. That's some wild speculative contriving. If they were going to kill Frank after taking his money he would have been dead before they turned towards their vehicles.

"Pssst, Pedro, when Frank ask for a ride you ask for his suit. Then he attacks you and we kill him."

Even the grave was dumb. "Manuel, since you're our Manuel labor you dig a grave in this rock hard ground just in case we find Frank."

It was a bad scene. Frank forced death upon himself and that was not the Frank they portrayed all season.

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The girl went over a lot of people's heads. She was not meant to be taken literally. Instead, she was moreso an allegorical tool and those depressing lyrics were actually focused on themes throughout the series.

Odd? Yes. Yet, still legit.

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Lera Lynn was one of my favorite parts of the season, I've never heard of her before, but man she can wail.

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The girl went over a lot of people's heads. She was not meant to be taken literally. Instead, she was moreso an allegorical tool and those depressing lyrics were actually focused on themes throughout the series.

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Dude, everyone knows what it was trying to portray. It was just contrived and overused.

I sort of agree with you take umbrage with the way Frank went down, but all season he wouldn't let anyone disrespect him. He talks his way into getting out of a desert burial but instead of letting the guy taking the suit, disrespecting him, and living he behaves like he does all season. He stands up for himself, and he finally dies because of it. Frank had so many chances to be out in this season but he was obsessed with getting even.

the finale gave me feels that i wasn't ready for.

True, but he takes it knowing he could get even later. He held the Mexican gangs in very low regard all season long, I guess he thought he could get out of that situation

Finally got to watch it and man, was I disappointed. Though I shouldn't have been after how horrible the first half of the season was.

First how terrible was the first five minutes with Velcorro and Bezzerides in the hotel room? My God, that was terrible.

Then the whole thing in the whole thing in the train station. Really Ray? You thought it would be a good idea to let the guy who was there to kill this dude with a machete listen to yalls conversation? How in the world would that have ended poorly? Not to mention that we literally saw this guy one time, ONE TIME, and now hes a huge piece of the show? Come on.

Now the heist, how in the world was it that easy to pull off? These guys are so private they have more security at their orgies than the president has at an inauguration, yet im supposed to believe they are going to exchange that kind of money with 5 security guards in a shack in the woods?

Was I the only one who though that was a bomb on Velcoros car? Once I figured it wasnt a bomb, I immediately wondered why the hell he didn't take the money and ditch the car. If he was that certain they were watching then it would have drawn them out. The the whole chase thing, maybe I was wrong but I thought Ray kinda gave up and it was a little out of character.

Now to Frank, oh Frank. Ive read some people say he wasn't going to be disrespected. Well, the entire idea of his character all season was him getting legit. He had it, he was done. All he had to do was get to Venezuela. So the idea of him dying over a suit was down right stupid. Then this sudden reemergence of the Mexicans? Come on, this was so lazily done.

All in all, the last three episodes were promising that lead up to a dumpster fire of human shite of a Season Finale. I give this season a 1.5 stars out of 5. The idea of me being excited to watch Season 3 is a stretch at this point.

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What central purpose did Woodrugh serve? That was my only real question....he could have not existed and its like the plot wouldn't have been altered one bit....

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The only real answer I can come up with is to make the viewer hate Burris (once we figured out his name). He was an overall decent guy, had a kid coming, almost fought his way out of a bad spot and then got shot in the back by that TPOS. Problem is, likely every viewer hated him from the moment they realized who he was.

I agree. By striking that Mexican he knew he was basically committing suicide. Frank would of hid the diamonds while taking off the suit, stripped down to his boxers, and walked out the desert.