re: True Detective S3E1: The Great War and Modern Memory

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Odd that they mention Fayetteville by name and not West Fork though.

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West Fork didn't want to be associated with the storyline of dead kids, cults, etc.

I'm all in, Mahershala is doing a great job.

But I don't think anyone can ever top Rust Cole's character or McConaughey portrayal. Probably my all time favorite character.

Totally get that, just found it odd they were still able to use Fayetteville and Washington County with no objection.

West Fork is backwards AF compared to Fayetteville which is just a few miles away so not entirely surprised.

Great show so far and nostalgic being from the area.

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flashbacks or scenes that bring out the badass Rust part of him

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Yes! Every season has them doing some dirty cop shite to get stuff done, which always tend to be the best scenes and parts. Ali and Dorf gonna get 'Nam dirty wet work going and I'm gonna lose it.

Gonna rewatch both tonight. This is already light years better than season 2.

I have a few questions, but will wait until I've rewatched in case I just missed anything.

I'm rewatching now. Some questions/notes:

The opening lines confirm this will all have a lot to do with memory or lack thereof. He's told he's having memory problems. Then he listens to his own recording telling himself he has memory problems.

From his recording: "But remember why you're talking to them (the people from the tv). Figure out how much they know." So apparently it's still not solved in 2015 and he's still trying to figure it out?

"You don't need no surprises this late in the game." Huh?

The kids lied when they did they'd see the new puppy at the playground. Ronnie told his dad Will didn't say today when talking about seeing the puppy. Then as someone said before, the dad was wrong (or lied) about the kids saying they were going to a friend's house.

We see the bikes up at the tower with the older kids. But that's up on a hill and the bikes was found down in a creek. So just an inconsistency in his memory? How did he build that memory in the first place?

The documentary blonde could get it.

When he's talking about his wife and breaking down a bit, we see Henry's reaction. And it's weird, like Henry thinks he's lying.

We go back and forth between 1990 memories and 2015 memories. Can't find any consistent themes for each. Maybe amelia is only shown from the 2015 memories?

One of the pictures in Julie's room looked like a wedding scene. One of those creepy dolls was holding flowers like a bride.

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Very pleasantly surprised with Dorff as well.

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He's killing it. They both are.

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I like that Wayne hunts, is a Republican, and drinks simple beer.

I wish he was my black friend.

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A close buddy of mine I grew up with is all 3 of these things, coming from a small town in MS. With the exception of having a BS in computer science, he's more authentic southern than most of the people around here. Doesn't even care for any snooty beer, just sucks down them beasts(what I call Milwaukee's Best Light)

I always thought it was a nice touch from season 1 when Rust was hitting those Lonestars. First time I visited Texas was to visit an old roommmate who grew up in Austin and he introduced me to them.

Anyways, watched the first two episodes again and was able to really take in more the second time around, then it made me just go back and do a rewatch of season 1, which I can already tell both blend together nicely.

EDIT: Came across this gem earlier, didn't realize it was ever pretty popular back in the day

Old Milwaukee Beer Commercial

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stop staring at the awful wig or whatever it is he's wearing. Looks so unnatural.

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Disagree man. That late 70s/early 80s hair was god awful.

I think its very legit for that period of time.