True Detective.

[RobbieOR]

I've never thought he was a shit actor but he's made poor career choices and he seems like a bit of a dickhead off screen.

 

Wouldn't disagree with that. 

[Anny Road]

Am I the only one who thinks Vince Vaughan is quite good in this? Allso his wife, who is English in real life , is delicious.

No me too

[VladimirIlyich]

Vaughn is a bit wooden tbh and seems best suited to comedy roles. I dont think he's been helped by his casting as a mob boss,he just doesnt suit it.

[Duff Man]

Dullest mob boss in screen history. If that's what Vaughan's going for then he's doing a great job. I suspect that isn't wasn't what the writers had in mind when they came up with his character, though.

 

And Kitsch's character is a bit shit. He just seems bolted on; a sort of afterthought (no history connected to the main plot for instance, as the other leads have). Not his fault, though, and he's playing him well. 

[Paul]

Alternative music for the opening credits of season two:

 

http://untruedetectiveopenings.tumblr.com

[littletedwest]

onto episode 4 of series two. Not really getting into it, worth sticking with?

I don't mind the characters the story seems a bit incomprehensible though.

[Scott_M]

Sat at lunch today with the wife & completely unprompted & out the blue she just goes:'Isn't Vince Vaughn shit in True Detective. He's really boring & making me not want to watch the rest of the show'.Well said wifey.

 

And Kitsch's character is a bit shit. He just seems bolted on; a sort of afterthought (no history connected to the main plot for instance, as the other leads have). Not his fault, though, and he's playing him well.

I agree his character is a bit 'meh' but at least Kitsch is trying his best with him & making more of the character than has been written for him.

[Duff Man]

Yeah no problem with how Kitsch is playing him, just think he's a bit of an arbitrary character. I don't know why they've gone with four leads, it's too many for one series.

[RedKnight]

Better episode this week though I'm not sure sending Ani into that party with barely any back-up would ever get green-lit in real life.

[Anny Road]

Better episode this week though I'm not sure sending Ani into that party with barely any back-up would ever get green-lit in real life.

Its all over the place.

[Mendoza]

Decent episode. Finale reminded me of Eyes Wide Shut. 

[Paul]

That was easily the best episode so far. The plot is finally coming together and so are the performances: Vince Vaughn was brilliant this week, I thought. His scenes with Ray, the kid and the Mexicans were all great.

 

Also the direction is stepping up too. The filters on the camera really add to the mood and LA is becoming more brooding and oppressive with the high angle long shots of the freeway.

 

The use of music was superb too, especially around the final scene. As the two fellas were breaking in it was almost the theme to a melodramatic romance. Then it became orchestral as Rachel McAdam was fighting her way out. The pace helped improve things too.

 

The kids theme is also gathering pace and there's a strong sense of the whole thing building to a crescendo. I'm made up I stuck with this now because it's becoming really good.

[Scott_M]

Yes, good episode this week but then again, I've enjoyed all of them.

 

I'd go on a big booze & coke bender as well if my kid asked us to watch Friends together.

[Paul]

Yes, good episode this week but then again, I've enjoyed all of them.

 

I'd go on a big booze & coke bender as well if my kid asked us to watch Friends together.

Ha! So much happened this week, I totally forgot about that. He went absolutely nuts, didn't he?

[Carvalho Diablo]

I've enjoyed this series all the way. Reminiscent, at times, of David Lynch's Mullholland Drive (!).

 

Also think it's fair to say that Colin Farrell has been, by some distance, the best of the four principal actors, and by some distance.

 

However, unlike most, I really thought this weeks finale / party / orgy scene was pretty piss poor.

 

I think McAdam has been merely average throughout the whole series, and I thought her performance this week as a real weak link. I even found her whole invite to that party, largely implausible; the whole high class hooker thing, top of the tree crumpet, whereas McAdam came across (I thought) as distinctly dowdy. Also, for a high class gang bang attended by the rich and powerful, with the grounds being patrolled by machine gun toting mutherfuckers, McAdam's easy escape from the place was hugely doubtful.

 

Enjoyed the opening scene though, even though it was very Heat-lite.

[Paul]

Totally disagree on the party scene and McAdams. I thought both were superb.

[Ezekiel 25:17]

Vaughns wife hurtin' for a squirtin once again.

[Tyler Durden]

Really thought we were going to see Mcadams get her head bummed in

[Duff Man]

...Reminiscent, at times, of David Lynch's Mullholland Drive (!).

...

 

Ha, exactly what I thought. The rambling, dis-coherent nature of the whole thing is very similar.

 

Gotta give Vaughan a bit of credit, too, after slamming him earlier. He was loads better in this episode, especially (as Paul said) in the scene with the kid. Proper convincing bit of acting that, really felt as if he was struggling to hold it together.

[Duff Man]

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[withnail71]

It's all TOO dark and fucking miserable.Its unrelenting misery is just boring.Not a fucking patch on series one, but I still want to see Vaughns missus' snatch.

[setreal]

I've enjoyed this series all the way. Reminiscent, at times, of David Lynch's Mullholland Drive (!).

 

Yes, also some motifs felt very reminiscent of Twin Peaks to me

 

 

Protagonist getting shot as a cliffhanger, next episode starts with a dream sequence.

 

The whole "brothel" scene felt similar to One Eyed Jacks.

 

McAdams (sp?) and her dad vs Audrey and Ben Horne.

 

There were some other scenes, but they escape me atm.

 

[JagSquared]

It's all TOO dark and fucking miserable.Its unrelenting misery is just boring.Not a fucking patch on series one, but I still want to see Vaughns missus' snatch.

Not seen this yet and came in to the thread to ask if it was worth watching and saw this.

 

Wider question but is it me or do shows these days try and out "misery" each other. It's Prob started before but I think a lot has to do with the GoT effect where everyone was talking about how life like and miserable it can be (while totally addictive) but it actually has some great moments of levity to break it up.

 

Don't get me wrong I like a realistic show but a bit of light at the end of the tunnel would be nice now and again.

 

 

Anyway is this worth the effort?

[Paul]

It's all TOO dark and fucking miserable.Its unrelenting misery is just boring.Not a fucking patch on series one, but I still want to see Vaughns missus' snatch.

Season 1 was hardly laugh a minute stuff. What do you expect from a show about the existential despair of murder police?

[setreal]

Season 1 was hardly laugh a minute stuff. What do you expect from a show about the existential despair of murder police?

 

They could at least have added Michael Winslow to the cast.