Who are the characters? True Detective has unique, original characters that are well defined, interesting and well-developed. Let's begin with raising some important questions that define a show.
There are so many things wrong with True Detective as a tv drama. Thanks! This show is ASININE! … ExpandĬurious about my 3 out of 10 rating? No, its not a joke, read on. After half of the first season, I knew nothing of the victim or the killer and moreover, didn't care! I also enjoyed how the director helped me out by slapping a wig on the actors to show me that time had elapsed or jumped back. I especially love the lack of character development beyond these two. The plot is wayward and gets sidetracked by even weaker subplots before ever really establishing ITSELF! No direction. The pacing is annoyingly slow to the point of feeling like it's a chore to get through the first few episodes. This show takes itself way too seriously. Seriously, every episode is constructed around a diatribe containing exhausting amounts of gravitas and psychobabble. But when I'm forced to watch them play out the most arduous script I've ever heard, time to move on. This show takes itself The amount of positive reviews for this clunker is staggering. The amount of positive reviews for this clunker is staggering. Someone else here said HBO needs some female feedback. And what about the ones who aren't dead? Hysterics, nags and hookers. I've kept on watching, but that first episode couldn't get enough of those grotesque shots of a desecrated dead woman from behind. Look, even Shakespeare's tragedies were leavened with a dash of humor now & then! Second: If I were a woman, I'd be horrified by how women are portrayed here. Never mind plot points that are completely ludicrous, which we're not supposed to question because this is SERIOUS.
The acting is superb, and everyone's rightly praising Matthew McConaughey (though I get so distracted by his reliance on puffing away on cigarettes - I'd love to see him do the role without them.) Woody Harrelson is every bit as good, in a less 'dramatic", less darkly philosophical role.
The acting is superb, and everyone's rightly praising Matthew McConaughey (though I get so distracted by his reliance on puffing away on cigarettes - I'd love to see him do the role without them.) Woody Harrelson is every bit as good, in a less 'dramatic", less darkly It kills me to write a mixed review, given how rare it is to find such a well-written show anywhere on television. It kills me to write a mixed review, given how rare it is to find such a well-written show anywhere on television.