I would like to say that True Detective is the best TV show I’ve ever watched, but that wouldn’t be fair since we’re talking about an anthology season. The second season will come as something completely new, with different actors and a different plot. Let’s just say this is the best season I’ve ever watched from a TV show.
It all starts with the opening of every episode. This has got to be one of the best openings ever, from the music theme to the sequence of images and shots, it is impossible not get drawn into the series mood right away.
The plot itself is actually quite common, two detectives running after a serial killer that came up with an unusual and mysterious way to present his victim thereby shocking the Louisiana community. Once the investigation starts to unfold you automatically know that it is much more than a serial killer hunt. With a perfect mix of religion, mystical twisted cults and historical and mythological elements, True Detective will have you wondering in the end of each episode about what’s going to happen next, and more than that, what’s the explanation for all these you are watching.
Even though the plot is really interesting, the best thing about True Detective is the characters. For one, you have Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson doing some of their best interpretation work ever, and to complement that, the characters they were given in the show have such a density and capacity to evolve along the eight episodes that are simply astounding. Together, they present a memorable dramatic “bromance”, highlighting the best and the worst humankind can offer when put into a tense and creepy environment. Performances for the ages, that will be remembered as the factor that made most of the world say that this is one of the best TV series ever produced.
Season’s Finale: “Form and Void”
Not everything was great about True Detective. It doesn’t take away its merits, but the finale truly falls short for what the seven previous episodes promise. Seriously, was the director in a hurry to finish the whole thing? Was his objective having the audience wondering and then leaving a bunch of critical questions without answer? What’s the point in introducing several interesting elements to a crime if you’ll end up not answering most of them and you will settle for a rather basic explanation?
When I finally got to know the villain, the so wanted serial killer, I had my first disappointment. It turns out to be a rather basic frustrated guy that whistles in a creepy way, works around a school, and has an incest relation with a kind of mentally retarded old woman. Not what I expected, but that’s ok, that I can accept. The way they come across the final clue (the green painted house) seemed way too forced, but that is also ok for me, not going to pick on that. What really drove me mad was the need to put a quick end to the show. What’s wrong in having a couple more episodes to shed some light on way too many details that were introduced and never properly explored? Why Cohle’s hallucinations? Why having him create small voodoo-like dolls out of beer cans? Why all the noise around the Yellow King? Why Carcosa? Why the antlers? Why all the imagery and paintings on the walls? The ingredients for a tremendous final episode were all there, but they only served as appetizers that were never intended to fully satisfy you (be answered).
The ending itself was ok. Most fans weren't probably expecting a happy ending, but I guess it was alright to have a slightly happy one. Marty kind of reconciles with his family, and Rust, triggered by a near-death experience, comes close to his father and passed away daughter, showing that he is able to put away his nihilist posture and feel true love.
The TV show will go down in history as one of the best TV productions ever, but the ending, at least in my opinion, doesn't allow it to be a “10 out of 10”.
2 comentários:
Já tinha escrito sobre a série e temos opiniões bastante semelhantes, aliás começámos a ver a série praticamente ao mesmo tempo, mas tenho de discordar aqui de umas quantas coisas ;)
Sim, apesar de achar que esta primeira season podia ter mais uns quantos episódios, acabo por achar que tinha de ser assim. Isto quer queiramos quer não, alimenta e dá-nos imensa vontade de esperar pelo que vem aí.
Acho que faz todo o sentido o final ter sido assim, porque parte do truque é mesmo serem desenvolvidos alguns aspectos na próxima season.
Em relação ao serial killer não me desiludiu de todo, isto porque um serial killer não é nada mais do que isto que nos apareceu à frente, nem mais nem menos. Cria-se um enorme mito à volta deste tipo de pessoas, mas muitas vezes elas são pessoas praticamente normais. Neste caso o distúrbio tinha razão de ser, baseado na infância problemática que o rapaz teve.
As visões de Matthew... todo ele é uma personagem bastante específica, solitária, triste. Tudo o que ele passou em relação ao seu lado familiar é um bom motivo para certas visões.
Fora isso, sem dúvida uma enorme série, a que mais me entusiasmou desde dexter e Matthew... ohhhh Matthew!!!! :)
Entaoo, eu concordaria se nao fosse season de antologia e tivesse continuidade na proxima, mas esta foi inicio, meio e fim. Nao há margem para continuaçao de coisas na proxima, por isso acho que ficou muita coisa por explicar, ainda q goste do conceito de deixar finais em aberto e sujeitos a varias interpretaçoes :)
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