I watched True Detective about ~10 years after it was released.
Watched Season 1 first. Great experience. I generally prefer movies (most TV shows just feel off), but this is something you can recommend.
Skipped Season 2/3 because of bad reviews. Watched Season 4 because I like "small communities in the far north" settings. S04 was solid, although I felt the core hook was never defined. Is this a more mystical movie? Cultural commentary? It was great to see Jody Foster (the first movie with her that I watched was The Silence of the Lambs as a kid when I didn't really understand the movie), but something didn't connect.
Decided to watch Season 2. While in many ways it was very flawed, I found it far more rewarding than Season 1 or Season 4.
It had a gritty and realistic vibe. Flawed characters trying to do their best. A realistic ending. Social commentary without being overbearing.
In my opinion, Season 2 of True Detective is by far the best season. And I say this as someone who has a massive list of things that I felt were annoying and unrealistic about Season 2 (list is bigger than for Season 1 or Season 4). But Season 2 felt real and the overall narrative arc felt like something any of us could experience (versus Season 1/4 that were more of a fairy tale for adults).
The other seasons were okay, actually they were good compared to most other shows and I love how each season is its own unique story unrelated to other seasons. I think order could go, season 1, season 4 and then 2 and 3.
Season 1 is on another level though, just an incredible watch.
It is entirely possible I am remembering it more fondly than it deserves but I don't remember thinking it was garbage at the time. There's enough reviews of everything everywhere, so I'm not attempting to give one.
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K4mpfie@feddit.org · 31 pts · 1y
I still regularly rewatch S1 because it's just sooo good
Pechente@feddit.org · 12 pts · 1y
Time is a flat circle after all
jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 11 pts · 1y
I watched True Detective about ~10 years after it was released.
Watched Season 1 first. Great experience. I generally prefer movies (most TV shows just feel off), but this is something you can recommend.
Skipped Season 2/3 because of bad reviews. Watched Season 4 because I like "small communities in the far north" settings. S04 was solid, although I felt the core hook was never defined. Is this a more mystical movie? Cultural commentary? It was great to see Jody Foster (the first movie with her that I watched was The Silence of the Lambs as a kid when I didn't really understand the movie), but something didn't connect.
Decided to watch Season 2. While in many ways it was very flawed, I found it far more rewarding than Season 1 or Season 4.
It had a gritty and realistic vibe. Flawed characters trying to do their best. A realistic ending. Social commentary without being overbearing.
In my opinion, Season 2 of True Detective is by far the best season. And I say this as someone who has a massive list of things that I felt were annoying and unrealistic about Season 2 (list is bigger than for Season 1 or Season 4). But Season 2 felt real and the overall narrative arc felt like something any of us could experience (versus Season 1/4 that were more of a fairy tale for adults).
pgetsos@fedia.io · 7 pts · 1y
While the 1st is probably my favorite, I found the 2nd one extremely good as well! It was just very different from the first
Check out Mare of Easttown as well
K4mpfie@feddit.org · 5 pts · 1y
Did you watch Bosch too? I felt like S1 was really great and gave me some True Detective Vibes
jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com · 4 pts · 1y
Never heard of Bosch. Might need to check it out. Cheers!
kauraaaa@sopuli.xyz · 4 pts · 1y
also the OST by Lera Lynn is very good, still comes to me some days fun fact, in the series it was actually her playing at the bar :)
FoD@startrek.website · 9 pts · 1y
The other seasons were okay, actually they were good compared to most other shows and I love how each season is its own unique story unrelated to other seasons. I think order could go, season 1, season 4 and then 2 and 3.
Season 1 is on another level though, just an incredible watch.
ngdev@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
season 4 was objectively terrible
FoD@startrek.website · 3 pts · 1y
It is entirely possible I am remembering it more fondly than it deserves but I don't remember thinking it was garbage at the time. There's enough reviews of everything everywhere, so I'm not attempting to give one.
Season 1 is something I enjoyed a lot though.
ngdev@lemm.ee · 3 pts · 1y
i had super high hopes for it with Jodie Foster but night country just wasn't it
Blackmist@feddit.uk · 3 pts · 1y
I'd put 3 above 4 tbh.
It should probably still have ended after the first one. Or at least been called something different.
InvertedParallax@lemm.ee · 7 pts · 1y
In other news: water still wet.
alykanas@slrpnk.net · 7 pts · 1y
K4mpfie@feddit.org · 1 pts · 1y
karpintero@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 1y
Time is a flat circle
LiterallyLMAO@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
Aren't all circles flat, by definition? Or is that the joke...
karpintero@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 1y
It's a quote from the show.
(potential spoilers in the linked clips)
His character says it after hearing it from another character. It comes from Nietzche.
LiterallyLMAO@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 1y
Yeah, I know it's from the show, I'm just not sure if people quote it sarcastically or if people actually think it's deep or something.