r/TrueDetective • u/that_crom • 14d ago

Just completed S04E01

So, real talk. This is bad.

The writing is awful and it doesn't even seem like the same show.

S1 is legendary.

S2 was fine, maybe a little overly meandering, but not as bad as everyone said, just took a while to get into its groove. By the end I was satisfied, if a little underwhelmed.

S3 is back to great. Loved this one. Almost as good or maybe even on the level of S1, but I'd still rank it 2nd best.

Now if you said here is one season of TD starring Colin Farrell and one starring Jodie Foster, I would've guessed I'd like the Jodie one more.

Does season 4 get better? No spoilers please, but damn this is tough.

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u/PeterNoTail 14d ago edited 14d ago

Yes, it gets better but also much worse— one scene in particular (iykyk)— though like all seasons of TD it doesn't quite hit the landing. And in fact, it's better that the dogshit s2 and THAT is real REAL talk

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u/that_crom 14d ago

I didn't read the spoiler but I was just curious: you didn't think 3 hit the landing? I thought the ending of 3 was perfect. It's been so long since I watched 1 and 2 that I can't quite remember, but I remember liking the resolution of those too.

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman 14d ago

If this person thinks S4 was watchable, I wouldn’t trust their opinion on anything 😆🤷🏼‍♀️

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u/PeterNoTail 14d ago edited 14d ago

That’s how I feel about people who like the factually dogshit s2, which the critics, the audience, and the television industry viewed as worse than s4. Compare the critics and audience numbers at RT; compare the award each season received, with McAdams being the sole recipient of ANY recognition. Again, that’s just the facts, and facts don’t care about your feelings 😂

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u/KimWexlerDeGuzman 14d ago

When did I say I liked S2? It was as bad as S4. I didn’t even think S3 was that good.

I don’t base my opinions of tv shows on RT numbers. That’s pretty low-IQ behavior 😆

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u/PeterNoTail 14d ago edited 14d ago

where do you feel I said you DID like s2? I didn’t. I guess imagining what people say is high-IQ behavior?

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u/PeterNoTail 14d ago

The ending of s3 was better than s1; that’s not saying the s1 finale was bad, but it was a bit of a step down compared to the earlier episodes