red snow Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 That's even more pathetic than Benioff & Weiss inserting that awful scene into GoT where Tyrion describes his fascination with cousin Orson Lannister's smashing of beetles. This was apparently revenge for Orson Scott Card publicly declaring his hatred of the TV adaptation. Certainly - it's not as on the nose (I'd never have made the connection) and as far as I know, the two parties haven't worked together on something. It's like JJ Abraham having a GRRM analogue in star wars complaining about not liking how the rebellion ended and Han saying "at least we ended it". True Detective S2 currently has a 61 on Metacritic with 25 reviews in which is not terrible overall but surely disappointing for a prestige drama like this. ETA: Interesting to note though: Metacritic breaks their reviews down into "posiitve," "mixed," and "negative." It as 12 positives, 13 mixed but zero negatives. The reviews could be far worse and I'm still watching this. Will I watch beyond 2 episodes? That depends. I'll try and watch it as a new cop show rather than TD.2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cashless Society Posted June 19, 2015 Share Posted June 19, 2015 I'll try and watch itas a new cop show rather than TD.2.Think I'll do this as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceChampion Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Tonight! (Obligatory: Where's Ginger?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobmartell Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 So f#cking pumped for this season!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Touch of Dawn Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Waiting patiently for golf to be over so I can watch this. McC and Harrelson will be hard to top though. Been a super fan of Harrelson since Natural Born Killers and (don't laugh) White Men Can't Jump. Just rewatched Zombieland the other week too!Edited to fix my autocorrects I'm on mobile. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Dan Dority! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Not sure what happened with Kitsch and that girl? How in the world did he get in trouble? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Oh my god that was great! So, uh, don't bully, kids! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elder Sister Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I'm not thrilled so far. Am hoping this gets better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
l2 0 5 5 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Okay so that was no female-antlered-human-corpse premiere, but I'll remain patient. I like the four PoV angle (opposed to two) that they're taking. I was confused about why Kitsch's character was suspended... Colin Farrell beating down that dad was mildly entertaining. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Bauer 24 Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 That was horrible lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshwater Spartan Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 I dug it. The cinematography was great. I am looking forward to the story going forward since most of this episode was character set up.Disappointed they didn't keep Handsome Family for the opening credits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshwater Spartan Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 Damn first double post Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ramsay B. Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 First episode was just decent. Basically this episode just beat us over the head with how "lost" these people are right now, with Colin Farrell's character being way too over the top. Pretty sure the actress he pulled over said he was the one who solicited a blowjob and since he has a dark past from his mercenary work, or something, they pulled him off the job until it cools down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jobmartell Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 So. That was good. Not as strong acting as I hoped, but still worth my time. We do have a new "ginger", which is kinda hilarious with all the attention "ginger" got in s1. Stand out for me, since I'm not a big fan is Colin Farrell. His character is believable in all its fuckedupness. This season has alot to live up to, it's older brother was a superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 It was alright. I didn't find it all compelling as none of the characters, nor the central mystery, are all that interesting right now. I do hope it gets significantly better though so will definitely continue to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ixodes Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 First episode with alot of character introduction, hell of a lot more than the first season. I'm not quite sure what people are expecting but last year took some episodes to get rolling. It took about 3-4 episodes before I was absolutely hooked. I thought the intro went well and expect this to continue. I'm tuned into next week. This series is a narrative tale. Take a breath and let things develop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Antony Posted June 22, 2015 Author Share Posted June 22, 2015 Colin Farrell's character being way too over the top. .Yeah he definitely was, hope he's toned down a bit in future eps. The dialogue was all over the place, probably my biggest complaint, also thought Vince Vaughn was pretty underwhelming. Other than that it was decent. It was really well shot I thought and that was obviously a big worry for everyone since there is no Fukunaga this season. I especially loved that final shot of the crime scene and the sunrise. The score was also on point. So yeah mixed bag but definitely intrigued. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Astromech Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 First episode was just decent. Basically this episode just beat us over the head with how "lost" these people are right now, with Colin Farrell's character being way too over the top.Pretty sure the actress he pulled over said he was the one who solicited a blowjob and since he has a dark past from his mercenary work, or something, they pulled him off the job until it cools down.I have to agree with pushing the characters. I like the broader focus on the corruption of government and some portrayals of California life, but the movie star blow job solicitation was a little too Ray Donovan. I'm intrigued and will continue watching to see where it goes. Plus, Rachel McAdams and Kelly Reilly deserve and hour of my time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martini Sigil Posted June 22, 2015 Share Posted June 22, 2015 IMO--- it's kind of impossible to judge a show like this after one episode.... the feel and the performances were fine.... but we need to see how this plays out... I don't think that it's supposed to make sense after the 1st episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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