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The body count is high, but the questions are finally in the season two finale of True Detective. But WHO actually killed Ben Caspere is almost incidental and, to a degree, irrelevant to the way the story is played out.
As True Detective proved in season one, this is a show that really can’t be pigeon holed or second-guessed. Sure, it got off to a very slow start and had almost stagnated by episode three. But things have steadily improved after it gave up the Twin Peaks pretence.
It’s taken a while, six episodes in fact, but we’re starting to see some method to the madness of True Detective season two. Those who’ve stuck with it week-by-week are now being rewarded.
A week may be a long time in politics. It’s even longer in the world of True Detective. Two months has passed since the bloody shoot out with “The Mexicans” and a lot has happened.
Criticising True Detective season two has become a bit of a blood sport. It’s too slow. It’s too complicated. It’s not as good as season one.
The final minutes of episode 2 gave us a much-needed adrenaline and delivered a cliffhanger, when Ray was gunned down by a man wearing a creepy as crow mask. Had Game of Thrones rubbed off on its HBO stable mate? Had True Detective killed off a major character’?
After the frustrating snail’s pace of the season opener, there is some good news (and surprises) in episode two. Thankfully, Night Finds You is a little more true to the form set by season one.
The producers have made it clear that the True Detective concept was for each season to be a self-contained story, featuring entirely different characters and storylines.
I can’t decide whether I ‘like’ the new season of True Detective. After watching the first few episodes, the jury is still out.
On Monday June 22, Foxtel’s second season of True Detective will debut with a new case and new cast on showcase.