tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post2332122113688429814..comments2024-01-21T11:18:54.087-05:00Comments on Lost in the Movies: True Detective episode 4: "Who Goes There"Joel Bockohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-25271974544747496802015-05-17T21:27:24.080-04:002015-05-17T21:27:24.080-04:00So far I've only watched it this once but my o...So far I've only watched it this once but my opinion has been kind of wavering back and forth since watching the finale, as I read up on the show and realize some things I took for granted might not be true!<br /><br />Great point about the, well, pointlessness of such a standalone episode in a short series. I daresay their willingness to drop the biker plot (and the extremely memorable Ginger) speaks to some more fundamental flaws down the line...<br /><br />Thanks for following along, and I hope you enjoy the rest of the series. I won't spoil my reactions TOO much but I'll say I really, really loved the next two episodes.Joel Bockohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11238338958380683893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7610074516299275060.post-9392594295997558042015-05-17T17:26:57.553-04:002015-05-17T17:26:57.553-04:00Great review, I've been enjoying these as some...Great review, I've been enjoying these as someone who recently just re-watched the season (I liked it better the second time but still find it sort of overpraised). The problem with this episode is exactly that it's too episodic, too stand-alone... in an 8-ep season, it's kind of silly to have an hour where what happens has very little if any bearing on the rest of the season. But, as astonishing as so much of this hour is (and it is indeed a great episode on its own terms) it just feels like a bit of a cheat to have it turn out that all this, the biker stuff, all the showy set-pieces in this hour, have basically nothing to do with the larger story. That can work if it's, say, a 13-episode Sopranos season and you have a little mini-movie diversion from the main plot, but here it just sticks out.<br /><br />On second viewing I actually found the last three episodes -- my least favorite upon original airing -- to be in many ways the most interesting. Certainly the first three cultivate the biggest air of mystery, which then is completely run dry, but there's something fascinating about the way everything decays in Episode 6 only to tentatively start up again in 7 and swing towards a triumphant (?) finish in 8, the ending of which I found much more believable and moving this time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com