View Full Version : True Detective’s Season 2 problem: "The show is just too damn violent”


TMC
08-05-2015, 12:53 AM
http://www.salon.com/2015/08/03/true_detectives_biggest_problem_is_its_obsession_with_extreme_violence/

"Indeed,” says Scott Timberg, "this season of True Detective seems to use violence as a crutch, as a way to cover holes in the storytelling.” He adds that "we’ve seen an enormous amount of bloodshed over the course of just seven episodes.” PLUS: Taylor Kitsch (http://variety.com/2015/tv/news/true-detective-taylor-kitsch-paul-dead-1201555764/) on this week’s episode, New Yorkers react (http://gothamist.com/2015/08/04/true_detective_lines_reactions.php) to lines from True Detective Season 2, and check out the parody True Comedian (http://thecomicscomic.com/2015/08/03/heres-that-true-comedian-parody-of-true-detective-you-were-expecting/).