TMC
08-10-2015, 04:21 PM
http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/08/10/true_detective_finale_review_a_defense_of_nic_pizzolatto_s_oft_derided_show.html
Last night’s finale "nicely addressed a central problem that has plagued this season as a whole,” says Ben Mathis-Lilley. He adds: "What made these (finale) scenes land so heavily was that, finally, True Detective was doing something that it had often, over the course of the season, failed to do: connecting its characters’ personal lives and motivations to the exceedingly intricate mystery of murder, blackmail, robbery, sex parties, and railroad-related corruption that comprised the plot.” PLUS: Ranking Season 2 lines (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/08/10/true_detective_finale_review_a_defense_of_nic_pizzolatto_s_oft_derided_show.html), the winners and losers (http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/true-detective-winners-and-losers.html) of Season 2, the best and worst character endings (http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a37064/true-detective-season-2-character-endings/), and blame risky plotting (http://www.salon.com/2015/08/10/what_did_true_detective_in_how_nic_pizzolatto_gambled_on_a_risky_plot_and_destroyed_his_actual_story) for Season 2’s downfall.
Last night’s finale "nicely addressed a central problem that has plagued this season as a whole,” says Ben Mathis-Lilley. He adds: "What made these (finale) scenes land so heavily was that, finally, True Detective was doing something that it had often, over the course of the season, failed to do: connecting its characters’ personal lives and motivations to the exceedingly intricate mystery of murder, blackmail, robbery, sex parties, and railroad-related corruption that comprised the plot.” PLUS: Ranking Season 2 lines (http://www.slate.com/blogs/browbeat/2015/08/10/true_detective_finale_review_a_defense_of_nic_pizzolatto_s_oft_derided_show.html), the winners and losers (http://www.vulture.com/2015/08/true-detective-winners-and-losers.html) of Season 2, the best and worst character endings (http://www.esquire.com/entertainment/tv/a37064/true-detective-season-2-character-endings/), and blame risky plotting (http://www.salon.com/2015/08/10/what_did_true_detective_in_how_nic_pizzolatto_gambled_on_a_risky_plot_and_destroyed_his_actual_story) for Season 2’s downfall.