I was excited to see that you had posted your response to the finale.
TD has been an incredible experience for me, and it seems like there are a few of us out here in the ether who feel that way.
...each writer has his/her own story to tell and shouldn’t feel compelled to water down their narrative or pack it with superfluous characters in the name of inclusiveness. This. So. Much. I just stopped reading EN, since she had such tunnel vision about this show, and seemed unable to let herself just enjoy the marvelous story being told.
I did get caught up in the Yellow King and Carcosa stuff. I read Chambers and Bierce, and that made me a little excited about where the show might be headed. But it was clear by the end of episode 6 that Nic wasn't going the supernatural route, which was fine, so I eased back from those expectations
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Don't apologize for the "long rambles"! I could discuss this show forever. IRL I only know one other person who's watched all eight episodes so far and so I'm rather hungry to interract with other people who enjoyed it.
As far as all the speculation, believe me, I did my share. I trolled every online forum and read a boatload of articles ("The Five Horsemen," anyone?), so was particularly eager to see my questions answered in the finale. I mean, not only the things you mentioned (Audrey being the biggest and most peculiar red herring in the bunch - although, in an interview, the actress said it was merely used as a tool to show how uninvolved Marty was with his family, that he would not take those huge red flags more seriously), but what about that prisoner in 2002 who revealed to Cohle that he had seen the Yellow King? After which he was, we assume, killed by the corrections officer named Childress? How exactly did he know the Yellow King? And if he did, and knew what he was up to, how did he manage to get away and survive
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Oh, and I agree about Woody Harrelson. I mean, McConnaughey is totally fantastic in it, but Hart's journey is more subtle and Harrelson's transitions are beautifully done. Those scenes in the hospital, when he cries with his family and later on, when he comforts Rust, he's friggin' amazing. If there was any justice in the world, they would share the Emmy award this year.
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TD has been an incredible experience for me, and it seems like there are a few of us out here in the ether who feel that way.
...each writer has his/her own story to tell and shouldn’t feel compelled to water down their narrative or pack it with superfluous characters in the name of inclusiveness. This. So. Much. I just stopped reading EN, since she had such tunnel vision about this show, and seemed unable to let herself just enjoy the marvelous story being told.
I did get caught up in the Yellow King and Carcosa stuff. I read Chambers and Bierce, and that made me a little excited about where the show might be headed. But it was clear by the end of episode 6 that Nic wasn't going the supernatural route, which was fine, so I eased back from those expectations ( ... )
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As far as all the speculation, believe me, I did my share. I trolled every online forum and read a boatload of articles ("The Five Horsemen," anyone?), so was particularly eager to see my questions answered in the finale. I mean, not only the things you mentioned (Audrey being the biggest and most peculiar red herring in the bunch - although, in an interview, the actress said it was merely used as a tool to show how uninvolved Marty was with his family, that he would not take those huge red flags more seriously), but what about that prisoner in 2002 who revealed to Cohle that he had seen the Yellow King? After which he was, we assume, killed by the corrections officer named Childress? How exactly did he know the Yellow King? And if he did, and knew what he was up to, how did he manage to get away and survive ( ... )
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