Gilbert Reviews True Detective's Last Episode

                                                                   

There are shows that are so well written that you have to keep reminding yourself that it’s only a television show and nothing more. True Detective, HBO’s crime drama series written by Nic Pizzolatto, Directed by Cary Fukunaga and starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson is that kind of a show. I was pulled in line, hook and sinker after watching the first episode. Most of the credit goes to the actors who were so convincing in their perspective roles.

                                                               

 

We followed Detectives Rust Cohle (Matthew McConaughey) and Marty Hart (Woody Harrelson) through 17 years of chasing down clues to find the scariest serial killer ever, Errol Childress (Glenn Fleshler). Sometimes, when we go looking for bad people, we call them monsters because of their despicable acts of violence. We say that they behaved in ways that are less than human. What is more frightening to me, is the fact that there are real monsters out there and we don’t always recognize them because they are so good at pretending to be human; like Hitler, Manson…and a list of others.

                                                                  

 

We felt helpless as we watched the events leading up to Rust Cohle’s physical and mental collapse, and Marty Hart’s sabotaging his marriage. They were imperfect people in an imperfect world, trying to do the right thing, and when they finally found Errol Childress, we foolishly thought the horror over. It wasn’t and it nearly cost Rust and Marty their lives.

                                                                

Conclusion

Everybody was talking about the book “The King in Yellow” and trying to guess if it was Rust or Marty who was this monster, but it was only a ruse to throw us off track and a clever one at that. In the end, Rust and Marty knew that even though there is a lot of darkness in the world, they were able to take down a demon and send him back to hell. Rust said it perfectly “Once, there was only dark. You ask me, the light’s winning.”

     

Live in the light, Rust and Marty.                   

True Detective and Why I'm Hooked

                                                                           

There are television series that you can take or leave and then there is True Detective. This is a HBO series that has captured my attention and loyalty. I watch and study the two main stars Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey who play Detectives Martin Hart and Rust Cohle as though hypnotized. The stories are well written and the two actors have gone way beyond their normal limit of acting strengths and range, to make the characters that they play so much more alive and believable.

                                                                

 

True Detective is crime thriller at its best. Last night’s episode called After You’ve Gone reunites the two detectives after a falling out many years ago. Rust Cohle has enough evidence to convince Hart to join in a secret investigation of a powerful family who might be responsible for the deaths of many women and children.

                                                                    

 

The main suspect is Reverend Billy Lee Tuttle, a powerful man with powerful secrets. Is he behind the molestation and death of children? Who is the Spaghetti Man? Is he the serial killer or is there a group of serial killers working under the cover of religion? And, who is the Yellow King?

                                                                        

 

See what I mean. The story gets under your skin and you can’t shake it. You find yourself cheering on the two detectives who are very human, full of faults, and have made this case more important than life itself. I’m hooked and like a dealer trying to sell the next high, I keep telling my friends to watch this show. Watch the show and let me know if, like me, you are held captive by this show.