Category: True Detective Watch

Family was the thing

Guys, We got a great end to a great season. Sometimes a soft/subdued ending is better than a hardcore “guns are blazing” type ending. I think that the finale really focused on family: Hoyt – in his warped way, all he wanted to do was to help his daughter and...

True Detective Finale – Great Acting, Strangely Unsatisfying

Hello. I’m writing you because, of all the commentators I’ve seen, you seem most to combine intelligence with the experience to evaluate things in a realistic manner. Most commentators, even ones who are obviously bright, just don’t have the sense of history, or, apparently, real life, to interpret things except...

True Detective 3 Finale

Guys, I don’t know. Just finished the final episode and I feel weird about this ending. I suppose it ended nicely but I don’t feel complete closure. Sort of how Roland felt! Why did it seem like something bad was going to happen but it never did? Why did Wayne’s...

True Detective Finale Season 3

Dear shat What an ending. I know some will be disappointed, I know some are frustrated. I think that’s one of the many commentaries that nic p is ultimately getting at. Personally, I feel like that was an amazing ending to a great season. Perhaps, the best season of this...

True Detective Finale

Hey Guys, It was okay, but still left me with a lot of questions. Maybe these were answered and I totally missed it, but did Hoyt get away with everything? His only consequence was no heirs to inherit that mansion, so it fell into disrepair? Why did Nicky P provide...

True Detective: Father-Daughter Relationships

Hi there, Listening to your podcast has made me enjoy season 3 of True Detective even more. It has stimulated me to think deeper, but without getting too caught up in tinfoil. Thank you for a great podcast. The season finale was a bit too feel-good for me at some...

The End is the Beginning is the End

Hello, gentleman of Shat, So, I want to say first and foremost. I was wrong. I was so damn wrong this whole season, and I am not ashamed to admit it. That finale absolutely blew me away, and it made my complaining throughout the season seem silly. Please take this...