DealOnTheCouch98 Overall97 Screenplay99 Acting99 Cinematography95 Production98 Concept96 Story97 Dialogue98 Characters95 Musical Score97 Uniqueness96 Entertaining
Im only reviewing the first season!
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86/100
MovieNerd ScoreAn American anthology police detective series utilizing multiple timelines in which investigations seem to unearth personal and professional secrets of those involved, both within or outside the law.
Filmmaking
- Overall
- 85
- Screenplay
- 85
- Acting
- 93
- Cinematography
- 88
- Production
- 85
- Directing
- 85
- Concept
- 89
- Story
- 83
- Dialogue
- 89
- Characters
- 86
- Pacing
- 72
- Musical Score
- 95
Attributes
- Entertaining
- 58
- Uniqueness
- 86
- How Much I Like It
- 99
- Twists
- 77
- Artistry
- 99
- Fun
- 14
- Cliche
- 12
- Cheesy
- 5
- Broad Appeal
- 61
- Cerebral
- 82
- Emotional
- 93
- Discussion Worthy
- 99
Genres
- Comedy
- 5
- Drama
- 94
- Suspense
- 83
- Action
- 47
- Mystery
- 84
- Thriller
- 83
- Horror
- 76
- Adventure
- 10
- Romance
- 33
- Science Fiction
- 9
- Fantasy
- 17
- Animation
- 0
Maturity
- Family Friendly
- 0
- Positive Message
- 49
- Thematically Mature
- 98
- Intense
- 93
- Sexuality
- 79
- Nudity
- 81
- Violence
- 69
- Gore
- 86
- Crude
- 38
- Profanity
- 95
- Scary
- 81
- Substance Use
- 77
3 Reviews
DealOnTheCouch
RealEmirHan98 Overall98 Screenplay100 Acting85 Cinematography— Production— Concept— Story100 Dialogue100 Characters— Musical Score— Uniqueness— Entertaining
Well I can easily say this show has the best single season of any show ever made. So the score I’m going to give will be only about the season 1. I simply ignore the others. Because -well maybe except season 2- the other seasons were just so overwhelming.
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The Queen60 Overall60 Screenplay80 Acting80 Cinematography75 Production80 Concept70 Story70 Dialogue60 Characters— Musical Score75 Uniqueness20 Entertaining
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Creators and Cast
Episodes
Specials
3 episodes
S0 E1 · Making True Detective
HBO's making of True Detective, a crime drama centered around two Louisiana State PD detectives, and their 17-year hunt for a ritual killer, starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson.
S0 E2 · A Look Inside True Detective
Interviews with Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, Rachel McAdams, Taylor Kitsch and Executive Producer Scott Stephens as they discuss making the new season of "True Detective".
S0 E3 · Making the Vinci Massacre
An exclusive and detailed 30-minute look at the production for the pivotal scene of Episode 4.
Season 1
8 episodes
In 2012, Louisiana State Police Detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are brought in to revisit a homicide case they worked in 1995. As the inquiry unfolds in present day through separate interrogations, the two former detectives narrate the story of their investigation, reopening unhealed wounds, and drawing into question their supposed solving of a bizarre ritualistic murder in 1995. The timelines braid and converge in 2012 as each man is pulled back into a world they believed they'd left behind. In learning about each other and their killer, it becomes clear that darkness lives on both sides of the law.
S1 E1 · The Long Bright Dark
Former Louisiana State CID partners Martin Hart and Rustin Cohle give separate statements to a pair of investigators about the murder of a prostitute, Dora Lange, 17 years earlier. As they look back, details of the crime, replete with occult overtones, are accompanied by insights into the detectives’ volatile partnership and personal lives.
S1 E2 · Seeing Things
Under pressure to land a suspect in the Lange murder, Quesada warns Hart and Cohle that they might be replaced by three detectives from a new task force. The pair lobbies for extra time to follow up on a lead that takes them from a rural cathouse to an incinerated church. With his marriage to Maggie already strained by work, Hart finds respite away from home.
S1 E3 · The Locked Room
A hidden image at the burned-out church leads Cohle and Hart to Joel Theriot, a tent-revival minister whose parishioners finger a scarred “tall man” seen with Dora Lange. Brought in for interrogation, a sex offender matching the description is quickly dismissed by Cohle, despite offering a confession. Hart gets sidetracked after Maggie sets Cohle up with a friend at a C&W bar. Looking to establish a pattern of murder, Cohle pores over old case files, finding a connection with a woman assumed to have drowned years earlier.
S1 E4 · Who Goes There?
Hart and Cohle hunt for their newly identified suspect, Reggie Ledoux, a meth cooker who shared a cell with Dora Lange's husband and recently skipped parole. As Hart's personal life collapses around him, Cohle immerses himself in an old criminal identity from his narco days, contacting an East-Texas biker gang known to deal with their primary suspect.
S1 E5 · The Secret Fate of All Life
A violent denouement in the forest clears the Dora Lange case and turns Cohle and Hart into local heroes. Each man settles into a healthier rhythm of living as Hart returns to his family, and Cohle starts a relationship while gaining a reputation as a closer in interrogations. As time passes and his daughters grow older, Hart faces new tensions and temptations, and Cohle learns from a double-murder suspect that there could be much more to an old case than he'd once thought. In 2012, Gilbough and Papania put their cards on the table, presenting new intelligence that threatens Cohle and causes Hart to reassess everything he thought he knew about his former partner.
S1 E6 · Haunted Houses
Maggie reveals Cohle's activities in 2002, when his relationship with Hart fractured and he quit the force.
S1 E7 · After You've Gone
Hart and Cohle call a truce to investigate a series of disappearances that may be related to the Dora Lange murder and the Tuttle family.
S1 E8 · Form and Void
An overlooked detail provides Hart and Cohle with an important new lead in their 17-year-old case.
Season 2
8 episodes
A bizarre murder brings together three law-enforcement officers and a career criminal, each of whom must navigate a web of conspiracy and betrayal in the scorched landscapes of California.
S2 E1 · The Western Book of the Dead
The disappearance of a city manager disrupts a lucrative land scheme and ignites an investigation involving three police officers and a career criminal who is moving into legitimate business.
S2 E2 · Night Finds You
Ben Caspar's autopsy reveals the gruesome details of his demise, and Ray and Ani wonder if it has anything to do with his fondness for prostitutes. Meanwhile, Frank looks into what might have happened to his missing fortune.
S2 E3 · Maybe Tomorrow
The repercussions from Caspar's murder are felt by Frank and the Vinci Mayor's office. Ray and Ani are involved in a close call with the killer.
S2 E4 · Down Will Come
The detail works a pawn-shop lead to close in on a suspect in the Caspere case. Frank revisits his past to pay for his present. Velcoro, Bezzerides and Woodrugh struggle to keep the case straight in the face of corruption.
S2 E5 · Other Lives
Ray and Frank contemplate new life choices. Ani and Paul follow a lead up the coast.
S2 E6 · Church in Ruins
Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.
S2 E7 · Black Maps and Motel Rooms
Ray, Ani and Paul take precautionary measures to elude detection and untangle a dark mystery; Frank deals with the fallout of his betrayal.
S2 E8 · Omega Station
Frank, Ray and Ani weigh their options as Caspere's killer and the scope of corruption is revealed.
Season 3
8 episodes
Season 3 tells the story of a macabre crime involving two missing children in the heart of the Ozarks, a mystery that deepens over decades and plays out in three separate time periods.
S3 E1 · The Great War and Modern Memory
The disappearance of a young Arkansas boy and his sister in 1980 triggers vivid memories and enduring questions for retired detective Wayne Hays, who worked the case 35 years before with partner Roland West. What started as a routine case becomes a long journey to dissect and make sense of the crime.
S3 E2 · Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye
Hays looks back at the aftermath of the 1980 Purcell case in West Finger, Arkansas, including possible evidence left behind at the Devil's Den. As attention focuses on two conspicuous suspects--Brett Woodard, a solitary vet and trash collector, and Ted LaGrange, an ex-con with a penchant for children--the parents of the missing kids, Tom and Lucy Purcell, receive a cryptic note.
S3 E3 · The Big Never
Hays recalls his early romance with Amelia, as well as cracks in their relationship that surfaced after they married and had children. Ten years after the Purcell crimes, new evidence emerges, giving him a second chance to vindicate himself and the investigation.
S3 E4 · The Hour and the Day
Hays and West see a possible connection between the local church and the Purcell crimes. As the detectives search for one suspect and round up another for interrogation, Woodard is targeted by a vigilante group.
S3 E5 · If You Have Ghosts
Wayne finds himself in a no-win situation as new clues emerge in the Purcell case. Roland wrestles with how to keep evidence secure as lawyers demand a new investigation. Amelia finds her relationship with Wayne imperiled by her writing aspirations and his jealousy.
S3 E6 · Hunters in the Dark
Wayne and Roland revisit discrepancies in the Purcell case that were hidden or forgotten over the years. Among those being reevaluated is Tom Purcell, as well as Lucy Purcell’s cousin, Dan O’Brien. The glitter of Amelia’s book release is tarnished by a voice from the past.
S3 E7 · The Final Country
Following up on new leads, Wayne and Roland track down a man who left the police force in the midst of the Purcell investigation. Meanwhile, Amelia visits Lucy Purcell’s best friend in hopes of gaining insights into the whereabouts of the mysterious one-eyed man.
S3 E8 · Now Am Found
Wayne struggles to hold on to his memories, and his grip on reality, as the truth behind the Purcell case is finally revealed.
Night Country
6 episodes
When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.
S4 E1 · Night Country: Part 1
When eight scientists vanish without a trace, Navarro tries to convince Danvers that the case is connected to the unsolved murder of a local activist.
S4 E2 · Part 2
As Danvers and Prior set out to learn more about Tsalal – and find an unlikely location for the physical evidence – Captain Connelly threatens to move the case to Anchorage. Later, Navarro and Danvers separately find a connection between one of the Tsalal men and Annie, prompting the former partners to agree to work the case together.
S4 E3 · Part 3
While Hank leads the search for Clark, Prior asks Danvers about the murder-suicide case that drove a wedge between her and Navarro. After sifting through the contents of Clark’s trailer, Navarro and Danvers seek out a local hairdresser for insight on Annie – which leads to a tip about another former Tsalal worker. Later, tensions grow between Danvers and her stepdaughter Leah.
S4 E4 · Part 4
When Julia's mental health struggles resurface, Navarro brings her to a local facility, promising that this time will be better. Later, Danvers and Navarro confirm the location of Annie's murder – and Danvers levies a harsh punishment on Leah following her act of protest.
S4 E5 · Part 5
As Prior digs into the links between Tsalal and mining company Silver Sky, Navarro rescues Leah from a local protest that has turned violent. At a meeting with Silver Sky exec Kate McKitterick, Danvers balks when Connelly shares the official cause of the Tsalal men’s deaths – and gets a warning against pursuing the case any further. Later, Hank receives a quid pro quo offer.
S4 E6 · Part 6
In the midst of a brutal storm, Danvers and Navarro find themselves stuck at Tsalal with no electricity or means of contact. As the truth about what happened to Annie and the Tsalal men unfolds, Navarro and Danvers each confront the demons from their past.