# True Detective - HBO - McConaughey / Harrelson \[SPOILERS\] **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 11, 2013, 3:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697 "2013-06-11T03:43:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 5
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 1:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/81 "2014-02-02T13:03:23Z")
No episode this week because of the Superbowl, I assume? ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/82 "2014-02-02T14:22:26Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > No episode this week because of the Superbowl, I assume? Correct. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 4:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/83 "2014-02-02T16:57:54Z")
How silly is that? I could understand skipping tonight if tonight was the only airing, but it’s repeated all week. ---
**Author:** ![yoyodyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/y/a9a28c/32.png) [@yoyodyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/yoyodyne)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 6:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/84 "2014-02-02T18:34:56Z")
They probably don’t want the ratings comparison. ---
**Author:** ![EllisDee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellisdee/32/4531_2.png) [@EllisDee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/EllisDee)\ **Post date:** [February 2, 2014, 7:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/85 "2014-02-02T19:33:16Z")
Showtime doesn’t care, with Shameless, Episodes and House of Lies all showing new episodes tonight. HBO is running scared, though. Not only is there no new True Detectives at all this week, but Girls and Looking had an unprecedented Saturday night premiere for this week’s episodes. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [February 3, 2014, 5:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/86 "2014-02-03T05:28:01Z")
> [@EllisDee](#): > > No episode this week because of the Superbowl, I assume? Wikipedia, without fail, does a great job of listing episodes with air dates for every running show. I use it for occasions just like this. > **[True Detective](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_Detective_%28TV_series%29#Episodes)** > > True Detective is an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto for the premium cable network HBO. The series premiered on January 12, 2014, and each season of the series is structured as a self-contained narrative, employing new cast ensembles, and following various sets of characters and settings. > The first season, starring Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles, aired in 2014. It takes place in Louisiana and... ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 5:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/87 "2014-02-10T05:14:16Z")
That was a weird little jog in the timeline from where we left off, but I get it vis-à-vis the narrative being framed by the interviews with the two black detectives. Those little glimpses into outlaw biker culture were infinitely better than entire seasons of Sons of Anarchy. I was at once struck by how literally sterile and safe the SoA clubhouse is compared to the den of smoke and hepatitis and random violence we saw here. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 2:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/88 "2014-02-10T14:12:03Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > That was a weird little jog in the timeline from where we left off, but I get it vis-à-vis the narrative being framed by the interviews with the two black detectives. > > Those little glimpses into outlaw biker culture were infinitely better than entire seasons of Sons of Anarchy. I was at once struck by how literally sterile and safe the SoA clubhouse is compared to the den of smoke and hepatitis and random violence we saw here. Unlike some TV shows or movies, there was nothing sexy about seeing the back room, so to speak…it was squalid and dangerous and I don’t want to be there. Did you catch that the whole last sequence in the housing project was all done in one shot? That was remarkable and intense. ---
**Author:** ![drastic\_quench](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e36b37/32.png) [@drastic\_quench](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/drastic_quench)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/89 "2014-02-10T16:04:09Z")
Yes. I’ve rarely seen a ghetto on TV that actually looked menacing like that. Again the aerial shots are amazing - especially for TV. ---
**Author:** ![SaharaTea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9a140/32.png) [@SaharaTea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SaharaTea)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/90 "2014-02-10T16:22:49Z")
It dawned on me about halfway through that long tracking shot that it was indeed a long-ass tracking shot, and it was awesome. For someone who keeps insisting that Marty’s home life is “none of his business,” it sure is odd that Rust agreed to act as a go-between with Maggie. This is leading to something, but I don’t know what yet. So happy to hear the great Lucinda Williams on the soundtrack. ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 5:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/91 "2014-02-10T17:47:31Z")
> [@drastic\_quench](#): > > That was a weird little jog in the timeline from where we left off, but I get it vis-à-vis the narrative being framed by the interviews with the two black detectives. Yeah, that confused me. What happened to Bigfoot guy? So was Rust’s plan to kidnap the biker guy and force him to take them to LaDoux? ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/92 "2014-02-10T18:56:55Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Yeah, that confused me. What happened to Bigfoot guy? > > So was Rust’s plan to kidnap the biker guy and force him to take them to LaDoux? No, Rust’s plan was to make a side deal with biker guy (coke for meth) that would lead him to LeDoux, but the whole plan went off the rails and he decided to cut to the chase and beat it out of him. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/93 "2014-02-10T19:25:04Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > Yeah, that confused me. What happened to Bigfoot guy? > > So was Rust’s plan to kidnap the biker guy and force him to take them to LaDoux? When they showed those previews it was called “scenes from upcoming episodes of TD”, not “next week’s episode”. ---
**Author:** ![woodstockbirdybird](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/woodstockbirdybird/32/7905_2.png) [@woodstockbirdybird](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/woodstockbirdybird)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 7:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/94 "2014-02-10T19:57:22Z")
Well, it wasn’t a preview, it was actually the last shot of the previous episode. Still, the story is progressing from that shot - they’re working on a way to get to the guy. ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/95 "2014-02-10T20:48:40Z")
> [@woodstockbirdybird](#): > > Well, it wasn’t a preview, it was actually the last shot of the previous episode. Still, the story is progressing from that shot - they’re working on a way to get to the guy. I agree with this, but I think part of the problem is that the shot was out-of-viewpoint…have we had any other shots like that? ---
**Author:** ![AuntiePam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f19dbf/32.png) [@AuntiePam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AuntiePam)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/96 "2014-02-10T20:55:16Z")
So Bigfoot is Reggie LeDoux? I keep wanting to call him Chris LeDoux (the singer). ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2014, 8:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/97 "2014-02-10T20:58:54Z")
> [@AuntiePam](#): > > So Bigfoot is Reggie LeDoux? Yes, presumably…he’s making meth in that boxcar. ---
**Author:** ![madmonk28](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/madmonk28/32/20811_2.png) [@madmonk28](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/madmonk28)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/98 "2014-02-11T01:05:12Z")
> [@Maserschmidt](#): > > No, Rust’s plan was to make a side deal with biker guy (coke for meth) that would lead him to LeDoux, but the whole plan went off the rails and he decided to cut to the chase and beat it out of him. I thought Rust said his plan was to snatch the biker guy and get him to reveal LeDoux’s location? ---
**Author:** ![Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/section_maker_jupe/32/1424_2.png) [@Section\_Maker\_Jupe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Section_Maker_Jupe)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/99 "2014-02-11T01:16:50Z")
Interesting to watch Rust throw himself into the "off the books’ work… 4 years of undercover work living like that? haha…no wonder he smells colors and sees funny things sometime…ahh the good old days…🙂 :rolleyes: well old Rust sure can hold his own with the heavy dudes… I wasnt so sure about that opening scene in the jail cell, all the info we have been waiting for came spilling out in 5 minutes…including a Debil worshipping cult and LOTS of dead bodies, great killing too!!! I dunno…we shall see. I really like all the actors in this series, sounds like they got some real locals too… like the grandpa of the second missing girl(crab fisherman), he might not even be an actor!!! ---
**Author:** ![Maserschmidt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/maserschmidt/32/18829_2.png) [@Maserschmidt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Maserschmidt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2014, 2:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697/100 "2014-02-11T02:23:53Z")
> [@madmonk28](#): > > I thought Rust said his plan was to snatch the biker guy and get him to reveal LeDoux’s location? I never heard him say that… I thought once they discovered Ledoux was the sole meth provider to that biker gang, he was going to use the coke swap with the “Mexican cartel” to get close to him. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697.md?page=4) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/true-detective-hbo-mcconaughey-harrelson-spoilers/660697.md?page=6)