True Detective - HBO - McConaughey / Harrelson [SPOILERS]

Speaking for myself, I wasn’t looking for an unexpected twist, but I was hoping for an ending that did not include thriller clichés like–

  1. A chase

  2. A shoot out

  3. An unrealistic fight on which people take savage beatings or injuries and still manage to keep fighting

  4. An “out-of-nowhere” gunshot to save the day by an off-screen person who we thought was down for the count

  5. A family reunion

  6. An “I saw the light” near death experience
    And I was disappointed that certain questions were so strongly emphasized but not resolved, like:

  7. Was Audrey molested as a child or what? Why did we spend so much time with that issue if it were not to be resolved?

  8. What did the Yellow King have to do with this? Was a Yellow King costume part of the ritual killing?

  9. Why were two (?) of the murders do publicly revealed when the cult has taken pains to keep its countless murders secret?

  10. Was Errol Childress some kind if mastermind or a simpleton gone rogue? If the cult was careful to make sure Rev. Tuttle wouldn’t expose them, why would they let an apparent loose cannon like Errol roam free?

  11. WTF was that all about when Errol Childress suddenly started talking like Cary Grant? What was the point of showing us that?

Oh and a minor point, I think I missed the part where Marty actually found a telephone.