True Detective: The Long Bright Dark (2014)
Season 1, Episode 1
9/10
If you like the genre, you'll love this first episode
21 June 2023
Warning: Spoilers
When they talk about "give me the same, but different", well here it is.

How many detective/cops movies or tv series we have available, out there? This pilot does pretty much everything well.

Obviously the editing team did a fantastic job in keeping me fixated and, most importantly, crystal clear on the various timelines and locations, between past and presents.

Then the dialogues and how the values of the 2 main characters are slowly presented. Love the interaction between the conformist and the "alternative", the solid mindset and the. Freethinker . Realistic and entertaining

Great cinematography! Gee it's been a while since the last time I could feel a scene, be it at the police station, out in town or during the scene at the dinner table. Love it.

Then it's a crazy mystery with graphic stuff on screen.

Important: Those out there who have been affected by the fast cuts of today's youtube videos and social media "reels" will find it hard to watch and appreciate. I feel sorry for them.
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