After a season filled with ups and downs, True Detective has succeeded in delivering three stellar episodes to go out on. Due to episodes six and seven making the most of advancing a ton of narrative work on their own, this finale had enough room to breathe to focus on the characters we've actually grown to care about. True Detective has delivered a finale that exceeds the rest of the season in terms of emotion , character work, themes and just general television quality.
There were some smart touches to this episode which helped to elevate it above the standard of the rest of this season, which, while generally impressive, suffered from occasionally poor writing and a story too big for its own good. Ani and Ray's story telling sequence opening the episode was one of the season's greatest scenes, proving how good this show can be when two main characters just sit and talk. Season one had Rust and Cohle in the car, this season gave us Velcoro and Bezzerides in the bed.
I particularly appreciated Ani's story, and how her description of the moment she was led into the woods by a stranger ultimately reflected the setting and mood of Ray's death towards the episode's close. Ray's brief encounter with his now proved to be biological son was also a touching moment, something I never believed season two was capable of achieving. Frank's death scene was also beautifully photographed, and the constant barrage of hallucinations was smartly handled.
It might have been a rocky path, but True Detective's second season came into its own these last few episodes, and gave us one of its all time best to close on. Bring on season three.
There were some smart touches to this episode which helped to elevate it above the standard of the rest of this season, which, while generally impressive, suffered from occasionally poor writing and a story too big for its own good. Ani and Ray's story telling sequence opening the episode was one of the season's greatest scenes, proving how good this show can be when two main characters just sit and talk. Season one had Rust and Cohle in the car, this season gave us Velcoro and Bezzerides in the bed.
I particularly appreciated Ani's story, and how her description of the moment she was led into the woods by a stranger ultimately reflected the setting and mood of Ray's death towards the episode's close. Ray's brief encounter with his now proved to be biological son was also a touching moment, something I never believed season two was capable of achieving. Frank's death scene was also beautifully photographed, and the constant barrage of hallucinations was smartly handled.
It might have been a rocky path, but True Detective's second season came into its own these last few episodes, and gave us one of its all time best to close on. Bring on season three.