Yeah I sort of thought the same thing about Rust. [This is a review for True Detective season 1, episode 8. No one wants to live in such a dark place. I hated how they came to the conclusion that Errol got green paint on his ears. Otherwise, there would be only dark. All I felt was love and that everything was connected. I think he was a schizo genius. It was beautiful. i've never been more tense or excited watching anything as when Rust spins round and shouts "Marty, clear the house". Have you all found anything like it ? People were speculating it would be green noise cancelling headphones. True Detective Filming Locations I recently got back from a trip to the New Orleans area. In a very real way, Rust is the light of this show, disguising himself in darkness, to reveal truth and bring justice where it’s deserved. Or is it time is a flat circle and Ill only end up back where I … Rust’s renewed optimism is a logical end to his character arc and growth over the series. Who the hell gets paint on both of their ears and only their ears specifically? The third season of HBO’s True Detective seemingly hinged on the answer to one gigantic question: What happened to Will and Julie Purcell? The series begin with the discovery of the corpse of a young women, set up in a ritualistic matter.The authorities quickly conclude that it’s a satanic ritualistic murder. Grief, divorce, drug use, and years of being a homicide detective twisted him into the nihilist he is now, but that's something he can (and does) recover from. While the Internet is rife with theories and analysis, few have succeeded in plumbing the depths of the story in its proper fullness. Life is suffering. I felt sort the same way that it didn't fit his character on the first watch, but on subsequent rewatches, I began to see Rust as a sort of fallen angel trapped in purgatory. Zapffe's most important essay is about how the way a person chooses to deal with their "life panic" can be destructive and dark or productive and light. WARNING: Spoilers for the True Detective season 3 finale. It has to do with Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghanand atypi… HBO. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Staring into what you perceive as absolute truth isn’t enjoyable for those of us touched by tragedy and an over abundance of awareness. I hear his family had been there for a long time. Watch the opening credits for True Detective, only on HBO. It was not difficult for a talented actor to shine in such a well-written part. It goes everything his character is about. The life of Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) has slowly unfurled non-chronologically over past eight weeks on HBO, using his major unsolved case as a way to explore the power of memory and time in a wholly unexpected way. One thing people need to remember, and this has been confirmed by Nic himself, is that Rust isn't some independent philosopher king. I feel like it was too neat to be realistic. The first season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, premiered on January 12, 2014, on the premium cable network HBO.The principal cast consisted of Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles.The season had eight episodes, and its initial airing concluded on March 9, 2014. Share. I do agree with OP that it seems rash, but not entirely unrealistic. I think his crucifix and meditation on Jesus sacrificing himself is foreshadowing to when Rust comes back explicitly to find Childress. The man tells them it no longer exists, and gives them detailed directions back to the highway. By: Jay Dyer. Or is it time is a flat circle and Ill only end up back where I … Almost line for line, right down to the nonsensical metaphor that didn't make sense either in the Alan Moore comic it was stolen from. By Devon Forward / Feb. 19, 2021 10:45 am EDT. I just finished watching True Detective season 1 & absolutely loved it. I was hoping that the bad guy wouldn’t turn out to be an incestual retard though. my biggest issue with it is that i think Nic gave into his love for the characters and tried to wrap them up as nicely as possible. No one will debate that Rust Cohle singlehandedly relaunched his career. I had a similar experience to Rust’s. Have you all found anything like it ? I mean, the old black lady said it herself. He's not a naive guy. Disagree. Now that the first season of True Detective is officially over, it's time to over-analyze the finale. ... 'True Detective' Season 1, Episode 7 Recap: 'After You've Gone' So much of the shows symbolism is tied up in that, from the imagery of rural Louisiana, to the heart/soul metaphor of Rust and Cohle, to Rust's ability to obtain confessions through a nearly religious absolution. I don't think he was retarded. While we are waiting for the finale tonight, I was just wondering if you could tell me why you didn’t enjoy the ending and what would you have rather it been? Rust was the de facto protagonist of True Detective, though and McConaughey was handed the best lines on a silver platter. I agree, but some people while they loved the season, they were disappointed by the ending. The final scene came natural considering the character's arc. It’s a story and I think the ending was good now. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=245&v=5_y5AcBV0x0&feature=emb_logo, https://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah, http://sequart.org/magazine/69503/sequart-releases-time-is-a-flat-circle-examining-true-detective-season-one/. Ok, so I just watched True Detective, (season 1 only) and I think it is as good as they said. True Detective review: season one finale – Form and Void Spoiler alert: this review is for US viewers. The only thing I was disappointed with was the twist I expected that didn't happen. Anyone else find it character assassination for Rust to just get hope from a near-death experience? -- completely unconvincing character transformation for Rust. I interpreted it to illustrate that even with a rational mind, even pessimistically intelligent people can be "shook" by something that proves that the whole universe is bigger than themselves. Brilliant, weird noir series True Detective had its season finale last night, and the ending probably wasn’t what most viewers expected. Rejoice, for life doesn't have to end (or something like that). Here's a copy of. I guess it depends through which lens you want to view it. 'True Detective' Season 1, Episode 4 Recap: Every Clue Revealed By Zoë Triska In this week's episode, "Who Goes There," Rust and Marty begin … Ridiculous. I fully expected that one of the new detectives, Papania or Gilbough, would turn out to be a deep-cover member of the Tuttle organization. I was wondering why. Comment deleted by user 3 years ago. And after his NDE, its no coincidence he looks up at the stars and smiles. Link to my book below. It's been a while since I've watched but i remember him saying something along the lines of him wanting to kill himseld hut lacking the constitution (motivation/strength) to do so. In 2014, HBO released the first season of the anthology crime drama series True Detective, directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga of No Time to Die and starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as detectives Rust Cohle and Marty Hart, respectively. Rust seemingly becoming a theist over a vision he had while in the hospital is absurd because Rust should be smarter than that and be able to equate what he saw to completely unsupernatural and normal shit like a dream, sleep paralysis or oh, I don’t know....maybe the hallucinations he has all the time that he himself has claimed can get so vivid that it feels like he’s the mainline to the secret truth of the universe. At first I was slightly disappointed, because my expectation was that Rust would die. Carcosa is a term found in many works of fiction such as those written by Ambrose Bierce and Robert W. Chambers, who is probably mostly associated with the name. I’m a huge pessimist (went to catholic school since kindergarten and thought it was all bs). ... help Reddit App Reddit coins Reddit premium Reddit gifts. He's the source of Rust's rants about consciousness being a burden. But upon a rewatch years later and more reflection, it was a good ending to the season. Of course, Matthew McConaughey's performance was superb. A True Detective true believer might also argue that the show’s big, brave message is that men do terrible things to women—whether it’s Marty or whether it’s Errol. Second one is “True Detective Season 1 Analysis of the Occult Artwork”, written by a fan, and is exactly what the title says. Rust literally pierces the veil when he's in the maze in Childress. So, I was content and pleased with the ending but am wondering if the internet is gonna rip it apart because nearly every theory was wrong. He uses his intellect and philosophy to cut himself off from his heart. level 1. in the Carcosa sequence. I looked at it like Rust was convinced he knew how it all worked, it was just supposed to suck, then he gets a glimpse at a reality he doesn't understand, and now he knows he knows nothing. The trauma showed him that a strictly rational philosophical analysis of the world is not complete or balanced. Louisiana True Detectives Rust and Marty finally got to the bottom of a very disturbing, 17-year-old mystery Sunday night -- but did the HBO series' season-ender give you the resolution you craved? True Detective season 1 is a revered piece of television.Coming out in the midst of TV’s Golden Age, it managed to stand apart from the crowd thanks to its A-list cast members, visual flair, and Reddit-baiting mystery.Not since Lost had a series sent people scurrying to the internet in search of answers and theories after each episode. If you're caught stealing (consciously or unconsciously) someone else's final scene for your final scene, you don't just shrug and say, "No big deal. It might be against the philosophy that he exposes in the begining of the series but I'd also say not at all off-character and that's because of his character arc, the near death was an experience that altered the philosophy he used to cope with the suffering of life, he got a glimpse of the full energy of life just by being ready to lose it. To me the whole show has been about Marty and Cohle, and the ending reflects that. The idea of this cult being a true evil in the world, and yet, at the same time, seeming TRUE, that their followers ARE rewarded and that their beliefs may actually hold weight, is pretty ominous. ... Just remember when Rust was in his hospital bed at the end - they spoke about how they wern't going to get them all. The ending was great. At the end of the episode, the two new detectives (Gilbough and Papania) are looking for the church Russ mentioned. In a series where every detail matters, I have never seen the significance of this information. I was declared brain dead because it caused 13+strokes, but “miraculously” came back. The first season of True Detective, an American anthology crime drama television series created by Nic Pizzolatto, premiered on January 12, 2014, on the premium cable network HBO.The principal cast consisted of Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Monaghan, Michael Potts, and Tory Kittles.The season had eight episodes, and its initial airing concluded on March 9, 2014. -- green paint on Errol's ears as the "clue" that finally cracks the case. Season 1's eight episodes were lauded by critics, earning an 87% on Rotten Tomatoes with a 100% Audience Score. Upon recent rewatch there are little lines and behaviors that suggest Rust is partly trying to convince himself that what he’s saying is true. The Ending Of True Detective Season 1 Explained. The True Detective community, however, wouldn't let things end so easily. -- the awful 70s-style DRAMATIC MUSIC!!! And that seems to follow Rust's character arc ... that he would be engaged in life's more esoteric mysteries with the same vitality as before - only now with a renewed understand that life is far more precious than what he originally believed. I thought season 1 was great. See my analysis of True Detective Season 2 here. He's left behind all the pessimistic ontological (how we came to be or why we are) bullshit and is now a modern shaman-like figure. A lot of people seem to be disappointed by the ending of season 1. I don’t think so at all. It wasn’t anything religiously described, but it was absolutely fulfilling. A shaman is sometimes called a wounded healer. Would you have rather Rust took a drive off a cliff or blown his own brains out since he was a pessimistic bitter man? They stop to ask a man on a lawnmower for directions. I think, maybe, what OP meant was Rust’s belief of an afterlife. Usually with a … I don’t know why they didn’t make it that instead. My friend and I sought out and visited as many filming locations as we could -- all over the area. once there was only dark: the true ending of true detective season 1 April 29, 2018 by Dakota Crane in nonfiction The first season of True Detective is some of the best television I've ever seen (second only to Twin Peaks: The Return, as far as I'm concerned), but there's something I don't understand about the ending. The series finale likely left more questions than answers for the HBO drama’s obsessive fans And I am disappointed that they didn’t catch the powerful people involved even though they knew who they were. -- completely unconvincing acceptance by Rust that "at least we got our man". Finished season 1 yesterday. It wasn't your average season finale. I think that opened his heart and it was new for him. And in that moment/scene i viewed it kore as he was finally getting to die. I’ve come to look at Rust’s change of heart coming down to him giving in to the allure and relief of hope. We use cookies on our websites for a number of purposes, including analytics and performance, functionality and advertising. My problem with Nic's wrap up was that both Marty and Rust survived. After I rewatched the finale about 30 times I settled on this-Rust had the death experience and felt the true love of his daughter. From my own personal experience, I would venture to guess that a large percentage of pessimists wish to be proven wrong about their beliefs. There will be SPOILERS. that said though, that shot of him sat in the bed, zoned out and staring at his window (which was 100% meant to make him look like jesus and i won't accept any other explanation) with the music playing in the background is probably the greatest 10 seconds of TV i've ever seen. There's an English language version of "The Last Messiah" available to read for free here: https://philosophynow.org/issues/45/The_Last_Messiah . I am still a pessimist, but I do think that there’s some place where our energy goes now. It wasn't almost dying, it was believing that he had found his little girl in the void. Blogs and Reddit have been flooded since the Season Three finale on Sunday with theories about the ending. He used to be a normal guy with a wife and a kid. Of all of True Detective season two's storytelling sins, this is the one that has been most thoroughly adjudicated, even by fans of the season. He did his best to fight against it, thought that he had failed, and so accepted it. I haven't read what Pizzolatto has said, but in an occult/alchemical sense, Rust's experience at Carcosa has served as an initiation. Dude got great development in that season. Even if you relate to the philosophy, it should be obvious that a lot of the time, he's spouting that stuff to convince himself as much as others. The first season of True Detective captivated the viewing public this year, topped only by Breaking Bad in attention and critical praise. I just finished watching True Detective season 1 & absolutely loved it. It's so out of character for him to give that much meaning to tripping balls on nearly dying. Sure he did his best to survive as a detective and sure he drank a lot as a bar tender, but he would never outright kill himself no matter how much he wanted to die. He had character development. I hated the ending on my first viewing. Rustin Cohle describes the killer as “meta-psychotic”.After the autopsy, the detectives learn that the victim was drugged, bound, abused, tortured with a knife, strangled and posed outside for the world to see. I'd say it says more about you that you believe it is character assassination.