2) The characters had no connection to the storyĪni and Ray had very little connection to what was happening in the main mystery. And we all know how those sorts of plays usually turn out. They felt, almost, like a desperate, last-second pass, tossed over the end zone in hopes of a touchdown. Think about it this way: The importance of those blue diamonds that ended up being key to unraveling the mystery didn't become apparent until midway through the season. But when he doesn't have interesting characters to fall back on, that becomes even more apparent. It never has been, and it probably never will be. Plotting is not Pizzolatto's strong suit. Heck, the season used that shootout to reboot its story midway through, in a way that completely negated most of the first four episodes, outside of very shaky character development. But then you had things like Panticapaeum, and the drug cartel shootout, and the gigantic sex parties, all of which ended up being weird digressions and distractions. The main added complication was Frank, the crime boss whose story never went beyond a tangential connection to everybody else. To compensate for this, Pizzolatto kept tossing more and more things into the season's story. The central story of three very different police officers investigating the death of a corrupt city manager turned out to have enough story in it to fill maybe two or three hours. Ray's shooting ended up not having much of anything to do with anything.Įssentially every flaw of the season stems from this one point. 1) There wasn't enough story for eight episodes Here are seven stupid storytelling decisions that kept this season from working. The problem is that his particular alchemy really requires absolutely everything going right, and when they don't, well, you get True Detective, season two. But when he's firing on all cylinders, it's easy to see why he's been so hyped. The stories he tells can be ungainly, and he sometimes bites off more than he can chew. I try not to jump on the "Pizzolatto is the worst!" bandwagon that often, because he's not. Somewhere in the middle of this thicket, there was a compelling noir about a bunch of people caught up in a conspiracy almost too big to comprehend, but it kept getting lost behind frankly baffling storytelling decisions. In thinking about why season two hasn't worked, however, it's impossible to escape one central notion - creator Nic Pizzolatto didn't have the faintest clue how to tell this story. Related Our complete coverage of True Detective season 2
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