Even Hansel and Gretel arrived somewhere following the crumbles.

TheMara61

I can't take it anymore. I was patient with Season 3, very, very patient, too patient. That, because: since Season 1, I cannot look at a lawnmower without imagining some creepy murderer driving it - that's how powerfull the cinematic universe was there, like the issue with the shower-curtain in Psycho.

I gave Mr Pizzolatto the space to unravel his talent, over 4 episodes, not counting the farse that was unwatchable (Season 2). I complied with and tolerated him doing the pastiche of season 1 in season 3 - the same ritualistic child abductors/creepy manufactured toys similar to the twigs-traps in season 1/tormented detectives. But while watching episode 5 (which was announced as a huge revelation beforehand) I mean WHILE, DURING THE EPISODE- instead of following the darn story, I found myself surfing the net searching for opinions. Because my esteem for the show was fastly dropping under the tolerable line.

There are lots of ways of telling the story of two detectives. Even when using a pastiche. I believe that Mr. Pizzolatto exhausted every drop of creativity and this masquerade should end here - no more True detective failed attempts, please.

score 2/10

TheMara61 7 February 2019

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