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* KickTheSonOfABitch: [[spoiler: Him executing Ledoux after finding the children he kidnapped and tortured most definitely qualifies. When Cohle learns why he did it, [[SoProudOfYou he approves,]] saying that he is "glad to see you [Hart] commit to something." and immediately helps Hart go about staging the scene to fit their false narrative.]]
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* OddFriendship: With Marty, even though they don't like each other at first and probably wouldn't term their relationship 'friendship,' especially after their still mysterious falling out, but still, the two have their subtle moments together, like Cohle playing devil's advocate for Marty when [[spoiler: his wife learns of his affair,]] or Marty [[spoiler: refusing to at first entertain the notion that Cohle has become a deranged copycat killer. It's mainly this because, in the end, they're NotSoDifferent. Cohle also has one with Marty's wife Maggie.
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* OddFriendship: With Marty, even though they don't like each other at first and probably wouldn't term their relationship 'friendship,' especially after their still mysterious falling out, but still, the two have their subtle moments together, like Cohle playing devil's advocate for Marty when [[spoiler: his wife learns of his affair,]] or Marty [[spoiler: refusing to at first entertain the notion that Cohle has become a deranged copycat killer. ]] It's mainly this because, in the end, they're NotSoDifferent. Cohle also has one with Marty's wife Maggie.
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* OddFriendship: With Marty, even though they don't like each other at first and probably wouldn't term their relationship 'friendship,' especially after their still mysterious falling out, but still, the two have their subtle moments together, like Cohle playing devil's advocate for Marty when [[spoiler: his wife learns of his affair, affair,]] or Marty [[spoiler: refusing to at first believe entertain the notion that Cohle has become a deranged copycat killer. It's mainly this because, in the end, they're NotSoDifferent. Cohle also has one with Marty's wife Maggie.
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* OddFriendship: With Marty, even though they don't like each other at first and probably wouldn't term their relationship 'friendship,' especially after their still mysterious falling out, but still, the two have their subtle moments together.together, like Cohle playing devil's advocate for Marty when his wife learns of his affair, or Marty refusing to at first believe that Cohle has become a deranged copycat killer. It's mainly this because, in the end, they're NotSoDifferent. Cohle also has one with Marty's wife Maggie.
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* BerserkButton: Criminals hurting/abusing or otherwise using children. [[spoiler: [[BoomHeadshot Reggie Ladoux found this out the hard way.]]]]
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* NotSoDifferent: From Cohle, [[BitchInSheepsClothing Marty's]] just better at hiding it.
* OddFriendship: With Cohle, again, becuase they are NotSoDifferent.
* PetTheDog: Does ''not'' like criminals who criminals who [[BerserkButton use/hurt children.]]
* OddFriendship: With Cohle, again, becuase they are NotSoDifferent.
* PetTheDog: Does ''not'' like criminals who criminals who [[BerserkButton use/hurt children.]]
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* BeneathTheMask: Beneath the Mask: A subtle example with Marty. On the surface he presents himself as a laid-back, easygoing family man who bears the responsibility of his job. Underneath, he cheats on his wife and has shades of volatile anger issues when Cohle calls him out on it and when he is outright cruel to his wife at home.
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* BeneathTheMask: Beneath the Mask: A subtle example with Marty. On the surface he presents himself as a laid-back, easygoing family man who bears the responsibility of his job. Underneath, he cheats on his wife and has shades of volatile anger issues when Cohle calls him out on it and when he is outright cruel to his wife at home.
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* TheGhost: The only glimpse seen of him is a silhouette as he arranges Dora Lange's body, in the first scene of the first episode.
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* ForgivenButNotForgotten: Hart's affair.
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* TheMatchmaker: She's determined to set Rust up with a nice girl.
* HotMom
* TheMatchmaker: She's determined to set Rust up with a nice girl.
* RedOniBlueOni: The blue one.
* RedOniBlueOni: Slightly more emotional than his partner Gilbough.
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* NiceGuy: Shown when Hart and Cohle catch Reggie Ledoux. Before then he was just under a lot of pressure.
* NiceGuy: Shown when Hart and Cohle catch Reggie Ledoux. Before then he was just under a lot of pressure.
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-->''"I'd consider myself a realist, alright? But in philosophical terms I'm what's called a pessimist... I think human consciousness is a tragic misstep in evolution."''
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-->''"I get the feeling like, I can see forty and it's like I'm the coyote in the cartoons, like I'm running off a cliff, and if I don't look down and keep running, I might be fine. But I think I'm all fucked up."''
* BeneathTheMask: Beneath the Mask: A subtle example with Marty. On the surface he presents himself as a laid-back, easygoing family man who bears the responsibility of his job. Underneath, he cheats on his wife and has shades of volatile anger issues when Cohle calls him out on it and when he is outright cruel to his wife at home.
* BitchInSheepsClothing: Beneath Hart's laid-back Good Ol' Boy facade, he cheats on his wife and is dealing with psychological issues. Contrast with Cohle who doesn't bother with a facade and is utterly upfront with all his flaws.
* CrazyJealousGuy: When he sees his mistress, Lisa, going home with another man, he [[spoiler:breaks down her door and terrorizes him. He promises to skull-fuck Lisa for personally telling Hart's wife about their affair in retaliation for Hart's breaking-and-entering. After his wife leaves him, Hart begs her to give him another chance at the hospital where she works and has to be held back by security, leaving only when prompted by Cohle regarding their case.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: Marty is full of this. In episode 3 ("The Locked Room"), 2012 Marty natters on about the importance of family, while 1995 Marty [[spoiler:bursts into his mistress's apartment and beats her date up]]. Marty gets quite irritated in 1995 when his father-in-law complains about civil rights, and how things are so much worse "these days"; in 2012, Marty gets annoyed when a black detective takes offense to the term "coon-hound," complaining how everyone is so oversensitive these days. He justifies his affair with a courthouse employee essentially as letting off steam and states that it is ultimately "for the good of the family." He is saying this in 2012 with a left hand entirely devoid of a wedding ring. Hart continually calls out Cohle for his perpetual angst, but indulges in it just as much himself where his family life is concerned. Even in the car, which he designated an angst-free zone after Cohle's first misanthropic rant. Cohle points out that the difference between him and Hart is that Cohle isn't in denial about who he is.
* NeverMyFault: Hart is prone to this, variously blaming his family, job, a midlife crisis, his father's death and even Cohle for his affair.
* YourCheatingHeart: Hart is having an affair with Lisa, the sexy young courthouse admin worker.
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* TheAlcoholic: Cohle is a relapsing-remitting. He's mostly sober in 1995, though he briefly falls off the wagon in the first episode. In 2012, he's drunk by noon and demands the interviewing detectives bring him a six-pack if they want him to keep talking. He also chugs a bottle of cough syrup while driving on the way to interview a CI and seems to buy barbiturates from her after the interview is over.
* BunnyEarsLawyer: He is darkly pessimistic, a misanthrope who sleeps under a crucifix (despite being non-religious) and with a tendency to philosophize at random, is explicitly identified as a good detective.
* ComicallySerious: Especially in Episode 3, where Maggie manages to set him up with one of her acquaintances. He has the same stoic expression on his face even when he's dancing.
* TheCynic: Unlike most examples, it isn't played as him being simply grumpy or downbeat but having genuine existential despair about life and humanity and shows what a wreck he is.
* DefectiveDetective: Cohle is really messed up, at least when he's not on the job.
* {{Hallucinations}}: Cohle has these in episode 2, seeing blurring lights on the highway, a weirdly neon-pink wave that spreads across the cloudscape and a flock of birds forming the symbols on Dora Lange's body. He explains that it's a side-effect of a number of drugs he was taking while undercover.
* TheInsomniac: As he himself says.
-->'''Cohle:''' I don't sleep. I just dream.
* InsufferableGenius: Cohle gives off this vibe when he talks about his philosophic views.
* JadeColoredGlasses: Cohle has such a prominent pair that it's almost a deconstruction because it shows what a psychological wreck a person becomes by wearing them.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Cohle comes across as abrasive and is extremely cynical about humanity in general, but when he shows up drunk to dinner with Hart's family, he genuinely apologizes. Also, even though Marty tries to arrange an alibi for him to leave gracefully, Rust stays because he finds that he actually enjoys spending time with Marty's family, more than he thought he would.
KnightInSourArmor: Cohle often preaches about the futility of humanity, but nonetheless works as a detective to, as he says, "bear witness".
* MeaningfulName: Rustin Cohle. Also the pronunciation of Hart and Cohle's surnames, which makes them sound like Hot and Cold. Also, Heart and Coal.
* TheMole: Cohle was one for four years while working for a DEA task force in Texas. [[spoiler:Undercover cops are supposed to be pulled out after 11 months, but Cohle kept going because the DEA was essentially using his self-destructive behavior to further their own ends. The fact that he was also willing to kill people (and did it several times) is alluded to as well.]]
* MysteriousPast: Cohle. He grew up with a 'Nam vet turned survivalist father in Alaska, his daughter fell into a coma after a car accident and later died, his marriage fell apart, he went undercover for an extensive drug operation that turned him into an addict, was in a shooting, and spent time in a mental institution all before coming to Louisiana to work the Dora Lange case.
* NoSocialSkills: Or limited, in Cohle's case, as seen during the awkward dinner with Hart's family and his stilted interactions with the other Louisiana police officers. This trope is actually reconstructed with Cohle. His singular focus and abrasive personality frustrates his peers and nearly gets him and Hart thrown off the Dora Lange case. However, his drive and intelligence, combined with him lacking the distracting personal issues Hart has in his private life, are formidable enough that, by Episode 2, he is clearly driving the investigation forward.
* OffTheWagon: Cohle, who identifies himself as a recovering alcoholic, shows up to dinner with Hart's family drunk. By 2012, he's fully relapsed.
* PetTheDog: Cohle may be a misanthropic nihilist, but he still makes sure to individually direct two kids to hide in their bathtubs for safety in Episode 4 just before and during a riot.
* TheProfiler: Cohle has elements of this. Hart warns him not to be; if he's trying to fit the evidence into a presumed narrative, he'll bias his judgment of the facts.
* TheSmartGuy: Hart highlights Cohle's intelligence several times just in the first episode.
* StrawNihilist: Cohle spends a lot of time talking about how humanity is evil and life is pointless. Hart lampshades how annoying his nihilist rants are.
* TeethClenchedTeamwork: It's established that Cohle and Hart don't particularly care for each other when first partnered up.
* WorldHalfFull: Cohle, who refers to himself as a pessimist.
-->'''Cohle:''' Look, I'd consider myself a realist, alright, but in philosophical terms, I'm what's called a pessimist.
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!!Det. Rustin 'Rust' Cohle
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!!Det. Martin Hart
->'''Played By:''' Woody Harrelson
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!!Maggie Hart
->'''Played By:''' Michelle Monaghan
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!!Det. Maynard Gilbough
->'''Played By:''' Michael Potts
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!!Det. Thomas Papania
->'''Played By:''' Tory Kittles
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!!Det. Rustin 'Rust' Cohle
->'''Played By:''' Matthew McConaughey
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!!Det. Martin Hart
->'''Played By:''' Woody Harrelson
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!!Maggie Hart
->'''Played By:''' Michelle Monaghan
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!!Det. Maynard Gilbough
->'''Played By:''' Michael Potts
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!!Det. Thomas Papania
->'''Played By:''' Tory Kittles
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