There's only one writer, and he talks about the sticks here
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Nic: Sure. That influence is, like everything in True Detective, part of a whole-earth catalog of cultural obsessions, including my own. If your character conveys a vision of cosmic horror, it felt appropriate for me to dramatize the Lovecraftian sense of madness, of a carnivorous universe in which you’re food. And Cohle’s attitude is similar to things Lovecraft said (and Cioran, and Schopenhauer), though we can see Cohle would have a substantial confirmation-bias based on his life story.
The stick lattices are actually things I discovered in researching early Megalith cultures and the mound-builders in Louisiana, but I discovered Wagner’s story and then it seemed even more appropriate to the kind of subconscious cultural associations the killer creates, the atavistic dread that the show tries to transmit. I suppose what drew me to these elements were the show’s themes and characters, and my own interests, which to be fair are pretty broad and discursive. And no one told me I couldn’t do it, you know? If these things are all appropriate to the story and its themes and they can be incorporated organically and become an authentic part of the story, why not? Why not mash these influences together? Provided it’s in a way that doesn’t betray or lead astray the governing genre being served.
Yeah, it's pretty obvious 2012!Hart is divorced.
Was kind of funny to see Cohle dancing while sporting the same empty, Thousand-Yard Stare he has while on the job.
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."To be honest, Hart kinda comes across as dead weight in the show so far. It's annoying because that means Rust is the only one driving things forward (case wise). I love the interplay between the two characters but I wish things were a bit more even handed.
This show is great, by the way. The two week wait for the next episode is starting to kill me already, last night's episode had such a strong final 10 minutes.
You can get what you want and still not be very happy.I also feel like the narrative force is favoring Cohle so far. As said, he's driving the plot, except for times when Hart is navigating certain social situations for him. (Like when he smooth talked their Captain or whatever into giving them time to try to get results rather than turn things over to that "task force".)
I also get the feeling that there's quite a lot of Nostalgia Filter going on with Hart when he talks about his family. While we're seeing the truth in the sections from the past, the way Hart talks about it definitely has a disconnect. This probably ties into the lack of a ring from the 2010 version of Hart and him wanting those things back.
| Wandering, but not lost. | If people bring so much courage to this world...◊ |How plausible do you think it is that Cohle's and Hart's big break-up was some sort of ruse and the ten years Cohle's spent missing in action was part of a personal deep cover assignment? It seems that there might be some sort of conspiracy behind the murders rather than a lone nutter, possibly involving that big-shot religious guy we saw back in episode 1, so he might have actually been infiltrating the group responsible, which is why he's become so suspicious to the detectives in present day.
Also, The King in Yellow is currently the most downloaded book in Project Gutenberg. Coincidence?
And I'm telling you, Cthulhu's gonna come out of the swamp in the series finale. ;)
"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von LewisWhat's the role of the lawnmower guy in all of this? And why did his dad (presumably sheriff Childress) go all Sandor Clegane on him?
"what the complete, unabridged, 4k ultra HD fuck with bonus features" - Mark Von Lewis

New crime drama series out on HBO. I noticed there wasn't a discussion thread about it, so here we are.
Anyone else see the first episode? Thoughts?
edited 17th Jan '14 1:53:16 PM by CrimsonZephyr
"For all those whose cares have been our concern, the work goes on, the cause endures, the hope still lives, and the dream shall never die."