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Post by Jonesy on Feb 17, 2014 19:37:01 GMT -5
HOLY SHIT those pics look epic! Those look like to be the years 2002 and 2012 in my opinion. I'm not sure. I think they're all from 2012 or 2010 when Cohle went back to Louisiana. They're old on all pics. I'm very certain its Cohle in the ninja suit. Which makes me wonder if he worked alone after 2002 or with another federal agency. I love the ninja suit pic.
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Post by Johnny on Feb 17, 2014 19:52:45 GMT -5
HOLY SHIT those pics look epic! Those look like to be the years 2002 and 2012 in my opinion. I'm not sure. I think they're all from 2012 or 2010 when Cohle went back to Louisiana. They're old on all pics. I'm very certain its Cohle in the ninja suit. Which makes me wonder if he worked alone after 2002 or with another federal agency. Yeah Cohle's pics are definitely in 2010 or 2012. I was thinking Marty's might've been in 2002 but after comparing his hair, it's also later as well. I think Cohle worked alone after his fight with Marty.
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Post by FUCKING DON AS FUCK on Feb 18, 2014 3:00:58 GMT -5
I'm finally caught up, this show is fucking amazing.
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 19, 2014 22:35:44 GMT -5
OMG I just watched the latest episode. Shit's gettin real. This was an awesome episode. I was glued to the screen more than ever. Ugh that whole scene at Ledoux's place when Marty straight up executed that dude.....
Of course, obviously as soon as they started lying about the rapid gunfire that wasn't happening in the flashbacks....I knew something bad was fixing to happen. As we all did. But jeez. He shot his head clean OFF.
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Post by Cap't. No Fucks To Give on Feb 20, 2014 14:49:12 GMT -5
What is the premise of this show, please?
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Post by Mr Go Fuck Yourself on Feb 20, 2014 16:12:29 GMT -5
What is the premise of this show, please? In 2012 two Detectives, Martin Hart and Rust Cohle, are being interviewed about a ritualistic murder they investigated back in 1995, after a similar murder scene was found in 2012. You basically see the investigation of 1995, combined with scenes from 2012 where the two detectives are talking about it. Martin Hart is a seemingly stereotypical American family man with a wife and two kids, and Rust Cohle is a nihilistic alcoholic and ex drug abuser. It's supposed to be a detective story, but there's several psychological horror elements, a lot of philosophy and is most of all in my opinion a character study of the two main characters. It's extremely layered and is simply the best directed show I've ever seen, and I'm including Breaking Bad. EDIT: It's also dark as fuck. The tone of this show is bleaker than anything in cinema or on TV I've ever seen.
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 20, 2014 17:34:41 GMT -5
What is the premise of this show, please? In 2012 two Detectives, Martin Hart and Rust Cohle, are being interviewed about a ritualistic murder they investigated back in 1995, after a similar murder scene was found in 2012. You basically see the investigation of 1995, combined with scenes from 2012 where the two detectives are talking about it. Martin Hart is a seemingly stereotypical American family man with a wife and two kids, and Rust Cohle is a nihilistic alcoholic and ex drug abuser. It's supposed to be a detective story, but there's several psychological horror elements, a lot of philosophy and is most of all in my opinion a character study of the two main characters. It's extremely layered and is simply the best directed show I've ever seen, and I'm including Breaking Bad. EDIT: It's also dark as fuck. The tone of this show is bleaker than anything in cinema or on TV I've ever seen. Beautiful description.
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Post by Mr Go Fuck Yourself on Feb 20, 2014 19:14:07 GMT -5
So let's talk about the Yellow . Throughout the show there have been multiple references to Carcosa, Black Stars and most importantly the Yellow , who is supposedly the serial killer of the story but has yet to be revealed. All these references come from a book called 'The in Yellow', written by Robert W. Chambers in 1895. This book is a collection of 10 short stories, of which the first four are connected by one thing: A play called 'The in Yellow', that eventually drives everyone who has read it or even just a small part of it to insanity and complete despair because of the horrible beauty and truth that lies within this play. The references to Black Stars, Carcosa and Twin Moons are all found in this play, and if you listen carefully you can hear Reggie Ledoux muttering excerpts of it in the background when he is arrested. "Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink behind the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies, But stranger still is Lost Carcosa. Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the , Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa. Song of my soul, my voice is dead, Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa." This is the only excerpt of the play you get in the book, and the references from True Detective to it are pretty obvious. But what does it mean? Is it just a fun Easter egg for fans of this book? Or is there more to it and does it provide a clue about who or what the Yellow in True Detective is? Interesting to note is that everyone who has seemingly been in contact with the Yellow are or were insane. Dora Lange had all these weird texts in her book about the Yellow and people that talked to her said that there was something wrong with her, like she'd gone insane. Same goes for Reggie Ledoux. He was completely insane for obvious reasons. And finally Guy Francis. He also didn't seem mentally alright and it's no coincidence that Cohle says that he should go for an insanity defence. Just like the play 'The in Yellow' in Chamber's book, everyone who comes in contact with the Yellow goes completely mad and ends up dead in pretty horrible ways. Which makes me wonder what or who the Yellow really is. It's been hinted that he's the killer, but I think there's way more to it. I'm wondering if the Yellow is more than just a person, something far more sinister. I have no idea what it could be, but the similarities with the book and the tragic consequences that come with just meeting this Yellow makes me think there's more to it than just a person. But there's more: What if the Yellow actually signifies True Detective itself? The show is slowly breaking the fourth wall as we progress in the story. Cohle talked about a fourth dimension that looks down on his universe and sees time as a flat circle. In other words, us, the audience. We're gonna watch the show over and over again. Those kids are going to be in that room again because we rewatch it. This is one way they definitely broke the fourth wall. The other way is the references to the Yellow . When we listen to Cohle explaining his philosophy it's unnerving at best. His nihilistic views are unsettling because they make sense in some ways. The whole show has a very dark and nihilistic tone in general, and the messages that the writer tries to convey are presented as the truth. The show explains to us the terrible and secret fate of all life as Cohle states it. It makes us feel desperate because of the horrible truth that's written in the show. Exactly like the play 'The in Yellow' does. So in a way, True Detective itself is the Yellow . And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why this show is absolutely fucking flawless.
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 20, 2014 19:35:51 GMT -5
I don't ever want to see you say tl;dr again.
But I'll read this anyway. <3
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Post by Nikki on Feb 20, 2014 19:46:13 GMT -5
I would like this in audio format please.
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 20, 2014 20:40:44 GMT -5
So let's talk about the Yellow . Throughout the show there have been multiple references to Carcosa, Black Stars and most importantly the Yellow , who is supposedly the serial killer of the story but has yet to be revealed. All these references come from a book called 'The in Yellow', written by Robert W. Chambers in 1895. This book is a collection of 10 short stories, of which the first four are connected by one thing: A play called 'The in Yellow', that eventually drives everyone who has read it or even just a small part of it to insanity and complete despair because of the horrible beauty and truth that lies within this play. The references to Black Stars, Carcosa and Twin Moons are all found in this play, and if you listen carefully you can hear Reggie Ledoux muttering excerpts of it in the background when he is arrested. "Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink behind the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies, But stranger still is Lost Carcosa. Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the , Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa. Song of my soul, my voice is dead, Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa." This is the only excerpt of the play you get in the book, and the references from True Detective to it are pretty obvious. But what does it mean? Is it just a fun Easter egg for fans of this book? Or is there more to it and does it provide a clue about who or what the Yellow in True Detective is? Interesting to note is that everyone who has seemingly been in contact with the Yellow are or were insane. Dora Lange had all these weird texts in her book about the Yellow and people that talked to her said that there was something wrong with her, like she'd gone insane. Same goes for Reggie Ledoux. He was completely insane for obvious reasons. And finally Guy Francis. He also didn't seem mentally alright and it's no coincidence that Cohle says that he should go for an insanity defence. Just like the play 'The in Yellow' in Chamber's book, everyone who comes in contact with the Yellow goes completely mad and ends up dead in pretty horrible ways. Which makes me wonder what or who the Yellow really is. It's been hinted that he's the killer, but I think there's way more to it. I'm wondering if the Yellow is more than just a person, something far more sinister. I have no idea what it could be, but the similarities with the book and the tragic consequences that come with just meeting this Yellow makes me think there's more to it than just a person. But there's more: What if the Yellow actually signifies True Detective itself? The show is slowly breaking the fourth wall as we progress in the story. Cohle talked about a fourth dimension that looks down on his universe and sees time as a flat circle. In other words, us, the audience. We're gonna watch the show over and over again. Those kids are going to be in that room again because we rewatch it. This is one way they definitely broke the fourth wall. The other way is the references to the Yellow . When we listen to Cohle explaining his philosophy it's unnerving at best. His nihilistic views are unsettling because they make sense in some ways. The whole show has a very dark and nihilistic tone in general, and the messages that the writer tries to convey are presented as the truth. The show explains to us the terrible and secret fate of all life as Cohle states it. It makes us feel desperate because of the horrible truth that's written in the show. Exactly like the play 'The in Yellow' does. So in a way, True Detective itself is the Yellow . And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why this show is absolutely fucking flawless. I swear you make me look at this show from a completely different perspective. and make me feel dumb. LOVE YOU GIGGIES!!!! But seriously.....yeah this show's dark qualities and nihilistic view points are a bit scary. Because everything that Rust Cohle says has a lot of truth in it. His riddles end up making a lot of sense but it's a depressing way of looking at life and what it means (or doesn't mean).....and it totally makes you think about all of it. Love the Yellow /insanity ideas. Love this whole post. Well done Gijs. You sure you wrote this?
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Post by FUCKING DON AS FUCK on Feb 21, 2014 2:46:30 GMT -5
So let's talk about the Yellow . Throughout the show there have been multiple references to Carcosa, Black Stars and most importantly the Yellow , who is supposedly the serial killer of the story but has yet to be revealed. All these references come from a book called 'The in Yellow', written by Robert W. Chambers in 1895. This book is a collection of 10 short stories, of which the first four are connected by one thing: A play called 'The in Yellow', that eventually drives everyone who has read it or even just a small part of it to insanity and complete despair because of the horrible beauty and truth that lies within this play. The references to Black Stars, Carcosa and Twin Moons are all found in this play, and if you listen carefully you can hear Reggie Ledoux muttering excerpts of it in the background when he is arrested. "Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink behind the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies, But stranger still is Lost Carcosa. Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the , Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa. Song of my soul, my voice is dead, Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa." This is the only excerpt of the play you get in the book, and the references from True Detective to it are pretty obvious. But what does it mean? Is it just a fun Easter egg for fans of this book? Or is there more to it and does it provide a clue about who or what the Yellow in True Detective is? Interesting to note is that everyone who has seemingly been in contact with the Yellow are or were insane. Dora Lange had all these weird texts in her book about the Yellow and people that talked to her said that there was something wrong with her, like she'd gone insane. Same goes for Reggie Ledoux. He was completely insane for obvious reasons. And finally Guy Francis. He also didn't seem mentally alright and it's no coincidence that Cohle says that he should go for an insanity defence. Just like the play 'The in Yellow' in Chamber's book, everyone who comes in contact with the Yellow goes completely mad and ends up dead in pretty horrible ways. Which makes me wonder what or who the Yellow really is. It's been hinted that he's the killer, but I think there's way more to it. I'm wondering if the Yellow is more than just a person, something far more sinister. I have no idea what it could be, but the similarities with the book and the tragic consequences that come with just meeting this Yellow makes me think there's more to it than just a person. But there's more: What if the Yellow actually signifies True Detective itself? The show is slowly breaking the fourth wall as we progress in the story. Cohle talked about a fourth dimension that looks down on his universe and sees time as a flat circle. In other words, us, the audience. We're gonna watch the show over and over again. Those kids are going to be in that room again because we rewatch it. This is one way they definitely broke the fourth wall. The other way is the references to the Yellow . When we listen to Cohle explaining his philosophy it's unnerving at best. His nihilistic views are unsettling because they make sense in some ways. The whole show has a very dark and nihilistic tone in general, and the messages that the writer tries to convey are presented as the truth. The show explains to us the terrible and secret fate of all life as Cohle states it. It makes us feel desperate because of the horrible truth that's written in the show. Exactly like the play 'The in Yellow' does. So in a way, True Detective itself is the Yellow . And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why this show is absolutely fucking flawless. Dude, chill the fuck out.
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Post by Mr Go Fuck Yourself on Feb 21, 2014 8:04:07 GMT -5
So let's talk about the Yellow . Throughout the show there have been multiple references to Carcosa, Black Stars and most importantly the Yellow , who is supposedly the serial killer of the story but has yet to be revealed. All these references come from a book called 'The in Yellow', written by Robert W. Chambers in 1895. This book is a collection of 10 short stories, of which the first four are connected by one thing: A play called 'The in Yellow', that eventually drives everyone who has read it or even just a small part of it to insanity and complete despair because of the horrible beauty and truth that lies within this play. The references to Black Stars, Carcosa and Twin Moons are all found in this play, and if you listen carefully you can hear Reggie Ledoux muttering excerpts of it in the background when he is arrested. "Along the shore the cloud waves break, The twin suns sink behind the lake, The shadows lengthen In Carcosa. Strange is the night where black stars rise, And strange moons circle through the skies, But stranger still is Lost Carcosa. Songs that the Hyades shall sing, Where flap the tatters of the , Must die unheard in Dim Carcosa. Song of my soul, my voice is dead, Die thou, unsung, as tears unshed Shall dry and die in Lost Carcosa." This is the only excerpt of the play you get in the book, and the references from True Detective to it are pretty obvious. But what does it mean? Is it just a fun Easter egg for fans of this book? Or is there more to it and does it provide a clue about who or what the Yellow in True Detective is? Interesting to note is that everyone who has seemingly been in contact with the Yellow are or were insane. Dora Lange had all these weird texts in her book about the Yellow and people that talked to her said that there was something wrong with her, like she'd gone insane. Same goes for Reggie Ledoux. He was completely insane for obvious reasons. And finally Guy Francis. He also didn't seem mentally alright and it's no coincidence that Cohle says that he should go for an insanity defence. Just like the play 'The in Yellow' in Chamber's book, everyone who comes in contact with the Yellow goes completely mad and ends up dead in pretty horrible ways. Which makes me wonder what or who the Yellow really is. It's been hinted that he's the killer, but I think there's way more to it. I'm wondering if the Yellow is more than just a person, something far more sinister. I have no idea what it could be, but the similarities with the book and the tragic consequences that come with just meeting this Yellow makes me think there's more to it than just a person. But there's more: What if the Yellow actually signifies True Detective itself? The show is slowly breaking the fourth wall as we progress in the story. Cohle talked about a fourth dimension that looks down on his universe and sees time as a flat circle. In other words, us, the audience. We're gonna watch the show over and over again. Those kids are going to be in that room again because we rewatch it. This is one way they definitely broke the fourth wall. The other way is the references to the Yellow . When we listen to Cohle explaining his philosophy it's unnerving at best. His nihilistic views are unsettling because they make sense in some ways. The whole show has a very dark and nihilistic tone in general, and the messages that the writer tries to convey are presented as the truth. The show explains to us the terrible and secret fate of all life as Cohle states it. It makes us feel desperate because of the horrible truth that's written in the show. Exactly like the play 'The in Yellow' does. So in a way, True Detective itself is the Yellow . And this, ladies and gentlemen, is why this show is absolutely fucking flawless. I swear you make me look at this show from a completely different perspective. and make me feel dumb. LOVE YOU GIGGIES!!!! But seriously.....yeah this show's dark qualities and nihilistic view points are a bit scary. Because everything that Rust Cohle says has a lot of truth in it. His riddles end up making a lot of sense but it's a depressing way of looking at life and what it means (or doesn't mean).....and it totally makes you think about all of it. Love the Yellow /insanity ideas. Love this whole post. Well done Gijs. You sure you wrote this? HEY I'M SMART OK? I can't help it. Also, what the fuck is Giggies? Is that my name, mutilated?
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Post by Jonesy on Feb 21, 2014 9:50:03 GMT -5
I swear you make me look at this show from a completely different perspective. and make me feel dumb. LOVE YOU GIGGIES!!!! But seriously.....yeah this show's dark qualities and nihilistic view points are a bit scary. Because everything that Rust Cohle says has a lot of truth in it. His riddles end up making a lot of sense but it's a depressing way of looking at life and what it means (or doesn't mean).....and it totally makes you think about all of it. Love the Yellow /insanity ideas. Love this whole post. Well done Gijs. You sure you wrote this? HEY I'M SMART OK? I can't help it. Also, what the fuck is Giggies? Is that my name, mutilated? yes. In my head I can't get away from pronouncing it Jigs....so I should have said Jiggies.
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Post by Johnny on Feb 22, 2014 2:26:54 GMT -5
I can't stop thinking about this show. I keep replaying every episode in my head trying to figure out if I missed something. Damn you Nic Pizzolatto, you genius. Edit: If you don't feel like reading the 'The in Yellow' book, this is all you need to know
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