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True Detective: Night Country
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True Detective: Night Country
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It’s been ten years since the original True Detective aired. Out of nowhere, HBO dropped the pilot episode to True Detective: Night Country on Sunday.
The new mystery involves eight men who disappeared at a remote research station in Alaska. Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) are the two detectives on the case.
Based on what I’ve seen so far, there’s a lot of supernatural elements in this new season. I’m not sure if it’s from a character’s perspective, or if it’s actually real, in this True Detective world.
While I do love the supernatural ghost stuff… it was only hinted at in the first season, and since then, the series is known for its grim and gritty hard-boiled detective stories.
Like previous seasons, the new series does play with different time lines, and at first it is very confusing what time we’re in… it does tell the story that everything is somehow connected. From the missing researchers to a murder cold case from the past.
So far, it has a very strong start, and it could be my new favorite season of True Detective. Personally speaking, while universally everybody hated Season 2, I am a fan of that second season. The worst season is Season 3, in my opinion, because it felt like a very boring series where nothing happens until the ending is revealed.
True Detective Season 4, titled “Night Country”, already is setting up a lot.
In keeping up with True Detective tradition of having a great theme song, Season 4 uses the dance grooves of Billie Eilish. In fact, you can hear Eilish’s music influences throughout the pilot.
Theme songs:
Season 1: The Handsome Family’s “Far from Any Road”
Season 2: Leonard Cohen’s “Nevermind” (alternate lyrics depending on episodes)
Season 3: Cassandra Wilson’s “Death Letter” (song was originally written by Son House)
Season 4: Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend”
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It’s been ten years since the original True Detective aired. Out of nowhere, HBO dropped the pilot episode to True Detective: Night Country on Sunday.
The new mystery involves eight men who disappeared at a remote research station in Alaska. Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) are the two detectives on the case.
Based on what I’ve seen so far, there’s a lot of supernatural elements in this new season. I’m not sure if it’s from a character’s perspective, or if it’s actually real, in this True Detective world.
While I do love the supernatural ghost stuff… it was only hinted at in the first season, and since then, the series is known for its grim and gritty hard-boiled detective stories.
Like previous seasons, the new series does play with different time lines, and at first it is very confusing what time we’re in… it does tell the story that everything is somehow connected. From the missing researchers to a murder cold case from the past.
So far, it has a very strong start, and it could be my new favorite season of True Detective. Personally speaking, while universally everybody hated Season 2, I am a fan of that second season. The worst season is Season 3, in my opinion, because it felt like a very boring series where nothing happens until the ending is revealed.
True Detective Season 4, titled “Night Country”, already is setting up a lot.
In keeping up with True Detective tradition of having a great theme song, Season 4 uses the dance grooves of Billie Eilish. In fact, you can hear Eilish’s music influences throughout the pilot.
Theme songs:
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Reacher: Season 2
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Reacher: Season 2
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Hobo muscleman Jack Reacher is back. Where we last left Reacher, he continues his life as a nomadic bum, helping people where he can.
In some small town, he stumbles on a carjacking situation and decides to help out by beating the daylight out of the car jacket. What a great punch-in-the-face introduction to Season 2. It’s off to a great start, as far as I’m concerned.
The latest season is based on Lee Child’s book Bad Luck and Trouble and is about murder of one of Reacher’s old MP squad. The murder sets in motion Reacher and his former unit teaming up to find the killers.
I’m really enjoying the story and action. There’s a lot of complaints from military people, saying how unrealistic it is (particularly the bar brawl at the Officer’s Club). I didn’t think too much on it, it’s just a thing that happened to allow for “team building” in Reacher’s unit.
Looking at the ratings, this is one of Amazon’s strongest shows, landing #2 in the streaming charts with 1.69 billion streams. It’s one of the few Amazon shows to land that far in the chart… which is dominated by Netflix.
Although Season 2 hasn’t ended just yet, Amazon has already green-lit a third season. I hope they bring back Reacher’s team and kind of just make it like an A-Team type of show.
P.S. If you only know Reacher from the Tom Cruise movies... you might be in for a shock when you see Alan Ritchson in the role. This guy basically looks like the Hulk.
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Hobo muscleman Jack Reacher is back. Where we last left Reacher, he continues his life as a nomadic bum, helping people where he can.
In some small town, he stumbles on a carjacking situation and decides to help out by beating the daylight out of the car jacket. What a great punch-in-the-face introduction to Season 2. It’s off to a great start, as far as I’m concerned.
The latest season is based on Lee Child’s book Bad Luck and Trouble and is about murder of one of Reacher’s old MP squad. The murder sets in motion Reacher and his former unit teaming up to find the killers.
I’m really enjoying the story and action. There’s a lot of complaints from military people, saying how unrealistic it is (particularly the bar brawl at the Officer’s Club). I didn’t think too much on it, it’s just a thing that happened to allow for “team building” in Reacher’s unit.
Looking at the ratings, this is one of Amazon’s strongest shows, landing #2 in the streaming charts with 1.69 billion streams. It’s one of the few Amazon shows to land that far in the chart… which is dominated by Netflix.
Although Season 2 hasn’t ended just yet, Amazon has already green-lit a third season. I hope they bring back Reacher’s team and kind of just make it like an A-Team type of show.
P.S. If you only know Reacher from the Tom Cruise movies... you might be in for a shock when you see Alan Ritchson in the role. This guy basically looks like the Hulk.
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