RutgersJetFan Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Well, I'll be having nightmares for the next year after that finale. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Sooooo good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 Yeah, that was good TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 10, 2014 Author Share Posted March 10, 2014 "L'chaim fatass." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SenorGato Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 TV had a nice run tonight. Right after True Detective I walked into the seance scene from Drag Me to Hell. I was like whaaaaat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted March 10, 2014 Share Posted March 10, 2014 This was an awesome show with a great finale. Now the wait for GoT begins! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Great show, can't wait for season 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted March 14, 2014 Share Posted March 14, 2014 Well, I'll be having nightmares for the next year after that finale. Dude! That walk to the room they had the final battle in was literally edge of the seat type sh*t. So creepy. That was amazing TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 14, 2014 Author Share Posted March 14, 2014 Dude! That walk to the room they had the final battle in was literally edge of the seat type sh*t. So creepy. That was amazing TV. "Tell me about grandpa." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Well, I'll be having nightmares for the next year after that finale. The gf was busy, so I had all of today by myself for once and decided to watch the entire season. The entire cast was brilliant, but McConaughey and Harrelson were on an entirely different level. The most intense movie/show/mini-series that I've watched in a long time. I can see why they opted not to be on for a second season, the intensity it requires to take on those roles must be difficult to maintain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 16, 2014 Share Posted March 16, 2014 Dude! That walk to the room they had the final battle in was literally edge of the seat type sh*t. So creepy. That was amazing TV. That scene and show as a whole, easily the most intense thing that I've watched in a long time. Edge of your seat for pretty much all 8 hours of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 The gf was busy, so I had all of today by myself for once and decided to watch the entire season. The entire cast was brilliant, but McConaughey and Harrelson were on an entirely different level. The most intense movie/show/mini-series that I've watched in a long time. I can see why they opted not to be on for a second season, the intensity it requires to take on those roles must be difficult to maintain. I thought it was a good show with great acting until episode four, then they did that single shot sequence in the projects for the last ten minutes and I finally realized how special it was. I've rewatched most of the episodes already, it only gets better the second time around. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I thought it was a good show with great acting until episode four, then they did that single shot sequence in the projects for the last ten minutes and I finally realized how special it was. I've rewatched most of the episodes already, it only gets better the second time around. Yeah, when you watch it on HBO they give a little behind the scenes footage at the end and all the details they put in that I thought I noticed just scratched the surface. That scene you're referring to in episode four was simply stunning. I have appreciated Harrelson's work the last how many years, but I never, ever expected this from McConaughey. I always assumed that Lincoln Lawyer and A Time To Kill was the best we'd seen out of him. I mean christ, this is the same guy who made Fools Gold and Surfer Dude and then he blows up this year with Dallas Buyer's and this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Completely agree. Riveting television. What really sold the final episode was the fact that the producers made it known that it was an anthology and Marty & Rust would not be staring in season two. As such, that chase through the labyrinth made our hearts race because we had no idea whether Marty or Rust would make it out alive. There was genuine relief when they made it through. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, when you watch it on HBO they give a little behind the scenes footage at the end and all the details they put in that I thought I noticed just scratched the surface. That scene you're referring to in episode four was simply stunning. I have appreciated Harrelson's work the last how many years, but I never, ever expected this from McConaughey. I always assumed that Lincoln Lawyer and A Time To Kill was the best we'd seen out of him. I mean christ, this is the same guy who made Fools Gold and Surfer Dude and then he blows up this year with Dallas Buyer's and this. So true. If there was a PED for acting, McConaughey would need to be tested for them because this year came out of nowhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 17, 2014 Author Share Posted March 17, 2014 Yeah, when you watch it on HBO they give a little behind the scenes footage at the end and all the details they put in that I thought I noticed just scratched the surface. That scene you're referring to in episode four was simply stunning. I have appreciated Harrelson's work the last how many years, but I never, ever expected this from McConaughey. I always assumed that Lincoln Lawyer and A Time To Kill was the best we'd seen out of him. I mean christ, this is the same guy who made Fools Gold and Surfer Dude and then he blows up this year with Dallas Buyer's and this. I personally think he blew Dallas Buyers out of the water with his performance here. I'd put Rust Cohle right up with Tony Soprano, Omar, and Walter White. It's that iconic of a role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 I personally think he blew Dallas Buyers out of the water with his performance here. I'd put Rust Cohle right up with Tony Soprano, Omar, and Walter White. It's that iconic of a role. I really have to agree, one of the best male protagonists that I've seen in my tv-viewing history. I also don't want it to completely overshadow Harrelson's Marty Hart, that was some of his better work too. I understand not coming back on for a second season, that level of intensity is hard to keep, but damn I wish they did. Going to be some seriously difficult shoes to fill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 So true. If there was a PED for acting, McConaughey would need to be tested for them because this year came out of nowhere. I personally think he blew Dallas Buyers out of the water with his performance here. I'd put Rust Cohle right up with Tony Soprano, Omar, and Walter White. It's that iconic of a role. What are your feelings on the hate that the ending is getting? Outside of the maze scene, which was amazing, there seems to be a ton of backlash onto how they ended it. The internet doesn't think Cohle has seen anything to prove that the light is winning and that it was too campy etc. Is this your typical snarky, fan-boy backlash or did you guys dislike the ending as well? Personally, I thought the ending was as good as it could be with those two living. It seems that the creator and director decided from the very beginning that the murders and entire story was basically a vehicle for McConaughey and Harrelson to explore two very messed up people that are completely different from when then started the show. It just seems that the sub-redditers focused more on the story itself and less on the reason that the story was created in the first place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted March 17, 2014 Share Posted March 17, 2014 Good question, Broadway. I liked the ending, first because both Marty and Rust survived. Second, I think people misunderstood the ending. Remember when we first see Rust in 1995? He finds the murdered girl on his dead daughter's birthday and thoughts of her consume him. The daughter arc is revisited in the end with Rust ' near death experience. Finally, Rust is a bit of nihilistic philosopher, but with thoughts of his daughter he wasn't completely a nihilist. She was his light and to a certain extent so was his father. Rust's final line wasn't about him being hopeful as much as it was him recognizing the possibility of hope as a sort of rejection of absolute nihilism. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Good question, Broadway. I liked the ending, first because both Marty and Rust survived. Second, I think people misunderstood the ending. Remember when we first see Rust in 1995? He finds the murdered girl on his dead daughter's birthday and thoughts of her consume him. The daughter arc is revisited in the end with Rust ' near death experience. Finally, Rust is a bit of nihilistic philosopher, but with thoughts of his daughter he wasn't completely a nihilist. She was his light and to a certain extent so was his father. Rust's final line wasn't about him being hopeful as much as it was him recognizing the possibility of hope as a sort of rejection of absolute nihilism. Valid points. I enjoyed the ending mostly because it was a straight-forward, giant slap to the face of all the sub-reddit-esque fans who were anticipating all the wild scenarios like it was Marty or Marty's father who was the killer. I guess I had the added benefit of seeing a lot of the interviews with Pilazzo who stated he was sick and tired of tv shows who lead you one way, telling you it won't be one thing and then it turns out to go 180 degrees and be that exact thing they were saying it wouldn't be (i'm looking at you Lost). So from the middle of the season, lots of people surmised it was going to be Errhol and in fact it was, no tricks. For the longest time I assumed that Cohle was going to kill himself at the end, but I do rather prefer him moving on from total nihilism. I also like how they didn't answer a lot of the questions: the yellow king, besides showing Errhol painting the school yellow, or explain more about carcosa, more about the beer-can people Cohle was making etc. I just took it as an opportunity for HBO to have a vehicle that allowed two of the best actors working right now, enough time and leeway to really dive into a character the way a movie doesn't allow you to do. I think if you go at it from that vantage, it's not only a treat, but an enjoyable story as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SayNoToDMC Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 That single shot scene is what got me convinced to watch the show, that and the friends who was pushing it telling me I'm Cohle for 3 weeks. I'm not somebody who's huge into media but I find things like that impressive. I thought it was a good show with great acting until episode four, then they did that single shot sequence in the projects for the last ten minutes and I finally realized how special it was. I've rewatched most of the episodes already, it only gets better the second time around. That single shot scene is what got me convinced to watch the show, that and the friends who was pushing it telling me I'm Cohle for 3 weeks. I'm not somebody who's huge into media but I find things like that impressive. I still think Tony Jaa single shot scene is the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Good points, Broadway. I never believed it would be Rust. They mentioned early on about the Detective's Curse (overlooking key evidence right in your face), so I figured it had to be someone early on that we overlooked. So when we saw Errhol in the beginning of the final episode I immediately told my wife (we don't watch TV together except for select shows like this, BE & GOT) that that was the lawnmower man Rust saw when he went to the abandoned school. You couldn't tell by his face but you could tell by his size. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr726 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 Just read this thread and you guys are dead on! It was a great show and ended perfectly. Can't wait to see what they do with it next the next season. Thankfully Shameless is still going strong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 A few favorite gifs: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted March 18, 2014 Author Share Posted March 18, 2014 What are your feelings on the hate that the ending is getting? Outside of the maze scene, which was amazing, there seems to be a ton of backlash onto how they ended it. The internet doesn't think Cohle has seen anything to prove that the light is winning and that it was too campy etc. Is this your typical snarky, fan-boy backlash or did you guys dislike the ending as well? Personally, I thought the ending was as good as it could be with those two living. It seems that the creator and director decided from the very beginning that the murders and entire story was basically a vehicle for McConaughey and Harrelson to explore two very messed up people that are completely different from when then started the show. It just seems that the sub-redditers focused more on the story itself and less on the reason that the story was created in the first place. I didn't know that the ending was getting any negative feedback. I thought it was was one of the best finales ever, would probably rank it second behind the finale of Season 4 for Breaking Bad, but we'll see how it holds up over time. People bitch too much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BroadwayJoe12 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 I didn't know that the ending was getting any negative feedback. I thought it was was one of the best finales ever, would probably rank it second behind the finale of Season 4 for Breaking Bad, but we'll see how it holds up over time. People bitch too much. I didn't either until some of my friends stating pissing and moaning about it, which I know means they saw it on reddit. People don't have their own opinion until someone on reddit tells them what to think, especially if it goes against the norm. I really enjoyed the ending and it was a surprise to me because I was 110% convinced that Cohle was going to kill himself up until the last 5 minutes of the show. Some damned good gifs. For only 8 hours of film, it left a lot of great one-liners and memorable lines. "L'chaim fat ass" "The hubris it must take to yank a soul out of non existence..." http://youtu.be/2YsXzikIKMQ "Death created time to grow the things that it would kill." "It's Thursday and it's past noon. Thursday is one of my days off. On my days off I start drinking at noon. You don't get to interrupt that." "If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward then, brother, that person is a piece of s***. And I’d like to get as many of them out in the open as possible. You gotta get together and tell yourself stories that violate every law of the universe just to get through the goddamn day? What’s that say about your reality?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cr726 Posted March 18, 2014 Share Posted March 18, 2014 The conversations between the two of them was awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJ Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Which begs ... what the hell are they going to come up with for season 2 that will begin to carry it for a 3rd? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 So ONE week left to the second season. The critics like the 2nd season. For me if its 90% as good as the 1st season, I will take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 Saw the new trailer before GoT last night. Looks fantastic. And Farrell's mustache is all-time already. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 I'm pretty excited about the presence of Vince Vaughn. This should be great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted June 15, 2015 Author Share Posted June 15, 2015 I'm pretty excited about the presence of Vince Vaughn. This should be great. Nice to see that he decided to start acting again. People forget that once upon a time, before he decided to make his career one long attempt to resurrect Double Down Trent, he did Return to Paradise and Clay Pigeons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morrissey Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'm pretty excited about the presence of Vince Vaughn. This should be great. I'm not. Not excited for this season at all because of the casting. Though I do like Collin Farrell in Martin McDonagh's In Brudge and Seven Psychopaths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFSIKH Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 I'm not. Not excited for this season at all because of the casting. Though I do like Collin Farrell in Martin McDonagh's In Brudge and Seven Psychopaths. While there is no one to fill Alexandra Daddario's cups, it is a pretty good ensemble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 While there is no one to fill Alexandra Daddario's cups, it is a pretty good ensemble. This. I'm very much looking forward to seeing what these actors bring to the show. Each of them, when not cast in some of the marketable cheese they've done, is very capable. Same could be said for Woody and Matthew. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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