It's unfortunate that Issa López has gone around sharing the 4th season of True Detective as being connected to season 1, because she seems to have missed why the some aspects, like the supernatural, worked so great in season 1. It's because, I think, in that first season it's presented as just a part of the story and is never really explained. Instead it creeps up on you and the feeling of it is therefore much stronger.
It's not blatant finger pointing screaming "This is supernatural! Do you get it?". Which is what I feel Issa López and Nic Pizzolatto has created in the first episode. This card is overused and incorporate the supernatural into the story as a parody of such clichés, instead of just trusting the strength of story. This does not bode well. I found some parts of this aspect quite laughable. I don't see the need of being overly obvious. Also, it's not even working. Certainly the worst of this episode.
Yes, this has been used before like in the very intro of Game of Thrones. The genious of this there is that it's not explained until later seasons. It's a "What was that?". Not so in the first episode here. Yes, there's a mystery, but the potential weight of it is lost. Why miss by that much?
Otherwise Issa López has a great crew like Kali Reis as Navarro, who is amazing, John Hawkes as Hank Prior just to name a few. I think all actors are very convincing, except for Jodie Foster as Danvers. I'm expecting her character to grow on you in coming episodes, but I'm at a loss how anyone can make Jodie Foster appear off in any role. It's as if she's not in the skin of her character. Hoping for improvements later.
The story itself shows some promise of something interesting coming, but in this first episode the presentation of the main conundrum leaves a lot to be desired, I can only hope that López will just tell us the story in the rest of the season. I hope for things to creep up on you, slowly.
The photo is amazing I feel, as are the sets. Great work!
Yeah, I'll watch the whole season anyway. But it's a let down nevertheless.
It's not blatant finger pointing screaming "This is supernatural! Do you get it?". Which is what I feel Issa López and Nic Pizzolatto has created in the first episode. This card is overused and incorporate the supernatural into the story as a parody of such clichés, instead of just trusting the strength of story. This does not bode well. I found some parts of this aspect quite laughable. I don't see the need of being overly obvious. Also, it's not even working. Certainly the worst of this episode.
Yes, this has been used before like in the very intro of Game of Thrones. The genious of this there is that it's not explained until later seasons. It's a "What was that?". Not so in the first episode here. Yes, there's a mystery, but the potential weight of it is lost. Why miss by that much?
Otherwise Issa López has a great crew like Kali Reis as Navarro, who is amazing, John Hawkes as Hank Prior just to name a few. I think all actors are very convincing, except for Jodie Foster as Danvers. I'm expecting her character to grow on you in coming episodes, but I'm at a loss how anyone can make Jodie Foster appear off in any role. It's as if she's not in the skin of her character. Hoping for improvements later.
The story itself shows some promise of something interesting coming, but in this first episode the presentation of the main conundrum leaves a lot to be desired, I can only hope that López will just tell us the story in the rest of the season. I hope for things to creep up on you, slowly.
The photo is amazing I feel, as are the sets. Great work!
Yeah, I'll watch the whole season anyway. But it's a let down nevertheless.