[Maritime Q-Scout]

It's different but I like it.

A poster above said that the murder investigation is merely a plot device and not the point of the story. I agree, I think the True investigation is of the characters, McConaghey's character at first, with a gradual shift into Woody's.

"We're starting to see who the real psychopath is" was a quote from another post about last episode. I agree. McConaghey's the one that knows what's really going on and it drove him to substance abuse multiple times.

True Detective seems to be a play on the character's investigating each other and the audience.

The Rosebud Killer (as I'll call him) is only relevant so there is a force driving the story forward.