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Originally Posted by Meelapo
Very late to the party but I started True Detective. I finished Season 1, Season 2, and I'm 1.5 episodes into Season 3.
In summary, Season 2, is not good. Most of the reception that season got states the same thing. And it's not like a tiny bit bad. It's a significant shift in what the show was about in Season 1. Like the tone, atmosphere, dialogue delivery....everything was just so different.
Season 1 was incredible. I really got hooked on the story and the characters and how they managed their own internal demons and how it played a role in the overall detective/investigation part of the story. The acting was really great and the story flowed very well.
Season 2 shifts everything. To me, the "detective/investigation" part seemed to be put on the backburner in favour of....I don't know....a story about corruption? Story aside, the one thing that stood out was the dialogue. It was just so weird at times. Like they were trying to mix some old-time Hollywood film dialogue into a modern TV show. I don't know if this was on purpose but it was similar to those shows (I've only seen clips) of a detective speaking to a "damsel-in-distress".
Season 3 seems like it's going back to what Season 1 was about in terms of story and flow. I'm only 1.5 episodes in but I'm already enjoying it far more than Season 2.
If you really want to watch everything about True Detective it might be better to start with Season 2 then go to Season 1 --> Season 3 --> Season 4. Or maybe just ignore Season 2 all together. Since it's an anthology, skipping a season doesn't really matter.
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Season 3 felt like a remake of Season 1.
Night Country felt like a waste.