True Detective Thread

[Flabbibulin]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Spoiler!

I'm sorry, can somebody explain the frozen body crying out at the beginning of episode 2? Did this actually happen?

Spoiler!

Yes, and the doctor tells Danvers he is in induced coma, might have to amputate a leg. My guess is he will factor in later on. For that just to be for the sake of one terrifying scene (albeit one of the most terrifying I can ever recall) seems kinda weird.

by the way, whats the rule here on spoiler tags following an airing? Cause these things suck.

[Ashasx]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

Spoiler!

Yes, and the doctor tells Danvers he is in induced coma, might have to amputate a leg. My guess is he will factor in later on. For that just to be for the sake of one terrifying scene (albeit one of the most terrifying I can ever recall) seems kinda weird.

by the way, whats the rule here on spoiler tags following an airing? Cause these things suck.

Spoiler!

I guess I just can't see how there isn't a supernatural or sci fi twist then this season because I don't understand how he could still be alive.

Agreed on the spoiler tags.

[direwolf]

These first two episodes have been outstanding. The supernatural element was totally unexpected, but I'm really enjoying it so far. Honestly, you could switch out Danvers and Navarro for Mulder and Scully and it would make for a killer X-Files episode.

Foster is terrific, and the ties to season 1 are intriguing. I'm excited to see where the rest of this goes.

[Wormius]

Originally Posted by Flabbibulin

Spoiler!

Yes, and the doctor tells Danvers he is in induced coma, might have to amputate a leg. My guess is he will factor in later on. For that just to be for the sake of one terrifying scene (albeit one of the most terrifying I can ever recall) seems kinda weird.

by the way, whats the rule here on spoiler tags following an airing? Cause these things suck.

Spoiler!

Yeah. I imagine that scientist guy is going to resemble the guy from that one episode of Chernobyl. Kind of terrifying, even though apparently the radiation poisoning Chernobyl scene was highly exaggerated.

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Ashasx

Spoiler!

I'm sorry, can somebody explain the frozen body crying out at the beginning of episode 2? Did this actually happen?

It makes for a great plot point. He has answers, but can't give them out just yet, as he's in a coma. I found that to be a little bit hackneyed.

[getbak]

Does every post really need to be in spoiler tags? Once the episode has aired locally, it should be fair game and it's on anyone opening the thread to ensure they've watched the episode.

A courtesy "Discussion of Season 4, Episode 2 starts here..." is nice, but even that isn't necessary as long as it's after 10pm on Sunday.

[activeStick]

Appreciate the spoiler tags. A few extra keys for the poster and one or two extra keys for the reader is really not a big nuisance for me.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by activeStick

Appreciate the spoiler tags. A few extra keys for the poster and one or two extra keys for the reader is really not a big nuisance for me.

But why? If you haven't watched the episode yet, what are you hoping to read? If you have watched it, what benefit do the tags provide?

It is a nuisance because no one gives any indication about what their post is about, so you take a risk that the spoiler will be an actual spoiler for something in the future rather than just a discussion of something that's already happened.


I had the "Purple Wedding" spoiled for me in one of the Game of Thrones threads because people were writing about an aired episode using spoiler tags, then someone posted "if you thought that was crazy, wait until you see how <certain character name> dies" in a spoiler tag, but I clicked on it assuming it was a continuation of the discussion that was going on about the current episode.

[blankall]

Generally, the rule is once something has been officially aired, it's fair game to post on. If you haven't watched the already aired episode, you shouldn't be in the thread unless you don't care about spoilers. You also shouldn't be upset by people speculating at what might happen next. That's also what these threads are for.

GoT was a bit of a different situation, because you had the books and you had leaked episodes and scripts. I definitely had some stuff spoiled by a couple of jackasses who read the script and then pretended they were speculating but actually just stating what was in the scripts.

[dammage79]

Spoilers is just good manners. After that, it on the poster who opened it.

[Finger Cookin]

Enjoying this one so far. Interesting characters, weird angle on the big crime, good tidbits being sprinkled out on backstories.

[Johnny Makarov]

Jodie Foster is amazing!

ugh i haven't watched season 1 since it originally aired. Do we really need to watch it again?

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

Jodie Foster is amazing!

ugh i haven't watched season 1 since it originally aired. Do we really need to watch it again?

I'm rewatching it. It's a great show to rewatch, as the plot was fairly confusing the first time around. Now that I know the plot, I can focus on the acting/character development. Plus you get to see all the hints along the way and see how the characters actions influence the outcome.

A few scenes haven't aged well, but it's mostly amazing.

[Johnny Makarov]

Originally Posted by blankall

I'm rewatching it. It's a great show to rewatch, as the plot was fairly confusing the first time around. Now that I know the plot, I can focus on the acting/character development. Plus you get to see all the hints along the way and see how the characters actions influence the outcome.

A few scenes haven't aged well, but it's mostly amazing.

oh it was great the first time around. I love seeing Woody with hair!

trying to find it is another story. that is like 5 external harddrives ago...

[monkeyman]

Originally Posted by getbak

Does every post really need to be in spoiler tags? Once the episode has aired locally, it should be fair game and it's on anyone opening the thread to ensure they've watched the episode.

A courtesy "Discussion of Season 4, Episode 2 starts here..." is nice, but even that isn't necessary as long as it's after 10pm on Sunday.

Spoiler!

I agree

[blankall]

Originally Posted by Johnny Makarov

oh it was great the first time around. I love seeing Woody with hair!

trying to find it is another story. that is like 5 external harddrives ago...

I find it funny that to make Harrelson and McConaughey younger they just touch up their hair and slap vaseline all over their faces. Slightly less jarring than some of the AI and computer graphics you see now though.

[surferguy]

Season 4 episode 3 discussion starts now:

I am all in on this show. It’s very good

[Wormius]

Well, Lund wasn’t as grotesque as I was fearing. Otherwise, I am not sure that episode moved the story along too much.

[dammage79]

Okay season 4, okay. Where we going. I'm totally down for it.

[EldrickOnIce]

This season may be worse than the Vince Vaughn season.