(SPOILERS: True Detective (Seasons 1 & 2), Chinatown, L.A. Confidential)
True Detective Season 2, which at one point was one of the most highly anticipated seasons of television in recent memory, upon its airing, solidified itself as one of the most egregiously disappointing seasons of television in history. And we’re here to discuss why. In this video, I will go over the season as a whole, analyzing the plot, storytelling, characters, and more in order to outline how it ended up an incomprehensible disaster.
Main: https://www.youtube.com/c/MacabreStorytelling/featured
Live: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-2V-NccTF3n9k-MFmQXm1A/featured
Podcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC1B0AxSHHg0zdroB3O_EVPg
[00:00:00] - Intro/Shoutouts
[00:02:13] - The Defense
[00:07:47] - The Plot
[00:25:21] - The Storytelling
[00:37:00] - The Editing
[00:47:36] - The Dialogue
[00:51:16] - The Characters
[00:53:47] - Woodrugh
[00:58:14] - Bezzerides
[01:04:39] - Frank
[01:11:36] - Velcoro
[01:18:12] - Conclusion
[01:23:23] - Outro/Patrons
True Detective (S1) - Pilot Script: https://thetelevisionpilot.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/Screenplay-True-Detective-Pilot-1.pdf
True Detective (S1) - Treatment: https://www.docdroid.net/oUD367n/true-detective-treatment-1-pdf
tirtha2shredder Reddit post: https://www.reddit.com/r/TrueDetective/comments/3ggrj7/season_2_detailed_plot_explanation_for_those_who/
MUSIC:
"Glitch - Guitar Man" is under a Creative Commons (CC-BY 3.0) license
Music promoted by BreakingCopyright: https://bit.ly/b-guitar
Bad record Jeopardy theme: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hVE31jSuxeY&ab_channel=RecorderMovieScores
Music by Kevin Macleod: "Kool Kats", "Investigations", "Covert Affair"