True Detective: Other Lives (2015)
Season 2, Episode 5
8/10
Best episode of the series so far.. Incredible plot advancement
30 November 2020
Very surprised this episode is rated so low..!

While it is still an overall slow episode, some previously subtly hinted at revelations are starting to come to the forefront, and if you figure it out before they explicitly tell you, hats off to you for paying attention right from the start.

The previous episode ends on a high point, and this episode is still much better than the previous, which should tell you just what an excellently written episode this. The episode picks up six months down the line, with the viewers being introduced to the outcome of the shootout for each of the police investigators and how none of them were particularly satisfied at how the aftermath was handled. We also see that things have taken a downturn for Frank Semyon, played by a very gritty Vince Vaughn.

The series on a whole is a very slow burn, but the story has finally started getting going for real now.

I am hooked, line and sinker and I cant wait to keep watching the rest of the series. Shout out to the music and excellent writing and top notch lead actors.
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