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Message: [QUOTE="USNA90, post: 1354659, member: 6230"] Season 1 of "True Detective" is now largely remembered as a study in character development, thanks to what was, IMHO, an uninspired ending, along with some unfortunate comments by Pizzolatto to the effect that the story was only a vehicle used to provide insight into the characters. However, if you remember back to the middle of the season, what had everyone talking was the thread of the occult which ran through the story: the ritualistic murders; the stick figures; the creepy scenery; the references to Cardosa and the Yellow King; and the scary thought that somewhere out there was some omnipotent entity that controlled everything. As it turns out, that was all just one big red herring. However, for me, it was the story that made the show compelling, and the characters were just the icing on the cake. There are literally thousands of movies about character development that nobody has ever heard about. People don't tune in week after week, and disect each episode the next day at work because of great character interaction. People get sucked in by a good story. After one episode, the characters in Season 2 seem to be a little too manufactured, and the storyline a bit convoluted and not too interesting. Hopefully, it picks up soon. [/QUOTE]