4. But not long after the first episode started, it was confusing. The story starts from Ray's perspective, and then the camera turns to look back at the encounter between Ray and Frank more than ten years ago. Compared with the two timelines of 1995 and 2012 in the first season, the two timelines are scattered and parallel. An imbalance occurs. In fact, in this season's story, the supplementary narrative is the only one that escapes the timeline of the story, but it is precisely in the most important beginning part, which makes people worry about whether Director Lin's level is enough to control this theme. The next four main characters are also quite sloppy. Except for Colin Farrell who is still qualified, the other three are below the standard. Among them, Tyler Koch's performance is the worst. There are no bright spots, and taking Frank's wife as an example, she seems to be coquettish and has a typical femme fatale shape, which makes people guess that she may be the key plot character, but in addition to dedicating a dog-blooded true love at the end, it promotes the plot. It doesn't work anymore, I don't know why such a character without a sense of existence is designed, which leads to the most critical imbalance of this season: the imbalance of character settings. Maybe it's because Rust, who has experienced complex ramblings in the first season but is ignorant of human nature, is too deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. This season's character settings are all twisted, showing the complexity and diversity of the characters: Ray His wife's rape led to a breakdown in the family, and he had a serious communication barrier with his son. Ani was sexually assaulted as a child, which led to abnormal sexual fetishes, and he was not in harmony with family members. Paul was trapped in the shadow of wartime murder and couldn't extricate himself, and at the same time tried his best to hide his homosexuality. tendency. It's okay to make the characters more complicated, but the problem is that things can be explained clearly in a few words. It has to be hidden in the clouds and fog, making it seem that every character is hiding something elusive. The secret is the same, especially Ani. In view of her father's religious group's contacts with the mayor and others, the audience is full of expectations for the connection between the real murderer of her childhood sexual assault and this case, but she did not reveal any relevant content until the end. The writer's painstakingly setting up experiences for character creation are completely gimmicks, and such content abounds in this season: the erotic tendencies revealed by various genitals in the city official's private house, the yinluan party of the upper class, this season is tireless It uses the viewer's voyeuristic psychology to stimulate the senses. At first glance, it is quite interesting, but if you watch too much, it will only make you tired. The title of the film is "True Detective". Due to the handling of the director, the characters have lost their "true", so what about "Detective"? I'm afraid it's not much better. Let me give you an example: in the second half, Ray just looked at an old photo of more than 20 years and determined that the real murderer had a relationship on the set a few months ago. The set designer, what absurdity! The on-site investigation and fixed-point investigation in the previous work have completely given way to the epiphany after the bed war. It is too early for you, screenwriter, to do it all. After watching this season, I feel that the success of the first season can no longer be replicated. If there is a sequel, there is no need to expect too much, just be normal. As for friends who are disappointed with this season, I recommend you to watch a Spanish film from 2014-The Marsh, I believe you can have fun watching the first season again.
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