tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post5138918809279371730..comments2024-03-29T05:43:36.177-04:00Comments on Doux Reviews: True Detective: Haunted HousesBillie Douxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17141769005175631213noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-86419417747381374412014-02-26T04:39:25.692-05:002014-02-26T04:39:25.692-05:00I was also heartbroken when the episode was over. ...I was also heartbroken when the episode was over. I want more!<br /><br />My personal fan theory: Cohle hasn't proved the women and children are being killed. He just knows they're missing. What if they're being kidnapped and sold into sexual slavery?sunbunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08553429350476841139noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-65285943502321736012014-02-25T11:06:58.196-05:002014-02-25T11:06:58.196-05:00The opening title with cats is hilarious! I'm ...The opening title with cats is hilarious! I'm planning to use that in this week's Doux News.<br /><br />Jess, I haven't read that article, but I agree with the summary you provided. <br /><br />For that matter, where are the articles complaining that this show give short shrift to its black characters? Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-36527794716019003262014-02-25T11:03:27.420-05:002014-02-25T11:03:27.420-05:00Links here..a counterpoint to the first article on...Links here..a counterpoint to the first article on Grantland..<br /><br />http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/her-looming-shadow-grows-the-women-of-true-detective/<br /><br />The opening titles with cats..<br />http://grantland.com/hollywood-prospectus/the-true-detective-opening-credits-with-cats/<br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-49692103384637340372014-02-25T09:04:25.072-05:002014-02-25T09:04:25.072-05:00This one definitely wasn't as strong as the mo...This one definitely wasn't as strong as the more recent episodes. I find that when the bits that most pique my interest are related to the case and not the characters, then the episode isn't working on the same level for me as some of the better ones.<br /><br />I was very disappointed that Maggie was, indeed, the ultimate reason for blowing up the Cohle-Hart partnership. Even with it being because she deliberately manipulated the situation to hurt Marty, it felt too predictable. And I hated that she did that to Cohle.<br /><br />I read an interesting Willa Paskin article over at Slate (I think) yesterday, which argued that the flatness of the women in the story is part of the larger point that's being made. That it is a purposeful choice of the storyteller to underscore the flaws of these men (Marty, in particular). It was an interesting take, and it brought to mind Marty's line to the interrogating detectives in 2012 (last week) about inattentiveness being part of his problem.Jess Lyndehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14165015932507376656noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-24310491598837712772014-02-25T03:56:16.139-05:002014-02-25T03:56:16.139-05:00I saw the anagrams and thought some of them were h...I saw the anagrams and thought some of them were hilarious. Some people have a lot of time on their hands.<br /><br />I thought that Nussbaum was trying to make a point that, finally, has been made many times before. We all understand that women are not always portrayed in the best light -- especially in television drama.<br /><br />The women she chooses to strengthen her point ("Mellie, on <i>Scandal</i>; or Alicia, on <i>The Good Wife</i>; or Cersei, on <i>Game of Thrones</i>; or even Claire, on <i>House of Cards</i>) are not really the best examples. I can't really speak about Cersei, but Mellie and Claire are villains and Alicia's story is about her overcoming the betrayal. As you say, Josie, this is not Maggie's story.<br /><br />I do agree with her, however, on <i>Top of the Lake</i>and <i>The Fall</i>. Both are superb dramas that deserve to be seen. But, again, these stories are about the women involved. I could argue that the men portrayed in these two shows, especially in <i>Top of the Lake</i>, are one dimensional, but why stir up the pot?ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-19561350961064634702014-02-25T00:24:16.193-05:002014-02-25T00:24:16.193-05:00Heather, I didn't like the Nussbaum article, a...Heather, I didn't like the Nussbaum article, although I usually enjoy Nussbaum's stuff: she's the one who coined the term "Bad Fan" to describe <i>Breaking Bad</i> viewers who thought Walter was a hero. <br /><br />I love a well-rounded woman as much as the next person (that sounds dirty, doesn't it?), but this isn't a show about <i>people</i>. It isn't even a show about <i>men</i>. It's a show about <i>two particular men</i>. <br /><br />I could even make the argument that this episode, with Maggie's interrogation, is the show acknowledging that we're not seeing her full story, just like the interrogating detectives don't see her full story. Why not? <b>Because this is not a show about Maggie</b>. <br /><br />Passionate rant over.<br /><br />ChrisB, that Grantland article includes a list of anagrams made from "Rustin Cohle" and "Martin Hart." Josie Kafkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17892717530356699008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-6534051238913922062014-02-24T22:33:40.718-05:002014-02-24T22:33:40.718-05:00Josie, I'm just ecstatic you wrote this so qui...Josie, I'm just ecstatic you wrote this so quickly after it aired! After watching it I am longing to devour every article and that naturally starts with Doux. Great fun personal review.<br />I felt really heartbroken for Rust here. From getting rebuffed by the department (was he really that far off the mark suspecting Tuttle?) to being brutally manipulated by Maggie, I felt him become more damaged in this episode than any other so far. <br />I loathed the Nussbaum article btw. I think you weren't a fan either if I read through the lines properly. It occurred to me that just saying out loud that women are exploited by their lack of interiorority makes women look like we need an apology or worse are pitiful or still worse(!) are even capable of being portrayed as one dimensionally _because_ we are women. It's, in my opinion, a horrible argument that sucks. Furthermore it absolutely should not be a concern for this particular story. Oy.<br />Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13953652907115935895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-52621629143765441222014-02-24T19:25:54.112-05:002014-02-24T19:25:54.112-05:00Right from the start, I knew that Maggie was going...Right from the start, I knew that Maggie was going to be the catalyst that drove these two men apart. I just wish the encounter had been a bit more… something. The one they had was gruesome.<br /><br />The fight was beautifully filmed and I gasped when they hit the pavement. You know that hurt! As I re-watched it, it occurred to me that Cohle allows Hart to hit him at first. He knows what he did and he knows what it will do to Hart.<br /><br />Speaking of fights, I loved the bookending of Hart taking off his gun, badge, and jacket both at the beginning to beat the kids who slept with his daughter and then again to beat Cohle.<br /><br />I love the articles you link to in your reviews, Josie. Hart and Cohle sounds a lot like heart and soul, doesn't it? Not sure if it was deliberate, but maybe we could join in all the internet chatter?<br /><br />:-)ChrisBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10843864158239536750noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13727952.post-44040146330419846582014-02-24T17:45:22.206-05:002014-02-24T17:45:22.206-05:00If the previous episode was about closing a chapte...If the previous episode was about closing a chapter on 1995, then the underlining reason for "Haunted Houses" was to bring the narrative to 2012. It was a great transition. I know I'm not alone in admitting that I cursed at the screen when the credits started rolling because I wanted the episode to keep going. <br /><br />In all honesty, it wasn't my favourite TD episode. Can't quite pinpoint what was it that didn't quite ping me. <br /><br />That said, I liked the show's nod to 1995 by having Cohle seek out Rev. Tuttle while Hart met up a grown-up (or, at least, <i>older</i>) version of Beth. <br /><br />I can't quite agree with Maggie's solution to Hart's cheating (though I give her points for telling Cohle about her reasons). The one super!sleazy note, however, was Hart sleeping with Beth. <br /><br />Cohle and Hart's 2002 fight was brutal. I most deffo winced a couple of times as each of them landed blows on each other. <br /><br />Overall, the one thing I'm feeling a little ambivalent about (as far as the story itself) is "the corruption from the higher-ups" angle. IF the whole "important people" conspiracy thing happens to be verified, I really don't know how the show would go about tying up all the plot points.Lucehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05612987173174005233noreply@blogger.com