Yet another take on True Detective

[jochen stremmel]

What I find interesting here is the racial aspect, the two "true," "deeply
flawed" detectives being white, and the two obviously not so true and not
so deeply flawed revising them and the case being black. That's quite
inspired, too, in my eyes. And Marty's "coon hound" remark seems to be the
only racial slip of the tongue (in cheek because he can easily retreat to
the safety of racoon hound). Or are there more?


2014-02-25 15:30 GMT+01:00 Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>:

> Agreed.  Hart and Cohle aren't exactly presented in the most flattering
> light.  These are deeply flawed characters, the fact that they also happen
> to be male and the leads shouldn't be that big of a deal.
>
>
> On Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 9:26 AM, rich <richard.romeo at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> the other shows she mentions Top of the Lake and The Fall were very good
>> and just as good as true detective, with strong female leads. neither is
>> really likable  as are the detectives in True detective. But to criticize a
>> show for not having a strong female lead is like whining that the
>> aforementioned shows above not having a strong male lead (they really
>> don't). Moreoever, the focus is on these two male detectives with all their
>> shortcomings--thats the strength of the show. Woody Harrelson's wife doesnt
>> strike me as a weak character. The circles of whores, junkies, rural white
>> trash, the overly sexualized religious atmosphere, the characters they come
>> across fits the story. thats how I see it anyway
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 24, 2014 at 11:50 PM, <kelber at mindspring.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Yeah, the woman to bimbo ratio is pretty miniscule.
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>>> http://www.newyorker.com/arts/critics/television/2014/03/03/140303crte_television_nussbaum?currentPage=1
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>>> LK
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