deliciously unlikely speculation
Erik T. Burns
eburns at gmail.com
Thu Sep 11 16:35:20 CDT 2014
http://www.tor.com/blogs/2014/09/did-we-just-learn-the-plot-of-true-detective-season-two
Did We Just Learn the Plot of True Detective Season Two?
STUBBY THE ROCKET
The most recent hints about the shape of True Detective season two
came out today as Deadline reported that Justin Lin, director of Fast
and Furious 6, is in talks to direct the season. HBO has declined to
comment, as they have with every rumor that's circulated so far, but
if confirmed, Justin Lin is an exciting pick for the second season.
But the Deadline article contained another kernel of information that
might reveal the underpinnings of next season's plot. True Detective
is moving from Louisiana to California.
Why does this matter? Well, back in March the show's creator Nic
Pizzolatto revealedthat the second season would be about “hard women,
bad men and the secret occult history of the United States
transportation system.” While this may seem vague, the combination of
occult transportation systems and a California setting is as much of a
tell as the word “Carcosa” was in season one. There is strong reason
to believe that season two will be about the Trystero.
Thomas Pynchon’s postmodern novella The Crying of Lot 49 is an ideal
inspiration forTrue Detective. It would maintain all the
deeply-ingrained conspiracy of the first season while translating the
Southern Gothic decay into suburban desperation. It even has a
prominent symbol for Pizzolatto to transform as he layers another
mind-bending paranoia onto the many blighted landscapes America has to
offer.
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