In the season finale of True Detective:
True Detective: Night Country season finale that I found myself shouting at my TV several times. Not only did the plot heavily plagiarize Wind River, but it also concluded with some of the most syrupy, disgusting garbage I’ve ever seen on a major TV program. The fact that HBO, the production company behind shows like Succession, Game of Thrones, True Detective, and White Lotus, to mention a few, would broadcast this astounds me.
I’ll simply list a handful of the aspects of this episode that I thought were completely ridiculous:
- Danvers and Navarro leave Peter to clean up not only the body of the junkie Otis but also his own father, whom he just killed, because they are so eager to explore the caves—in a storm, no less. After clearing everything up, he needs to see Rose, who seems content to assist the unfortunate young guy in covering up these killings
- Danvers and Navarro manage to break through the ice and enter the tunnel system that, incidentally, only the instructor guy was aware of. They tumble through to a lower level where, shock of all shocks, they encounter Raymond Clark, the scientists’ lone survivor. They follow him, arriving at a scientific room that, as we soon find out, is situated just beneath Tsalal station. Were they really so near to Tsalal that I missed it? Because they appear to have moved directly beneath the base and covered roughly fifty feet.
- Eventually, they catch up with Clark after following him into the station. They sit him down and ask him questions since, up until now, they have never discussed what happened to Annie or the other scientists with him. Oh, never mind. They record Annie wailing and attach the earphones to his ears, forcing him to remain there and listen to the sounds of his beloved repeatedly screaming and most likely dying. He is bound to a chair by Danvers and Navarro, who then abandons him to be tormented while they carry on with their boring chat. Remember, for all they knew, he could have been totally innocent of her death.
- After they’ve properly tortured him, they decide it’s time to ask the right bleeping questions and resume that. However, there’s a confusing part where they appear to be going to kill him instead, but then they decide that perhaps he could testify regarding the whole mine/Tsalal issue. We have some crazy police geniuses here!
- Clark explains how Annie found out what they were doing, which was pushing the mine to pollute as much as possible to get the amazing organism they were studying by softening the permafrost. Although Raymond was not involved, she attempted to obstruct their research and was apprehended, eventually being fatally stabbed. Here, once more, we get a somewhat less plausible Wind River.
- Throughout the entire piece, Raymond freaking Clark says, “Time is a flat circle,” and I had to hold back from throwing something at my TV. But really, this garbage, you got to be kidding me.
- During the ice storm, they are essentially stuck at Tsalal. At one point, Navarro walks off into the ice because that’s what people do in Ennis, but he then falls through into the frigid water. Luckily, Navarro arrives in time to save her and warms her over a fire. When they realize that the scientists were killed by the cleaning ladies, they head to the location where they assume all the women connected to the deaths of the scientists are conveniently hanging out. Since the blizzard is no longer a problem, they assume. (This season ends in two weeks, in contrast to prior ones that frequently involve investigations that last for years or even decades!)
- The entire incident—which essentially consisted of all these badass boss ladies showing up at Tsalal, turning off the power, and Raymond yelling, “She’s awake!”—was covered up by Navarro and Danvers, who then decided to stage the whole thing. The scientists were forced to strip off at gunpoint, drive out into the ice, and disappear into the night. where they pass away from freezing. They attribute this to a ghost that would have allowed the men to survive if it had been merciful. The women who had them strip and flee into the ice while holding guns to their heads are at fault, in my opinion. The guys actually just died from freezing to death, so I think the vet was wrong.
- As you may remember, the mine wanted all of this to be hidden. It appears that the mine will prevail. Everyone wants everything to be hidden.
In the end, they talk to Danvers about what happened in earlier seasons and where Navarro and Hank went. But the resolution is disappointing because the supernatural stuff doesn’t lead to anything significant. The scientists really did kill Annie, which many people guessed. Some thought the cleaning ladies caused the scientists’ deaths, but how it actually happened felt like a confusing twist that didn’t make sense. Danvers and Navarro act poorly as cops, resorting to torture as soon as they find the person they were looking for, and leaving Peter to deal with his dead father.
I don’t really like any of the characters. Peter’s wife Kayla is annoying and petty, especially considering he’s working on a major case. Danvers’ step-daughter Leah is just as unpleasant, causing trouble for Danvers without any remorse, even during a murder investigation at Christmas. Danvers and Navarro treat each other badly, and their backstory isn’t even interesting. Peter seems nice, and Rose is okay, but her character doesn’t add much to the story. The finale didn’t work for me, and none of the interesting fan theories panned out. The mysteries of the scientists and Annie’s murders weren’t really mysteries at all, and many, including myself, guessed the outcome early on.
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