I don't know why anybody would be expecting disappointment. This show's been phenomenal. No reason to doubt it now.
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I have a feeling it going to end up closing up the relationship Rust and Marty. Leaving the case with loose ends for other seasons. IMO, t's more about the detectives than the case.
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I bet the ending will be something like this. Rust and Marty get the yellow King and then the camera pans out, way out to show the greater area. A good distance away the camera will swoop back in to show a fire burning in the spiral shape.
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My guess is that Cohle sacrifices himself or dies in some other way. It would surprise me if he survived the final episode.
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Open ended, like the Sopranos
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Do you see...


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I thought I read an interview with the writer saying that season 2 is going to be a whole new era and setting, possibly in old timey Los Angeles.
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Very well could be- possibly an homage to the Black Dahlia.
(California's most famous and bizarre unsolved case)
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Also rumors that it's going to have a female lead(s?) instead of male.
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Yep, at least it won't be on a "Dexter" scale disappointment.
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After what this show has done to help MM's career they should be able to get some hot babe's looking to improve their bonafides for being taken seriously as actresses.
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In fairness, I think Dallas Buyer's Club (and his really brief, but awesomely memorable scene in Wolf of Wall Street) did as much for his career as this. It was some nice synchronicity for this show that they released it just as the Oscar hype for Dallas Buyer's Club was really taking off. I'm not sure they'd have been able to land MM if they'd started filming this year.
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This show is the cherry on top for outstanding work he's already been doing for a few years now.

I also don't think they're targeting 2 female leads- rumor of that seemed to have no legs, and it simply got circulated because it was another True Detective related story that has been a traffic driver on the net for months.

If they can court 2 outstanding actresses, I'm fine with it. It still all starts with the writing.
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I always liked MM since "A time to kill' then he did a bunch of stupid romantic comedies. I'm glad he's getting serious on his roles.
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Ha ha what. He just won an oscar.
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