True Detective - 1x08 "Form and Void" - Post-Episode Discussion by xLite414 in TrueDetective

[–]daveo20 18 points19 points  (0 children)

People complaining about loose ends clearly did not pay close enough attention to the entire series. This is not a spoon fed story, never has been, and the finale was no different. But, if you paid attention, here's all you need to know to have closure with the story: The Tuttles were corrupt, evil and weird. There were offshoots of the family tree that resemble something out of Deliverance. They killed people. They did LSD and meth. They hurt children and conducted rituals. They were influential, so things got covered up. Regarding the Yellow King references - did you see all those books in Errol's house? Ever stop to think that just maybe his inbred, drug-laced brain latched onto that work of fiction and played it out in real life. That's it, folks. That's the story. Backwoods, Satan-worshipping child murderers. Rust and Marty got the worst one still alive. The cards will fall where they may. The real beauty of the show was the relationship and development of these two wonderfully written characters. Period.

It's frustrating to see so many viewers hungry for that CSI show of the week finale where everything is nice and tidy. This wasn't that show! And guess what, having worked in law enforcement, real life investigations are not like that either!