True Detective Season 1 Ep 3 “Locked Room”: The Slow Burn Network Found a Slow Burn Show

 

True Detective MONSTER

True Detective is a great fire which burns bright. It’s story is already fully formed by the time we are thrusted into it. It’s a complex murder investigation, which at first blush, we come in near the end of.

True Detective was a revelation in 2014 when it appeared. It took the well-worn trope of Detective Drama and played with it in a new—obvious way. Matthew McConaughey plays Rust Cohle, an alcoholic recluse who is both good and bad at his job. Woody Harrelson plays Marty Hart. A man with many secrets…

The first 3 episodes concern the hunting of a monster. Really just an overdramatic term for “A man who murders people brutally.” So, he doesn’t breathe fire or anything. He doesn’t fly. He just hides.

Game of Thrones Monster

I like HBO. I like their slow burn technique. But, it has to pay off.