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[quote=Anonymous]The plot was too convoluted.  It took too long to piece together, and there were too many main characters.  The combination of a such an overly intricate plot with too many sub plots and character lines made it just not flow well.

Also because it was so plot heavy, the dialog suffered.

I think VV is a good actor and he could've done much better in that role had the plot and writing been better.  I just think the writing was horrible.

I also think the guy that played Woodruff (can't remember his name) is a good actor.  So is the guy that played Velcoro.  But, again, the writing was so bad that it really hindered them.

They should have made the whole corruption thing a little less intricate and with fewer parties (I mean the casinos, the russians, the girls, the police, the politicians, hasidic jews, some hippy retreat, another gang there at then end -- it was spread too wide).

They also should have kept it to two (three tops) main characters.  Four was too many.  What made the first season of True Detective (despite its stupid ending) was how well developed the relationship was between the two detectives.

This season didn't build that until the couple of episodes because it spent so much time creating the back story for the four leads.

The first season managed to build the relationship and weave the back story in while doing that.  That's a better approach, but it's harder to do with four main characters (and four back stories) than it is with two.

I would have centered the story on VV and Velcoro.  I would have developed their relationship more, had their stories more intertwined because ultimately it was about corruption and dealings between criminals and law enforcement, so have the two heros/protagonist be a criminal and a police officer but really build that relationship so that it shows that there are shades of gray.[/quote]

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