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tions here, but I’m struggling to make sense of this season. While we’ve seen weird and supernatural elements throughout the season, the revelations in this episode felt like an extreme escalation of what we’ve seen.While this season is tied together because of the characters and the case, I don’t feel like I’m watching a cohesive whole. I can’t help but wonder what the original pitch for this series was. It surely can’t be what we’ve ended up with… right?<figure id="9ba7"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.readmedium.com/v2/resize:fit:800/1*LaZeRG6wI05UfrTD5H4YPw.jpeg"><figcaption>Kali Reis and Aka Niviâna in True Detective: Night Country | Credit: HBO</figcaption></figure>With only two episodes left, I’m unsure if all of these threads of the story are going to come together in a satisfying way.Here are all of the open issues that I think the show wants to explore:<ul><li>Danvers’ (Jodie Foster) tragic backstory</li><li>Navarro’s (Kali Reis) grief, sense of belonging, and sanity</li><li>Peter’s (Finn Bennett) relationship with his dad, Danvers, and his wife, Kayla (Anna Lambe)</li><li>Hank’s (John Hawkes) life post-catfishing</li><li>Leah’s (Isabella LaBlanc) sense of identity, connection with her culture, and her relationship with Liz</li><li>The mine’s destruction of the land/town and the conflict between the miners and the Indigenous population</li><li>Solving the Tsa

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lal murders</li><li>Solving the Annie K (Nivi Pedersen) murder</li><li>The connection with Tuttle</li><li>All of the spiritual elements: caribou suicide, creepy one-eyed polar bear, randomly rolling fruits, and now dead people</li></ul>And I’m sure that I’ve missed some things on this list.While I think a lot of these elements are interesting, I’m just not sure there’s enough time to bring all of these parts of this season to a satisfying conclusion. That feels like a very large task.I hope that Issa López and the team behind this season will be able to pull it off, but I have my doubts.But one thing I do know is that Qavvik (Joel Montgrand) is a real one. He is a source of whimsy and joy in this otherwise dreary show.Follow <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/tu-pp">TV & Us</a> on your favorite podcast app!Looking for movie reviews? Check out <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/mu-pp">Movies & Us</a>, a weekly gathering place filled with conversations about movies, stories, and connection!If you want more stories like this, consider becoming a Medium member. You will get access to more awesome content from me, along with stories from thousands of other writers. <a href="https://medium.com/@sarahjcallen/membership">Use my link and I’ll receive a small commission</a> — you know you want to!</article></body>

‘True Detective’ S4 E4

One of the top 10 worst Christmases ever.

Jodie Foster in True Detective: Night Country | Credit: HBO

In this season of TV & Us, we are reviewing the latest season of HBO’s True Detective.

The town of Ennis celebrates Christmas Eve while our detectives uncover clues, question suspects, and experience some serious heartbreak.

I think this is the weakest episode of this season of True Detective so far. After finishing this episode, I was left wondering what we’re doing with this show. What is trying to be communicated? And where are we heading?

One of the elements of this show that I’m struggling with is that it feels inconsistent from episode to episode. Each one seems to focus on a different facet that doesn’t always show up clearly in other episodes.

Episode 1: Laying the foundation of the show.
Episode 2: Reminding you that this is part of the True Detective universe.
Episode 3: Developing both Navarro’s character and the town.
Episode 4: Bringing horror/spiritual elements to the forefront.

Maybe I’m asking the wrong questions here, but I’m struggling to make sense of this season. While we’ve seen weird and supernatural elements throughout the season, the revelations in this episode felt like an extreme escalation of what we’ve seen.

While this season is tied together because of the characters and the case, I don’t feel like I’m watching a cohesive whole. I can’t help but wonder what the original pitch for this series was. It surely can’t be what we’ve ended up with… right?

Kali Reis and Aka Niviâna in True Detective: Night Country | Credit: HBO

With only two episodes left, I’m unsure if all of these threads of the story are going to come together in a satisfying way.

Here are all of the open issues that I think the show wants to explore:

Danvers’ (Jodie Foster) tragic backstory
Navarro’s (Kali Reis) grief, sense of belonging, and sanity
Peter’s (Finn Bennett) relationship with his dad, Danvers, and his wife, Kayla (Anna Lambe)
Hank’s (John Hawkes) life post-catfishing
Leah’s (Isabella LaBlanc) sense of identity, connection with her culture, and her relationship with Liz
The mine’s destruction of the land/town and the conflict between the miners and the Indigenous population
Solving the Tsalal murders
Solving the Annie K (Nivi Pedersen) murder
The connection with Tuttle
All of the spiritual elements: caribou suicide, creepy one-eyed polar bear, randomly rolling fruits, and now dead people

And I’m sure that I’ve missed some things on this list.

While I think a lot of these elements are interesting, I’m just not sure there’s enough time to bring all of these parts of this season to a satisfying conclusion. That feels like a very large task.

I hope that Issa López and the team behind this season will be able to pull it off, but I have my doubts.

But one thing I do know is that Qavvik (Joel Montgrand) is a real one. He is a source of whimsy and joy in this otherwise dreary show.

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