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In 2012, Louisiana State Police Detectives Rust Cohle and Martin Hart are brought in to revisit a homicide case they worked in 1995. As the inquiry unfolds in present day through separate interrogations, the two former detectives narrate the story of their investigation, reopening unhealed wounds, and drawing into question their supposed solving of a bizarre ritualistic murder in 1995. The timelines braid and converge in 2012 as each man is pulled back into a world they believed they'd left behind. In learning about each other and their killer, it becomes clear that darkness lives on both sides of the law.

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S1E1

(media) I also made a True Detective S1 tribute (episode 1 to be precise) - would appreciate any feedback! 0 comments

Episode 1: Methinks Rust has secretly prepped the old man with answers on the Fontenot questions 5 comments

(media) X-Post from the r/television discussion. I haven't seen anyone mention this subtlety of Cohle's interrogation yet. (Episode 1 Spoilers) 2 comments

Fan made posters I made for True Detective Season 1, Episode 1 and 2 0 comments

True Detective - 1x01 "The Long Bright Dark" - Episode Discussion 395 comments

(media) The Falls - Volume 1 - Episode 1 - Gift (I love True Detective and a lot of this show I make is inspired by it - especially season one) 0 comments

I’m currently reading Nic’s first draft for True Detective season 1 episode 1. He does something quite odd that I’ve never seen done before in a screenplay and I thought you guys could help me out. Nic will usually put a (- - ) or a (-) at the end of each paragraph. I’m not quite sure what it means. 3 comments

About to start watching from episode 1, anything I need to know about True Detective before I get into it? 21 comments

If you are not already listening, check out the Serial podcast. It's a true murder story from 1999 retold in the same way True Detective was. Start with episode 1 and expect to binge. 6 comments

(media) True Detective - Episode 1.1 "The Long Bright Dark" Recap 1 comments

True Detective 1st scene, episode 1 2 comments

S1E2

(media) True Detective Season 1: Episode 2 Preview 5 comments

True Detective - 1x02 "Seeing Things" - Episode Discussion 429 comments

Personal question and please be kind (spoiler up to episode 2) 6 comments

So I started a folk music playlist after watching Patriot on Amazon, first two songs were the opening song for True Detective and from Patriot. And here I am rewatching TD and in Ep 2, and the opening song from Patriot starts playing 21 comments

True Detective Episode 2 SPOILER **AUDREY&MACIE** 8 comments

S1E3

True Detective - 1x03 "The Locked Room" - Episode Discussion 916 comments

(media) Anyone notice the latticework in the final shot of 01x03? 24 comments

How come no episode 3 discussion thread? 3 comments

S1E4

True Detective - 1x04 "Who Goes There" - Pre-Episode Discussion 68 comments

RE: True Detective Episode 4 - I work in Beaumont and I have lived in the area all my life 9 comments

True Detective - 1x04 "Who Goes There" - Post-Episode Discussion 252 comments

True Detective - 1x04 "Who Goes There" - Episode Discussion 1362 comments

Did anyone else think Episode 4 was way to slow? 12 comments

Spoiler discussion related to the episode 4 sneak peak on HBO GO 1 comments

Watching True Detective for the first time and I just finished watching episode 4 46 comments

Guys, we're just a few days from Episode 4 of a season True Detective. Some wild shit is about to go down. A few reminders of how this goes. 42 comments

(media) Film Studies Episode 4: A speedpainting series I am working on that is currently focusing on True Detective. 0 comments

S1E5

True Detective - 1x05 "The Secret Fate of All Life" - Post-Episode Discussion 749 comments

True Detective - 1x05 "The Secret Fate of All Life" - Episode Discussion 1647 comments

Anyone else worried about the finale currently airing same night as Oscar Night and Episode 5 airing with the Superbowl? 44 comments

So, some questions about S1 E5.. 3 comments

Episode 5 is as good an episode as True Detective has ever produced. 102 comments

(media) The Killer Suspect Heisman Watch Sponsored by Nissan – True Detective – Episode 5 - The Breakshot 3 comments

Episode 5 Songs / Music - True Detective 4 comments

S1E6

True Detective - 1x06 "Haunted Houses" - Pre-Episode Discussion 206 comments

Spoilerish - “Coming up this season” and E6 preview - Gallery of freeze framed images 28 comments

True Detective - 1x06 "Haunted Houses" - Post-Episode Discussion 1865 comments

True Detective - 1x06 "Haunted Houses" - Episode Discussion 2190 comments

Need some help understanding an aspect of the show. (Spoilers episode 6) 9 comments

S1E7

True Detective - 1x07 "After You've Gone" - Pre-Episode Discussion 187 comments

True Detective - 1x07 "After You've Gone" - Post-Episode Discussion 1976 comments

True Detective - 1x07 "After You've Gone" - Episode Discussion 1745 comments

(media) What the Flick's "After You've Gone" (S1E7) Review and Discussion 0 comments

Is the mystery of True Detective important to you? * Spoilers I mention somethings that happen in episode 7. 7 comments

(media) [spoiler] From the Baltimore Sun, "Watching 'True Detective' and hitting the wall". Spoilers through Episode 7. 2 comments

(media) A True Detective scene location south of New Orleans I recognized from Episode 7. 1 comments

S1E8

True Detective - 1x08 "Form and Void" - Pre-Episode Discussion 415 comments

True Detective - 1x08 "Form and Void" - Post-Episode Discussion 3403 comments

True Detective - 1x08 "Form and Void" - Episode Discussion 2259 comments

Cohle's episode 8 epiphany is just an extension of his existing philosophy [SPOILER] 29 comments

True Detective Episode 8 deleted scene? 6 comments

(media) [SPOILER]Has True Detective been in development since 2012? Was this guy originally Errol? (POSSIBLE SPOILERS FOR EPISODE 8) 5 comments

S2E1

True Detective - 2x01 "The Western Book of the Dead" - Pre-Episode Discussion 160 comments

True Detective - 2x01 "The Western Book of the Dead" - Post-Episode Discussion 2704 comments

True Detective - 2x01 "The Western Book of the Dead" - Episode Discussion 1342 comments

(media) [S2E1] Regular Guy Review: True Detective S2E1 Thoughts and Discussion 1 comments

[S2E1] Literary and Philosophical Allusions in "The Western Book of the Dead" 119 comments

[S2E1] [Spoilers] Mythology Times Two 5 comments

[S2E1] Spoilers, about the scene with the mask... 19 comments

(media) [S2E1] Ozzy Man Reviews: True Detective - Season 2 Episode 1 8 comments

S2E2

True Detective - 2x02 "Night Finds You" - Pre-Episode Discussion 154 comments

True Detective - 2x02 "Night Finds You" - Post-Episode Discussion 3164 comments

[S2E2] Post your quick questions here 1255 comments

True Detective - 2x02 "Night Finds You" - Episode Discussion 1273 comments

(media) [S2E2] Grantland - great review of the episode and discussion into each character's "dark secret" 15 comments

(media) [S2E2] What the Flick reviews episode 2 (A great discussion) 2 comments

[S2E2] [No Spoilers] Is it just me, or is Vince Vaughn the weakest actor of season 2? 7 comments

[S2E2] Literary and Philosophical Allusions in "Night Finds You" 57 comments

S2E3

True Detective - 2x03 "Maybe Tomorrow" - Pre-Episode Discussion 140 comments

True Detective - 2x03 "Maybe Tomorrow" - Post-Episode Discussion 2189 comments

[S2E3] Post your quick questions here 1529 comments

True Detective - 2x03 "Maybe Tomorrow" - Episode Discussion 1250 comments

[S2E3] Vinci PD, Mayor, iavoids discussing the Tape 6 comments

[S2E3] Discussion 2 comments

[S2E3] Nic Pizzolatto and female characters 110 comments

[S2E3][Spoilers] Meister Eckhart and Conway Twitty 25 comments

[S2E3] [SPOILERS] Dream Sequence "You were here first" 68 comments

[S2E3] A couple notes regarding the set photographer and Caspere's assistant 44 comments

(media) True Detective - Season 2, Episode 3 1080p Screencaps 19 comments

(media) [S2E3][Spoilers] So what did the True Detective community think of this reference from the latest episode? 6 comments

[S2E3] I just finished rewatching S1 and it made me reconsider some problems I've had with S2 (also all S1 spoilers, not sure how to tag properly) 11 comments

S2E4

True Detective - 2x04 "Down Will Come" - Pre-Episode Discussion 97 comments

(media) [S2E4] True Detective Season 2: Episode #4 Preview (HBO) 3 comments

True Detective - 2x04 "Down Will Come" - Post-Episode Discussion 3521 comments

True Detective - 2x04 "Down Will Come" - Episode Discussion 2132 comments

[S2E4] Ray's Cig 14 comments

[S2E4] Long Theory On Athena (NSFW) 14 comments

(media) True Detective - Season 2, Episode 4 1080p Screencaps 2 comments

(media) [S2E4] True Detective season two watchthrough episode four: Down Will Come (longform analysis) 4 comments

S2E5

True Detective - 2x05 "Other Lives" - Pre-Episode Discussion 97 comments

True Detective - 2x05 "Other Lives" - Post-Episode Discussion 2609 comments

True Detective - 2x05 "Other Lives" - Episode Discussion 1592 comments

(media) [Season 2] [S2E5] [Spoilers] 'True Detective' Season 2 Episode 5 'Other Lives' Feels Like a Fake Story 12 comments

[S2E5] Significance of These Events? 4 comments

[S2E5] Is Frank really this naive? 4 comments

S2E6

True Detective - 2x06 "Church in Ruins" - Pre-Episode Discussion 126 comments

True Detective - 2x06 "Church in Ruins" - Post-Episode Discussion 3855 comments

True Detective - 2x06 "Church in Ruins" - Episode Discussion 1706 comments

(media) [Season 2] [S2E6] [Spoilers] Trailer for next episode shows that Frank and Velcoro are going to have a very tense discussion indeed 19 comments

[S2E6][Spoilers]Can we discuss the last sex party scene. I didn't like it at all. Could do with some other peoples opinions. 22 comments

[S2E6] Bartender Woman Theory 5 comments

(media) [S2E6] True Detective 2x06 Promo Season 2 Episode 6 “Church in Ruins” 87 comments

(media) [S2E6] 'True Detective' Recap Roundtable, Season Two, Episode Six: 'Church in Ruins' 2 comments

S2E7

True Detective - 2x07 "Black Maps and Motel Rooms" - Pre-Episode Discussion 156 comments

True Detective - 2x07 "Black Maps and Motel Rooms" - Post-Episode Discussion 3788 comments

True Detective - 2x07 "Black Maps and Motel Rooms" - Episode Discussion 2415 comments

[Season 2][S2E7] [Spoilers] Discussing how that last scene happened, realistically 14 comments

(media) [S2E7] AfterBuzz TV - Review & After Show Discussion 3 comments

(media) [S2E7] Black Maps and Motel Rooms Podcast Discussion 0 comments

(media) [S2E7] True Detective Season 2 Episode 7 Promo "Black Maps and Motel Rooms" (HD) 67 comments

S2E8

True Detective - 2x08 "Omega Station" - Pre-Episode Discussion 369 comments

True Detective - 2x08 "Omega Station" - Post-Episode Discussion 4022 comments

True Detective - 2x08 "Omega Station" - Episode Discussion 4336 comments

[S2E8] My qualms with the ending. 2 comments

[S2E8] Possible theories left to potentially loose threads 9 comments

(media) [S2E8] True Detective Season 2 Episode 8 "Omega Station" Promo (FINALE) 222 comments

(media) [S2E8] Moments from True Detective Season 2 Episode 8, ranked [SPOILERS] (Humor, from The Awl) 1 comments

S3E1

True Detective - 3x01 "The Great War and Modern Memory" - Live Episode Discussion 268 comments

True Detective - 3x01 "The Great War and Modern Memory" & 3x02 "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" - Post-Episode Discussion 2713 comments

FULL TIMELINE: Season 3 - Episode 1 "The Great War and Modern Memory" 104 comments

S3E2

True Detective - 3x02 "Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" - Live Episode Discussion 624 comments

S3E3

True Detective - 3x03 "The Big Never" - Live Episode Discussion 482 comments

True Detective - 3x03 "The Big Never" - Post-Episode Discussion 1825 comments

(media) This is my first reddit post, every week, I’ll be posting an image of each True Detective season 3 episode. It will depict the most cinematic and photographically captured moment of the episode. Always regarding to my opinion. Hey ho, let’s go! True Detective 3 📺🔦 x01 6 comments

True Detective – 3x03 “The Big Never” - Scene Summaries, Notes, and Theories 37 comments

Possibly obvious detail I noticed in season 3, episode 3 9 comments

S3E4

True Detective - 3x04 "The Hour and the Day" - Live Episode Discussion 573 comments

True Detective - 3x04 "The Hour and the Day" - Post-Episode Discussion 2660 comments

[Podcast] shatontv.com - S3E4 Discussion 1 comments

(media) [Podcast] Discussion on S3-E4 and an interview with our beloved trash man, Michael Greyeyes 5 comments

S3E5

True Detective - 3x05 "If You Have Ghosts" - Episode Discussion 2487 comments

S3E6

True Detective - 3x06 "Hunters in the Dark" - Live Episode Discussion 613 comments

True Detective - 3x06 "Hunters in the Dark" - Post-Episode Discussion 3975 comments

S3E7

True Detective - 3x07 "The Final Country" - Live Episode Discussion 758 comments

True Detective - 3x07 "The Final Country" - Post-Episode Discussion 3824 comments

True Detective Season 3, Episode 7 REVIEW 4 comments

True Detective: Season 3 Episode 7 THEORY ON WHO TOOK JULIE 4 comments

S3E8

True Detective - 3x08 "Now Am Found" - Live Episode Discussion 1681 comments

when will true detective season 3 episode 8 be live on HBO? 1 comments

True Detective - 3x08 "Now Am Found" - Post-Episode Discussion 6094 comments

S5E1

(media) True Detective - An Answer to Pessimism (5.1.22) 13 comments