I really enjoyed True Detective S1 and S3, especially S1, but I found that the show felt over-stylized and often relied on mumbly edgy one-liners or some emo monologue from the main character, which got old fast. I like that this show doesn't have that. If The Outsider stays this good, it'll end up as the better show for me.
Mendhelson's performance as the lead is sublime. He's always been able to play world weary with the best of them but everything about his work in the first two episodes feels so authentic. While he usually excels at the beaten down there's a depth to his hurt in this one that's perfectly transmitted in every scene without the need for scene chewing. Just great stuff and it's the antithesis of Matthew's Rust in TD (although I do love that show)
I don't think it's the scenes lack of light sources. I have a great TV for HDR so generally low light scenes are still fine. It has to be their bit rate or something. They're just all washed out, there's no contrast or anything. It's a shame because this series is as well shot as any of their stuff
Exactly this. I'm praying to the streaming gods they have some better infrastructure when Maxx drops
I haven't used HBO cable in years. I only use it through Amazon or HBOgo and the compression is just a shitty through them as actual cable. It's definitely a problem on their back end not on the users choice of viewing platform. Although Amazon HBO is a smidge better it's still trash. I know they're looking into providing 4K content soon, and they'd have to to stay competitive in the streaming wars, I'm just hoping it happens sooner than later
I'm under the impression it's one person but I haven't read the book
Ah okay. That's what I thought it was but couldn't be sure
I just know this book referenced those books and I had no idea what the hell they were talking about.
You didn't miss much unless you wanted Holly's full story. And while I don't have a problem with it what she does at the end is a repeat so you might actually be better because that was one of the biggest complaints people who have read this and the trilogy had.
I don't see the True Detective comparisons at all. TD was always style over substance. This has an actual story to tell and a compelling mystery.
It worked for me. 🤷♂️ I thought the intention was to put the viewer in his shoes, have us be as mystified as Terry and his wife appeared to be. Then after show the days before (remember: he was arrested 3 days after the murder) where all the evidence was gathered and witnesses were interviewed that gave Mendohlson's character the growing anger and absolute certainty; ie, enough to publicly arrest and humiliate Terry.
To be more specific, the intention was that he could be an ordinary guy, trusted to coach baseball with kids, or he could secretly be a monster. We didn't know why Ralph was so convinced. That's my point. We're almost immediately shown Ralph's disgust and the arrest but don't understand why he's their guy. I personally liked how it was inverted.
