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- HBO
- Jan 13, 2019
- HBO
- Jan 13, 2019
- HBO
- Jan 13, 2019
- HBO
- Jan 13, 2019
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
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77% Positive
27 Reviews
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23% Mixed
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0% Negative
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 35 Critic Reviews
72
77% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
23% Mixed
8 Reviews
8 Reviews
0% Negative
0 Reviews
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The fiery and intense performances; Pizzolatto’s dense and rich writing; the finely calibrated directing from Jeremy Saulnier; the superb editing; the chilling and mournful music from the great T. Bone Burnett; the cinematography that changes hues to reflect the various time periods--all of these elements contribute to a slightly intoxicating case of Viewer Vertigo, as we try to maintain our balance while constantly being thrown OFF balance. ... This is addictive television.
If you subscribe to the opinion that the original True Detective was terrific and the second edition, well, wasn't, the third marks a bracing case of going back to the future. That's because this latest season largely mirrors the first, unspooling a mystery across three distinct time frames while receiving an enormous star-power boost courtesy of Mahershala Ali.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 242 User Ratings
6.8
69% Positive
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
15% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
16% Negative
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 242 User Ratings
6.8
69% Positive
167 Ratings
167 Ratings
15% Mixed
36 Ratings
36 Ratings
16% Negative
39 Ratings
39 Ratings
I am a war veteran, and I had a role during the war very similar to the main character. The ending killed me, and my partner sitting next to me couldn't get why. The Third Season is so multilayered and deep that many will not get it. I spoke to other war veterans, that like me experienced long periods of exposure to combat and they felt the same way. This is truly a masterpiece, that I would love to re-watch over again and again, but I dare not to. Best season by far.
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SEASON 3
Just enough like season 1 to feel like a real follow-up, but the characters and the world are so distinct that it doesn't feel like an attempt to repeat past glory. It's so good to have it back. As everyone points out, it's not season 1, but it doesn't really have to be and it's unfair to constantly compare the two. This is fantastic in its own right.
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SEASON 3
The five episodes I have seen take the best stuff about True Detective and finally wed it to a story that proceeds in a mostly satisfying fashion.
The first five episodes are stirring entertainment, steadying a very rocky boat and teasing an end that feels far more likely to exceed expectations than spoil a strong setup.
This season is more season one True Detective than season two True Detective, with Ali giving a tour de force performance as the show toggles between three time periods. The bad news? The central mystery is more fitting for a CBS crime procedural, and over eight episodes is stretched to its limit.
True Detective Season 3 is a little more workmanlike and less baroque, perhaps too eager to prove that it can tell a legible story again. But it’s anchored by Ali’s terrific work in the lead role--a little more restrained than stars past, though just as captivating.
The new “True Detective” is faintly pretentious, manageably ridiculous, and dull. ... Throughout his terrific performance as this emotionally wounded warrior, Ali steams and simmers and smolders with repressed emotion. The display of heat is all the more remarkable because the script sheds little light on Hays’s inner self.
I really enjoyed this season of the show. It has its own personality and still it's similar to Season 1 in terms of narrative pace, vibe and structure.
The grim case the detectives investigate , the narrative extra push for their personal lives and all this as scenes jump roughly 10y back and forth allow the slow pace the season has to work well to keep us interested in how the plot progresses.
For me, Dorff was strong and convincing and had a couple of scenes that will stuck on me for a while.
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SEASON 3
Well... it's better than season 2. It tries to go back to basics and copy Season 1 while still trying to create something new. It starts off promising but then struggles with the balancing act.
The dialogue is quite frankly laughable at times. The story is a mess. The characters are hollow but do come alive every now and again.
All in all it was just alright.
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SEASON 3
Great actors can't save bad writing for this poorly paced stinker with zero tension, drawn out family drama, and a finale that seems like it was taken from a bad Ciminal Minds episode. What a waste of time! If you have any interest in this season at all, watch episode 4 and don't bother with the rest of it.
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SEASON 3
Absolutely flat, boring and mundane narrative. The so-called "clues" were really red-herrings. As for the character development which is so praised in this season, I didn't feel any emotional connection with any of the characters, neither detectives nor victims. People praising characters should go and check movies like Prisoners or TV shows like Haunting of Hill House where characters really came alive and we felt their anguish or sadness.
To be fair, Ali, Dorff and Amelia did gave amazing performances. In fact, I liked Dorff more than Ali in every scene he was. While Ali's character felt like a d**k at times, Dorff was always impressive and balanced.
But story! oh boy, did it go all downhill? There was no suspense, no big reveal, no twist - just flat. As Amelia character asks in the final episode "Is that not the story worth telling?" NO, God No. There was nothing in that story to tell. The detectives were just lame - they were so incompetent, they couldn't even find a man with one eye till after 25 years, that too when he practically begged to be found by parking outside Wayne's house. The final so-called "twist" was also suggested by Amelia's ghost. So what were the detectives doing all the time? Wayne was so egoistic that he never read his wife's novel till end whereas the fact is that she was helping all through his investigation. These are the characters people are raving about..what a bunch of geniuses!
If you want a good mystery show, watch Dark or How to get away with Murder. TD season 3 was an utter waste of time and money to me. You were warned.
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