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True Detective – Night Finds You – Advance Preview: “We Get the World We Deserve”

28 Jun 2015

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Previously on True Detective:



Season 2, Episode 2: "Night Finds You"

While the premiere episode drew mixed reactions from some viewers, I’ve been enjoying this season from the get-go – and the few reservations I had were quickly erased when I screened episode two. True Detective starts to hit its stride here, with a fantastic second instalment that ups the ante in nearly every way. Last week I mentioned how excited I was initially to see Vince Vaughn in the part of Frank Semyon, and I was slightly underwhelmed by his presence in the premiere. Here his character gets fleshed out a bit more, and Vaughn will silence any doubters with his performance.

As Velcoro, Woodrugh, and Bezzerides begin work on Casper’s homicide case, we learn more about them individually and watch some interesting team dynamics form. This season certainly isn’t shying away from being as tonally dark as last, which is a good thing. True Detective has managed to keep the spirit of its first incarnation while totally switching the setup and world. “Night Finds You” builds upon the seedy, noir universe set up in the premiere, and it’s a stronger episode without a doubt.

The episode definitely ups the quota of weird and adds more layers to an already convoluted mystery. Murder, mutilation, fetishes, hookers and tons of shady dealings; Casper’s case quickly becomes exceedingly exciting, and with so many players involved there’s a certain depth and intricacy that wasn't present last season. Everyone has an angle, and you never really know who’s working who. Nic Pizzolatto’s writing is interesting, intense, and always has depth. This season reminds me a great deal of my favorite film noir ever, Chinatown. The parallels certainly aren’t lost in the second episode. Some parts of “Night Finds You” – most notably the direction – also reminded me of Drive, Nicolas Winding Refn’s dark, 2011 neo-noir action film.

Farrell continues to impress, giving an incredibly layered and haunting performance. By all means, Velcoro should be detested – but Farrell plays him totally human, so even as he appears to be his own worst enemy, I feel sympathetic. He’s got plenty of great scenes here, including a tense conversation with his ex-wife regarding what happened in the premiere with Velcoro and his sons bully (probably my favourite TV scene so far this season.) His dynamic with McAdams is great, and his scenes with Vaughn are always brutally tense. Farrell continues to shine as the MVP of this all-start cast, though the others certainly aren’t slouching.


McAdams again nails her part as hardened and dynamic Detective Bezzerides – we get bit more information on her upbringing and the religious work her father does, and McAdams is consistently fantastic. Kitsch also gains points here, deepening his character that is perhaps the biggest mystery of the bunch. He could be a hero or a villain; there are hints in episode two of a darker, perhaps less-sympathetic side to Woodrugh.

All in all, “Night Finds You” is another incredibly strong and interesting installment of this anthology. As the mystery deepens, this season continues to show even more promise of greatness. Again, the cast is fantastic, the writing is smart, and the direction is always interesting and unique (kudos to Justin Lin, who helmed the first two episodes.)

The final moments are chilling and will certainly leave fans begging for episode three – which I was lucky enough to screen in advance, and will preview for you next week. Until then, what are you most excited for this Sunday? Where are you expecting the stories to go now that you’ve seen the premiere? Hit the comments with your thoughts and feel free to follow me on Twitter for all my SpoilerTV work.

“Night Finds You” premieres this Sunday at 9pm EST on HBO.

12 comments:

  1. I'm with you. I liked the premiere and think people are being way too harsh on just the first episode. Good to hear, it gets even better. Also, Paul has raised suspicions. It's like he id hiding something. My guess is he did some messed up stuff while with that mercenary group. And one thing I am noticing about this season is it seems to be more violent than last season. Agree?

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  2. I am just really excited to have this show back and I'm expecting a bit of bromance/friendship between the three of them, despite the darkness they all live in.


    Good to know that they are improving since the premiere. Can't wait ;)
    Thanks, Max!

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  3. Yes, definitely. That Black Mountain stuff is something very dark. Maybe the group killed civilians? That's why he is so tortured? Could be.

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  4. I agree about it being more violent than season one, although it's not over-the-top at all for HBO standards. There's definitely some more violence in episode 2 and 3.


    And Paul's character keeps getting more interesting.. we meet his mother in this episode.

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  5. For my peace of mind, I have stopped reading the critics and even though I was very apprehensive, I really enjoyed the first episode. Glad to know that E02 is even better.

    As of now, Ray Velcoro and Ani Bezzerides have my full attention.

    That above gif feels incomplete without the last part of the threat. ;) :)

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  6. This episode has some great one-on-one stuff with some of the detectives, and they're really great scenes. Thanks for reading!

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  7. Hah, I know, I couldn't find a good gif with the whole crazy phrasing on it. It's definitely going down as my favourite Quote of The Week though.

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  8. It is based on the real mercenary group Blackwater and they have done some pretty messed up stuff so yeah this group probably did kill civilians.

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  9. A refreshing open minded review for a change. The first episode was not as bad as most were crying. There's a lot i want to find out going forward with the leads, I can't wait to see what happens on Sunday. The biggest mystery of the night on a very superficial level, will officer Woodrugh's girlfriend appear in the episode?

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  10. I think it was a solid premiere episode. I like when I know what I have on my hands and the first episode gave us great insight in the leading character. Even though they pushed it a bit to far with Colin's character and that irrational attack.

    Looking forward to episode 2, should be really good.

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  11. LOL at the "Previously on True Detective"

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  12. Hah, I couldn't resist

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