Season three of True Detective comes to a close with a divisive finale, "Now Am Found". Many are upset at the show's apparent lack of interest in it's own case and storytelling, but others see the acting, character and thematic work as being more than enough to walk away from West Finger feeling satisfied. Which camp do you fall in? That will be all for us, but we hope we see you around real soon as we continue to cover the best in television and movies here at Bald Move!

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Jim and A.Ron feel like the picture is coming into focus for this season's True Detective, and yet in "The Final Country" the show carries itself as if it has a few surprises left up it's sleeves. Many questions remain; why exactly was Julie taken, and how did she escape? What goes down between the two hunters, Hayes and Hoyt? What will the two old men learn in 2015 that eluded them in the 80s and 90s? We're counting on next week coming through and capping off a great season with a great finale.

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We consider the latest episode of True Detective, an episode that is largely carried by it's powerful performances. We nevertheless get what feel like big puzzle pieces that fit into the Purcell case. On the other hand, this season has been thematically about unfair assumptions and prejudices, so while it's probably true we have a lot more of the story than we did last week, it's highly unlikely that we have all of it. With just two more weeks to go, will Old Man Hayes and West be up for the challenge?

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We finally get to meet Old Man West in "If You Have Ghosts", and the wait was worth it. It appears that 22 years of bad blood and as yet unknown extra-judicial shenanigans have left a rift in their relationship. But Wayne's memory gaps ironically serve to bridge the two men back together. We're still not really sure where the mystery is going, but the chemistry between Wayne, Amelia, and Rolland is so good that the case of the missing Purcell children is almost a distraction from "the good stuff"

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Jim and A.Ron break down all the decade spanning clues of HBO's True Detective's latest episode, "The Hour and the Day". Who done it? The priest? The one eyed man? The cousin? The pumpkin lady? We sift through the evidence and theories and opine about the excellent character work this episode, as we get ready for what promises to be some hellacious action going down at the Woodward residence!

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True Detective continues to build a triple layer mystery over three decades in "The Big Never". A lot of new clues come to light; the children being secretive in the woods; handwritten notes and maps; a photo of Will taking communion that looks suspiciously like the way his body was staged in death. Meanwhile detective West recruits Hayes to help with the re-opened case in the 90's, and in 2015 Hayes has to face gaps with the official investigation while being confronted by the ghosts of his past.

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We've checked out the first two episodes of HBO's True Detective season three, and there is so much to talk about! Reliable unreliable narrators, parallel time structures, two macho, damaged cops who aren't afraid to roll up their sleeves and get hands on with crime, and in the center, a missing persons case with strange, unexplained details. It feels a lot like season one, but Mahershala Ali brings a stellar performance to a character that is dealing with post-war trauma and racism in middle America.

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After three long years off the air, True Detective makes a season three comeback on the backs of Mahershala Ali and Stephen Dorff. We talk about the show's premise and leads, our feelings about the franchise in general, thoughts on the promotional material and interviews we've read so far, reasons to hope that season three is a return to form after an arguable stumble in season two, and where things might go wrong. See you back here next Tuesday!

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Jim and A.Ron attempt to have a nuanced discussion on the ups and downs of Season Two of True Detective.  We talk about what worked, what didn’t, the possibility of a RenaiVance, and wonder about the identity of the series as we anticipate Season Three.

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Another solid episode prompts us to talk about Season 2’s pacing, the trail of blue diamonds, the fate of the central characters and what a Season 3 starring Jim Carrey might look like.

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True Detective shifts into a higher gear this week with a tense, well-directed episode and we have the opinions to match.  We talk about how bad of an idea it was to infiltrate the party, what Ray should or shouldn’t do about his kid, whether Frank is a poor negotiator, and much more.

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True Detective pushes the reset button on our group of investigators in this week’s episode, “Other Lives”. We discuss our increasing dissatisfaction with the way this season is going, eulogize Detective Dixon as a man who smelled of bourbon and farts, discuss the things we like about Frank and Jordan, the inexplicable appeal of Ray, and of course, discuss the mysteries of this season before taking some deep whiffs of the psychosphere.

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Pyschosphere Supporting Info Blue vs Pink Cupcakes Are those the same watches? Eliot Bezzerides has Kali Ma over his shoulder, hmm…

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A.Ron said that he rented a bungalow somewhere so he’s out of town this week which means we have an abridged version of the psychosphere.  Also, the episode didn’t give us much to go on.  But it does still have a lot of great stuff to talk about and we cover a good chunk of it.

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Supporting Information for the Psychosphere Image of the bird masks featured in the 1963 film “Judex” that is now available on Hulu Plus. Animal masks in the “snuff house” Therapist’s boots The Raven’s boots Raven-esque art in therapist’s office Luna Park in Ass-Pen’s house The real Luna Park Photo purporting to be the last living photograph of a victim of the tragic 1979 fire at Luna Park Picture of strange boat and cloaked figure in therapist’s office

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After seeing the premiere, Jim & A.Ron are lukewarm on season two but still on board and ready for the dots to connect. The psychosphere is a little more subtle but still in full effect. Check out the podcast for our thoughts, your feedback and a big ol’ sniff of that psychosphere. 

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Season 2 is almost upon us and we’ve read other people’s reviews of the first 3 episodes, which means we’re 100% equipped to judge the season as a whole.

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In this episode of 108 of HBO’s True Detective series, “Form and Void”, Rust and Marty visit Carcosa, make peace with their families, and consider whether the Light is winning the war against Darkness.

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In this episode of 107 of HBO’s True Detective series, “After You’ve Gone”, Marty watches a video, Rust consults for his former partner’s investigative agency, and Marty goes fishing with an old co-worker.

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In this episode of 106 of HBO’s True Detective series, “Haunted Houses”, Maggie gets dirty, Rust goes off the reservation, and Marty throws down.

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Rust and Marty engage in a high stakes shootout at a drug compound and wind up heroes. Will Marty and Rust find peace?  Jim and A.Ron discuss.

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Jim and A.Ron dissect what might be the most pulse pounding hour of television ever, as Rust deploys talents and skills he earned in years of high intensity undercover narcotics work.

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Jim and A.Ron delve once again into the dark world of True Detective, this time navigating the rough waters of episode 103, “The Locked Room”… We discuss Marty’s rage issues, a possible connection with the flood/murder victim Rianne Olivier, which leads us to one Reggie Ledoux, as well as a philosophical discussion of Rust and Marty’s debate about faith set against the back drop of religion and atheism.

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Jim and A.Ron get further into the world of True Detective, as we start hallucinating birds, investigating seedy white trash mobile homes of ill repute, and explore new leads in the murder of one Dora Lange.

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We hope you’re as excited about the new season of True Detective as we are! One of our biggest 2014 regrets in podcasting was not being able to cover the first season, and this warm up series aims to rectify that, as we discuss every episode of season one leading up to the season two premiere on June 21st, 2015…

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