True Detective: episode recaps
The HBO series True Detective, recapped episode-by-episode by Gwilym Mumford
True Detective recap: season three finale – Now Am Found
The first good TV show of the year came to a head, but was the pay-off too silly and simplistic? And who killed Will Purcell?
True Detective recap: season three, episode seven – The Final Country
Things are finally moving along, as the plot inches closer to season one’s gothic overtones and some major revelations are unearthed
True Detective recap: season three, episode six – Hunters in the Dark
New suspects and leads emerge as Hays and West continue their investigation. But just what is the elusive ‘pink castle’?
True Detective recap: series three, episode five – If You Have Ghosts
There’s a long-awaited reunion and some intriguing callbacks to season one as the detective drama finds its groove
True Detective recap: season three, episode four – The Hour and the Day
There is conflict and yet more murder clues as the third season of the detective drama settles into a rhythm
True Detective recap: season three, episode three – The Big Never
Hays struggles with lost memories and strange visions as the Purcell investigation uncovers some new clues
True Detective recap: season three, episodes one and two – were you paying attention?
Mahershala Ali investigates the case of two missing children in a tricksy, time-shifting third season of the crime drama. Best start taking notes
True Detective: season two, episode eight recap – Omega Station
The formulaic tropes that plagued the second season continue right into the bloody finale, and many questions have been left unanswered – no more so than, will there be a third season?
True Detective: season two, episode seven recap – Black Maps and Motel Rooms
The jittery momentum builds as the series’s climax comes into view, and at last we actually care about the fates of our true detectives
True Detective: season two, episode six recap – Church in Ruins
This straightforward episode, bookended by two great set pieces, is the easiest to digest so far. But there are still an awful lot of loose ends to tie up …
True Detective season two, episode five recap – Other Lives
Last week’s bloody shootout seems to have done the trick: Nic Pizzolatto’s faltering drama has burst back into life ...
True Detective season two, episode four recap – Down Will Come
At the halfway point of this disappointing second season, so much remains a blur – to paraphrase Frank Semyon, someone needs to hit the warp drive
True Detective season two, episode three recap – Maybe Tomorrow
There are revelations from Paul’s military past and some unexpected dental work, and e-cigarettes come in for more stick
True Detective season two, episode two recap – Night Finds You
The Californian setting sees the show teetering on the edge of cliche at times but there’s potential for humour in the relationship between Ray and Ani
True Detective: season two, episode one recap – The Western Book of the Dead
Colin Farrell, Rachel McAdams, Vince Vaughan and Taylor Kitsch make their debuts as the anthology crime series moves to California
True Detective recap: season one, episode eight – Form and Void
Gwilym Mumford: So in the end, the makers abandoned their slow-burn for an overly neat, disappointingly cliche-ridden finale. But at least Cohle could see the bright side for once …
True Detective recap: season one, episode seven – After You've Gone
Gwilym Mumford: So our duo have patched things up – for now – and are hot on the killer's trail. But what did you make of the heavy hints that things won't turn out well for Rust and Marty?
True Detective recap – season one, episode six
Gwilym Mumford We finally learned exactly how our detective duo's relationship went south – but bigger issues came to the fore, such as: exactly what was Cohle up to in his years 'off the grid'?
True Detective recap - season one, episode five
Gwilym Mumford: A change of pace and then some in this dark and fast-paced episode. But just what is Rust talking about?
True Detective recap – season one, episode four
Rather than learn more about the masked man at the end of episode three, we make a left turn into east Texan biker gangs – but far from being padding, the episode leads to the season's most electric and daring scene yet
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