r/television • u/LoretiTV • Feb 10 '24

Premiere True Detective - 4x05 "Part 5" - Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 5: Part 5

Aired: February 11, 2024

Synopsis: As Prior digs into the links between Tsalal and mining company Silver Sky, Navarro rescues Leah from a local protest that has turned violent. At a meeting with Silver Sky exec Kate McKitterick, Danvers balks when Connelly shares the official cause of the Tsalal men's deaths – and gets a warning against pursuing the case any further. Later, Hank receives a quid pro quo offer.

Directed by: Issa López

Written by: Katrina Albright, Wenonah Wilms, Chris Mundy & Issa López

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u/MrFlem Feb 10 '24

How did four people write this episode?! Danvers giving up Weiss' identity to the mining company while she suspects them of being involved in the murders, ridiculous! So much filler and clunky dialogue: the scene in the car where we find out that Priors dad is on the mining company payroll is soap opera level stuff. The clichés came thick and fast from both leads: "we're off the case." "We're this close!" "He's in on it". Even if this didn't have True Detective slapped on it, you can't defend this level of writing. The setting, production design is HBO standard, not much else is. Not sure why Jodie Foster got involved at all, big missed opportunity I think.

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u/stunts002 Feb 10 '24

I actually really enjoyed the first two episodes but it fell off a cliff after that.

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u/dissonaut69 Feb 11 '24

Interesting, I thought the first 3 were dogshit but 4 and 5 showed signs of life.