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Post by sangamo on Feb 19, 2014 2:11:37 GMT
Now that I've seen ep 5 a couple of times, paused on several scenes (such as the computer screen where all the cases are marked "created in error"), consulted Wikipedia and Google, etc., I'm taking the flat circle back to ep 1 to review the foreshadowing and see if I can find important details I missed before.
The big take-away for me on reviewing ep 1 is the conversation between Gilbough/Papania and Coehle where Rust mentions the Lake Charles case. Rust observes that they have kept most of the details of the case out of the press and then they negotiate who's going to reveal what they know first, closely tracking the same interaction they have in ep 5 that finally culminates in confrontation.
I also noticed that the Fontenot case was marked "created in error", implying that it was another case squelched by the "big men" that Rust now is onto.
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Post by Admin on Feb 19, 2014 2:39:54 GMT
Good catch. Watched Ep1 again tonight as well and noticed the similarities too. The Tuttle stuff was interesting as well. I forget names quickly on these shows...good refresher.
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Post by sangamo on Feb 20, 2014 2:14:40 GMT
Episode 2 is much as I remember it; heavy on character development, light on development of the case. Marty's infidelity and his rationalization of it is brought out; Rust's tragic history is fully vetted and his late use of downers displayed. Also, we see that Gilbough/Papania are chiefly interested in Cohle as a result of some new evidence they have but won't reveal.
The important narrative development concerns the appearance of the special task force created by the governor who obviously is sent to discover what Rust and Marty have learned about the Lange murder. Given what we've learned in later episodes, one gets the sense that the only reason the case hasn't been yanked from them already is because their trail is still so cold.
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Post by sangamo on Feb 20, 2014 3:55:43 GMT
Another thing in Ep 1 that is revisited in Ep 5 is the billboard they pass on the way to the Lange crime scene. It's a missing girl named Stacy Gerhart dated 1987 asking "Who killed me?" and offering a $10,000 reward. Rust looks at it again as he goes out alone to visit the crime scene in 2002 and considers it. Another in the series of killings related to the Yellow King that seem to have been squelched over the years?
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Post by sangamo on Feb 21, 2014 1:34:11 GMT
Episode 3 continues with more character development, the sub-plot of Marty's deteriorating home life, Rust's misanthropy and, finally, the first real break in the Dora Lange case.
Two important connections of the case to the Governor's cousin, Billy Lee Tuttle, fly by; if you blink, you miss them. The tent revival minister, Joel Theriot, who preached at the church attended by Dora and her unidentified boyfriend, was trained in Tuttle's organization. This alone doesn't signify but there's more. As a result of Rust's insomnia sessions reviewing db's in the police archives, another young woman's corpse shows signs of foul play despite the ruling of an accidental drowning and a spiral marking just like Dora's. An interview of her grandfather reveals the name Reggie LeDeux; a perusal of her yearbook reveals that her school was part of the Tuttle foundation.
Finally, a background check on LeDeux reveals that he was once a cellmate of Charlie Lange. Bingo.
In the laser focus on LeDeux, we now are led away from Billy Tuttle, for the time being.
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Post by sangamo on Feb 22, 2014 16:40:35 GMT
Ep 4 basically moves the Ladeux pursuit forward and brings Marty's infidelity to ahead.
Ep 5 is the big turning point. Ladeux is dead but apparently the case remains unsolved. We discover that Billy Tuttle died in 2010, coinciding with Rust's reappearance in Louisiana. Rust returns to the abandoned school in 2002 and finds evidence of the weird culture surrounding the murders.
The previews of Ep 6 show Maggie being interviewed in 2012 and Rust confronting Tuttle directly in 2002.
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Post by Admin on Feb 23, 2014 4:39:46 GMT
Over the past week, Marty's role in all this has piqued my interest. For several reasons which have been pointed out already. One "television" reason I say this is that there is a subtle thing going on in this show--Rust is the protagonist. I think anybody who's watched it would say if they had to pick a "rooting" interest, they'd pick Rust over Marty. It's a typical dramatic tactic--the "plot" starts to point at the hero, when deep down we "know" it can't be our guy. I know this is simplistic, but I think it's the most logical plot twist. Either way, I won't be disappointed, but I think Rust is still following the case and Marty will have some explaining to do at some point....
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Post by Admin on Feb 23, 2014 5:10:29 GMT
Also, Rust is ANTI-religious. No way he is going to stage some religious-looking murder just because....why? Makes no sense for that character to do that.
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Post by sangamo on Feb 23, 2014 14:40:31 GMT
Absolutely Rust is the protagonist and his anti-religious philosophy would exonerate him for these crimes. Marty murdered Ledeux in a fit of passionate rage and Rust helped him cover it up. These are serious crimes and our two partners are good liars but I don't suspect either of them of involvement in the Devil-worship conspiracy.
Tonight we will probably learn why they fell out in 2002. I will venture the guess that Rust and Maggie may have had some indescrete involvement based on some things Marty has hinted at. Hopefully we will learn more about Rust's activities from 2002 to 2012.
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Post by sangamo on Feb 23, 2014 16:24:48 GMT
HBO just posted an ep 6 preview "Without me, there is no you", giving weight to the Fight Club theorists who speculate that Rust is a figment of Marty's split personality.
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Post by Admin on Feb 23, 2014 18:57:38 GMT
Ooooh, interesting theory. My head hurts.
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