TV Thread - beware, [expletive] can get spoilery

[stlouie_lipp]

Great ending to a great show. In the end there was a twist: “Well, once there was only dark. You ask me, the light’s winning.”

[thrill]

The only thing about TD that doesn't add up to me is the way that early in the show, the Yellow King was built up to be some evil cult leader that held sway over the bayou and in the end turned out to be a gross, inbred redneck. The show was great and the way it ended is more realistic than some bayou murder cult, but it wasn't quite what I thought they were building to initially.

[stlouie_lipp]

I just think he was all that was left of it in 2012. I don't think he necessarily was the leader of the cult or the "Yellow King". Maybe his dad was and that's why he has kept his body?

The only thing I wish I had an answer to is why did they put Dora Lange out to be found (and the other girl over the river)? All the other victims just disappeared and kept in "Carcosa". Maybe I just missed the answer to that along the way.

[Jocephus]

[go birds]

yea i didnt get why they put the body out either....thats what i kept thinking of as i was watching

[thrill]

The erudite british accent while fingering his half sister was pretty much the height of creepy. That actor really went for it.

[JL21]

If you watch Boardwalk Empire, it's the same actor who plays Remus.

[thrill]

Holy crap! He's great as Remus too.

[JL21]

Remus was impressed with his role on True Detective.

[AdmiralKird]

Who watched Episode one of Cosmos? I'm ready for the next one.

Sadly, I was disappointed. I think Seth MacFarlane's influence loomed way too heavily over the premiere with regards to the cartoon.

As much as it had everything to do with scientific discoveries, it had little to do with actual science. It was "The Book of Genesis" as science tells, but without any actual science for why things are what they are. Talking about science means you need to talk about evidence, and there was very little scientific thought or exploration of evidence in the entire first episode. On the one hand, this does set up the question for viewers to ask "why?," but on the other hand there isn't much there that explores the majesty of how we know what we know and I hope it goes into this more in the next many episodes, but I feel like the tone of the series is going to be more consistent with the first episode being an exhibition rather than an exposition.

It's online if anyone wants to watch it: http://www.fox.com/watch/183733315515