Form and Void - True Detective - Part 2.....

The format of True Detective
The unique anthology format of True Detective allows for the close ended story that will avoid questions about creative direction or payoff for the viewers.  The way it was executed was very similar to a novel, even more so than The Wire which may have been the first contemporary show to prominently use this technique.

Further into this is the meta-novel or meta-story of True Detective.  One aspect that was featured often, particularly in early episodes, was the idea of story telling.  So True Detective is a story about storytelling, or a meta-story*.

* Think about metadata

The point is driven home by the fact that Pizzolato wrote every episode and Fukagama directed every episode which would keep consistent the themes of the story, one of which is storytelling, in a way more pointed than other shows.  With the show having shot for 100 days, and the scripts having been worked on by Pizzolato for several years, it will be interesting to see if they can continue this consistency next season, and if they will be able to secure the same director for all episodes, or even if this is something they desire to do. 


Q&A

• Ultimately, what is Carcosa?  Is it a location? 
• I think it is just the name for the location where they do the deeds. 
• The domestic's cry about death not being the end is probably tied into the ritual
• The ritual may believe these girls pass on to another plan
• Carcosa, in the original Brose piece, is the setting for a being who returns to his town (I guess) after dying 
• This all appears to be accurate, as Childress led Rust into the arena.  
• What is the sheriff's connection to Fontaineau and the Tuttles?
• None apparently.  He just didn't rock the boat when Childress altered the report
• Who is the guy cutting grass?  Who is his family, the one that's been around these parts for a looooong time?
• Errol Childress.  A part of the extended Tuttle family.
• What is Senator Eddie Tuttle's involvement at this point?
• The AG is a Tuttle and they still have enough juice to quash rumors about the Tuttles involvement
• Will Rust's hallucinations come back?
• Yep!  Immediately before Childress plunged that knife into him
• What are the green ears? 
• Leftover from a job, painting a house green.  Last lead that allows Rust and Marty to connect Childress to the killings.

• What evidence has Rust gathered over the last ten years?
• Most notably, Rev. Tuttle's video tape and photos
• What did Rev. Tuttle know and when did he know it?
• All of it and probably forever.
• Just how Penn State are the Tuttle schools?
• They are branch campuses for the main campus, Penn State: Carcosa
• What is the connection between the Yellow King and Tuttle?
• It appears YK is the thing they worship
• Did Rust murder Tuttle?  
• He says 'no'.  Seems Rev. Tuttle's own people got to him