The suspects are multiple, but the clues few and even quite strange. Eventually the crime is pinned on someone, but is that really the end of it?
True Detective burst onto the scene years ago with an explosive season 1, only to noticeably drop qualitatively in season 2.
This third chapter took several years to put together (perhaps because of the backlash against the second), and gets a lot of things right, especially thanks to the always fantastic work by Mahershala Ali, but I wasn't overly-impressed.
Mostly, I found the screenplay to have a couple glaring holes that, in this type of show, really do stand out and leave the audience absent explanation.
Also, I felt like too much time was devoted to the love story and marriage of Hays and his wife. Character development is always great, but at times it felt like their story, while intertwined with the kids' disappearance, overtook the main narrative.
Still, it's definitely an enjoyable show.
Grade - Season 3: 6
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