True Detective Night Country Episode 1 Breakdown

True Detective Night Country Episode 1 Breakdown | Recap & Review

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True Detective Night Country Episode 1 Breakdown. In-depth recap and review for True Detective Season 4 - S04E01 “Part 1” with the ending explained. Please Subscribe 👉 kzfaq.info...
The first episode of the fourth season of True Detective, the anthology series takes place in the remote Alaskan town of Ennis. Police Chief Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) is called in on a case where eight research scientists have gone missing. The discovery of a human tongue brings Trooper Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) into the picture because she believes that connects it to the cold murder case of an Inupiaq woman named Annie K.
S4.E1
Part 1
In Ennis, Alaska, the men that operate a research station vanish. To solve the case, Detectives Danvers and Navarro will have to confront the darkness themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.
Written By: Issa López
Directed By: Issa López
Episode aired Jan 14, 2024
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Logline: When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves, and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.
Cast: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Finn Bennett, Fiona Shaw, with Christopher Eccleston, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and John Hawkes. Guest stars: Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, June Thiele, Diane Benson, and Joel D. Montgrand.
The Business Insider article I quoted in this video:
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Chapter Time Stamps:
0:00 Quick Spoiler Free Review
3:22 Episode 1 Recap
7:48 Danvers
9:12 Hank & Pete
10:49 Navarro & Ennis
15:38 Rose & Supernatural vs. Rational
17:01 Review/Thoughts
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@PetePeppers1 4 ай бұрын

I really liked how Night Country feels like it picked up the torch but can now head in a different direction. It feels like the DNA is there but we don’t have to wait to see if the series can get back to where it was at the end of the first season. It’d be great if they could keep finding different ways to continue and give us something to look forward to on a semi-regular basis. Let me know what you think.

@jonfreeman9682 4 ай бұрын

Great analysis. Good job breaking down all the easter eggs. I didn't know Nick left the show but that's a good thing as last two seasons are bad so this show needs a new showrunner.

@icenine09 4 ай бұрын

It feels like it picked up the torch (of the entire series, not just your precious season one) and threw it on the ground and shat on it.

@uwcb1 4 ай бұрын

I loved it! My favorite season so far since the first.

@bluewhitespartan5258 4 ай бұрын

Great first episode.

@deathvalleybro9320 4 ай бұрын

it has that girl-boss woke vibe about it. i wasnt feeling it to be honest. didnt impress me that much.

@RealBradMiller 4 ай бұрын

16:02 it's not a dance, he is mimicking someone drowning. The thrashing, the reaching for the surface, and then finally hanging the head and arms down.

@samanthab1923 4 ай бұрын

That just gave me chills

@mattst.germain4023 4 ай бұрын

That’s interesting. I looked at it as some type of tribal dance.

@ertfgghhhh 4 ай бұрын

I thought it was a person without natural rhythm dancing

@ceciliaSF-TX 4 ай бұрын

Isn’t dancing an imitation of real life movements? Or a reference to experiences? Good insight into what he was conveying. It makes it even more eerie. And fascinating. Thanks!!

@doomsloth7884 4 ай бұрын

If you watch the teaser scene you’ll see a woman drowning under ice. Almost exact same movements. Not sure supposed to be the same person but it’s likely.

@mattst.germain4023 4 ай бұрын

I liked how they gave a nod to season 1 and showed a can of Lone Star beer on the table.

@karolinawojcik819 4 ай бұрын

Read a comment somewhere, Travis isn't modern ballet:ing,, he's mimicking drowning(which could be an interesting little detail). This was a great 1st episode, look forward to the rest of the season. Finally....!

@mattst.germain4023 4 ай бұрын

How do you know he was mimicking drowning? I mean it’s a logical conclusion, just wondering how you came up with that?

@karolinawojcik819 4 ай бұрын

Oh,, I didn't :) It was someone elses comment/potential observation. But it made me re-watch that scene and....well, it kinda makes sense. Theyäre at a frozen lake too. So, there's that @@mattst.germain4023

@bluewhitespartan5258 4 ай бұрын

@@mattst.germain4023Read his comment. He read it somewhere.

@sk8mafia214 4 ай бұрын

⁠⁠@@mattst.germain4023 she read it somewhere, she didn’t come up with it

@completelytransparent6320 4 ай бұрын

@@sk8mafia214 its pretty obv. ya know. since he is mimicking drowning, to come to that conclusion. try lsd for brain

@TheNecronacht 4 ай бұрын

Anyone else get "Bob" vibes of Twin Peaks from the Travis character in this episode..? To be honest, the True Detective series has some similarities to the Twin Peak series in exploring the constructs of reality, detachment from nature, spiritual awakenings, etc... Just my observation.

@PetePeppers1 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely. Was the first thing I thought of when he started waving his arms. The use of the spotlight too.

@heavenlycute 4 ай бұрын

YES! With the light and the movement, my immediate thoughts went to Killer Bob 🥶

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

idk he has long grey hair but thats it, he reminded me of the detective from season 1

@Tru3_Detective 4 ай бұрын

My favorite Twin Peaks fellow fanatic turns out to be a True Detective fanatic as well. Oh we're in for a great season. This makes my day!

@georgeb2590 4 ай бұрын

Great analysis and easter eggs that I missed. Show has promise and just edgy enough to keep me watching. Thanks for breaking down each episode, helps tie a lot of loose ends I missed. Loved your Fargo S5 analysis which led me here.

@lesyeuxsansvisage1157 4 ай бұрын

Their bodies are references to the Dylatov Pass incident. At first the Mansi people were blamed, but they don’t tread that ground, due to their beliefs. Victims of the incident - one was missing a tongue, and two bodies had an eye missing. Similar conditions to Alaska during the dark months. The cut out tongue also has a lot of meaning to several indigenous groups. 🤷‍♀️ Just throwing a guess out there.

@tyonnethomas9876 4 ай бұрын

Dyatlov Pass Incident , I remember seeing this on an episode of Ancient Aliens… Good catch…

@andiemarie5160 4 ай бұрын

I was thinking the message or porpose of the cut out tongue depends on who put it there. Indigenous people have a way of being one with nature that other people see as seperate. So it could indicate a threat to anyone who "talks" about what they should not, such as shut down the mine it's bad for us- but it could also indicate the spiritual side of life having something to say too- such as shut down the mine it's bad for you

@griffin8767 4 ай бұрын

So far, it actually hooked me more than the previous two seasons, and I’m a die-hard True Detective fan. Also, this season has more of a horror element to it, which I’m actually a fan of. Can’t wait to see how it plays out

@gemwilliams6486 4 ай бұрын

I think Darwin’s drawing is actually of a ghost he’s seen himself and not based on a story his grandma told him. The way he drew the eyes sparkling reminded me of the way the ghost of Travis’ eyes sparkled when Rose shined her flashlight on his face. That detail seems like something that a kid would only capture in a drawing if they saw it themself and it stood out to them.

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

thats true the sparkling could be just the person in the drawing being blind

@thekongstocks 4 ай бұрын

DAMN! You should change your handle to @geniuswilliams6486 LOL's

@AndrewEdling 4 ай бұрын

It’s a callback to the drawing in season one

@AndrewEdling 4 ай бұрын

Also correct about the sparkling of the eyes… in The Thing (1982) there were little clues like that once a person had been assimilated

@aaronarguelles8322 4 ай бұрын

Love all Pete P’s breakdowns!!!

@HoneybeeAwning 4 ай бұрын

He's the best!

@rolandkloka 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for making this video. Your show selection and insights are the best on KZfaq.

@bunnerkins 4 ай бұрын

Hey Pete, I think it might make more sense to you how "Ennis" killed that girl, when you look at it through the MMIWG (Murdered and Missing Indigenous Women and Girls) lense. Domestic abuse and alcoholism are rampant in isolated Northern communities (at least they are here in Canada). I thought this show absolutely nailed these sorts of towns. There are folks in the comments calling this season "woke" - those folks must not make it very far north because these places are exactly the sort of shitholes the show is making them out to be. Arctic research stations are a real piece of work too - not sure if the show will touch on that though, since it appears they are going with an all male research crew. Probably for the best.

@ceciliaSF-TX 4 ай бұрын

‘Woke’ is now used against anything with strong women in the lead roles. Like Fargo S5, it’s been getting lots of hate from males cuz WOMEN are strong & ignore the long & current history of domestic violence against women. It happens everywhere on a daily basis. As with Fargo, each season is a restart, not a replay. Each season has a separate story w/different roles with some reference to the first season. Thus far, I like the first episode and hope it continues in good form.

@Fawn46 4 ай бұрын

I noticed the “woke” criticism on another site discussing this series. There are so many different stories to tell. It’s odd and sad that some of us are intrigued and drawn to them while others are disinterested and repulsed by them.

@chad_kroeger 4 ай бұрын

The people that use “woke” are smooth brain insecure losers. Anything that isn’t white and straight is woke to them haha even though real life isn’t always white and straight.

@swiftdee5287 4 ай бұрын

Each season of True Detective has been good. Season 1 was just so well produced, well written, and well acted that the bar was set extremely high for the following seasons to measure up, let alone any other series trying to match the level that S1 True Detective set.

@qthe6thman 4 ай бұрын

Good is a stretch

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

its overrated tbh, i liked it but the dialog was dumb sometimes and the ending was lame. it had a lot of stereotypes too just like this and the whole mind games were overkill. it had a different vibe tho and thats mostly thats i am missing from episode 1 of this, it felt rough and real, this feels more "disney", altho i did like the the thing setting and all that and the horror vibes. i kind of liked the detective from season 2 and the mystery of season 3.

@completelytransparent6320 4 ай бұрын

s2 felt cheesy at times but without the TD banner i can realize it is an ok show. it has good elements and good acting at times. havent seen s3 but i know ill like it more than 2. again i dont compare to the 1st cause i was so let down by s2 i realized s1 is an event not repeatable. This season is giving me what i want out of TD tho. supernatural killings and interesting scenery/spoopy environment that feels like its own character. good stuff so far.

@swiftdee5287 4 ай бұрын

@qthe6thman which is why I left it at just "good" and didn't say great or magnificent.

@JuliaHernandezRuza 4 ай бұрын

Love the atmosphere of the show and the writing. Was very pleased to see Fiona Shaw! She's phenomenal

@Scorch428 4 ай бұрын

I like the native angle of the one detective, but the actress is god-awful at acting. You cant put a bad actress alongside an academy award winner....it becomes super noticable.

@bartman7181 4 ай бұрын

Sooo f'n down for some Pete Peppers breakdowns for TD4!!!!

@ianboelts 4 ай бұрын

I watched this first episode yesterday and enjoyed it a lot. then came right to YT and looked up a recap from you and found you hadn't posted one yet. was stoked to see it here this morning! already saw a forbes article unhappy with this first episode and i sincerely don't understand that sentiment lol. I thoroughly enjoyed it and am looking forward to a weekly serial to balance out all the other content that's being released in full seasons right now.

@teddyjackson1902 4 ай бұрын

It was terrible.

@eddymonies8302 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for covering this Pete! I need a show where a detective Jodie Foster is dating crime scenes based on mayonnaise.

@jewlz_verne 4 ай бұрын

I think Tsalal is pronounced suh-lal, and it's a Hebrew word that means "to be or grow dark", hence the Night Country relation

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

"to be or grow dark" is not really a sentence is it, they have 1 word for that? what does it mean

@andrewh5138 4 ай бұрын

@@henkdachiefit means to darken.

@littlebluearmy 4 ай бұрын

I believe the Tsalal center was researching autonomic regulation, or how our involuntary reflex system works. There’s a whole field of emerging science on how to affect this system to alter things like our autoimmune responses. This may have been Tsalal’s angle, as they were extracting strata of ice which could contain very old bacteria. I think someone figured out how to externally regulate the autonomic systems of others. Such a power could compel living things to perform simple, instinctual acts such as “go north”. The effect could have a zone of effect, ensnaring the caribou and the older woman. I believe the hallucination she saw is how this external compulsion manifests itself to its subject.

@cade8986 4 ай бұрын

I’m like 1 min in, but I would bet a lot that when Leah’s father died in the car accident, “Twist and shout” was playing on the radio. Due to how much Davenport hated it being played in the Tsalal research station.

@mackenzieblair8135 4 ай бұрын

She said she hated the Beatles in general so perhaps it was another song from their discography.

@Fawn46 4 ай бұрын

I agree. Also, the music could have been playing during a car accident from her childhood. Maybe, she lost a sibling or parents.

@AndrewEdling 4 ай бұрын

Twist & Shout was definitely a checkov’s gun that will be fired in the next act

@JScotty4Reel 4 ай бұрын

Still waiting for your continued coverage of Fargo season 5! Best show on TV!

@bluewhitespartan5258 4 ай бұрын

A absolute masterpiece. Have seen Severance and Blue Eye Samurai? On par with it.

@JScotty4Reel 4 ай бұрын

@@bluewhitespartan5258 Severance was transcendent! Blue Eyed Samurai is on the list!

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

yeah he dipped out :D did you like the previous episode?

@desputnikcommander 4 ай бұрын

This is the pinnacle of shows forum here❤

@universalcollective427 4 ай бұрын

oh i'm so glad you're doing TD4 breakdowns, Pete!

@haiku5756 4 ай бұрын

Excellent recap, Pete. I'm so glad you are covering it. I always learn so much from you!

@masonrahal6980 4 ай бұрын

Absolutely fantastic mise en place, recap and commentary. Thanks!!

@corydrummond67 4 ай бұрын

Yes!!! I was so hoping you’d watch this show!! Looking forward to each week’s recap

@wesleymons 4 ай бұрын

happy youre covering this one pete!!

@I_am_Junebug 4 ай бұрын

Hey Pete! I'm glad you're taking this on & look forward to your breakdowns!

@jeanwesleynew 4 ай бұрын

Watched it Monday night. Loved it.

@esinach 4 ай бұрын

From what I read a while ago. This show/story was already it's own thing, but HBO said it could be part of "true detective". So I'm sure they went back and probably adding bits to make it fit more. But I'm pretty sure it was it's own thing before being incorporated into the "true detective" banner.

@PetePeppers1 4 ай бұрын

I listened to an interview while I was editing this and Issa Lopez said she had an idea that wasn't fully formed yet. When she heard about the chance to work on TD she took the idea and built it into Night Country.

@esinach 4 ай бұрын

@@PetePeppers1 Interesting, where was that interview? Be cool to hear that at somepoint.

@stevenho660 4 ай бұрын

@@esinachI’m guessing The Watch, part of the Ringer. Update: yeah 37:30 latest episode.

@esinach 4 ай бұрын

@@stevenho660 Awesome thanks!

@sk8mafia214 4 ай бұрын

I would say even Season 2 was its own thing as well

@I_am_Junebug 4 ай бұрын

This is the 1st breakdown I've watched (and I've seen a few) that discusses the origin of the name Tsalal. Nice work!

@asan1050 4 ай бұрын

Pete Peppers ! Thank you for posting.

@robbierichards7479 4 ай бұрын

I was really hoping you would review this as ive watched the previous seasons and they were alot easier to follow this one is just weird and seems very paranormal. You are by far the best review channel ive come across

@charlesderosas5577 4 ай бұрын

I don't mind paranormal tbh

@Goddessvenom 4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much for this recap! This season has a Dyatlov Pass vibe going on 😯

@tashwuzhair 4 ай бұрын

I picked up some homage to The Thing and I love it.

@lucycat241 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for picking up on some subtle details that i missed!

@LoVampiroEsisten 4 ай бұрын

a mí me gustó mucho el primer capítulo Y definitivamente me dejó enganchado, le tengo fe a esta temporada 🔎

@geekishgir 4 ай бұрын

One of my favourite recappers doing this show!!! Only just started watching TD4 and so psyched to find you covering it! Excellent analysis as always. I did read elsewhere that they thought the drawing is of a local lore character whom cut off her finger and dropped them into the ocean where they turned into the creatures of the sea.

@amcaliman0 4 ай бұрын

Reminds me of the show Fortitiude . Not sure if that’s a bad thing as I do like this sub genre of mysteries in isolated spaces specially research facilitates. The Thing, X- Files “Firewalker”, X-Files “Ice”, Fortitude, MAX show “Watch the Head” but the story line seems closest to Fortitude, the bizarre mystery and hints at the paranormal and violence.

@TheDollyce 4 ай бұрын

Yes!!!!!! Like Fortitude! Exactly!

@libertychee 4 ай бұрын

Thought this too!!!

@diwataluna 4 ай бұрын

Finally found someone who thought the same!

@TheDollyce 4 ай бұрын

I LOVED Fortitude! It was the eeriest series I'd ever watched! Eerier than X-Files any day! The location was eery, dark, cold, and a wasteland. Shivers. There was one scene in Pound Town, but other than that, I don't remember it being overt in every episode 'for the sake of it'.

@MaximusR93 4 ай бұрын

I think there’s definitely a supernatural element going on, but I think when she said that the town killed her, I think she’s referring to the population of the town being so dependent on the mining company and their interests.

@Huyle18 4 ай бұрын

They probably doing what they did in S1. Put in supernatural aspects but dont keep the show completely rooted in it. Let the viewers decide if the eldritch horrors are real or not.

@neklamp2431 4 ай бұрын

If I didn't know any better, I would say that this was a new episode of the X-Files!!! And a very good one!!!

@danielbesco1722 4 ай бұрын

I've already watched a few reviews. I enjoy your take on content from previous shows. This was enjoyable and worth watching. They may need to solve the murder of Annie before they can solve the death of the researchers.

@VoorDeFilm 4 ай бұрын

Love your analysis!

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

Peter son is named Darwin (!) and the creepy drawing appears (to me) as if the blinded figure is holding a tongue in each hand which is dripping blood.

@WilliamJames48 4 ай бұрын

Times have changed since season 1. "Dark" and "Mature" themes just aren't the same. It all feels safe and under control now.

@69drown 4 ай бұрын

More like under woke control now.

@rexgray6219 4 ай бұрын

This first episode had definite David Lynch vibes. I hope it continues.

@clvrswine 4 ай бұрын

No, it did not.

@RED01SEA 4 ай бұрын

Kinda with the random bear , dancing dude , people dreaming stuff but not that much and it wasn't even good

@LastActionHero1986 4 ай бұрын

The suspense and the setting is great. The air date for the first episode was perfectly timed to match the weather outside. Half of the U.S was hit with a winter storm. I'll think of true detective when I'm driving on these snowy roads and maybe that will make it better. My thoughts on the first episode. I found myself more curious about what direction this show will be going in, the more realistic direction or the super natural direction. I found myself more curious about the direction than what happened to the missing crew at the science research facility. I'll be watching every episode to find out.

@Kzx828 4 ай бұрын

Killed it as usual homie✊🏽😎

@Mayonez86 4 ай бұрын

Polar circle, research station, missing scientits, starshapes, madness, paranormal? Maybe we will have something similar to Mountains of Madness?

@bluewhitespartan5258 4 ай бұрын

Or its modern variant "The Thing" which itself developed from "Frozen Hell" and "Who goes there" and "Mountains of Madness".

@mercilessforever 4 ай бұрын

Your channel is my go to for riveting sci fi/ fantasy and true crime theory talk. Great stuff as always. Note found this channel from watching Dark

@duronarnold7684 4 ай бұрын

Kali Reis is a former world champion boxer and has 1 or 2 acting credits to her name

@williamswilliams5617 4 ай бұрын

That section with Kavvik, there’s a lot more to that then you’re seeing. Let’s just say, he was really trying not to do something, and she basically made it so that he did. And she wasn’t bothered about it.

@dameongeppetto 4 ай бұрын

You can say what it is: he wanted to pull out but she refused to let him.

@williamswilliams5617 4 ай бұрын

@@dameongeppetto fair enough. If we go with that interpretation it represents some pretty interesting characterization.

@lydiaquinn2892 4 ай бұрын

I enjoyed it and I think it’s promising too. Great review

@hussey1990 4 ай бұрын

Definitely has the weird vibe of S1. Loved it.

@Chris.4345 4 ай бұрын

6:18 “Recording himself making a sandwich” I though he was FaceTiming a loved one. And the next part of the investigation is getting that phone turned on and talking to the loved one that was FaceTiming with him, as they will have seen a part of what happened.

@icenine09 4 ай бұрын

I assumed he was live streaming

@jackholloway1 4 ай бұрын

I thought this but watching it back it looks like he's making a tiktok or something

@AndyTempleman-ot6lu 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for your recap.

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant recap !

@cokeyshotslots 4 ай бұрын

This is my cup of tea

@rodneydowd4739 3 ай бұрын

Great effort on this difficult series. ❤

@radientproductions9799 4 ай бұрын

i like that they are incorporating some sort of supernatural elements. Adds to the mystery & intrigue of the show IMO.

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

kind of inspired by fargo it felt to me

@krishnanspace 4 ай бұрын

@@henkdachiefmore like twin peaks

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

@@krishnanspace idk twin peaks is too meta and nonsensical

@donaldsmith8648 4 ай бұрын

I love your channel and voice keep up the good work my ninja

@desputnikcommander 4 ай бұрын

Yes❤❤❤ Pete picked the right shows again. I was especially hoping for this show. True detective and Fargo have these special vibes that need the Pete to speculate what fu..ed up stuff happened 😂

@samanthab1923 4 ай бұрын

I like it. I see a combo of Wind River & 30 Days of Night

@JasonRblah 4 ай бұрын

The episode style and how it makes you feel reminds me of David Lynch's Mulholland Drive.

@jnorri01 4 ай бұрын

It feels like a new series of Fortitude.

@riccarrasquilla379 4 ай бұрын

thanks for the video

@martinandersen6868 4 ай бұрын

Bro, it’s obvious: the mining company is poisening the water -> the water makes people see their worst fears -> the science nerds killed the native Girl and see her as their fear -> Clarice Starling puts two and two together in the end and debunks all paranormal theories in the series

@geomiksch 4 ай бұрын

First time watching True Detective. I really enjoyed this episode. I have already started watching season 1. I always like Pete's insight.

@sdm12342002 4 ай бұрын

Season 1 is a masterpiece! Enjoy and let us know what you think.

@timothylangston3560 4 ай бұрын

Season 1 is brilliant. Multiple "Rug Pull" moments and the way the story is told between decades of the main characters was something I'd really never seen done, especially as well as it is in season 1. That first big twist is a mind F that LOST would have been stoked to have thought of. Enjoy.

@TheDollyce 4 ай бұрын

S1 is very dark, and frightening. You can't unsee or unhear terrible things. Nightmarish things, even though 'dialed down' to be less horrifying by the producer. I didn't like either two of the protagonists, but between the two, Rust Cohle was the most tolerable. Martin Hart was a hypocritical thug, but you end up rooting for the both of them to come out the other end of this dark tunnel alive and with their mental stability recovered. I wish I hadn't watched S1, and I'm hoping for the nightmarish scenes to fade from my brain.

@giorgitatarashvili3875 4 ай бұрын

If only I could enjoy watching S1 like first time

@sdm12342002 4 ай бұрын

@@giorgitatarashvili3875 Same. I couldn't wait for Sunday nights! I'm rewatching it again for the fourth time (?) to see if I can pick up any more clues that tie it to this season. p.s. I know a lot of people didn't like Season 2 (and it certainly wasn't as good as Season 1), but I've watched it probably three times and still find it better than most of the shows on various channels and services.

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

Liz is REALLY triggered by that Beatles song immediately upon arrival. Was it on the radio when the long gone car accident claimed her husband and or son ? Anyway as she frantically shuts off Twist and Shout on the DVD player, we get an Easter Egg and an unintended continuity whoopsee. There is a bookshelf holding movies to the left of the TV. at 11:24 when she first rips the sheet off the TV a DVD of 'The Thing' is seen on the shelf facing out. But at 11:39 as she finds and opens the cabinet to show the DVD player, the case has been moved and is now on the shelf down with the *spine* facing out so it is visible to us the audience. At 12:03 As Pete tells her what’s going on, the case is back up on the higher shelf facing out. This gives away the order in which this scene was shot. They setup camera lights etc. Shot both scenes, then reset for the close up and moved the case for effect.

@bluewhitespartan5258 4 ай бұрын

Haha. Checked it. You are right. There is numerous hints to The Thing. The gutted Wolf. The Mountain shot at the start. A character named Blair. And so on.

@goated3285 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this, I was a bit confused lol

@adamethridge7824 4 ай бұрын

It’s like a US dytlov pass vibes

@rayb558 4 ай бұрын

Never watched true detective first time watching but I immediately picked up on the lovecraft mountains of madness vibes

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

Also, 'Tsalal' is a Hebrew word from the Old Testament that means "to become or grow dark” so that jibes as well.

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

but what does that mean, to become or grow dark, sounds like nonsense

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

@@henkdachief Are you trolling ? It begins on the last day of sunset. after this its dark 24hrs day for 6 weeks

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

@@deanlaffan2390 seriously not trolling! i am not a native speaker i looked it up to grow dark means it becomes night or its getting dark outside, i never heard that phrase before!

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

@@henkdachief My apologies for my rudeness 🙏

@henkdachief 4 ай бұрын

@@deanlaffan2390 no worries! thanks for responding

@toddo2006 4 ай бұрын

I really liked the first episode and love your breakdowns Pete! There's so many directions things can go, i like the supernatural elements they're slipping in but think there will be a mostly rational solution. Getting Borrasca vibes thinking about the possibilities.

@gitgeronimo9375 4 ай бұрын

Thank you for this! My wife and I were soooo hoping you’d break this down.

@JROTCBALL 4 ай бұрын

Gonna be real curious to see if this Travis ghost is Cole’s dad

@hamiltonkeener9078 4 ай бұрын

They made the lab feel so creepy pretty good episode!

@kittykitty435 4 ай бұрын

I watched a series on the pandemic of 1918. They used those tubes of ice, to research the 2020 pandemic. I don't remember how long those samples have been around or exactly why they even exist. Your idea of studying life could be why.

@HoneybeeAwning 4 ай бұрын

Where is ''Hey guys, Pete here'' ? Without it, if feels like the video hasn't started lol ... so I've never watched any of the other seasons and when I heard about this season I decided to purposely not watch the other season first. I really liked this episode, it gave me Fortitude & The Terror (season 1) vibes two series I really liked.

@LMarti13 4 ай бұрын

Yeah I wonder if it's going to be a mass hallucinogen from the mines, similar to the game Man of Medan.

@mksongbird 4 ай бұрын

Kali Reis is great in a film called 'Catch the Fair One' (2021). Issa Lopez directed 'Tigers Are Not Afraid' also fairly bleak but well made.

@completelytransparent6320 4 ай бұрын

loved the first episode

@deanlaffan2390 4 ай бұрын

'Cold Open' 😂

@jcwoodman5285 4 ай бұрын

Abductions, ritualistic torture & human sacrifice of children in particular are the mechanics of worship of the yellow king & the desire to open an entrance for him to this plane from the infernal plane also known as Carcosa... Is it all a darkness induced fever dream or an actual supernatural event... Somtimes the beliefs themselves are enough to drive devotees to turn myth to reality.

@Huyle18 4 ай бұрын

Rust would say ennis is like someones fading memory of a walk in fridge....

@AyeGeeYT 4 ай бұрын

Think we may have a scenario similar to the movie Wind River, gave off those vibes

@TheDollyce 4 ай бұрын

Certainly would have liked to see more of "Niko Polastri" (Owen McDonnell) in this season! He's the scientist having a fit, saying "She's awake!" with fear in his eyes. Two words. Great. Loved Owen McDonnell in Killing Eve, and recognized him immediately. "She's awake!" Hmmmm, who is SHE? Later in the episode, but still near the start, we see a woman flash across the hall when the delivery driver arrived, hollering for the men to sign the driver's log. "Hello? Anybody?" Lights are zapping, timestamp -55:28, and there she streaks! He doesn't seem to have noticed. My opinion: SHE is an evil spirit clothed in flesh, and the scientists are aware of her. Maybe they discovered her out in the buried Russian plane, maybe they found her in the ice and brought her into the lab. Regardless, she's out, and "awake". Spooky stuff. A bit like X-Files episodes in the Antarctic and the Arctic. Where's Mulder when you need him! 😊

@bluewhitespartan5258 4 ай бұрын

Certainly "Who goes there" and "Frozen Death" as Inspiration.

@ondrejmarek1980 4 ай бұрын

getting nordic noir mixed with the thing vibe .. not bad combo sofar

@TonyArechiga 4 ай бұрын

My favorite thing about Season 1 is how it presented itself like a typical crime drama. It subverted expectations at every turn! Including the name of the show TRUE DETECTIVE. The show is more about coming to a truth about human atrocities in the world. The only way it makes sense is if there is some "evil entity" out there causing this. In the end, it's just humanity. Humans just commit acts of evil and sometimes it just doesn't make sense. The character's mind couldn't comprehend the evils he witnessed and started to question reality. This made the audience question their perception of the reality of the show. Season 4 is like they watched season 1 and were like "Oh, it's actually a real supernatural horror! Let's make it spooky, and dumb it down for everyone!" The season 4 premiere missed the mark. I will continue to watch but it's off to a really bad start. Hopefully, the "evil spirit" is not some ancient virus that was leaked from climate change, oil drilling, or fracking. hahaha, I will throw my remote through my TV. haha

@Anon_E_Muss 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, the paranormal / alien / UFO stuff doesn't interest me at all, but I'll hang in there and see where this season goes.

@justinwholland 4 ай бұрын

Pete… no one does this better than you.

@donkeysaurusrex7881 4 ай бұрын

The thing about the credits is interesting as HBO Max is showing this as the fourth season of True Detective not as a stand alone new show based on True Detective.

@PetePeppers1 4 ай бұрын

yeah, they're having it both ways

@QueenTams 4 ай бұрын

So do any of the other season’s have anything to do with season 1 to 3

@mattst.germain4023 4 ай бұрын

I liked the first episode, I hope that it doesn’t become overly supernatural though.

@gregfulton2539 4 ай бұрын

"She's alive" by the guy in the coat is referencing the murdered native woman's ghost, and she brought her tongue. Did they all do it given the wounds? Enjoyed E1, earthy, characters and of course Jodie. So Rust was once in Alaska right? p.s. for Twin Peaks fans Travis sure looked like BOB

@emgee691 4 ай бұрын

This IS a season you really WILL want to keep watching. Addictive. Jodie Foster and all cast are excellent. Lots of mysteries and story threads that you know will all come together as the season progresses.

@andiemarie5160 4 ай бұрын

Many comments reference Travis mimicking drowning- that's not what it looked like to me. It struck me as the spiral dance, he was mimicking being lost in the spiral and telling her this is what it's about, start here, follow the symbols. The spiral seems to be a continuum of the twists and turns in life that always moves forward into the unknown while leaving trace evidence of where it's been in the past, what has happened, and the good, bad, and the ugly of our behavior left in its wake- secrets to be unraveled as life continues to expose more truths behind the shadows lurking in the dark. Nothing illuminates the light, like the dark. I've noticed in my photography and paintings, I can't see the light without the dark. Everything has a shadow. Knowing how to navigate the shadows in a painting is what makes it look real. It's the same irl. A reference to that was on a Celestial Seasonings tea box as stated by Kevin Smith (catch and release) "loss and possession, death and life are one, there falls no shadow, where there shines no sun...Helaire Belloc" Eerily in a thrilling sort of way, Alaska plays a game of twist and shout with the lights and darks of life and of all those who live there

@MrSelvamgana 4 ай бұрын

well season 2 has one of the best shootout scne after Heat !! all the seasons are well done in their own way

@zackspiker_ 4 ай бұрын

I like this upload a lot, I didn’t overall care for the episode for direction, editing, script, dialogue, and (awful) cgi decisions. I did like the acting and on-sight settings a lot, but they have to do so much heavy, heavy lifting. I don’t understand the “wow, great!” reviews. Your summation is very good and unencumbered with bias. Anyway, thanks for a good video.