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The guy encased in ice waking up gave me a jump scare almost exactly like that of the guy waking up in Se7en. Both creepy as hell.

i like how they developed the dialogue between the various people in ennis. you can tell they've known each other since forever and they are comfortable being borderline rude if not outright rude to each other, and they talk about the past with just a few key words with no explicit explanation, just like how real people talk about past things.

Dude, how do you get these videos out so fast? Super grateful for your work. Thank you.

Rust Cohle also told the Detectives interviewing him to "start asking the right fucking questions" at the end of Season 1 Episode 1 I believe.

the state the bodies were found in, aswell as the neatly laid out clothes remind me a lot of the Dyatlov pass case.

When Rose is gutting the wolf, there is an eerie howl and the radio voice said "is there anybody there" It immediately reminded me of Pink Floyd's "Is there anybody out there?" from " the Wall"

Spiral from season 1 is always pointing to the left while season 4 is always pointing to the right. So they always mirror each other. This might be the biggest clue that names like "Travis Cohle" and "Tuttle" still have meaning but almost in a kind of alternate universe sort of way.

I think of the woman in the crab factory who is asked to look at the image of the spiral, she gives it a quick look and leaves the scene, but she does it in a strange way and the shot pays some attention to it, at least it seems so, if there is something that true detective has taught us it is not to leave these apparently random encounters to chance, or perhaps the series wants to mislead us by making us notice it, in any case she didn't convince me very much

After seeing the abandoned trailer, I’m starting to lean on Raymond Clark using witchcraft and perhaps sacrificial rituals to bring back Annie after she was killed. The life size doll and symbology in the trailer not only served as a shrine, but also maybe a method of resurrection. Coupled with the the lab searching for ancient life capable of curing disease, perhaps even reanimation. Tuttle United being attached to the lab further illustrates the lengths they’ve gone to perhaps expand their ritualistic capabilities, and find the key to immortality while continuing blood sacrifices. After this episode I’m hooked, and sad that’s it’s only four episodes left to the season.

I think we will see the corneas being 'burnt' by cold (immersion in freezing water) It happened to a friend of mine attempting a world record underwater swim under ice. Immersion would also explain why their eardrums are burst. It only needs about 6-10m of water to do that.

After episode 1, I looked up Inuit legends. Sedna was a beautiful girl who refused to marry the man her father chose. He took her out in a kayak to throw her into the water for her disobedience. She held onto the side of the kayak and he chopped off her fingers, which became sea creatures. She sank to the ocean floor and became the goddess of the SEA and the UNDERWORLD. This is the picture Darwin drew, and it explains Clark saying "She's coming." Also ties in w/the mine & Rose seeing Travis's ghost. I haven't finished watching season 1 yet; so interesting how these two seasons are connected! What a great series! Video was vert interesting.

Thanks for recapping the episodes, I look forward to seeing all the details you discover.

A Lone Star beer on the table next to the popcorn was Rust's favorite beer.

I think Liz was mad about Leah's tattoo because it makes her look like Annie, whom she can't stop thinking about.

The most relevant theme from The King in Yellow, which is where "Carcosa" comes from, is that of people who read a book that tells tales about the place; people must search obscure, arcane texts to determine the precious magical spells to summon the King, who presents a book to them, which is a variation of the medieval and romantic age superstitions of the devil providing a book that people must sign a book to sell him their soul. After reading the King in Yellow's book, they go mad. The theme, to be more clear, is about people searching for hidden knowledge using forbidden or dangerous means, like magic. Magic was what we used to call science. To me, there are obvious parallels to Clark, who has searched for hidden knowlege by digging too deep into the sea bed, extracting slices of the earth's core. The mine is doing the same thing, digging into the earth and sending most of the town into a hidden place (Carcosa?); the miners are bringing back the black water which is damaging the residents with poison. I am thinking that perhaps Clark has been poisoned by some ancient organism from one of the slices Tsalal unearthed that might have gotten into the water, causing him to hallucinate and/or remember abuse he suffered at a Tuttle school as a child, and his hallucinations caused him to see Annie as some kind of monster, which led to him killing her viciously. When he returned to the Tsalal station, he had pretty much lost his mind. The twist to this story is that this ancient organism is linked to some kind of supernatural being or event, either real or simply legends that are supported by the physical realities of magnetic radiation. In Season 1, we never real found out the truth about the Tuttles or the cult; we saw bits of video, heard about their family tree, and learned about their horrible abuse of children; Rust Cohle sees it all as part of the darkness that owns the majority of our lives. Here we have no children (so far), but a place which is now owned by literal darkness. Perhaps here we will learn the literal truth about the Tuttles, but I don't think so. I think we will learn the solution to the murders and/or suicides of the Tsalal employees and Annie K. but the truth about the supernatural will be left up to us.

Thank you so much for doing this! And so soon after the episode. ❤

You do an amazing job of dissecting episodes! Thank you and yay, we got the OG video ending clip of “Daddy Loves You”

There is something about the cold and no sun days that add a spooky element to this. Reminds me of The Thing and a supernatural movie thriller The Last Winter.

I am loving this so much, you really help me pick up on things I missed while watching. I think choosing "Seven devils" as the ending scene song was important.

I watch these episode breakdowns immediately after the episode and apparently i miss so much its like i didn't even watch the episode

You said "paradoxical hypothermia" but what you meant to say was "paradoxical undressing". When people fall into paradoxical undressing, I don't think they fold the clothes, they are delirious and not thinking straight, they strip the clothes off and throw it to the ground, at least that's my understanding.

Thank you for making these videos. These video's make me understand this show better. You are so smart.

The spiral marking did remind me of S1, but Travis being Rust's father and all the connections to the Yellow King and S1 are blowing my mind!

Great work man I'm glad this video was available... because I knew I remembered that tuttle name before in the series

These videos are excellent. Thank you for breaking everything down. I'm also going back to Season 1 again.

I’m under the impression the water is having effects on people in the town but we won’t know until towards the end of the show.

Incredible video.Very detailed and insightful. This season is a true return to form for True Dective and I could not enjoy it any more!

well done breakdown -- i'll be watching ur channel after every episode!

Great breakdown and insight. This season is off to a great start.

Awesome breakdown. I think we are going to see a pretty heavy redemption arc with our detectives like we saw in S1. The fact there's nothing on file that Travis had leukemia makes this a whole lot more interesting for sure

I initially came here for the recaps, new subbed too. ❤ the non-spoiler clues!

Excellent breakdown!

When the night has been too lonely And the road has been too long And you think that love is only For the lucky and the strong Just remember in the winter Far beneath the bitter snows Lies the seed that with the sun's love In the spring becomes the rose 3rd verse of "The Rose"

Also, great breakdown. Love your coverage of the show! 🔥

Excellent breakdown. Thanks!

love your analysis❤

The circles or "Annie's Eyes" in Clarks notes remind me of season 2 when Frank is lying in bed staring at the ceiling and sees 2 water stains. He then tells the story to his wife about being locked in the basement in the dark for 5 days with the rats while his father was in jail on a drunk and disorderly charge.

Before I forget I want to say I think Hank is in on the cult, and he knows exactly what’s going on with the town.

You caught a lot of stuff! I need to pay more attention, very helpful video

Just watched. Agree with Van Allen radiation belts and mining being related so far. Noted the spiral was drawn from a different angle in the Golden Eagle trailer, not from directly above as it appears in tattoo form, but more of an isometric view? Perhaps related to how astronauts have to plot their path through the lightest radiation for safe return. Also noted a background detail on the hockey rink’s walls. A sponsor by the name of Blue King. Good stuff!

I jus rewatched season 1 before the new season

cada capitulo mas interesante que el anterior! Muy intrigado para ver como sigue y como sacan esas conexiones con la primer temporada

Too much going on to keep track of. Thanks for the recap.

You tagged on the bones being related to the antlers, but the crown the antlers go in was on the countertop next to the smashed cellphone. You can see it a few times in this video.

Great video. Thanks.

Great video!

Well, they told us in season one that "time is a flat circle." These darknesses repeat themselves eternally... but so does the light.... "If you ask me, the light is winning." ❤ Rustin Cohle

In s3, remember they mention Rust and Marty in a news paper cutout? So all of TD is taking place in the se universe, which begs the question: when are Liz and Navarro going to start making connections between Tuttle and the yellow sign and the Childress case in Louisiana?

As soon as they said Tuttle I literally screamed. I knew those fkers were all over, but where in Ennis are they hiding is the question. As always another stellar review!

Loving this season so far, particularly the tie-ins to season 1. To me, it's going to have a scientific and potentially supernatural explanation similar to what we saw at the end of season one.

Great break down

how the spiral being said to be old than ennis, probably older than the ice itself? correct me if i’m wrong, but is this the first time a character has spoken to seemingly knowing the symbol and its origins? she made a point of mentioning it to navarro, even drawing it out

Yay u just mentioned the Tuttle company, the other reviews I saw didn’t mention that.

Remember when Rust saw spirals and other hallucinations/visions in season 1? I think Rose sees things too, she may not be his birth mother, but I think she's very connected to Rust.

This is great as I don’t have Max and would love to see the show! I’ve watched your 3 recaps. Egads, I love Jodie Foster! Looks like a very good show, I recall when it was announced and started filming, forever ago…! I was anxious around when it would actually air. Seems to be living up to the hype and I just read that ratings have risen with each episode. No theories yet as I’m just learning whassup…!

THANK YOU, KING!!! ALWAYS GOT ME ON LOCK!!!!!!!!

I'm already diggin this season. These breakdowns are great as well 👍

Thank you! ☺️

One thing I think may be missed is Navarro runs over, what looks like corpse under ice, something when she begins to leave the voicemail for Jules. During the Spice Girls song.

I don't recall Rust hinting at impending death in season 1. Also, if he and his dad moved to Alaska I wouldn't expect he'd have any cousins already living there.

I think you missed the facial expression of the girl, with the black eye in the crab factory, after she sees the spiral, that the older woman invited her over to see, when Danvers asked.

I’m wondering about nods to “The Thing”. The frozen body diorama, the sound made by the survivor…. The isolated research station….

Loved this, but a tiny flub at 15:40. You mention Navarro telling Jules she wouldn't send her "Back to the Lighthouse" but Jules has never been to the Lighthouse. She was hospitalized in their previous town before moving back to Alaska. Navarro even tries to explain the Lighthouse isn't like the other hospitals.

Yes please I need to understand a bit more - like when the man starts shaking and making that sound like he is possessed? And it had only just started to be dark in the beginning (first episode) so they wouldn't have started to lose their minds so quickly would they? And the reindeer from the first episode etc. It's a great mystery, I am just dying to know where they are going. I want to understand more of what is going on in the trailer at the end of the second episode? It def gave me Silence of the Lamb vibes when Foster's character goes into that storage place with her flashlight and finds the head in the jar, seeing her go into the trailer with her flashlight def felt like an ode to that which I thought was very cool.

the coordinates of tsalal lab puts it in the Chukchi sea about 15 to 20 miles offshore from Wevok Alaska

In Season 2 in the Safe room above the "Black Rose bar" is a bouquet of yellow roses, and the picture Frank shows to Ani of Jordan has a yellow tint to it.

Angineaux listens to Keith Jarrett "Standards Live" album in her scene with Navarro...

Thank you for your attention to detail! I didn’t catch all the callbacks from Season 1. Definitely adds an intriguing thread.

Thank you so much - I'm missing so much when I watch these episodes

Hank definately being catfished by his "Russian Bride" Tsalal might be working on cloning, but that seemed less likely to me by the time I got to the end of the episode.

I think thw Tuttle family found something on Alaska that could be related to their cult, consodering the symbol and how Rose said the symbol is older than the ice, that is very At fhe Mountain of Madness/The Thing.

The boat that Ani left on for Venezuela was called "Great Escape", One of Steve McQueen best movies. Season 3 started with "The day Steve McQueen died"

Paradoxical undressing which is caused by hypothermia not paradoxical hypothermia. Basically, you are usually not a good judge of if you have hypothermia because you begin to feel warm.

Something in the water, the final scene in the second episode ends with Florence + Machine - Seven Devils, lyrics starts with "Holly water cannot help you now".

Amazing video. Great!

The beginning reminded me of something from the Hannibal tv series

If the supernatural isn't involved (which I hope it isn't) then the only logical explanation is that Rose knows more than she says/remembers. How else could she have found the bodies if she wasn't already aware that they were there?

I am repeatedly reminded of the “Dyatlov Pass Incident” as I watch this. I can’t really pinpoint why, more of a feeling than anything

This is my first time watching True Detective. I am enjoying the references to other seasons you’re spotting 👍. Is it common for these seasons to include such demanding plot lines? I mean, if the son really does off the father will this feed back to “the main” plot or will it just be a something added that can be later tied to/referenced in later seasons, is that the pattern? Anyways, I am loving this show and will most likely go back and FINALLY watch season 1 😆🫶

This season turns to be pretty much a sequal to s1. TD always works with metaphors, and given that the yellow sign keeps turning up everywhere it seems all of Ennis might be Carcosa, with the poisoned water being the Yellow Kings spell.

Something is in the water! I'm thinking mine chemicals leaked into drinking water. And as you pointed out the magnetic field shifting would be the ultimate catalyst.... The Rust/Alaska connection, the spiral, ... If Rust makes an appearance in this season I wouldn't be surprised and hopefully sets up season 5 with Our favorite detectives!

Does this mean Leah's father and half brother were killed by a drunken driver? Or perhaps Leah's father was stoned or drunk and killed his and Danvers' son in a DUI? Leah also said Danvers may hove gotten stoned, Maybe Danvers killed her husband and son. Is that why she hates drunks now and is overprotecting Leah because of guilt? Although she seems like a total control freak and a narcissist.

🌀NOTICED something during the episode but nobody seems to mention yet. If you go to around the 13:30 mark of this video it shows what I noticed. Clark’s notes all start in ordinary block lettering, but slowly throughout and after the circle drawings at the bottom he’s writing entirely in cursive! I thought this detail was pretty ingenious!

Phragmidium spp. is an Orange fungi that only afflicts the leaves of our favorite valentines day flower, and is known as Rose Rust

I just finished season 1 again. I don't think Rust is dead; I think he's coming back. They end the show declaring him unkillable. Also, in the final episode the same eye on woody is busted up as on the polar bears. That might be a stretch, or maybe little bear _and_ big bear are coming back.

So so so glad I watched this review. I don’t like supernatural stuff when it comes to shows like this that should be real. So if the ghosts and stuff are just causes by pollution from the mines, it would solve the one think I did like about this season and make it so much better.

I don't know if anyone has pointed this out but does Navaro's sister have Bipolar disorder? If so, she could be prescribed lithium. That puts a literal metal in her blood and brain. If there are magnetic changes and fluctuations going on, that could be altering and affecting the movement and concentration of said Lithium within her brain. She grabs her head as if in pain on the first episode and she seems to be undergoing some pretty significant mental changes for the worse. If someone has more knowledge on this in relevant fields, I'd love to hear your input. Is this theory completely crackpot?

The opening scene In Season 2 Ep 3 when Ray is sitting in the bar with his father. There is an Elvis ( The King) impersonator and he is lip syncing to Conway Twitty's Cover, of Bette Midler's song "The Rose" On a side note, Matthew McConaughey is an Elvis fan and is the voice for Agent Elvis.

The kid's drawing is probably the legend of Sedna, a woman who had her fingers cut off and sank into the ocean. "Sedna is the goddess of the sea and marine animals in Inuit mythology, also known as the Mother of the Sea or Mistress of the Sea. The story of Sedna, which is a creation myth, describes how she came to rule over Adlivun, the Inuit underworld"

The old lady, whos dead spouse guided her to the frozen scientists, probably does NOT have hallucinations and she seems to be able to distinguish mental health and spiritual things very well. If her son was a hallucination then well, these hallucinations are VERY helpful and spot on about finding things that need to be found. What a coincidence huh?

Navarro was so intense about Annie's murder case, somebody got pissed and wanted her dead. And when a drunken Wheeler rammed into Navarro's vehicle, he killed Liz's son and husband who were in the car at the time. Liz holds Navarro responsible for their deaths.

the comedy in this episode was so good :)

the yellow king is the elritch god above all. so cthulhu is in the ice driving people insane. the minute you mention the yellow king out of nowhere. stuff gets cosmic horror real quick. interesting though

You see things that I totally miss...thanks

I don't think Tsalal is doing what everyone says they're doing. Here's why: Mining is a little like the core sampling. They're kinda similar. Also, I'm to believe that these half dozen scientist are doing a thing that a high school teacher knows won't work, is that the case? I think they weren't worried about microbes at all.

I would think that there are plenty of UV sunlamps up there to resupply vitamin D due to lack of sun during the dark days Since UV can burn cornea's . that might be a good place to look

The “question” dialogue is an obvious reference to clarice and hannibal.

Was getting the thing vibes 😂 really enjoying it though

Per your 3 recaps (I’ve not seen the show), just let me say I’m glad Jodie is ‘gettin’ some’ haha her characters almost never do! Yay!