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That said - it's not all that out of the realm that you'd have women in these roles. Read "Ranger Confidential" if you have some time - good book. Written by a woman that ran the Rangers service at Yosemite and worked in various national parks. It's among the least organized and coherent books I've ever read, but as a sort of memoir and series of stories that provide some behind the scenes information about working in Park Services, it's pretty fascinating. Yes, women are less common than men in these jobs. They're not absent, nor are they excluded from positions of leadership. Moreover, in order for women to get the full-time gigs with benefits and retirement, they have to go take some fairly shitty jobs along the way. I mean ultimately that applies to men as well for these gigs (there are a lot of folks with forestry backgrounds hunting for these jobs; most of them end up as part-time contract labor), but because of how few women there are in the area, the climb can be steeper. I don't have anything else to add to the show really, but that's not completely beyond belief that a couple women would end up taking a gig in a shit burg of a town because they're trying to find a full-time position and use it as a stepping stone. Maybe she convinces a colleague to also come with her and so now you have 2 women up there because nobody else really wanted to pull up stakes and move to Alaska. |
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"How many guys in this town has Jodie Foster's character ****ed? She ****s like a dude!" |
Jodie Foster's character being accused of being a Mrs Robinson had me rolling
Whats most annoying to me is how unnecessary all the extra stuff is in what is an amazing setting for a True Detective season Its perfect. Middle of nowhere, low on resources, 2 months without sunlight making people crazy, the dynamic of the indigenous people and culture, the ****ing ice everywhere. Its really perfect and they're bogging it down with some silly role portrayals and brutal pacing |
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Despite my criticisms ive been enjoying the show and will likely see it through to the end. But the last episode was a combination of feminist cringe and sleep inducing dialogue. Was a tough one to get through. |
Its a shame we all have to get old. I remember Jodie Foster looking pretty good in Maverick.
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FTR I'm not hating on Foster's looks
She's 61 and playing the role of Sherriff talking about her Tinder account that's a bit silly But yeah, the actual story and setting is interesting and I'll definitely see it through in hopes that it gets somewhere eventually |
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I'm actually enjoying the show, but there are definitely some issues. |
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They are simply wasting all the creepy cool potential being built up. Need some kind of payoff.
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Tried watching last night. Got about 10mins in and then just ended up banging the wife. Only scene i recall is that one chick getting her ass beat by 3 dudes.
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The entertainment I get from reading reactions on this show and other shows like Rings of Power are probably much better than watching the show. Keep the curmudgeon coming!
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First episode set the table fairly well but it's been downhill after that. |
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I like it for the most part but a little tired of this "something wild will happen in the last 5 mins" thing and agree with whoever mentioned they are looking for a payoff.
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I still have no idea what they could possibly find in these caves that will explain anything. The leader of the mining company saying "they can't get in those caves at all costs" was just really funny to me. Like the original murder they are investigating and maybe happened there was years ago. If you are part of some vast corporate coverup, you've had plenty of time to clean things up. I guess the only explanation that makes sense is they are going to find out in the caves that there is some kind of chemical that is getting into the water and it causes some people to have hallucinations and go crazy and that's what happened in the original murder and the scientists at the station were trying to find a cure or something for it but it ended up getting them. |
This is like watching a WB movie. So bored, bad writing.
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Woof they’ve checking all boxes except cohesive story, realistic timelines and rooting cause
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Not a great season. But I think at least it ended in a way that didn’t involve fantasy and was more cohesive. Just wish episodes 2-5 didn’t veer off course as they did.
RIP True Detective. Season 1 was the apex of TV and 3 kept the dream alive. |
I really liked it. Certainly better than season 2 and it seemed to have purpose even outside of the main characters. I bet if the main characters were men more people would have liked it. It had a great unique location where you get a great feel of the local culture, a staple of True Detective past seasons.
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Enjoyed it overall. Wrapped up nicely.
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Mysterious possibly supernatural things being explained by a more realistic series of events feels like a pretty well worn path that a lot of good movies\shows have followed. |
I felt like I wandered through the desert, aimlessly, for the first 4 episodes. I mean, I had no idea what they were doing or why they were doing it. Then, out of nowhere, they decide to get some focus and purpose in the final 2 episodes - which were REALLY damn good, IMO. Last night's episode (and really E5 as well) was fantastic, and what I had hoped for the whole series.
I may have to go back and rewatch in another 6 mos or so to see if I can pick up some things I missed. |
The initial scene of the last episode, where they are in the ice caves really triggered the claustrophobia I sometimes deal with. Perhaps amplified by something I took. I had to turn it off and wait until the next day to be able to watch the episode. ...but that's just me and my neurosis.
I enjoyed the story. I give it a solid B. |
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Ending was kinda meh. Overall it wasn't great, but it wasn't super bad either.
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(scrolled past the spoilers) we just watched up through episode 4. so far pretty boring and all over the place.
Still trying to wrap my head around Jodie Foster sleeping with all the men in town. |
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Just another generic detective show. Bummer
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Ill take any over a super hero show. |
To this day I adore the first season but after the second I tapped out. I heard the third rebounded nicely but the fourth is mixed to out and out bad?
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I personally couldn't make it through the second season. Gave up and just never revisited. And this most recent was just OK. Don't think I'd watch it again, but it was entertaining enough. I didn't think the characters OR acting was on par with the 1st or 3rd. |
Like most here I also think season 1 was one of the best shows on TV, ever. Season 2 was for shit. Nice rebound in season 3. This season lost its way in those middle episodes but finished nicely.
I think what separated this show from others is the quality of the acting. There was some miscasts in this show. Could have been better with better actors. |
I think the ending would have been more believable if they stopped at "a ghost did it."
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They somehow aged Clarice into Barney Fife and packaged it as HBO
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But seriously, speaking in terms of a fictional world, ghosts being real is less of a leap than the series of preposterous events the show is asking us to accept. |
Yeah I watched all of it and to be honest, it kinda sucked. C- at best.
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GF and I were bored by it until the last episode, but were still intrigued and driven by the promise season 1 is still delivering on.
I think the next season I'll wait for someone I trust to tell me whether or not it's worth my time. |
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What was the deal with the blind polar bear and boomerang oranges?
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I think a lot of the disconnect about this season is about the "not real" things the characters are observing. Part of the story is the perpetual night above the arctic circle - and how people's minds start playing tricks on themselves. Loosening their grip on reality. We see some of those things with them - but that doesn't mean they are real.
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