It’s interesting, though, that his other standoff didn’t bear as much fruit. You know, the way walking into the middle of a quarry, at night, and completely unprepared shows strength… I’ve grown comfortable with Vince Vaughn’s depiction of a ‘reasonable’ gangster, who is willing to give up the high ground, think his way out of situations, and still show strength. Colin Farrell continues to walk the edge, and you really got a feel that Ray is capable of anything as his life continues to unravel. Their confrontation was riveting, and to the show’s credit, the threat that one or both of these characters could take an early exit was real and palpable. After all, we open with Ray and Frank pointing guns at each other’s naughty bits under the breakfast table. In an episode loaded with themes, the standoff, the concept that both sides have too much to lose for one to back down, was perhaps the most prevalent. An episode that was three parts tension tempered by two parts silliness, nonetheless, it got the job done and set us up for the final quarter of the season. Clues start to fall into place, Ray and Frank take turns trying to channel Mike Brady, and the crew participates in the strangest, most far-fetched party infiltration since Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks had to save the virgin Connie Swail from the clutches of P.A.G.A.N. “ True Detective” continues its messy second season with an ‘everything AND the kitchen sink’ episode six.
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