True Detective wraps up Season 1 with a thrilling conclusion and one last reminder that reality will always be scarier than any fantasy.

TV Review: True Detective 107 – After You’ve Gone

True Detective realigns for the finale in a slow turn that finds tense moments in the simple reality that real life is way scarier than any fantasy.

TV Review: True Detective 106 – Haunted Houses

True Detective catches up to the 2012 timeline by showing us the final pieces of what drove Rust and Marty apart; it’s not pretty.

TV Review: True Detective 105 – The Secret Fate of All Life

True Detective re-configures the series by “wrapping up” the Dora Lange murder and thrusting us forward in time as Cohle is revealed to be the top suspect in the 2012 murder case.

TV Review: True Detective 104 – Who Goes There

True Detective lets Cary Fukunaga show off his directorial muscles this week as our heroes’ pasts come back to haunt them.

TV Review: True Detective 103 – The Locked Room

True Detective puts religion, masculinity and a possible suspect in its cross-hairs while finding a wicked sense of humor along the way.

TV Review: True Detective 102 – Seeing Things

True Detective explorers its heroes’ darker sides this week as they fill in some background on the characters while making a couple of breaks in their case.

Looking Ahead to 2014: First Quarter (January – March)

Now that you’ve had enough time to let our choices for what we enjoyed last year, it’s time to shift our focus towards what’s to come in 2014.

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