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All I can say is: what an episode! I didn't see it coming. TD for the most part is not your average thriller; here the violence is implied or occurs between the scenes, there are no pyrotechnics, no car-chases, nothing. Yet it still manages to keep you anxious with a style of its own.

In a way, the first three episode set the platform and the fourth one was where everything went boom. TD has been criticized for its sedentary, drawn-out story telling but I think, this is what makes tonight's episode even more rewarding. We have been treated to excellent character development, philosophical monologues and an endless barrage of nihilism from Rust but there was nothing in TD that really got your heart racing, until tonight that is.

To be concise, "Who Goes There" is a pinnacle of storyboarding. A lot of ground is covered in this episode that completely revamps the makeup of this series. We see gunfights, chases, comical jibes and some excellently chosen music.

I will really be looking forward to next week's episode and see how the series follows-up from here.

P.S: The final 6-minute, unbroken tracking shot following Rust through a not-so-comfortable situation is brimming with sustained tension. Not since Breaking Bad's final few episodes have I lingered so close to the edge of my seat.

Episode four officially opens up the second act of the three act first season with most likely one of the most astonishing pieces of television ever. Not only is the episode inexplicably well written and acted, shot and composed, but it is gripping and enthralling on the highest level imaginable. I try to keep these reviews absolutely spoiler free and that's for a reason. You will be at the edge of the seat and that should not be spoiled for anyone.

It's nice to see that Harrelson's and Monaghan's character get some real development in this episode. We see some great development between the two detectives, as usual we learn more about Mcconaughey's dark mysterious and brutal past, which catches up to him in this episode. It goes without saying that the acting is without a doubt superb, but even minor characters like Brad Carter's character or Alexandra Daddario's are portrayed beautifully with a lot of passion from the actors. You can see that there is a lot of love and dedication involved in making this show.

It closes with one of the best tracking shots in cinema history, that will without a doubt go down in history. It is absolutely jaw dropping and the complexity of the shot is incredible. Yet it's not confusing or misleading, at every single second of these six minutes everything is clear. The haunting soundtrack that slowly buzzes in the background, the helicopter sounds, distant gun shots and screaming, make this shot just unbelievable, it's just too good to be true. There is a complete immersion that this shot creates, for these six minutes you're not sitting in your chair watching a show, you're right there with Det. Cohle. And that is the definition of cinema, it is supposed to let you forget your life, to dream for a certain amount of time, just enjoy it.

I can not praise this show enough, if the other 4 episodes are only slightly as good as this one, then True Detectives first season will turn into a masterpiece. The six minute tracking shot definitely already is one.

11/10

Amen!!! This episode should get an emmy at least for that final six minutes. The show feels like I am reading a book of very high caliber, not unlike something from Wally Lamb or the Corrections, where the human pathos gets conveyed so well. I haven't seen a show so deserving of respect for each episode since The Wire. My opinion on Matthew McConahey's acting has risen dramatically since watching this series. The production design absolutely captures the fashion, hair styles, transportation, technology and architecture of the mid nineties. No one on this show is phoning it in. Even the cell phone was an older analog phone from that era. Even the small detail of Rust having to explain to Marty how to use it was the attention to detail that you should expect.

This right here is the best show on television. Not only does it propel the plot, but it also delivers one of the best set pieces I have ever seen with that final six-minute tracking shot. It is exhilarating, intense, and downright awesome.

In addition, the episode helps strengthen the central Marty-Rust relationship, sending them barreling down similar paths, leaving behind a wake of destruction even as they're on their way to solving a case.

The way the show manages to deliver every week is astounding, and kudos go out to the director, the writer, and the cinematographer for this gem. TV at its finest right here.

Full analysis and thoughts at: http://polarbearstv.com/2014/02/09/true-detective-who-goes- there-review-1x04/#more-1472

Forget for a moment the overall superb quality of the series to date.

Forget the writing, the acting, direction.

Forget it.

And here is why.

The most effective dramatic technique for viewer connection, for viewer entertainment, is also the riskiest. The most effective dramatic technique is simply to take everything that has gone before before AND BURN IT TO THE GROUND and take the viewer on an unexpected trip to the edgiest ride in the amusement park.

And that is what we have here. I have never seen it done so well. And, as I often say, I watch a lot of TV. The Neilson people once took me down with a tranquilizer dart, tagged me, and released me back into the wild.

Forget the serial killer. Forget the dogged procedural work. Forget the marital issue. In one of the most unforgettable performances I have ever seen in my life, film included, Matthew McConaughey goes back into an undercover life he once ran from and -- simply to make an arrest! -- risks it all.

I am on the edge of my chair. And you will be too.

I was waiting for THIS type of TV show. Where you can find masterpiece suspense, good drama.

Maybe first two episodes were not a lot of action, then come up binding third. It just swallow me up at the end of Cohle's monologue. But it was just a beginning. This episode starts with little pressure on you with scene with Charlie. At this time you almost know this two cop-buddies. But this episode will knock your imagination of what you know 'bout them and at the same time your balls. Suspense escalates with emotions of Hart and little secrets of Rust. By the time they arrive to biker's club, you'll be ready. AND THIS 15-16 minutes will show the true power of script and job of all crew. Soundtrack, which was was one of the main reasons to watch this are getting darker and darker, and discover this show at it's finest. And I'm ain't talking about the last 7-minute one-shot scene. You know what?! I began to doubt Breaking Bad the forthcoming victory at the Emmys 2014.

Loved the evolution in this 4 chapters, starting in a dark and mysterious murder, and in this episode we have an unexpectedly war.

In a past episode Rust tells about his tenure as a soldier in a mind controlling experiment, in this the inmate tells about some "rich people doing sacrifices", if this hints that we can expect some secret societies links to the drug cartels and finally to the girls murders, this is the kind of show I waited for so long.

Also we can see the bonding between the two main characters getting deep, their converging lives.

With a elegant aesthetic (love all low light shots) and a perfect music score (liked a lot the music in the rave and in the biker's den)

The final scene is a masterpiece, won't spoil that, but the production is in a martin Scorsese level, with some ethereal ambient (those slow motion shots are magic), was really worth waiting for two weeks to see this wonderful episode.

Edgy episode! Two stories collide into the True Detective's main plot. Martin reaps the crop which was planted. Cohle said it right when you go after crazy!?! The writers know real life. The girlfriend did not like being treated like a whore, and was jealous of Martin's wife. The girlfriend never wanted to be number 2. Martin thought it would be easy to just walk away from an attached girlfriend. The retaliation was realistic. Cohle has no sympathy and tells Martin this is not work related,and sticks to the case. An emotionally unbalanced Martin agrees to Cohle's crazy plan of stealing coke from the evidence room and meeting up with a biker from Cohle's undercover days in order to find the suspect. Regrettably, the biker wants to take down a score with Cohle and a mess ensues. A major plot twist which drives the series sideways. The logical but crazy creates a well written episode. Well directed and acted. Who Goes There has a great pace and tone which intrigues the viewer. Harrelson and McConaughey performances are the best of both careers. No more eye candy roles for Matt for now. I give who goes there a 10 out of 10. a must see episode.

I call that the most impressive and intense scene in television history. That scene just raised the bar for a TV-show. First Ozymandias, then this. You literally don't notice the scene had no cuts within it, that's how much you're into it. The directing was incredible and very clever to use this at this scene to create intensity. They did an arch-like shot for a smooth transition between houses, balance to the color palette and tension build up. The noise of the helicopter, the white light, Matthew McConaughey acting, everything adds something to the scene. It's not only that, the tension was already extremely high when Rust walked into the bar, and then this scene showed up... Police detective Rustin Cohle on undercover as a drug dealer busting other drug dealers' drug stash with the help of other actual drug dealers disguised as police officers. This is some next level shi.

I also love the attention to detail in this scene. While the others shoot preemptively, Cohle never fires his gun once. It really shows his character's level of discipline and self-control under pressure. Also, the gun and dialogue detail was great too. Ginger says to Rustin his a rat because he doesn't he's on undercover. Fring the gun indoors makes their ears ring and sets off the smoke alarm. Just amazing.

By program four of "True Detective," there is finally some decent action and the reduction of so many of the tiresome interview scenes.

In this episode, Lisa shows confronts Hart's wife Maggie by showing up at her home and describing the adulterous affair and Hart's bad behavior. Maggie packs up the children and leaves home. Cohle meets with Maggie and later reports to Hart that he and Maggie will be "back together in a couple of months." Is Cole a good judge or character, or is he merely trying to bring the attention of his edgy partner back to their murder investigation?

The detectives' search for murder suspect Reggie Ledoux takes them into the world of drug dealing in Texas where they believe Ledoux is serving as the "cook" of the drugs for a rough group of bikers known as the Crusaders.

Cohle goes undercover to win the confidence of one of his old drug connections when he was a narc. A shootout that takes places after Cohle agrees to help his old biker friend. Hart drives Cohle and the biker out of the war zone.

This fourth episode had the best character interactions and action scenes of any episode thus far into the series.

The name of this episode is ironic. Most fans aware of the film "The Thing" (1982), probably director John Carpenter's most famous work, which stars Kurt Russell, Wilford Brimley & a host of other well known actors, is actually the remake of "The Thing From Another World" (1951), which is filmed in black & white. There is a another sequel made in 2011 with Mary Elizabeth Winstead, as well. I mention all this because the original film, is based on a short story called "Who Goes There". Pretty creepy, huh?

Anyway, I liked the 1st season of True Detective & the 2nd (set in Los Angeles) as well. My main beef with the 1st season is Mathew McConaghey's character "Cohle" is too overplayed, in my opinion; especially the episode where he puts crushed pills, hot pepper sauce & god knows what else into a spoon, heats it up & injects the concoction. It is the most goofy thing I have ever seen in a (supposed) serious thriller series. I laughed out loud, alone in my apartment when I saw it. All in all, I think this whole season is overrated, mainly because of dumb scenes like I just wrote. It has it's moments, but I liked Season 2 better, when all is said & done. Season 1 plays too heavy on the setting in Louisiana, which is where I was born & raised. They play what I call "the voodoo card" too much.