The Return of the Sun After the Long Darkness. The Importance of Women in Pop Culture: An Examination of True Detective, Night Country.
On loss, grief, sisterhood, and taking matters into your own hands.
Spoliers ahead!!
I am so sad this season of True Detective is over. It was a major departure from the other seasons, and I loved it. I took me about 2 episodes before I thought to myself, This isn’t a show about solving a case—this is a show about women. About sisterhood.
First off, how fuqing BLESSED are we to have this amazing cast on our screen? I personally feel so lucky! This cast is a powerhouse of Hollywood icons (Jodie Foster, Fiona Shaw, Christopher Eccleston), as well as first time actors and every single person killed it.
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