True Detective fans hail new season as the ‘best yet with a superb acting’ as cryptic ending leads viewers to brand show a ‘total masterpiece’
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True Detective fans were impressed by the final season finale, which aired on Sunday.
The HBO series, starring Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro, was praised for its “fantastic acting.”
Jodie, 61, received particular praise for her character’s performance in the final episode of season four, subtitled True Detective: Night Fiction.
The show centers on two men who run a research station in Ennis, Alaska, and mysteriously disappear.
To solve the case, Detectives Danvers and Navarro will have to confront the darkness themselves and delve into the ghostly truths buried beneath the eternal ice.
True Detective fans have praised the new season as the ‘best yet, with ‘fantastic acting’ – The HBO series stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro
Jodie, 61, received particular praise for her character’s performance in the final episode of season four, subtitled True Detective: Night Fiction.
The show centers on two men who run a research station in Ennis, Alaska and mysteriously disappear. During this episode, a lady named Annie was murdered. Jodie’s character has to get to the bottom of it.
True Detective fans were impressed by the final season finale, which aired on Sunday
In the last episode, the detectives discovered that a lady named Annie Clark – who was murdered long before the scientists disappeared – was murdered after discovering that a team was willing to endanger the residents of Ennis by polluting the local mining factory.
On That scene in front of the fire was fantastic acting.’
A second wrote: ‘That was a great finale to #TrueDetective. I really enjoyed this season.’
Others said the final episode certainly lived up to the hype, with a gripping storyline and a cryptic ending.
A third added: ‘True Detective: Night Country. A total masterpiece.’
The show’s director, Issa Lopez, was also praised for her efforts in putting together an all-female lead role for the show in Foster and Reis.
Another user commented: ‘#TrueDetective #NightCountry really said “I support women’s rights… and women’s injustices.” Issa López, you blocked the landing.”
A further comment read: ‘Jodie Foster and Kali Reis make this the best season yet.’
The positive response to season four of True Detective comes after fans were initially critical following its return.
After episode one, which aired last month, viewers took to X to express their frustration with what they felt was an over-reliance on CGI.
The positive response to season four of True Detective comes after fans were initially critical following its return
One unimpressed review read: ‘Worst Prime Minister I have ever seen…’
“This season of True Detective is basic. There is an over-reliance on CGI in post-production; lighting, monitors, backgrounds but I still enjoy it…’
The release of season four was postponed until 2024 following strikes by Hollywood actors and writers.
Both the Writers Guild of America (WGA) and the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) had rules prohibiting all their members from advertising their upcoming films and/or TV shows in production by an affected company represented by the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (AMPTP).