Season 2 was rushed because they realized they had a cash cow on their hands. They should have had the decency to name it something else:) The characters were copies of copies of what a screenwriter thinks really fucked up people are like...blah!
I prefer to think of TD as a single season show. Season 2 is THAT OTHER SHOW:)
brother, i am RIGHT THERE with you on both of those points. there was nothing wrong with the acting of season two; its issue was totally the rushed writing. i blame HBO more than Pizzolatto for that. i've read some of his books...he's good. rushing the writing does no one any good whatsoever.
Yep. What I've read of him and his writing process, TD was the result of a lot of time, focus and energy, and as a consequence, the stars aligned and he created an amazing show.
Season 2 was a job, and a rushed one at that.