True Detective Season 1: Detective Thriller Iliyoinspire 'Lanterns' na Ni Lazima Uangalie Weekend Hii

Kama umeshaanza kuangalia Lanterns kwenye HBO Max na unahisi vibe ya 'Stephen King anakutana na X-Files', basi kuna kitu lazima ukijue — creators wa show hiyo (Chris Mundy, Damon Lindelof, na Tom King) walisema wazi kwamba walikuwa waki-envision Lanterns kama "True Detective with power rings." Kama hujawahi angalia True Detective, hii ndiyo excuse yako ya kufanya weekend binge kabla ya episode ijayo ya Lanterns kutoka.

True Detective ni anthology series iliyoanzishwa 2014 na Nic Pizzolatto (aliyefanya kazi pia kwenye The Killing na Deadwood). Ina seasons nne, kila moja ikiwa na characters na story tofauti kabisa, lakini Season 1 ndiyo iliyobaki kuwa legendary — mpaka watu wakisema "True Detective" wanamaanisha Season 1 tu.

Season hii inamfanya Matthew McConaughey na Woody Harrelson kuwa detectives wawili wa Louisiana State Police. Story inafuata timelines tatu tofauti: 1995, ambapo wanachunguza mauaji ya mwanamke mwenye umri wa miaka 28 mwenye alama za kishetani mwilini mwake; 2002, kipindi kinachoonyesha kwa nini wawili hao waliachana; na 2012, ambapo crime nyingine inayofanana na ile ya 1995 inawaleta pamoja tena, ijapokuwa sasa wanachukiana.

Mchezo wa McConaughey kama Rustin "Rust" Cohle — mtu mwenye huzuni ya kupoteza mtoto na ndoa yake, aliyetoka undercover case iliyomuathiri kisaikolojia — ni tofauti kabisa na Harrelson kama Martin "Marty" Hart, family man mwenye hasira na anayemdanganya mke wake (Michelle Monaghan). Cohle ni analytical na by-the-book, wakati Hart ni old-school cop asiyeogopa kumfanyia mtu roughing up. Hii chemistry ya wawili hawa — partners wapya 1995, maadui 2012 — ndiyo inayofanya show hii isiweze kuachwa.

Director Cary Fukunaga na Pizzolatto (aliandika episodes zote nane) wameunda mood ya bleak, moody, na scary yenye Satanic undertones ambayo inaendelea consistent throughout. Story ni complex kiasi kwamba haiwezi kuwa casual watch, lakini ukiipa full attention, unfold yake ni spectacular.

Hii ndiyo sababu connection na Lanterns inaonekana wazi — Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler) na John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) wana Odd Couple dynamic inayofanana na Cohle na Hart, na setting ya Nebraska ina hiyo bleak, rural feel kama Louisiana ya True Detective. Zote mbili zinapatikana HBO Max, kwa hiyo huna excuse ya kutoangalia.

Chanzo: Polygon