Who gives a shit? Everyone thinks this show is so highbrow because McConaughey discusses some rudimentary philosophical concepts, yet it's so full of nebulous details that the writers can't even connect the dots.
So you were able to begin offering your opinions with 4 episodes of information available. I'm sorry you can't see how more information clearly biases your opinion, and gives it an advantage. The interviews posted here, even the small snipets like where he talked about the audience running afield, were not posted until after Episode 3--when many of these theories had already come out. (Like I said, even the writer himself said those who could watch it in blocks would have interpreted things very differently).
Are you seriously saying there's never been a case in film where there are hallucinations without dialogue? Really? Have you ever seen a Kubrick movie? (And I'm not saying the dolls were in his head, it's another thing I'm iffy on. I think it could have just been a production mistake, but then again, Hart being the anal prude he was, makes it hard to believe he doesn't tell his wife. But this statement you made? It's just silly. TONS of films have had clear imaginary scenes without them being explained.)
This I think is the biggest thing. If he writes like a book author, he probably has the mindset that the whole story will even out certain pieces of imagery. I think he might have just not anticipated what dumping that symbolism into the first few episodes and then letting people run with it for weeks, did to the theories people had.
Exactly my thoughts. As the show moved on, those "signs" felt more and more flimsy. So with a long view? Yeah, they don't seem like Red Herrings. But in that time from Week 4-5? They certainly felt like it. And that's why I thought they were kind of obtuse.
Don't put words in my mouth. Did I ever say "never"? There was no development of Marty's to make one think he would subconsciously add things to his memory to reflect what he now knows. The only hallucinations were Rust's and those were explained by the traumatic loss of his daughter and drug use while undercover.
The green house thing was a little out of place for it to be the missing piece, but breaks happen in cases all the time, I was fine with it. The whole story was about Marty and Rust, with the case just the vehicle to their journey and trials from how they were back then to how they are now. The info wasn't misleading most of the time, it was just meant to be flavor for their personal stories.
Alternative theory about the reverend. There were complaints at the church schools. He or church officials investigated and gathered evidence. One of those pieces of evidence was the tape. Rust stole the tape and the reverend killed himself because of the scandal that would happen when the tape was released.
This was really the only thing (and it's a small thing at that) that sorta bothered me about the ending. The guy paints shit for a living and he can't paint a house without getting paint all over his ears? I know he wasn't exactly a neat freak but come on.
