Well, there was a new one last night, so get caught so you can participate in the discussion!
I'm gonna go ahead a blab a little bit about it.
As expected, we're firmly set in 2012 now. The jumping back and forth between 1995, 2002, and 2012 is no longer necessary, as we've finished the part where Gilbough and Papania interview Marty and Rust, and later (surprise!) Maggie. So now we know that the real killer from 1995 was never caught. We kinda knew that, but now it's official. I like how Marty and Rust have reunited. Yeah, it was not smooth; we didn't expect it to be. Marty took some "convincing" (as he put it), as we knew he would.
Oh yeah, that's right. There was just a little bit of time-jumping back and forth, as Marty talked to Maggie about how Rust convinced him, cut with scenes of the actual convincing taking place. But it was all "present day" (2012). Still, I've always liked that device when done well, and this was done well. They've done a brilliant job all along in giving us believeable yet distinct appearances for each of the main characters in each timeline, so there was never any confusion, yet it never felt like a gimmick. Of course, it is a gimmick; presenting the story in this way has made it much more challenging and fun for the viewer to piece things together. But for me, it has always felt like "This is how we're telling the story. Try to keep up." Also, it adds to the replay value. A lot.
So anyway, that's gone now, and Episode 7 was set entirely in 2012. I missed the time-jumping, and expected these last two to kick into high gear, now that we've entered the final stages of the manhunt. In that sense, I was slightly disappointed last night, as the pacing seemed to continue its leisurely stroll through the narrative. We saw some stuff. Rust's storage place has been his office, where he's been putting things together. We knew that. Marty and Rust are back together. We knew that would happen. They're after the guy with the scars. We knew that, too. But there didn't seem to be much urgency.
We've only got one episode left. I'm expecting Episode 8 to blow my socks off. In fact, I'm hoping it does, because after Episodes 6 and 7, which were great, but heavy on exposition and light on action, or any actual detective work, we need a really strong finish. I was thinking Episode 6 was the calm before the storm and expected 7 and 8 to both really slay me, but it looks like they've held everything back for the final episode. At least, that's what I'm hoping.
Too bad about Maggie. She seemed like she really wanted to at least end up friends with Rust, but he shut her down. I think he wrote her off the minute he chased her out of his place in 2002 and never looked back.
Interesting about Marty and his feelings toward Rust. "If you were drowning, I'd throw you a barbell." Yet in the interviews with Gilbough and Papania, he always spoke respectfully about Rust, spoke highly of his detective skills, and claims that he doesn't hold a grudge. I'm guessing Marty would make some kind of effort to save a total stranger who was drowning. If he would honestly throw a barbell to a drowning Rust, I'd call that holding a grudge. Yes, it's just an expression, but still.
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