True Detective: Night Country Season 4 Episode 1 Breakdown | Recap, Review, & Easter Eggs

[@TheorySmack]

What did you all think of this episode? What are your top theories?

[@symonheiloguu]

I think either the mining company messed up with the nature around the city, or the scientists found something they shouldn't have.

[@jukenukem9667]

Water supply contaminated. Has everybody trippin balls.

[@TheorySmack]

@@jukenukem9667 yooooooo....this might be it!

[@karmababy5077]

Worst ever episode of TD and it's taken a ridiculous direction. All the male characters are portrayed as idiots. Female leads are contrived, cartoonish characters with superior physical strength to men. It's not too hard to see what the agenda is with this show now.

[@anoushkas8726]

​@@karmababy5077 Womp womp!😂😂😂

[@shaunballard3614]

Travis isn't dancing. He's drowning. Or at least portraying a drowning and then points to where the bodies are.

[@TheorySmack]

Oh snap…. Great callout!

[@erinbaezner7057]

That's exactly what I yelled when it started 😂. The credits show the movement while drowning and then Travis did it. Such a good little peice if interpretive dance.

[@sharonmontano4924]

I thought he enacted a digging and then a climbing out and then terror

[@jackde1965]

I thought he was doing the Hokey Pokey​@@erinbaezner7057

[@andreahill9695]

Now why would you assume the sister has a drug problem?? Pretty sure they are referring to her mental health. Also, I'm putting my bets on the theory that something in the water is causing the hallucinations, and perhaps the mania seen in the reindeer (not elk), and the researchers. Sidebar, so thrilled that Fiona Shaw is in this series!!

[@TheorySmack]

Yeah that was my bad. I assumed drugs because it seemed like she was tripping and maybe her mom also had a drug problem, but you’re right, it’s not that

[@andreahill9695]

Ooooh, I'm also fascinated if they flesh out more of the reference to Sedna, who is a Inuit mythical creature. The myth says that she was a young Inuit girl who refused to marry the man her father wanted her to, so he took her out in a kayak to throw her into the sea, and when he threw her overboard, she tried to get back in the boat, so her father cut off all of her fingers. She then drowned, but was reborn, receiving a seal tail (in some stories) and her fingers became walrus, seals, and other sea creatures. She is depicted in the drawing the little boy does after spending time with his Inuit grandmother.

[@AlanHunt-th1fb]

The story picks up three days after the last sunset and following the event that startled the caribou. When Navarro is visiting the brother (miner) of the girl who was murdered, she is offered a beer but asks for water instead. The brother mentions the water has been bad for three days - perhaps linking the change in water quality to the event that spooked the caribou.

[@TheorySmack]

Yep, good catch and spot on theory

[@relativetimeworx8459]

Iorek Byrnison is playing the role of the Dire Wolves and the spirals indicate that the Night King is coming.

[@The00kelly00]

I think the weapon that killed the girl from the past case was a hand rock drilling bit, some of them have star shapes. For Jodie fosters character, I suspect her extreme reaction to the drunk driver tied back to her past. I don't necessarily think it was her who was drunk (why would his daughter ever stay with the person who was responsible for destroying the family), but I suspect she either released a drunk driver or let someone off with a warning only to have it end with that person killing her adopted daughter's father and possibly her son. I suspect she hates the Beatles because one of their songs was playing at the accident on a car radio or something. That's my read of things so far.

[@andrejslv4192]

Daaaaaamnnnnn son

[@jamesmochoa]

Travis is Cohls father from season one and one of the scientists is drinking lone star beer a nod to season one as well

[@Coomslayer9000]

There’s also the spirals that have been shown more than once, the same carcosa spirals from season 1, plus some of the spiritual themes in this season make me think they are going to tie this into the yellow king cult from s1

[@paulcarpenter7844]

Who' said it's rust father seriously 😣

[@sharonmontano4924]

Two out of three times “she’s awake” was said there was a polar bear involved

[@erincc957]

Didn’t season 1 of true detective also feature the same spiral? I for some reason feel like it connects back. Also because Rustin Cole from Season 1 spent some time in Alaska.

[@RealBradMiller]

Yes, the spiral was in the first season!

[@TheorySmack]

Yep, I failed to mention that. Going to be researching it this week!

[@lazywinmystical8378]

The blue spiral was the prostitution ring

[@carlangas10009]

Spiral was the Carcosa sign. Was on the back of dora Lange. Then on the old Church. Cohle actually was from Alaska

[@jackde1965]

From the foster system?

[@symonheiloguu]

I want to point out that here in Brazil we had very bizarre murder cases a few decades ago, cases of multilations, in which were never solved, but the people had their eyes and tongues removed, some sort of white dust was left around the bodies and triangle shaped symbols were on their bodies as well.

[@TheorySmack]

Well that's insane!

[@loladiaz3534]

wow. i’m super excited about this season. so many questions if everything can be explained what about the animals jumping to their dead at the beginning?

[@TheorySmack]

I'm not saying I can explain it. lol. We'll see how things turn out in the end!

[@tpl608]

He is pointing her to find more laundry to smell. Lol

[@alexedi]

yeah, that is my theory too, so far. that the girl is awake. it will be interesting how this pans out. it could turn into a mess. it also has Twin Peaks vibes, as have all long form series over the last 3 decades. i mean, it is about a dead girl (so far). anyway, I have high hopes, because, as someone said in the comments, Ms Foster doesn`t make drivel projects.

[@TheorySmack]

Yep, my hopes are sky high as well. Can’t wait to see where this goes!

[@andrealee8561]

When Peter says i think they were looking for the Origins of Life Liz says Uhh that thing

[@cade8986]

Rust Cohle’s father was from Alaska, and I believe his name was Travis.

[@TheorySmack]

I do remember him talking about Alaska. It would be wild if there was a link there

[@bbcoach63]

After Rust left La. in '95 he went to Alaska to work. They talk about it when he and Marty meet at the bar after he comes back to re-open the case.@@TheorySmack

[@cade8986]

@@thehenryperrin damnnnnnn. Forgot about this. But if you remember, it was his daughter. Not a son. And I believe she was a bit older.

[@TheVisitors44]

I like your toothbrush theory the best. 😉

[@TheorySmack]

IT’S THE ANSWER TO IT ALL

[@loladiaz3534]

what about the person running in the station we saw when the delivery man showed up???

[@TheorySmack]

Yeah…will be interesting to learn who that was. I have a theory, but I’m waiting to see Ep 3 before I go into it

[@LohiHarHar]

Dead girl also have red bruise on his right eye, like polar bear.

[@tpl608]

At least I didn't focus on the tongue. I could have. I have jokes there. Lol

[@loladiaz3534]

🤦‍♀️

[@tpl608]

A banger? Maybe. I guess. You know what a banger really is? Yup. You guessed it. Ancient Greek naked olive oil wrestling or even modern day Turkish olive oil wrestling with all that grabbiness. ;-);

[@alessandrajackson3768]

I told my mom that it reminds me of The Thing!

[@brucer2152]

Remember in True Detective season 1 we saw that spiral many times.

[@TheorySmack]

Yeah…drop of the ball on my part for not mentioning that

[@marknelson7451]

the herd isn't elk.

[@TheorySmack]

I will admit, I'm no animal expert

[@tpl608]

You did ask me to share theories. Lol

[@TheorySmack]

Your theories/comments are always welcome here :)

[@tpl608]

I'm obsessed with olive oil wrestling and now why someone would smell laundry. Lol. Ok I'll stop now. Will watch here about a few more episodes to see if it goes on my watch list. Thanks

[@TheVisitors44]

A True Detective smells the laundry. 😉

[@seagull8415]

Im thinking the Russian mail order bride is a front for some kind of corporate assassin. The wounds in the original victim (AK) being star shaped, stars are a common shape in the Russian mob.

[@symonheiloguu]

The black stars were also on the first season, so I'm not too sure.

[@sharonmontano4924]

Or a drill bit for mining

[@loladiaz3534]

there are so many comments we can’t dismiss awesome beginning

[@nicomal]

Unless there's a reasonable explanation this season is bs. Paranormal, really? What a duck up.

[@Blade_Runner.10]

The Thing😁

[@horizonstories]

Banger

[@tpl608]

You can tell how aged laundry is by smelling it? Not sure I buy that. I am also not testing that hypothesis. Lol

[@shaunballard3614]

You can. You would know that if you depended on a teenager to take the laundry out of the machine and put it in the dryer.

[@tpl608]

@@shaunballard3614 I was more thinking prewashed and not mildew.

[@mrasnick3314]

It was mildewed because it was left wet in the dryer when they disappeared.

[@tpl608]

@@mrasnick3314 sigh. Show me where I once stated it was washed laundry. I was referring to laundry before washed. I do not understand how people can read into something not there. Do they see what voices in their head tell them?

[@TheVisitors44]

Same with the runny mayonnaise. It’s a Mom thing.

[@BrookBastardsAndBrokenThings]

Omg your so cute 🥰

[@tpl608]

She has made it her habit to smell laundry to tell how ripe and old it is? So, if someone wore something for 5 days in a row, wouldn't that skew the data? Lol

[@thekiiing630]

Washed laundry left in the wash starts to stink after a couple days. That's what she meant.

[@tpl608]

@@thekiiing630 again. I was referring to unwashed laundry

[@anoushkas8726]

​@@tpl608 IQ 75 detected!😂

[@tpl608]

@@anoushkas8726 yes they do

[@NoneYa831]

Yeah it’s called mildew.. and clothes will do that a couple days after sitting in the washer. Was actually a pretty smart observation as to wether they went missing recently or not

[@nemomarc7841]

A good intro 🥶 a season 4 which begins in a strange way, An investigation with several drawers the Investigator played by Jodie Foster the Investigator Navarro investigates the disappearance of the researchers and also linked to the murder of a woman. Appearances a Bear 🐻‍❄ One-eyed. spirals which make a link with season 1

[@lilladymissSadie]

Wow, same coat, mind blown

[@PaulGarrison-karatepromdotcom-]

I think it's somewhat unfair to even entertain the idea it could be better than season 1. I think it would be impossible to be better. But it would be pretty easy to be better than S2 and S3.

[@TheorySmack]

Unfair? Nah, it's always possible something may come along that tops S1. That said, I don't think this season will be it. It'll definitely top S2 and S3 is still up in the air.

[@PaulGarrison-karatepromdotcom-]

@@TheorySmack I am saying it's just not fair to the creatives behind the scenes for season 4. It's an unfair standard to apply. It's already better than S2 IMO

[@TheorySmack]

@@PaulGarrison-karatepromdotcom- Ahhhh, I get what you're saying. My bad. And yes, totally agree, better than S2.

[@corriannder6883]

They’re caribou

[@TheorySmack]

My bad