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True Detective

2/25/19

5:05 AM

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TV Reviews True Detective2/25/19

True Detective's finale starts with a bluff, then tells a new story

Emily L. Stephens

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2/17/19

10:01 PM

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TV Reviews True Detective2/17/19

True Detective promises heavy lifting but shrugs off its weightiest issues

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2/10/19

10:01 PM

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6 episodes in, True Detective digs into story but squanders opportunities

Emily L. Stephens

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2/3/19

6:51 PM

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True Detective is playing with puzzles instead of exploring mysteries

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1/27/19

11:22 PM

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TV Reviews True Detective1/27/19

True Detective forces confrontations and falls a little flat

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1/20/19

10:00 PM

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True Detective trots out a new bag of toys and tricks

Emily L. Stephens

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1/13/19

11:00 PM

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Mahershala Ali graces the weight of True Detective with his gravity

Emily L. Stephens

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1/11/19

11:30 AM

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Mahershala Ali soars, but a third True Detective can’t escape the show’s past

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8/10/15

3:09 AM

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True Detective: “Omega Station”

Emily L. Stephens

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8/3/15

1:19 AM

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True Detective: “Black Maps And Motel Rooms”

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7/27/15

3:26 AM

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TV Reviews True Detective7/27/15

True Detective: “Church In Ruins”

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7/20/15

8:15 AM

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True Detective: “Other Lives”

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7/13/15

2:35 AM

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True Detective: “Down Will Come”

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7/5/15

10:00 PM

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True Detective: “Maybe Tomorrow”

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6/28/15

10:00 PM

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True Detective: “Night Finds You”

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6/21/15

10:00 PM

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True Detective: “The Western Book Of The Dead”

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6/18/15

1:00 AM

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TV Reviews True Detective6/18/15

True Detective struggles to go straight

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3/10/14

2:58 AM

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True Detective: “Form And Void”

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3/2/14

10:00 PM

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True Detective: “After You’ve Gone”

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2/23/14

10:00 PM

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TV Reviews True Detective2/23/14

True Detective: “Haunted Houses”

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