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Arles · 08-11-2015, 11:10 AM

I think it was as good as it could have been given the start.

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Looking back, I think had Frank and Paul not been in the show, it might have had a better flow. One the one end, you would have Ray and Bezzerides working the case from the Vinci vs. Ventura angle. You could have spent more time diving into these twins (maybe having them pair up with the two disgraced/setup police later in the season). Then, on the other end, focus more on the mayor's kid and Osip conspiring with Geldof, Chief Holloway and Burris on the corruption side. I think that would have made for a better story and we could have traded in Frank-Jordan Dr Phil sessions and Paul's PTSD/gay dilemma for deeper dives on the twins, the mayor's family and maybe some flashbacks to the robbery in 1992.

In the end, this show tried to do too much too fast and ended up spending way too much time on things that just didn't matter - while the main plot points flew by in the background.

08-11-2015, 11:10 AM	#309
Arles Grey Dog Software Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Phoenix, AZ by way of Belleville, IL	I think it was as good as it could have been given the start. Spoiler They did browbeat us pretty heavy with the tragic Ray/Frank endings. Ranging from the ring throwing train station meeting where Frank and Jordan brooded about how happy they would be "in two weeks, well - no more than two weeks", to the passport guys wishing Frank to be careful multiple times, to Ray glancing at the exit signs numerous time, then saying how ahead of schedule he is ... At no point did I ever reasonably think Ray and Frank would make it out alive. Looking back, I think had Frank and Paul not been in the show, it might have had a better flow. One the one end, you would have Ray and Bezzerides working the case from the Vinci vs. Ventura angle. You could have spent more time diving into these twins (maybe having them pair up with the two disgraced/setup police later in the season). Then, on the other end, focus more on the mayor's kid and Osip conspiring with Geldof, Chief Holloway and Burris on the corruption side. I think that would have made for a better story and we could have traded in Frank-Jordan Dr Phil sessions and Paul's PTSD/gay dilemma for deeper dives on the twins, the mayor's family and maybe some flashbacks to the robbery in 1992. In the end, this show tried to do too much too fast and ended up spending way too much time on things that just didn't matter - while the main plot points flew by in the background. __________________ Developer of Bowl Bound College Football http://www.greydogsoftware.com Last edited by Arles : 08-11-2015 at 11:13 AM.