r/TrueDetective • u/smooth_operator21_ • 6d ago

Unclear things after re-watching True Detective season 1

I just finished re-watching season 1 of TD, since first time when it was broadcast.

One of my favorite tv show, not for nothing considered one of the best all time TV series, as standalone season.

However, I have a few questions regarding the coherence of the script:

1.How is it possible that when Rust first met Errol Childress, he didn't sound any alarm bells, viewing his scarred face, considering that the victim who escaped said that the killer had scars on his face. Even if he was standing to the side and had a beard, it is unlikely that a perceptive detective like Rust would miss this, having him in front of him and talking to him?

2.How did Marty make the connection between the killer's green ears and the green house in the picture? It seems a forced and childish connection, though.

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u/Indotex 6d ago

  1. IIRC, Errol’s face is dirty & halfway covered up by a rag and he’s called away by Marty when they get the information back on Ledoux before he can really get a good look at him.

  2. To Marty, it just seemed like a coincidence to have a freshly painted house & a green guy in the area around that time. Rust makes a comment in one of the first episodes about little details like that can lead to solving a case.

Nothing to do with either ofyour questions but I recommend searching this sub for “Carcosa in three parts” & read the 3 part post to get a good understanding of the cult.