Slate Thinks Colin Farrell Didn’t Get a Fair Shake in True Detective
Slate wrote a piece coming to the defense of Colin Farrell in True Detective season two.
The attitude concerning True Detective season two is experiencing a change. Around the time that HBO took the heat off Nic Pizzolatto, it no longer became so fashionable to hate on season two. Even before that, however, there were some that were willing to go against the grain and show their support for True Detective.
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Somehow we missed it, but at the end of December, Slate, having had enough of the trashing that was going on, decided to defend Colin Farrell’s “stellar performance.” The entire piece only touches on True Detective even though it singles out Farrell in the title — it’s actually meant to sum up great 2015 performances in general. That’s right, someone out there thinks there is a great performance in True Detective season two.
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Slate has no real love for True Detective season two and has no vested interest in defending it. This becomes obvious when they refer to Colin Farrell’s Ray Velcoro as a “real (sad) person, the only one in a show full of bogus themes masquerading as people.” Not the highest of praises, but there you go.
Colin Farrell, as one of the public faces of True Detective season two, has taken the brunt of the hate for what most believe was a half-baked season. Even if the material was lacking at times, it’s reliving to see that some critics are able to distance their distaste for the writing from the actor’s performances.
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The entire Slate article is an interesting read, though doesn’t go into very much detail. Still, it works for some light afternoon reading.