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The season finale takes us for a ride into the disturbing home of the serial killer, fantastically played by Glenn Fleshler and the execution in how the writers and overall crew finished it was beautiful in its quality and how it all played out. Fascinating! Superb season finale.

The ensemble cast was great, everyone fitting their role perfectly and the performances of Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson as Rust and Marty gave one of the best and most believable performances I've seen, just perfect. The writers is a big thanks to their performances as they are such well written characters. The locations and scenery they choosed to shoot the season was beautiful, mystic and fitting. Such nice landscapes in the south. Nic Pizzolatto created a masterpiece of a story, one of the best crime stories ever I've seen on television. Possibly inspired by true cases as it feels real. Its cinematography are some of the best I've seen. I'm glad I re-watched this season, with me knowing a lot more about psychology and other things and being more mature it made me understand it, I noticed more information that is hard to notice, you have to think a lot to understand most which I like. Gives it re-watch value. Superb season of television, recommended.

Given the nature of television, it can be quite surprising to come across a program that doesn't waste time and manages to build massive amounts of tension and deliver a satisfying outcome. True Detective started out excellent and by its fourth episode became a standout work of fiction for any medium. And while any false step could have caused the story to tumble out into a ridiculous or unearned direction, I can say having seen all eight episodes that the quality was maintained to its last shot.

Not since season 4 of Breaking Bad have I seen a season of any show that did not let me down in some way (even BrBa had some bizarre character and narrative choices in its final season despite being quite monumental). Everything feels earned and within character. The partnership between Cohle and Hart grows and wanes and strengthens in ways that doesn't betray the mutual contempt they hold for another. The antagonist is that right balance of chameleon and psycho.

Despite all the praise, I was quite worried that the finale wouldn't deliver, that the writing trip itself up in the face of the climax. However, the writing, acting, directing and editing all worked in creating an intense end to the story.

It would be interesting to see another season tackling the dangling threads of the case, but given how much resolution we get I am happy with the ending. It doesn't feel cheap or cheesy. It is genuine.

And now I have a little depression to look forward to as there is almost 10 months left in the year and I am almost positive that I have watched best show of 2014.

How perfect was that last scene? If anything, this show was always about the relationship between Cohle and Hart. For me, personally, the detective case always came second in this series. It was never about who Yellow King was, or how Hart and Cohle got there. Yes, it played a significant role in terms of story and plot, but this show was always about Cohle and Rust's relationship, how it developed, and how the two needed each other.

I can count the amount of times that television shows had me on the edge of my sheet, and I can safely add the finale of this show to that list. The finale was truly some captivating television. The cinematography and atmosphere of the finale made the scene palpably intense and cinematic, and the eerie voice throughout the tunnel was haunting, but also beautiful in its menace and sense of danger. Very little shows, if any, have produced this sense of a palpably intense atmosphere before. But the finale worked for me personally because of Hart and Cohle. Their relationship is at the centre of this show, and the final scene truly encapsulated that idea. I liked how Cohle finally got closure and a needed sense of self-respect in finally ending the seventeen year hunt for the Yellow King. Yes, he still has his problems, and he misses his daughter horribly, but for once, he finally has closure in what he's doing. He persevered in his hunt for Yellow King, even under the duress of everybody believing he killed the girls previous. I realize Cohle's sense of self-respect and integrity better than many other characters in television. He never gave up, he always persevered, and he came out on top.

Like the final speech suggests, there will always be darkness. But even under the immense darkness of the world, there is always a minuscule amount of light that shines through the never-ending darkness. It is these people that make the world a better place. Cohle characterizes these people perfectly; he always persevered in his intents and beliefs, and he was validated at the end. Even when everyone was against him, he still believed in what he was doing, and he still believed he could make a difference. Cohle represents the shining light peering in through the sea of blackness that is death and decay, that is the never-ending darkness. Like the star in the sky, Cohle shines through the darkness and makes the world that much brighter. He is the True Detective everyone needs; not only the precinct, but the world, and the darkness.

The actors are amazing, the story is dark but also it has beauty. Amid all the darkness, there is life to be celebrated and love and friendship, all that makes life worth living. People who will fight for Justice are still around and fight for a better world and against all evil.

Despite all the praise, I was quite worried that the finale wouldn't deliver, that the writing trip itself up in the face of the climax. However, the writing, acting, directing, and editing all worked in creating an intense end to the story. The close of the series attempts to draw on Chole's philosophical musings, as he reflects on the big history of "light versus darkness." His monologue is at the heart of the series finale. That acceptance on Cohle's part is greater than any dramatic plot twist or dark ending could ever begin to provide.

Having watched this series with my heart in my throat from the beginning, the final episode has left me with a spiritual comfort that was sorely needed. I immensely enjoyed True Detective from start to finish. I would say that it's right up there with Game of Thrones in being one of my personal favourite shows, and all season long I had doubts that the last episode could bring it all together for me. But it did!

The performances by Woody and McConaughey were outstanding and George Remus from Boardwalk really pulled off the monster (no innuendo intended).

Whatever Nic Pizzolatto does next I'm sure I will enjoy.

An absolutely perfect finish to what was maybe the best season of television I've ever seen. I had heard a lot of great things about this season, and boy did it not let me down. This episode in particular was captivating start to finish. In only about an episode of seeing Errol Childress' character, we learn everything that we had previously had thought we knew about the perpatrature.

The disgusting living conditions, the way he speaks, and the way he treats his dog tells us all we need to know about the type of "guy" Errol is. "He is the worst of them" says his wife (who seems to be just as messed up as he is). On top of the simple antagonist vs. Protagonist ending to the story, we get to see Cohle go through a true change of heart after coming within inches of death.

Through the entire season, we have been shown Cohle as being a broken man who is angry at the rat race that is life. However, when all is said and done Cohle gains a slight amount of hope that his daughter is still with him in heart. Along with his father. Seeing someone as stern as Cohle was break down and cry moved me to tears as well. This season only has 8 episodes yet it felt like I had been watching Cohle and Hart for years.

Beautiful show overall, and a fantastic last episode that explores the depths of our most interesting character.

Form and Void taught me that life is short, and there is still hope after all. Also, hard work pays off. I can only imagine the dedication that detectives put into some cases, the length of some being unfathomable. I can see what life is much better now.

"On the surface level, then, "the mask" might be the lies we tell ourselves in order to cope with this life. Taking it off would be an act of cruelty. However, when the mask that Cohle is wearing, the mask of a hardcore nihilist, is dropped when the killer nearly drains him of his life... That changes his life for the better. What was more interesting to me is that both these men are left in a place of deliverance, a place where even Cohle might be able to acknowledge the possibility of grace in the world. Because one way both men were alike in their failures was that neither man could admit the possibility of grace. I don't mean that in a religious sense. Where we leave Cohle, this man hasn't made a 180 change or anything like that. He's moved maybe 5 degrees on the meter [...]. Now they are going to go on and live forever beyond the margins of the show, and our sense, at least, is they haven't changed in any black to white way, but there is a sense that they have been delivered from the heart of darkness. They did not avert their eyes, whatever their failings as men. And that when they exit, they are in a different place. As we can see, "True Detective" is about the cathartic element of story-telling, be the source of it external or internal. But the catharsis is useless unless accompanied by an honest re-evaluation ("not averting" your eyes) and follow up. In other words, "True Detective" is an ode to living consciously."

• Adrian Chmielarz in "The Puzzle of True Detective Season 1" for Medium

I binged this over vacation and found it outstanding. It's a character driven peice with great depth. Harrelson and McConaughey are superb. Great story front to back.

Series so realistic and surreal at the same time, philosophical, critical and existentialist weight. With fantastic and weighted quotations like string theory, parallel universe. It deals with minimalistic details, the suspense and nuances of the cosmic horror between human knowledge and the limit of understanding, are we insignificant or not. Horror Cosmic, Literary art died in 1955 unfortunately. Chambers and Lovecraft Pure in the series, in detail never seen by a casual watcher. Unbelievable masterpiece, inconceivable, indescribable, immeasurable. Weighted art and also metaphysics in symbolism that transcends sensitive experience.

Transcendentalism at its peak.

The actors are amazing, the story is dark but also it has beauty. In the midst of all the darkness, there is life to be celebrated and love and friendship, all that make life worth Living. People who will fight for Justice are still around, and fight for a better world and against all evil.

This was an incredible finale that went all out on the things it had set-up over the course of all these episodes!

We are finally at the end, and are given the most disturbing and intense episode of the season, as the truth are slowly revealled to us!

Some scenes gave me chills, i was at the edge at times, and in the end I got really emmotional, with one ladt reflection on life and death!

This season perfectly uses its setting to create this unique atmosphere! This more than just about solving a creme! There is a lot symbolism and drama, as we get to explore the life and philosophies of our main characters!

There is a reason this season is regarded as one of the best seasons of televiosion, and this finale cerments it!

Greetings from Lithuania.

"Form and Void", 8th and final episode of season 1 "True Detective" was the best ending of the whole 3 seasons - period. It had a very intense climax, and very moving ending. But moving in a sense I would never imagined I will see on TV screen. The monolog at the end given by one of the characters (no spoilers) about death was the best depiction of death I've ever heard. Its a calming examination and take on death. Also at running time 55 min. This episode was extremely well paced, acted written and directed. Non of the 2 upcoming seasons couldn't reach the greatness of this season 1 and its finale.

This was a great season of television, and this was honestly a top tier episode. This was the closest to being rated a 10 star for me on IMDb, because this was an insane episode. The emotion, the action, the storyline, and the characters were all phenomenal. This is definitely a must-watch if you are looking for a short drama series, 9.5/10. My favorite characters in this episode were the same characters as last time, and will honestly be the same. My favorite things about this episode were the Protagonist, the action, and the storyline. There were alot of 10/10 aspects about this show. Even though I have no intrest in watching the other seasons, I am still gonna rate this show pretty high.

The reason I say that is simple: The show did so much justice to the characters and their story but at the same time neglected in someway the crime story aspect of the season.

Let's start with the characters: This is probably one of the best show when it comes to portraying characters, showing their development and bringing closure to their stories. At the beginning of the season we see Marty, a conflicted guy living a double life both seeming happy with his family and at the same time cheating them. On the other side Chole was a very self-confident guy who was always very organized and who had always interesting ideas about society and he wasn't afraid to spoke them to others. He always thought this family drama love, care and fulfilness that one can find in it, would only bring him down. Yet here we are at the end of the season, and these characters have flipped sides. We see a redeemed Marty that finaly felt sorry for what he did to his family and being forgiven by them. In other words through everything he went, he was able to find balance in his life (suggested by the series based on the fact that his life was terrible before). On the other hand Chole was able to understand the fact that loneliness didn't do him any good and that a family life would be better and that could be the light at the end of the tunnel's darkness. It's the classical example of a character study in which you take a flawed character and get him through some experiences which make him evolve and transform for the better in order to be able to overcome this flawness and become a better person. That is usually what speaks the best to us the audiences. That's because our lives are more or less the same: we are flawed persons who search for that which would make us better person or help us overcome this flawness. True Detective pulled that perfectly.

But in pulling that so well the show had to sacrifice a little bit of the crime story which for me is the frustrating part. It's not that is bad but is more like it could have been a lot better. Yes the crime should've taken a second place anyway in order to pull this amazing character study. But the show started teasing some things that I as audience started to take in and process and thinking about possible outcomes. From what I've heard (and I could be wrong), after episode 4 the creator had different endings in mind and had to choose one in which he could pull off this amazing characters study. But the thing is, that at the beginning if you plant hints and the audience catches on what you could pull off it doesn't mean you must change things on the way just in order to surprise the audience or to not be obvious. And this show's crime story is a classical example of making things up as you go along. There is too little connection or any full circle sensation with the first episode that you might say "oh yeah, that makes sense! How didn't I saw that coming?". I didn't got that feeling. And that, I was expecting after I watched episode 7. Episode 7 was just that type of episode in which the creator tried to rewrite the whole crime story for this season in order to make sense and to avoid the thing that audiences would suspect. The thing about that is that: for example in Interstellar (another Mathew McConaughey movie) I predicted or at least I thought about the fact that Cooper would beome "the ghost" behind his doughter's library. Even so, I loved that, not because it was what I expected but because of the way it was pulled off. It was done with emotion and intelligence, making up for the fact that it was maybe a bit obvious from the get-go. Here the creator choose the safest place that would not be something people thought about but that ultimately feels unearned and cheap, for me at least. This was the easy way of resolving the crime story. Not saying it was bad, it was still great and well executed for how it was written. It's just that I wanted and expected more based on the get-go in episode 1.

That are my thoughts on the season, and what it was, in my opinion, perfectly executed but which also left room for improvement. Anyway I thought this season was superb and was one of the most unique pieces of storytelling I've ever seen on TV. 10/10

It is tough to approach television shows without getting absorbed in assumptions and expectations; it is a good problem to have because it is partly that we are very much living in a golden age of television shows, with very high standards and shows willing to take more risks. This is the reason why I try not to know more than I have to going in – if I hear more or less that something is good and it sounds interesting, then I'll go for it, but I prefer to take it as I find it, not as collective wisdom says it is. I do not mean this is a snobbish way, just the opposite in fact since it is clear that I am in the minority by only thinking this show was pretty good – the majority of viewers have almost total praise for it and the rating for the first season a close to a perfect 10 out of 10.

So it feels odd to have enjoyed a show but still be on the outside looking in for the mass audience slapping each other on the back with praise for how clever and deep they and everyone else is. This is how it feels though to read the comments from amateur and professional writers alike but, like I said, I should not worry how others see it but just focus on my own experience of it. From the very start this was one of engagement; the dark tone creating a sense of brooding violence and it sits well below the patient tone. While the dense dialogue and rather supernatural ramblings of Rust could have seen me laughing at it for its pretentiousness, it did not do this but actually it drew me in as I was curious to follow it and trusted it enough to go with it.

The quality of this delivery did a lot for the story because it felt dense, it felt satisfying and serious. The performances are very strong from the lead two and the depth of quality can be judged by how many names and faces you know down the supporting cast. This continues into the technical delivery as the show looks fantastic and the cinematography manages to make even a sunny day look like it is murky and filled with dread; and of course that famous 6-minute tracking shot is a masterclass in steadicam use and tension. Where I draw the line is refusing to buy every word of it, because frankly the material is not as smart or as deep as it thinks it is. It may be a grown-up detective show but ultimately it does play on familiar themes, it does forget things when it is convenient and it doesn't always have depth to the degree that it suggests it does – and this is a show that really leans on its seriousness.

Again, I did enjoy it for the brooding and serious nature, for the dense mystery that drew me in by working across such a long time and coming from both ends at the same time, however it does wear these things like a badge of honor and at times it feels like it wants to be a certain way without always earning it. It is engaging but it is imperfect and for sure you are best served by putting all the high praise out of your mind before you watch it.

Loved the show until this last damn episode. Ruined a brilliant season 1. HATED. IT.