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I get a little philosophical at the end of this one! Please feel free to have a conversation about it, but let's make sure to remember that everyone has different opinions... and just because they are different, doesn't make either one of you wrong! Civil discourse only, please!

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Dan M

I just watched episode 1 the other night. Not 100% invested yet, but I was intrigued and curious as to how this series progresses. I’ll probably binge watch however many episodes you get through this weekend.

Chris

I'm in the minority of thinking this show is only... m'eh. Fine. That Nic Pizzolato isn't as profound as he thinks he is, but is good at employing the trappings of profundity without there necessarily being a there there. That said, in addition to the direction being incredible (Cary Fukunaga the real MVP), the strong, specific sense of place you talked about at the end is truly excellent, and something that can really elevate a show.

SEAN ƴü KAY

Keeping the good times rolling!!....I like the pace at which you r releasing these reactions ...Thank-you. Thank-you.

Riggo 82

I definitely like it a lot more than m'eh, personally. I think it's clever. Well written. But I agree that it isn't profound. Of course, not much is.

Chris

That’s fair! I think part of what turns me off is that I can’t get past feeling like he THINKS he’s being super profound. Maybe I’m being unfair though.

Clay F

Excellent show. One of the best series (S1) of the 2010s. I saw (and even experienced) that type (or similar type) of religion as that tent preaching in SE Texas and SW Louisiana. In the final scene of this episode, that guy is creepy looking. I lived in SW Lousiana where the show is occuring and close to the early time setting (1995) of the show, and am familiar with the towns and places mentioned. I worked in one of those chemical plants. Thanks for cranking out the episode reactions. I hope you are liking the show so far. You did zero in on Tuttle in E1 but no comment from me to avoid any spoiler. As you picked up last episode, the show is methodical. I liked your discussion in the outro.

SEAN ƴü KAY

Remember that time is a flat circle...as opposed to a non-flat circle I guess...I won't dwell on it...

ViolatedGorilla

As a person who grew up going to church 3-4 times a week and a child of a preacher, I agree with Rust for the most part on religion. I have had the religion discussion a few times in my life.

ViolatedGorilla

Would a non-flat circle be like a potato chip?

Ron White

To say that human morality should intrinsically be there without religious guidance is like saying that the human body should be perfectly healthy without doctors or medicines and never decay or get sick. Just as a body needs good nutrition and exercise to stay healthy the human spirit needs nutrition which many people find through the fellowship and congregatoonof organized religion. This is reflected in the universal belief in some type of religious practice in almost every human culture since the beginning of time. Of course religion can be misused as can anything that involves human conduct. But the vast majority of the time it isnt. People don't go to church because because they will turn into murdering lunatics if they dont , just like most teachers and doctors don't sexually molest their students or patients despite the daily news stories to the contrary. This is the same tired trope that Hollywood has repeated over and over since they began making movies. Elmer Gantry and Inherit the Wind from 60 years ago did the same thing. This is just the newest packaging. I have always preferred the view that a church is not a hotel for saints but a hospital for sinners. Approaching it any other way is standing on shifting sand, not solid rock.

Jayson Phillips

His dancing? He is from Texas and he's a gentleman, when you first dance with a girl you hold her at a distance until at least the 3rd or 4th dance, he is doing it correctly you can tell by the fact he's not bobbing up and down. Yeah creepy! German tattoo, He could be wearing the mask and only in his underwear because he is cooking meth. If you ever seen Breaking Bad?

Clay F

"nobody here's going to be splitting the atom" In SE Texas, I was subjected to that type of fundamentalist religion (e.g., Pentecostal and Southern Baptist) who believe the Earth has only been here 6,000 years. The preacher refused to perform interracial marriages -- saying that an interacial pair were "unequally yoked." Always had scripture to support racism. Females weren't allowed to wear shorts. Dancing was a sin -- no dancing allowed. My Sunday school teacher explained that it's not really the dancing itself but what dancing leads to that is the problem. The week that Elvis died (I was a fan), that Sunday the preacher said Elvis was in hell. Later, after I had broke out of the brainwashing, I got married in that church (I was 22, my fiance was 19) because that is where my family/family friends were. In the counseling provided by the preacher before the ceremony, the preacher explained to both of us that the man is the head of the household, and that if we (as husband/wife) couldn't agree on a decision, must go with what the husband decides.