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"If you ask me, the light's winning."

"If you ask me, the light's winning."

REVIEW: True Detective: Night Country is a surprisingly hopeful twist on the gritty cosmic horror themes introduced in the show's iconic first season. What does it mean for a despairing world?

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Charles McBryde
Feb 19, 2024
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Kali Reiss as Evangeline Navarro, one of the two primary protagonists of True Detective: Night Country. Photo: HBO
This article contains minor spoilers for True Detective Season One

Last night I finished True Detective: Night Country and, for the most part, found it deeply satisfying.

Perhaps more than any other TV show, True Detective has been haunted by…

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