True Detective Season 2 Episode 4 Recap

This episode I was expecting to see Vince Vaughn's character go even further into the violence that got him to the top, another masked individual further the conspiracy, and character development for Rachel McAdams character Ani Bezzerides. Did my predictions occur?

Check out my previous recaps or keep reading to dive into this episode. Spoilers beware.

And then there were three.

 In the present Vince Vaughn's Frank Semyon is reacquainting himself with his old lifestyle. He wants Colin Farrell's Ray Velcoro to quit the police and join him in the venture.

Join me Ray as I try to take over the world.

Taylor Kitsch's Paul Woodrugh and Rachel McAdams's Ani Bezzerides past comes back to bite them. He after spending the night with a former flame,  her for burning bridges in the department, and the fire bombed Cadillac provides no leads.


 Also, Paul Woodrugh's girlfriend is pregnant and he instantly falls in love with her and women.

I love women now that I see you as my way out.

We saw no masked individuals, but the psychiatrist seen earlier in the season and the Vinci Mayor Chessani have a connection through Ani Bezzerides father. The deceased Casper also visited Bezzerides's father's commune.
We get a glimpse of the past for Vince Vaughn's wife who had an operation in the past linked to her difficulty in conception. Of course no specifics are provided. Are Frank Semyon's perfect teeth involved?

Frank Semyon: "I've never had a cavity."

 

Woodrugh opens up to Ray Velcoro who wishes he was anywhere but in that car.

Ray Velcoro: Noooooo!

Bezzerides is suspended, most likely due to retribution from Vinci Mayor Chessani, though she has managed to irritate many people in her department.

Ani Bezzerides: "This would not be happening to a man:

An interesting twist, but Taylor Kitsch may be the most valuable person on the special investigation unit, gaining a lead to a pimp who pawned Casper's watch.

Of course this led to Punchy Farrell's deadweight partner, along with many other cops, innocents and three individuals potentially linked, but most likely not related, to Casper's death meeting their end in a massive shootout.

Shoot it and it will explode.

Of course the three heroes not only lived, but weren't even harmed. Nearly everyone in a twenty foot vicinity of the stars died with pinpoint accurate gun shots to the head.

AND THEN THERE WAS A FIREFIGHT!

No review is complete without an image of the highway system. This season is about a murder mystery as much as it is a salute to the California department of transportation.

The next episode needs to provide more information on Casper's death and the land deals he was into. Between Paulie 'The Kid' Woodrugh, Colin 'Punchy' Farrell, and 'Perfect Smile' Frank Semyon I think they can crack this case, unmask the real criminal, and determine just how deep is the rabbit hole.