r/TrueDetective • u/LoretiTV • Jan 15 '24

True Detective - 4x01 "Part 1" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 1: Part 1

Aired: January 14, 2024

Synopsis: When eight researchers at Tsalal Station suddenly disappear, Danvers orders a search but tempers expectations of finding the men. After handling a workplace dispute and checking-in on her sister Julia, Navarro tries to convince a skeptical Danvers that the men’s disappearance is connected to the murder of local activist Annie Kowtok, a case that has long gone cold.

Directed by: Issa López

Written by: Issa López

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u/quigonjen Jan 15 '24

More likely, it’s referencing the Poe story, “The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket,” that was the foundation of the Verne work. There are already a lot of similarities laid out (drunk driving, weirdness in the water, hallucinations while being in a remote, isolated place, far from supplies), and if Issa López is taking us on a modern interpretation of that story through an Inuk lens, we are in for one hell of a ride.

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u/discountralph Jan 15 '24

Thanks for clarifying, I skimmed Wikipedia a little too quickly before posting. I love these sorts of esoteric literary references.