True Detective stumbles along with dense dialogue, dense characters, and dense plot. (See, we can use words with two meanings, too. Aren’t we smart.) It’s recap time for Episode 7, in which one of our main characters doesn’t make it out alive.

It’s day three of our True Detective marathon! We last left Colin Ferrell in a bloody heap with shotgun wounds all over his body, but don’t worry nothing comes of that. Also, there’s lots of police investigation stuff, but nothing comes of that either. Not coming is also a major theme.

Our True Detective Season 2 marathon continues with a recap a day until we catch up. This week, proof that guns don’t kill people. Or at least not people whose names appear in the opening credits. Better luck next time, bird-face!

HNTP is taking on True Detective! One recap a day until we catch up! Please welcome our new recapper Joannes Truyens to the fold as we kick off Season 2 of TV’s most existentially depressing cop show since The Misadventures of Sheriff Lobo.