Goddamn, whatever makeup they're using on main black dude to make him look older is fucking stellar. Easily the best character in the show so far, too. Bad guy from blade is hamming it up a bit, and so is teacher writer love interest lady, but that's just nitpicking. They're still good, and maybe they're simply paling in comparison to our primary hero.
West Memphis Three vibes are real thick, and at times TOO thick, but I like the curve ball they threw at the end of the first episode, and now I'm totally bought in. I'm also one of the idiots who loved Season 2 for just how off it was. I've got more fond memories of Season 2 than Season 1, and I LOVE Season 1. I mean, that tracking shot when they go to the projects and fight the bikers? Alexandra Daddario topless? Hard to beat, truly, but I still think Season 2 does it. Looking forward to seeing how Season 3 stacks up. It's off to a great start.
And it's so nice to have some wind in the HBO sails after that last season of Game of Thrones was utter trash and completely swept away any interest in the final season I could have had left.
Also, my hot take on the killer's identity- we won't find out who the killer is. The season is clearly setting up to be West Memphis Three, which is an unsolved case wherein three teenagers were falsely convicted of murdering some young kids and were eventually released after proving their innocence. 1990's plotline is clearly setting up a conviction that's going to be overturned so here's how it all plays out: 80's timeline they pin the crime on the "satanic" bullies, just like the actual West Memphis Three case. 90's timeline it turns out the girl is still alive and the exonerates the three convicted kids. 2015 timeline, the case remains unsolved.
