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Church in Ruins

  • Episode aired Jul 26, 2015
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 59m
IMDb RATING
8.3/10
8.4K
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Vince Vaughn and Chris Kerson in True Detective (2014)
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Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.Desperate to locate a missing woman with intel about Caspere, Frank meets with Mexican drug dealers; Ani infiltrates an exclusive inner circle, with Ray and Paul keeping close tabs.
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    • Director
      • Miguel Sapochnik
    • Writers
      • Nic Pizzolatto
      • Scott Lasser
    • Stars
      • Colin Farrell
      • Rachel McAdams
      • Taylor Kitsch
    Top credits
    • Director
      • Miguel Sapochnik
    • Writers
      • Nic Pizzolatto
      • Scott Lasser
    • Stars
      • Colin Farrell
      • Rachel McAdams
      • Taylor Kitsch
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    • 17User reviews
    • 25Critic reviews
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    Colin Farrell
    Colin Farrell
    • Detective Ray Velcoro
    Rachel McAdams
    Rachel McAdams
    • Detective Ani Bezzerides
    Taylor Kitsch
    Taylor Kitsch
    • Officer Paul Woodrugh
    Kelly Reilly
    Kelly Reilly
    • Jordan Semyon
    Vince Vaughn
    Vince Vaughn
    • Frank Semyon
    Christopher James Baker
    Christopher James Baker
    • Blake Churchman
    Chris Kerson
    Chris Kerson
    • Nails
    Jon Lindstrom
    Jon Lindstrom
    • Jacob McCandless
    Michael Hyatt
    Michael Hyatt
    • Katherine Davis
    Afemo Omilami
    Afemo Omilami
    • Police Chief Holloway
    Leven Rambin
    Leven Rambin
    • Athena Bezzerides
    Abigail Spencer
    Abigail Spencer
    • Gena Brune
    Sprague Grayden
    Sprague Grayden
    • Joyce
    Austin Nash Chase
    Austin Nash Chase
    • Mikey
    • (as Austin Chase)
    Josh Clark
    Josh Clark
    • Deiffenbach
    Timothy V. Murphy
    Timothy V. Murphy
    • Osip Agronov
    C.S. Lee
    C.S. Lee
    • Richard Geldof
    Michael Adler
    Michael Adler
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    • Director
      • Miguel Sapochnik
    • Writers
      • Nic Pizzolatto
      • Scott Lasser
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    • Trivia
      The only episode so far to feature a scene with a classical score. The music being played at the secret party is named "Harmonielehre: Pt. II: The Anfortas Wound", and is performed by the San Francisco Symphony and Michael Tilson Thomas.
    • Goofs
      At 4 min the two books on the shelving behind Ray are seen on the top shelf, however at 5 min they are now seen on the bottom shelf.
    • Quotes

      Frank Semyon: You may be one of the last friends I got.

      Detective Ray Velcoro: Wouldn't that be fucked up.

    • Connections
      Featured in WatchMojo: Top 10 Shocking True Detective Moments (2019)
    • Soundtracks
      Black Grease
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      Written by The Black Angels, Christian Bland, Alex Maas Stephanie Bailey, Jennifer Raines , 'Kyle Hunt' and 'Nate Ryan'

      Performed by The Black Angels

      Courtesy of Light In The Attic Records

    User reviews17

    Review
    Top review
    7/10
    See About Killing a Man
    Even though I haven't loved this season of True Detective, there are certain parts of the show that I have really enjoyed. Colin Farrell continues to dominate the acting each week and tonight was no different. But even I came around to Vince Vaughn tonight. It was one of the only episodes where his dialogue actually sounded genuine. And although this week once again didn't have the most coherent story, it was one of the more entertaining episodes of the season.

    As the detectives moved closer (apparently) to the target, we got a great scene between Farrell and Vaughn, which as of now, didn't have anything to do with the larger killer at hand. This is one of the reasons why I don't think this season has worked. I really find Farrell's situation with his wife and son to be much more interesting than the actual search for the lead murderer. As a show, you cant let one overshadow the other, especially if you are going for an ensemble piece. With that being said, I once again wrote down "too much going on" in my notes. I feel like that's my main complaint about this show each and every week. Maybe it's that I don't care enough about the story, but I find myself asking what the hell is going on every week. But I did find it interesting how Vaughn ended up having a great father moment while Farrell struggled to connect with his son, when all season long it's been the other way around. It was a cool switch of our usual father figures.

    I also found the whole Bezzerides looking into Churchman's prostitution ring to be a bit underwhelming, along with Vaughn's Mexican standoff. The episode was building it up like it was a life or death situation. And even though she ended up killing a man, I didn't feel scared for her character or anyone else in the episode. So overall, it was a step up this week, but not as much as I would have liked.

    +Vaughn

    +Switch of father figures

    -Interested in the wrong story lines

    7.4/10
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    • ThomasDrufke
    • Jul 27, 2015

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    • Release date
      • July 26, 2015 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production companies
      • Parliament of Owls
      • Passenger
      • Anonymous Content
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    • Runtime
      59 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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