Warning: This article contains spoilers forTrue Detective: Night Country, episode 5, “Part 5.”
But it can’t be that simple… can it?
Plus, he teases what to expect from next week’s “gut-wrenching” finale.
Finn Bennett stars as Peter Prior in ‘True Detective: Night Country’.Michele K. Short/HBO
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She was just brilliant.
I’m forever grateful for her patience in working with someone a lot less experienced than her.
What would you say you learned from her?
Many, many things, but I think the big one was to not take myself too seriously.
She was like, “What do you mean?”
I was like, “What should I do to prepare for this?”
And I just think that speaks volumes to the kind of person she is.
Getting into this episode, let’s start with Kayla, who kicks Peter out.
Is there hope for these two moving forward?
Is he a good detective still?
Is he as bad as his dad?
What’s your read on him after this happens?
Maybe he eventually finds solace in that, maybe he questions it until the day he dies.
I don’t know.
It’s a good question.
But, I don’t think he could go on living as pure-hearted as he did for so long.
And what of his decision to stay behind and clean up the scene?
Did he do that purely out of guilt, you think?
I think that’s a big part of his journey.
People have been asking me, why did he make that decision?
What should we expect from next week’s season finale?
I think, one, be prepared to be satisfied.
And, two, it is a real tear-jerker, in my opinion.
I think it’s beautiful, and I’m very, very proud of it.
And also, be prepared to try and keep your mind open to it.
TheTrue Detective: Night Countryseason finale airs Feb. 18 on HBO.
