‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’

Obsessive-Compulsive Noir

Two detectives and millions of viewers consumed with solving wayward clues in the hunt for a killer—we’re talking about Twin Peaks, of course.

Published Mar. 14 2014 5:45AM EDT

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No show has so happily scattered clues and jealously guarded its secrets as this one. A woman is found dead in a doom-gray town. Two detectives are dispatched to hunt down the killer.

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‘True Detective,’ Obsessive-Compulsive Noir, and ‘Twin Peaks’

Two detectives and millions of viewers consumed with solving wayward clues in the hunt for a killer—we’re talking about Twin Peaks, of course.

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