I'll tell ya, this series has been nothing but a high for me. Easily the best show on television right now, BY FAR!
Crazy to think Rust had the lawnmower man at the school back in 95. Granted he had a beard so you couldn't see his scars but man were they close. Notice he was mowing the lawn at that cemetery in a circular fashion, same as the trademark circular symbol? Creepy!
I went back and re-watched the first 6 episodes before episode 7 last night. I'm glad I did because I noticed a lot of interesting things that had more meaning given what comes after.
The biggest thing I'm wondering about is Marty's eldest daughter. Remember the sexually suggestive pictures she drew at school and the way she had those dolls arranged with the men surrounding a vulnerable woman? Kind of looked like the setup in the video didn't it? That early behavior from her coupled with what she did as a teen with those two boys suggests she may have been sexually abused as a child. Maybe by Marty's Father-in-law? Could he have been a part of this too? He seemed like a rich guy with some really strong opinions and did after all make the comment "everything is sex with kids these days." Plus there had to be some sort of symbolism to Marty's eldest throwing her younger sister's crown into that tree no? Admittedly I may be reading into this too much.
Another thing I found odd was the picture in Dora Lange's mother's home of her daughter surrounded by those men on horses with Mardi Gras heads on. Was her mother in on this too?
Lastly I'm sure everyone is wondering how this will end. Watching the first episode again the opening scene shows two men in shadow setting fire to a field. One appears to be wounded too. At first I didn't think much of it but looking back I think that is Cole and Hart and when everything ends next week it will come back full circle to that event of them burning it all.
Anyway, this series is good stuff. Indeed a masterpiece in film/television making. Really makes your mind work.
