Mr. Alright Alright being there to add his uniqueness to the monologues, which in a way gave people permission to enjoy the show through an ironic lens.

They've also possibly read the profiles on Nic Pizzolatto and concluded that he's a self-absorbed blowhard or whatever.

A more fair reason could be that for as good as he is a director, Justin Lin is no Cary Fukunaga. Visually, that first season had Fukunaga's imprint all over it, which added to why it was so good and memorable.


>So clearly I'm lost as to why so many people are gleefully
>panning it week in and week out.

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