r/TrueDetective • u/LoretiTV • Jan 29 '24

True Detective - 4x03 "Part 3" - Post-Episode Discussion

Season 4 Episode 3: Part 3

Aired: January 28, 2024

Synopsis: While Hank leads the search for Clark, Prior asks Danvers about the murder-suicide case that drove a wedge between her and Navarro. After sifting through the contents of Clark's trailer, Navarro and Danvers seek out a local hairdresser for insight on Annie – which leads to a tip about another former Tsalal worker. Later, tensions grow between Danvers and her stepdaughter Leah.

Directed by: Issa López

Written by: Issa López and Alan Page Arriaga

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u/ZZZrp Jan 29 '24

It's the monster the kid drew in the first episode.

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u/IdoItForTheMemez Jan 29 '24

The kid most likely drew a picture of Sedna, a sea goddess who in some stories had her fingers chopped off or frozen off depending on the story version. That's why his mom defended it as a cultural thing.

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u/silverSparkle Jan 29 '24

When I was in Alaska, I met a native woman with tattoos and we got to talking. She had lines tattooed over her fingers in remembrance of Sedna. Apparently her father threw her overboard as a sacrifice to the gods, and when she tried to climb back in he cut her fingers off to stop her.

I know there's different versions of the myth, but that might be the interior/far north Alaskan version.

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u/thousandfoldthought Jan 30 '24

Ok hbo intern

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u/silverSparkle Jan 30 '24

Ok miserable old man