True Detective's first season will follow the 17-year hunt for the killer with following seasons replacing the cast and story.
The murder victim, Dora Lange (pronounced 'Lang') found at the beginning has a journal that references the King in Yellow and Carcosa, and related terms are mentioned by other characters as the investigation unravels. It is not clear whether or not these are the products of a deluded mind or a genuine supernatural manifestation (as of Episode 4 there has been nothing weird, save the hallucinations of Cohle). The murdered girl also has a blue spiral pattern painted on her back. Although not The Yellow Sign as we recognise it, is this the Sign as manifest in this reality, to these people?
True Detective's first season will follow the 17-year hunt for the killer with following seasons replacing the cast and story.
The murder victim, Dora Lange (pronounced 'Lang') found at the beginning has a journal that references the King in Yellow and Carcosa, and related terms are mentioned by other characters as the investigation unravels. It is not clear whether or not these are the products of a deluded mind or a genuine supernatural manifestation (as of Episode 4 there has been nothing weird, save the hallucinations of Cohle). The murdered girl also has a blue spiral pattern painted on her back. Although not The Yellow Sign as we recognise it, is this the Sign as manifest in this reality, to these people? Is her name a vague reference to Leng? This clip below is a behind the scenes look at what The King in Yellow means, for those who've been watching the show and are unfamiliar with the Mythos...