After the conclusion of "True Detective" Season 2, most fans were disappointed. Despite a stellar cast and solid performances, changes have to be made, including a new setting.

After the first season of "True Detective" which was considered a modern classic, the next season was met with high anticipation. However, despite the presence of Colin Farrell, Vince Vaughn, and Rachel McAdams, the series struggled.

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Despite the letdown, "True Detective" was still one of the more successful shows and HBO would probably renew it for another season. However, both critics and fans would be united in clamoring for changes in the show.

One of the driving factors of the show is the location. There has to be some enigma and mysticism involved in whatever setting they choose. Io9 suggested New England  where "there's plenty of inspiration for a dark, complicated mystery."

The lore of New England is reflected through some famous authors and Io9 suggested to draw influences from them. They note "Hawthorne's stories of mysterious cults set in the back woods of Massachusetts, Shirley Jackson's legendary story of a town that stones someone to death, Poe's Weird mystery stories and H.P. Lovecraft's outright fantasies."  

Speaking of books, one of the missing factors was the literature tie-in. As pointed out by Esquire In Season 1, the reference to Robert W. Chambers' "The King in Yellow" added more intrigue to the series. There were no literary tie-ins in the second season, and fans felt something was missing.

Finally, a direct criticism of Season 2's plotline was the slow, dragging build-up that eventually led to nothing significant. It took too much time to establish the pathos of the four characters. Perhaps it would be better to return to the format of Season 1 with just two main characters, as Grantland suggests.

"We get a season with too many plot threads, too much exposition, and too many characters," Grantland critic Dave Schilling writes. "Say what you will about Season 1's philosophical ramblings and allusions to the supernatural, but it never strayed from the twin poles of Rust and Marty. In Season 2, significant time has been spent worrying about a character named Stan who didn't have any lines until he ended up dead. I hate Stan. Wait, that's not true. How can I hate Stan since I have no idea who the hell he is? What I actually hate is that this season has been such a scatterbrained mess."

With one season that worked and one season that didn't, it is the hope of "True Detective" fans that the right formula may be reached. 

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