It may not be the most exciting episode of the season, but it lays the groundwork while relying on Foster and Reis to make doin’ the work damn entertaining - which is a winning formula if I’ve ever seen one.įor starters, let’s not overlook how Mr. Between the jarring opening sequence - where the careless cops snap off a man’s arm, only to then realize he’s still alive (and screaming) - and the reunion of our two lead detectives, “True Detective” drops plenty of tantalizing tidbits.

While he certainly warrants further questioning, for now, it’s worth recognizing the less obvious elements introduced in a dense Episode 2. Is he responsible for killing his fellow scientists? Is he just another victim yet to be found? Or is he something else entirely, a piece of a larger puzzle we’re just not seeing yet? After all that effort, they don’t come away with much. Reis is kept on the outside until the end, but she’s still working whatever angles she can. Danvers ( Jodie Foster) and Prior (Finn Bennett) lay out all the clues, ask all the “right” questions, and interview the only people able to speak about life on the base. “True Detective” Season 4, Episode 2 is packed with information. We know he’s still missing, as is Annie K’s coat, and we know Navarro (Kali Reis) is convinced he’s alive. We also know that Raymond Clark (played by Owen McDonnell) was not in the “corpsicle” of dead bodies. We know that he got the tattoo just four days after she died, and we know that her tongue was found on the floor of the research station after all its scientists disappeared.Įvery Frame of ‘Griselda’ Nails the Period Vibe We know that the spiral tattoo on Clark’s chest was copied from the same design on Annie K’s back, which means we know their relationship was fairly serious (at least to him). He rented a trailer to keep their relationship a secret, and that trailer is now decorated in creepy etchings, animal bones, little woven objects, and a big woven doll positioned directly under a giant mural of the recurring spiral symbol.

Now, after Episode 2, we know that he was in a relationship with Annie K. We know he wore it when he had what appeared to be a seizure, then turned to his colleague in the kitchen and said, “She’s awake.” We know, thanks to his online bio shown last week, that he studies paleomicrobiology with a focus on “understanding the molecular basis of colonization and infection by Staphylococcus aureus.” We know he was the only person with his own room at the research facility, and we know that he was wearing the late Annie K’s parka in a photograph taken at that base.

What do we know about Raymond Clark? We know he’s a scientist at the Tsalal Research Base in Ennis, Alaska.

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