Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye (True Detective)
"Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye" is the second episode of the third season of the American anthology crime drama television series True Detective.
It was first broadcast on HBO in the United States on January 13, 2019, airing back-to-back with the previous episode, "The Great War and Modern Memory".
In 1980, partner detectives Wayne Hays (Mahershala Ali) and Roland West (Stephen Dorff) as they investigate a macabre crime involving two missing children, Will and Julie Purcell.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 1.19 million household viewers and gained a 0.3 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
The episode received very positive reviews from critics, who praised the writing, character development, directing and Mahershala Ali's performance.
Hays (Mahershala Ali) and West (Stephen Dorff) question some of Tom's (Scoot McNairy) co-workers and also interrogate Brett Woodard (Michael Greyeyes), who claims to have seen the kids on the day of the disappearance, but he is not certain where they were going.
With a tip from a fellow officer, Hays and West go to Fort Smith to question Ted LaGrange (Shawn-Caulin Young), a man convicted of raping a child who just got released on parole.
Before the interview, Elisa (Sarah Gadon) shares some theories that circulated in Internet, such as suggesting that the dolls were a sign of a pedophile ring.
The site's consensus states: "'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye' gives True Detective viewers a proper introduction to Mahershala Ali's haunted protagonist, Wayne Haynes, who proves to be a compelling enough figure to hold attention during this methodically paced installment.
Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "The pace is taut, unafraid of long pauses and tension that evaporates into nothing.
The visuals are austere and forbidding: broad aerial shots of the Ozarks as autumn leans into a long winter, the matter-of-fact grime of everyday work.
"[7] Lanre Bakare of The Guardian wrote, "Mahershala Ali investigates the case of two missing children in a tricksy, time-shifting third season of the crime drama.
"[8] Ben Travers of IndieWire gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "If you felt the premiere was a little familiar (or just a little slow), Ali should be enough for even the most skeptical to hold on for another ride.
After starting the season with an intriguing mystery, the HBO series slows down and takes a step back with the next installment, 'Kiss Tomorrow Goodbye.
"[12] Tony Sokol of Den of Geek gave the episode a 4.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "This is a great follow-up to the opening, the audience is fully committed to this crime.
