Maybe Tomorrow (True Detective)
The season is set in California, and focuses on three detectives, Ray Velcoro (Colin Farrell), Ani Bezzerides (Rachel McAdams) and Paul Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch), from three cooperating police forces and a criminal-turned-businessman named Frank Semyon (Vince Vaughn) as they investigate a series of crimes they believe are linked to the murder of a corrupt politician.
In the episode, Velcoro survives an attack and returns with Bezzerides and Woodrugh to investigate Caspere's death, while Semyon has his authority tested by former allies.
According to Nielsen Media Research, the episode was seen by an estimated 2.62 million household viewers and gained a 1.1 ratings share among adults aged 18–49.
In a dream sequence, Velcoro (Colin Farrell) talks with his father, Eddie (Fred Ward), a retired police officer, at Felicia's (Yara Martinez) bar.
In real life, Velcoro wakes up in Caspere's house with no major wounds from the bullets, as the shotgun was loaded with rubber-pelleted riot control police rounds.
Meanwhile, Semyon (Vince Vaughn) begins suffering erectile dysfunction during an IVF clinic visit, with his mind occupied by thoughts surrounding Caspere's death and the land deal.
Bezzerides and Woodrugh (Taylor Kitsch) attempt to find a connection between Caspere and Mayor Chessani (Ritchie Coster), so they visit his Bel Air mansion.
They also meet her moody stepdaughter, Betty (Emily Rios), and problematic stepson, Tony (Vinicius Zorin-Machado), a specialty event organizer.
Meanwhile, Woodrugh reconnects with an old friend from the private security firm Black Mountain, Miguel Gilb (Gabriel Luna), and they go to a Motocross race.
Velcoro and Bezzerides learn that because Caspere allowed the crew to film in Vinci, he received an associate producer credit and thus frequented the set.
Afterward, Semyon confronts Danny Santos (Pedro Miguel Arce) for failing to support him and brutally attacks him before removing his golden teeth.
The site's consensus states: "'Maybe Tomorrow' serves as a dark, stylish diversion from earlier episodes, even if it offers a somewhat less-than-satisfying conclusion to a previous cliffhanger.
"[4] Roth Cornet of IGN gave the episode a "great" 8 out of 10 and wrote in her verdict, "The third installment of True Detective's second season has the potential to become a pivotal turing point for fans.
While on the whole this season has been uneven, based on the continued development of Velcoro's character - who reads as the most nuanced - and the turns that the murder investigation has taken (what's with that animal mask?)
Club gave the episode a "B+" grade and wrote, "If season two is going to put so much emphasis on its investigations, eventually those façades will have to give way to hard evidence.
But Pizzolatto is clearly working all these threads to tie them together into something cohesive and possibly great near the end of the season, and watching him do so — whether it's graceful or a bit clumsy — has its rewards.
"[8] Gwilym Mumford of The Guardian wrote, "There are revelations from Paul's military past and some unexpected dental work, and e-cigarettes come in for more stick.
"[12] Kenny Herzog of Vulture gave the episode a 4 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "These four lost souls are living in Wyler/Kingsley's Detective Story in full color, where crazy killers in masks come out from darkness, stalk you, and light that stolen Cadillac you've been searching for ablaze, only to race back into the night.
"[14] Carissa Pavlica of TV Fanatic gave the episode a 3.5 star rating out of 5 and wrote, "Forgive me if I'm thick, but I cannot for the life of me figure out in what direction the case is going.
