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‘True Detective: Night Country’ Premiere Analysis: Why Did Eight Men Vanish in Alaska? Our Theories and Burning Questions
"True Detective: Night Country" focuses on the mystery of eight men who have vanished from an Alaska research station.
Liz Danvers (Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Reis) are in law enforcement in the fictional mining town of Ennis, Alaska, who are brought together while investigating the men who disappeared from a local arctic research station, TSALAL. Along the way, the detectives interact with various citizens in the small town, which is in a period of 24/7 darkness due to a phenomenon called “polar night.” Notable inhabitants include father-son police duo Hank (John Hawkes) and Peter Prior (Finn Bennett); Peter’s put-upon wife Kayla (Anna Lambe) and their young child; Liz’s rebellious stepdaughter Leah (Isabella Star LaBlanc); Evangeline’s troubled sister Jules (Aka Niviâna); and distressed town drunk Stacy (Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir). *Group hypnosis: This is a stretch, but the lyrics of the theme song (Billie Eilish’s “Bury a Friend”) point to a potential clue: “When we all fall asleep, where do we go?” Could the eight men have fallen into some sort of trance that ended up sending them away from the research center?
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