A Psychologist Evaluates 'True Detective'

Breathe a sigh of relief, fellow detectives: True Detective Night Country delivered a damn good season finale. Somehow, showrunner Issa López tied a bloodstained bow on all of the plot threads that plagued us this season. But she still left a few gnawing questions. What happened to Navarro? Is Rust Cohle's undead daddy trolling around Ennis? Who was in Liz Danvers' fantasy football lineup?! Here at Esquire, we're always trying to dig up answers. So we asked ourselves: What would Liz Danvers do? Well, she would ask an expert the right questions. Who better to explain the mental effects of endless nights than a licensed Alaskan psychologist? Kevin Tarlow, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, helped us piece together some of the more unfathomable parts of Night Country. [View in Browser]( [Esquire]( [SHOP]( EXCLUSIVE [SUBSCRIBE]( [What an Alaskan Psychologist Thinks of 'True Detective Night Country']( [What an Alaskan Psychologist Thinks of 'True Detective Night Country']( Breathe a sigh of relief, fellow detectives: True Detective Night Country delivered a damn good season finale. Somehow, showrunner Issa López tied a bloodstained bow on all of the plot threads that plagued us this season. But she still left a few gnawing questions. What happened to Navarro? Is Rust Cohle's undead daddy trolling around Ennis? Who was in Liz Danvers' fantasy football lineup?! Here at Esquire, we're always trying to dig up answers. So we asked ourselves: What would Liz Danvers do? Well, she would ask an expert the right questions. Who better to explain the mental effects of endless nights than a licensed Alaskan psychologist? Kevin Tarlow, Assistant Professor of Psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage, helped us piece together some of the more unfathomable parts of Night Country. [Read More](   [13 Leather Weekenders for Traveling in Style]( [13 Leather Weekenders for Traveling in Style]( Leave your backpack behind. [Read More]( [Thank God, 'Masters of the Air' Just Took Some Much Needed R&R]( [Thank God, 'Masters of the Air' Just Took Some Much Needed R&R]( Following one of the deadliest missions in the Bloody 100th's history, the crew heads to the English countryside—but not everyone is happy about it. [Read More](     [Jim Jordan's Got His Burisma Story And He's Sticking To It]( [Jim Jordan's Got His Burisma Story And He's Sticking To It]( Thus did Rep. Jim Jordan conclude his brief meeting with the Capitol Hill press corps on Thursday, two days after his entire reason for political living blew up on him. The indictment of Alexander Smirnov, and the subsequent revelations of Smirnov's connections with Russian intelligence, as well as Smirnov's confession that he'd made up the entire basis for the Burisma non-scandal, has made Jordan and many other people look like suckers or worse. Nevertheless, Jordan's got his story and he's sticking to it. [Read More](   [New Balance Is Having a Damn Good Sale]( [New Balance Is Having a Damn Good Sale]( Including some of our favorite sneakers for more than 30% off. [Read More]( [The 10 Best Denim Jackets for Easy, Everyday Wear]( [The 10 Best Denim Jackets for Easy, Everyday Wear]( It's time to embrace the classic piece. [Read More](     [Farewell, Jack McCoy]( [Farewell, Jack McCoy]( I rise to a point of privilege. On Thursday night, we bade farewell to a good and faithful public servant, a man dedicated to the rule of law, and unafraid to take on its strongest enemies, including brutal cops, crooked prosecutors, the Russian mob, suburban militias, gun manufacturers, thugs from the Pinochet regime, and the architects of the country's post 9/11 torture program, never taking a step back. Farewell, Manhattan District Attorney Jack McCoy. Sam Waterston has played the iconic New York prosecutor on NBC's Law and Order since 1994, breaking only when the show went off the air in 2010, eventually being bumped up into the DA's job over its last several seasons. [Read More](   [ESQ Membership]( [LiveIntent Logo]( [AdChoices Logo]( [How satisfied are you with the content of this newsletter?]( Follow Us [Unsubscribe]( | [Privacy Notice]( | [CA Notice at Collection]( Esquire is a publication of Hearst Magazines. ©2024 Hearst Magazine Media, Inc. All Rights Reserved. This email was sent by Hearst Magazines, 300 West 57th Street, New York, NY 10019-3779