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Montgomery is feeling herself.
In essence, Montgomery believes shes cracked the case of Julie Purcells disappearance back in 1980.
She doesnt know it, but their time together is done.
She maybe even found happiness with a boy from her childhood and lived happily ever after.
Its basically a reverseRaising Arizona, with a splash ofRoomandTakenfor good measure.
Namely, nonfiction true crime.
TheSerialpodcast premiered less than ten months afterTrue Detectives acclaimed first offering.
And thats whereTrue Detectivecame full circle this season, reinforcing the series familiar themes while tackling its near-obsolescence head-on.
Season two was, to put a fine point on it, a cannily cast curiosity.
True Criminaland ElisaMontgomery were never the answer.
There was plenty of that, to be sure, and just the right ratio of misdirection.
(Sometimes, a detectives wife can be strongandsupportive without being a saboteur.)
