Spoiler alert for “True Detective” Season 2, Episode 5, “Other Lives.”

Flash forward 66 days after the “Vinci massacre,” and our gang of true detectives has been forced to reboot their lives. Ray is working for Frank and still battling for custody of his son, Paul is investigating insurance fraud and contending with a vindictive mother who stole his $20,000, Ani was transferred to the sheriff’s office and must attend sexual-harassment workshops, and Frank wants to weasel his way back into the Catalyst land deal by recovering the hard drive stolen from Caspare’s apartment. But don’t worry: They’ll work on the case on confidential terms. Meanwhile, Ray pulverizes Dr. Pitlor in order to confirm that Vera, the missing girl from the season premiere, attended Caspare and Chessani’s orgies. Finally, Ray learns that Frank lied about the identity of his wife’s rapist, leading to a knock on the door that even the increasingly corrupt Frank wasn’t anticipating.

Did this dismal season of “True Detective” manage to refresh itself along with these characters’ predicaments? We’re still over here discussing the show, if anyone cares.

Erin: So, Matt, Sunday’s episode took a page out of last season’s book. Like , in your phone’s contacts.

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