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Travis begins his night shift, and we learn how detached he is from the world. He sits passively in the driver’s seat as his passengers berate or ignore him, as if all he’s looking for is human contact.

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The title of this movie is derived from a later conversation between Travis and Wizard. Wizard claims that everyone eventually becomes defined by the job they work, so even though this movie is about much more than taxis (e.g. isolation, destiny, the effects of war on society), the title simply focuses on the occupation of the main character.

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Dusk is upon us. The boiling intensity from earlier is starting to give way as the plant begins to take control of the narrator.

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The three verses to this song are set during morning, dusk, and sundown. Right now the sun is boiling (likely indicative of the narrator’s obsession), but as the sun gets closer to setting the situation gets more and more dire.

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This verse is omitted from the theme song to True Detective.

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This is the moment where the obsession with this dangerous plant finally takes over. Despite the earlier warning signs that this thing might be dangerous, our narrator pursues it anyway and ends up collapsing close to death.

The “trembling hand” is likely a Mother Nature-esque presence that is present in this secret, shady, remote location in the desert.

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This song is about a cactus so rare and beautiful that people chase after it even though they know it will drive them insane and hurt them if they look at it. Therefore, revealing that this traveler’s fingers “ran with blood” as soon as he touches the plant cautions against obsessively chasing after anything.

This is relevant to TD, and most detective shows, most cases are driven by a detective’s personal obsession rather than a sense of right and wrong.

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Though he did say that many of the characters would feel like they were set in an earlier time since they had “that old school vibe”.

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James Frain, aka Richard Shephard from Intruders, is playing Jeff Hunt, “a ruthless police lieutenant”.

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