‘True Detective’ Has Already Found A Fan Favorite Character

After the first few episodes of True Detective, the obsession that viewers had for the first season have fully returned for the third season of the HBO series. Stephen Dorff and, especially, Mahershala Ali are absolutely killing it, and the mystery surrounding the murder of Will Purcell and the disappearance of Julie Purcell have been so captivating that viewers have been willing to forgive all the echoes of season one in this third season.

Of course, this being True Detective, even this early in the game, there have been no shortage of theories surrounding the murder and disappearance. The teenage boys who seem to be inspired by the West Memphis Three have already been suspected and largely dismissed, Cousin Dan has been raised as a possibility, and even Purple Hays’ wife, Amelia, has been considered as a potential suspect in the death of Will Purcell.

Viewers are all over the place where it concerns the potential murderer. However, one thing everyone can agree with is that the fox from episode one is adorable.

Look at it! Look at those sad eyes, as Dorff’s Roland West trains his pistol on him! Fans are completely smitten.

— 'Welcome to Murrwen' (@Atom_Murray) January 14, 2019

Can’t help thinking about the #TrueDetective uncanny valley fox pic.twitter.com/hmeFLuSC8N

— Pat Carman (@CarmanPat2) January 14, 2019

@TrueDetective makes me so anxious and I am % alright with that. Except for the fox; that was just cute. #TrueDetective

— Peta Dunn (@loverofmanpaws) January 15, 2019

I would lay down my life to protect the true detective garbage dump fox pic.twitter.com/SamKHbZ6YU

— Donkey Hotay (@Cam_Oflage) January 14, 2019

It's been almost twelve hours, and I can't stop telling people about how fucking cute the fox in the first episode of #TrueDetective is.

Great work @saulnier_jeremy. pic.twitter.com/EnugkJuQ6R

— 'Welcome to Murrwen' (@Atom_Murray) January 14, 2019

That Fox is a mood.

— Randi Alexandra Plake (@profplake) January 25, 2019

I know it’s there for foreshadowing or something, but the fox in the first episode of True Detective is a major doofus. pic.twitter.com/gzyhBcLIA6

— Dark Satanic Mills (@Bosko_DePompo) January 23, 2019

Current sexual orientation: the fox in @TrueDetective S03 premiere pic.twitter.com/K9VEzb0Mf1

— Born Unicorn (@born_unicorn) January 14, 2019

We may not yet know who the killer is, but one thing we do know is that, if the fox dies, we riot!

— mdc (@coats1234) January 14, 2019

I was thinking, he better not shoot that damn fox #TrueDetective

— A Misanthrope (@Life_Is_Rigged) January 14, 2019

I swear I was ready to punch something if he shot that fox. #TrueDetective

— Tess (@trentontess) January 14, 2019

A guy was about to shoot a poor little fox on this True Detective (but thankfully didn't) and I swear to God I would've quit watching the show right there forever if they did

— beema (@djbeema) January 14, 2019

Oh, Julie definitely knew who the killer was. Maybe she’s been trying to tell us the whole time.

— RJ (@inthesilence13) January 14, 2019

HBO

And if the fox didn’t murder Will, maybe it knows who did.

— Tavia Tequila (@taviatequila) January 17, 2019

Or maybe, the fox is just a sly callback to this bar in season one.

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