Lol. There is nothing like it! Not even season 2 was like that.

Season 2 was decent, and would have shined if it had been season 1. But the writing and Matthew McConaughey were just insane.

I firmly believe that his television performance influenced voting for his academy award for Dallas Buyer's Club. (True Detective showed January 12, and the Oscars were March 2.) Every body who saw True Detective was in awe of his insane acting chops. With that performance he blasted away the "Mr Rom-com" image.