True Detective Fans Get One Thing Wrong About Matthew McConaughey’s Rusty, According To Creator

True Detective creator Nic Pizzolatto bluntly details what viewers still get wrong about Matthew McConaughey’s character, Rust Cohle, all these years later. It was the dynamic between McConaughey’s character and Woody Harrelson’s Marty Hart that helped True Detective season 1 become an enduring hit for HBO, nabbing McConaughey an Emmy and helping to solidify the next chapter of his career. However, for as memorable as the actor’s portrayal was, Pizzolatto points out that it’s been misunderstood by some.