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True Detective: Night Country' star Kali Reis called out season 1-3 creator Nic Pizzolatto for sharing a bunch of negative reviews of the fourth season's finale on his Instagram stories.
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The finale for season 4 of True Detective was met with all kinds of reviews, from Rolling Stone calling it the series' "best finale ever" to some on social media expressing they wanted a little more out of the sixth episode.
One person reveling in those negative reviews was seasons 1-3 creator Nic Pizzolatto, who took to social media to share negative comments about the latest season.
True Detective: Night Country, which stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, was written by Issa Lopez, who replaced Pizzolatto.
Apparently this didn't sit too well with the former showrunner, as he was quick to screenshot and repost multiple bleak reviews of the season's finale to his Instagram stories.
The reviews Pizzolatto shared referred to the finale a "massive downgrade" and a "week conclusion" to a "hot mess of faux characters."
One even "sent love" to Pizzolatto after allegedly witnessing the "sloppiest writing I've ever watched."
@nicpizzolato/Instagram

@nicpizzolato/Instagram

@nicpizzolato/Instagram

@nicpizzolato/Instagram
Many fans of the show were quick to call out the former show writer.
You may have liked the TRUE DETECTIVE finale or you may have hated the TRUE DETECTIVE finale, but one thing is indisputable: Nic Pizzolatto is on Instagram, posting other people's stories about how Issa L\u00f3pez ruined the franchise like an absolutely enormous baby.
 —  (@)
        
And one of the stars of the show took to social media to put him in his place.
Reis, who played Trooper Evangeline Navarro, tweeted:
“That’s a damn shame…but hey I guess ‘if you don’t have anything good to share, sh*t on others’ is the new wave.”@KO_Reis86/X
The twitterverse applauded Reis for calling out Pizzolatto's pettiness.
@KO_Reis86 "Well I would have done this and I would have done that..." but he didn't.  So...you all have fun at the Emmy's
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 Him: *running his mouth on instagram* \n\nUs over here on Twitter:
 —  (@)
        
@KO_Reis86 Jodie Foster and Kali Reis did a remarkable job. Shame on the former writer for being such a sore loser.
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 GET HIM AGAIN FOR ME. He\u2019s being such a pathetic loser. You and Jodie were amazing.
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 May have something to do with a fear of getting shown up by\u2026 a woman \ud83d\ude35\ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab\ud83d\ude44\n\nWho did a freakin\u2019 GREAT job!
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 Drag him sis
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 You are so right. Shame on him.\nI loved the show, the finale, and I loved your character and your play. You\u2019re a fine actor.
 —  (@)
        
Several said the season 4 finale, which had the highest viewership of all True Detective season finales, was wonderfully written and executed.
@KO_Reis86 season 4 was amazing. different yes but thats ok - gave a totally fresh perspective which is much more difficult than recreating the past
 —  (@)
        
@KO_Reis86 This season was brilliantly written and beautifully casted. I always say nothing is above criticism but man some folks have way too much energy to spend on negativity and tearing down folks under the guise of criticism. Brush it off....ya'll are amazing.
 —  (@)
        
@KO_Reis86 Highest ratings, most talked about, most impressions, Most representation of an under represented people, Dr. Who was there Jodie Foster and YOU! YOU SANG THEIR TALK AND RAN THEIR WALK. Fantastic!
 —  (@)
        
@KO_Reis86 It was a great season. Doesn't really matter what he says.
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 I thought this season was amazing. Shout out to Issa for a great story. The synergy between you and Jodie was incredible. Would love to see you 2 do another season.
 —  (@)
        

@KO_Reis86 Well I thought it was superlative TV! With heart, soul, courage & fantastic creativity. And great acting!\nI guess some think that if a story doesn't centre a male character, it's a failure. Well they are wrong!!!!\nCongrats to all involved- you were wonderful Kali!
 —  (@)
        
@KO_Reis86 We loved Night Country! I can\u2019t remember how long it has been since we couldn\u2019t wait for the next episode to arrive. Thank you, @KO_Reis86, for delivering some brilliant story telling in any medium.
 —  (@)
        
Lopez, of course, is no stranger to Pizzolatto's criticism.
She told Vulture just last month:
“I believe that every storyteller has a very specific, peculiar, and unique relation to the stories they create, and whatever his reactions are, he’s entitled to them. That’s his prerogative."“I wrote this with profound love for the work he made and love for the people that loved it. And it is a reinvention, and it is different, and it’s done with the idea of sitting down around the fire, and [let’s] have some fun and have some feelings and have some thoughts.""And anybody that wants to join is welcome.”
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The finale for season 4 of True Detective was met with all kinds of reviews, from Rolling Stone calling it the series' "best finale ever" to some on social media expressing they wanted a little more out of the sixth episode.

One person reveling in those negative reviews was seasons 1-3 creator Nic Pizzolatto, who took to social media to share negative comments about the latest season.

True Detective: Night Country, which stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis, was written by Issa Lopez, who replaced Pizzolatto.

Apparently this didn't sit too well with the former showrunner, as he was quick to screenshot and repost multiple bleak reviews of the season's finale to his Instagram stories.

The reviews Pizzolatto shared referred to the finale a "massive downgrade" and a "week conclusion" to a "hot mess of faux characters."

One even "sent love" to Pizzolatto after allegedly witnessing the "sloppiest writing I've ever watched."

@nicpizzolato/Instagram

Many fans of the show were quick to call out the former show writer.

You may have liked the TRUE DETECTIVE finale or you may have hated the TRUE DETECTIVE finale, but one thing is indisputable: Nic Pizzolatto is on Instagram, posting other people's stories about how Issa L\u00f3pez ruined the franchise like an absolutely enormous baby.
— (@)

And one of the stars of the show took to social media to put him in his place.

Reis, who played Trooper Evangeline Navarro, tweeted:

“That’s a damn shame…but hey I guess ‘if you don’t have anything good to share, sh*t on others’ is the new wave.”

@KO_Reis86/X

The twitterverse applauded Reis for calling out Pizzolatto's pettiness.

@KO_Reis86 "Well I would have done this and I would have done that..." but he didn't. So...you all have fun at the Emmy's
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 Him: *running his mouth on instagram* \n\nUs over here on Twitter:
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 Jodie Foster and Kali Reis did a remarkable job. Shame on the former writer for being such a sore loser.
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 GET HIM AGAIN FOR ME. He\u2019s being such a pathetic loser. You and Jodie were amazing.
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 May have something to do with a fear of getting shown up by\u2026 a woman \ud83d\ude35\ud83d\ude35\u200d\ud83d\udcab\ud83d\ude44\n\nWho did a freakin\u2019 GREAT job!
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 Drag him sis
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 You are so right. Shame on him.\nI loved the show, the finale, and I loved your character and your play. You\u2019re a fine actor.
— (@)

Several said the season 4 finale, which had the highest viewership of all True Detective season finales, was wonderfully written and executed.

@KO_Reis86 season 4 was amazing. different yes but thats ok - gave a totally fresh perspective which is much more difficult than recreating the past
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 This season was brilliantly written and beautifully casted. I always say nothing is above criticism but man some folks have way too much energy to spend on negativity and tearing down folks under the guise of criticism. Brush it off....ya'll are amazing.
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 Highest ratings, most talked about, most impressions, Most representation of an under represented people, Dr. Who was there Jodie Foster and YOU! YOU SANG THEIR TALK AND RAN THEIR WALK. Fantastic!
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 It was a great season. Doesn't really matter what he says.
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 I thought this season was amazing. Shout out to Issa for a great story. The synergy between you and Jodie was incredible. Would love to see you 2 do another season.
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 Well I thought it was superlative TV! With heart, soul, courage & fantastic creativity. And great acting!\nI guess some think that if a story doesn't centre a male character, it's a failure. Well they are wrong!!!!\nCongrats to all involved- you were wonderful Kali!
— (@)

@KO_Reis86 We loved Night Country! I can\u2019t remember how long it has been since we couldn\u2019t wait for the next episode to arrive. Thank you, @KO_Reis86, for delivering some brilliant story telling in any medium.
— (@)

Lopez, of course, is no stranger to Pizzolatto's criticism.

She told Vulture just last month:

“I believe that every storyteller has a very specific, peculiar, and unique relation to the stories they create, and whatever his reactions are, he’s entitled to them. That’s his prerogative."

“I wrote this with profound love for the work he made and love for the people that loved it. And it is a reinvention, and it is different, and it’s done with the idea of sitting down around the fire, and [let’s] have some fun and have some feelings and have some thoughts."

"And anybody that wants to join is welcome.”

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