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Originally Posted by DB21
So a couple of things I've noticed that I'm not really sure are coincidence or not or if means anything is that everything that seems to be found is seen by MM and not Woody. First the thing MM found in the aunt's back yard, the lead to go to the hillbilly whore house, the drawing at the end which is seen by MM first + when he goes and gets the location to the whore house and roughs up those guys Woody is in the car and I'm assuming didn't actually see what happened.
Guess my point is sort of that MM recollection of events of the things when Woody isn't around might not necessarily be accurate.
Or it's quite possible Woody isn't a good detective. I haven't seen anything of remote note to think he's good (remember, he had no interest in examining the body). I think he's more known for not effing with the brass, and MM is a big shock to the system he has in place. MM is clearly an elite (but terrible at politics and people) detective, as Woody has backed up on multiple occasions in his interview.
I think Woody just likes to go through life watching, and not really doing anything about anything. The whole thing that he witnessed with his kids and the dolls seems like a good example for him. They witnessed a gang rape, quite obviously, and he didn't even act like he wanted to find out what happened (like he was just disturbed by it, but nothing else), despite that being his job. I think the dialog between him and his wife pretty much sums up his character. He just wants to stick his head in the sand when he's not on the job, and life doesn't work that way. This was really outstanding character development for him, and I think he comes across as an extremely unlikable character, who is quite effed up. To me, it's almost like MM is effed up and he knows it, but Woody is effed up and doesn't know it (or doesn't think he is). Woody's just an amazing hypocrite.
I know the EMMYs will probably give Cranston the win, since Breaking Bad is now gone, but MM's performance is one of my favorites I've seen on TV in years.