Finn Bennett tells how Peter Prior’s shocking scene unfolded in ‘True Detective: Night Country’

This article contains spoilers for Episode 5 of HBO’s “True Detective: Night Country.” Episode 5 of “True Detective: Night Country” ended not with a whimper, but with a bang. “The big conversation was how Danvers appeals to Prior’s rationality and how Hank, his father, appeals to something more sentimental and emotional,” Bennett says. “She called me and she was like, ‘I’m writing something, and I think you would be great in it,’” Bennett says. But it’s a really good question why he doesn’t go the extra mile for his wife or his father.” Bennett is aware of the scrutiny “True Detective: Night Country” has received.