The creator of the HBO hit series "True Detective," Nic Pizzolatto refutes some of the theories that emerged about the show's finale.

One of them involves Marty Hart  and some others involve Rust Cohle in an ending that has similar vibes with the movie "Seven." There may be a lot of parallels with "Seven:" the serial killer case, the discussion of evil in the world and how the partners are eventually consumed by it. But Pizzolatto addressed that boldly with Buzzfeed:  

 "Going into the final episode, I wanted to end any audience theorizing that Cohle or Hart was the killer, and also provide a concrete face to the abstract evil they're chasing. So, wild speculations aside, we showed the killer's face in Episode 1. Though we know that as this "third man," whose face was scarred by his father, Errol is himself a revenant of great historical evil. There's enough fragmentary history in Episode 7 that, like Hemingway's iceberg, what is obscured can be discerned by what is visible. We have further context and dimension to explore with the killer, but the true questions now are whether Cohle and Hart succeed, what they will find, and whether they'll make it out alive.

Was he surprised at the number of people who arrived at that conclusion?

"It was a little surprising, but not frustrating at all, just part of the experience of having people connect to the show. The possibility is built into the story, as it has to be credible that the 2012 PD suspect Cohle. I just thought that such a revelation would be terrible, obvious writing. For me, the worst writing generally just "flips" things: this person's really a traitor; it was all a dream; etc. Nothing is so ruinous as a forced 'twist,' I think."

The show has a lot of allusions to mysticism-will that eventually lead to something supernatural? "I don't read internet chatter, but all I can offer is that to date there hasn't been a single thing in our show that's supernatural, so why would that suddenly manifest in the last episode? The show has a quality of mysticism, for sure, but nothing supernatural so far."

Pizzolatto is consistent in his theme. While the element of surprise is an enticing prospect for viewers, he will not compromise the integrity of the show just to give the viewers a jolt. He believes the show can stand on its own merits-the ones that made the first 7 episodes highly memorable.