7 Questions You Had While Watching the True Detective Premiere

Vinci is not real, but it is based on Vernon, a small industrial town south of Los Angeles with a history of corruption.

We meet City Manager Ben Casper while he's deceased, hanging out in the backseat of a car with sunglasses on his head. The camera doesn't show the driver, but it does show what looks like a large crow's head in the passenger seat. See the eye and the beak?

Yes! That's James Frain. He's been in a lot of stuff, but if you looked at him and thought "vampire," it's because he played Franklin Mott on True Blood.

No, but Panticapaeum is the name of an ancient Greek city. It was destroyed by the Huns around 370 AD. The Panticapaeum Institute may be based on a few other places in Los Angeles, but we'll need some more information to get to the bottom of it.

I don't know, but they definitely look like severe burn marks. Judging by the way he's driving like a madman in the dark, something bad must have gone down, and he blames himself.

Undetermined, but he did bare all for Savages in 2012, so it's quite possible. Obviously we'll update you when there's more information.

It's called "This Is My Least Favorite Life," and it's by singer-songwriter Lera Lynn, who also provided music for the haunting teaser.