HBO's gripping new crime drama True Detective returns on Sunday after a brief break for the Super-Bowl last week. IGN had the opportunity to sit down with series star Michelle Monaghan recently at the TCA (Television Critics Association) press tour to talk about working with Woody Harrelson and Matthew McConaughey, and what we can expect from her character, and the series, as things progress.

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Yes! Thank you. That's what I really loved about this. I loved the structure of the story, in its entirety, but also the way that all the characters are revealed, and in particular Maggie. She has a really interesting arc. She's really more than what you think she is within the first few episodes. She's a real nurturer, she's a devoted mother, she's having marital problems, and she's virtually willing to do anything to keep her family intact. But she has difficulty doing that when her partner's not in it with her. There's a little bit of a slow burn. As the series progresses, she's like a little onion, and the layers start to peel back. I think both of the guys make a mistake and ultimately underestimate her. She becomes quite cunning and devastating as the series progresses.Yes!He does. I think for her, she sees him as almost a bit of confidant. She's very intrigued by him. He's a very mysterious character, but they connect because he's open and honest with her, and she's not having that in her own relationship. She's really kind of connected to him. Also, I think she sincerely cares about his well-being in that he doesn't necessarily take care of himself. She wants to see him with a good woman. She becomes a matchmaker almost, if you will. Obviously their connection is much to the dismay of Martin [Hart, Woody Harrelson's character].

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Yeah, it's so interesting, the way the characters develop. Because it's 17 years, so you get to see all of their relationships, how they intersect and change. [Maggie and Rust] have this amazing friendship, but then you see it go up and down as well, as with Martin and their marriage.That's exactly, exactly right. Ultimately, those two men, they just don't trust each other at all. I think Woody or Matthew said it, they're just at odds the entire time, so it's really hard for them. The only thing that binds them is this investigation. Then everything else, their personal lives are just so very, very different, and you see how both their personal lives affects them on a day-to-day basis, as they work together.Continue on for more on True Detective...