{"id":2360170,"date":"2026-04-06T02:08:53","date_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2360170"},"modified":"2026-04-06T02:08:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-06T02:08:53","slug":"dtf-st-louis-just-sent-my-floyd-theories-into-a-dark-direction-going-into-the-finale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/dtf-st-louis-just-sent-my-floyd-theories-into-a-dark-direction-going-into-the-finale\/","title":{"rendered":"DTF St. Louis Just Sent My Floyd Theories Into A Dark Direction Going Into The Finale"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><i>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission.<\/i><\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: HBO<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong>Spoilers below for anyone who hasn\u2019t yet watched the latest episode of <\/strong><em><strong>DTF St. Louis<\/strong><\/em><strong> on HBO or via <\/strong><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/hbo-max-subscription-know-price-130351204.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:HBO Max subscription;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;HBO Max subscription&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>HBO Max subscription<\/strong><\/a><strong>, so be warned!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">When <em>DTF St. Louis<\/em> first arrived on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cinemablend.com\/television\/2026-tv-premiere-date-schedule-network-streaming-series\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:2026 TV schedule;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;2026 TV schedule&quot;}\" class=\"link \">2026 TV schedule<\/a>, I wasn\u2019t expecting its episode-ending corpse reveal to be one of the small-screen mysteries I\u2019d think about the most over the next month and change. Yet here we are, a week away from the dramedy\u2019s finale, and I pretty much NEED to know all the answers behind what happened to David Harbour\u2019s lovable oaf Floyd Smernitch, and I\u2019ll crash a recumbent bicycle into the shins of anyone who tries to get in my way.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Though creator Steven Conrad refrained from giving viewers any direct answers in &#8220;The Denny&#8217;s Plan,&#8221; the episode seemed to more or less close the door on all of the once-promising leads that made this case seem like an easy win early on for Detective Donoghue Homer. Which, as I theorize below, likely leaves us with a solution where murder wasn\u2019t involved at all. Not that this idea will be a lot less dark than that outcome.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Detectives Jodie and Homer sitting on Carol's couch questioning her in DTF St. Louis Episode 6\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/83A69FcJ3soiKqFPoCRakg--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/424890558e7d23786d1674a76a1d24a5\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: HBO<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">What I Now Theorize Happened With Floyd<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">From the jump, <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dtf-st-louis-killer-seems-161135496.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:I assumed Linda Cardellini\u2019s Carol was the culprit;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;I assumed Linda Cardellini\u2019s Carol was the culprit&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">I assumed Linda Cardellini\u2019s Carol was the culprit<\/a>, and that assumption has yet to completely vacate my system, especially after Episode 5 <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dtf-st-louis-addressed-biggest-020200175.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:revealed Carol\u2019s secret conviction;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;revealed Carol\u2019s secret conviction&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">revealed Carol\u2019s secret conviction<\/a> from her past. (Though without sharing what it was, annoyingly enough.) I started to <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/dtf-st-louis-fourth-episode-015814374.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:hypothesize about Clark possibly killing his best buddy;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;hypothesize about Clark possibly killing his best buddy&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">hypothesize about Clark possibly killing his best buddy<\/a> when Episode 4 made it seem like he\u2019d be upset about Floyd and Carol rekindling their sex life. After everything that played out in Episode 6, though, here\u2019s what I think happened.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Every episode of this show has showcased Floyd\u2019s need for connections and affection, whether it be from Carol, Clark or stepson Richard. (Or crowds of concert-goers, or his dance instructor, etc.) By this point, though, Carol destroyed his ego, Clark usurped the sexual pleasures Floyd sought, and <em>also<\/em> falsely bolstered Floyd\u2019s confidence and self-worth by creating the Tiger Tiger social profile and setting up a fake date. His kinship with Richard is seemingly better than ever, but that may not be enough.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Tying back to one of my earlier left-field ideas, I think that Floyd reached a point where his body and mind had been put through the wringer enough by his loved ones that he couldn\u2019t take it anymore, and he maybe- purposefully took too many of the meds that Clark gave him, knowing that it could have a detrimental effect on his heart. So I don\u2019t believe anyone killed Floyd in the sense that they were physically responsible for his death, and I think he took his own life.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does that make Clark and Carol 100% innocent? Not one iota, since Floyd would no doubt still be alive if he and the weatherman\u2019s paths never crossed, miserable as that life may have stayed. Let&#8217;s talk about the other side of that below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Carol sitting on couch being questioned by detectives in DTF St. Louis Episode 6\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"540\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/GOc9qTTdPETEGn3ZvWD.Bw--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTU0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/cinemablend_388\/29b8c96b6fdbc8aefb7e33aa5ff895b7\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p>Credit: HBO<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"mb-4 text-xl font-bold md:text-2xl\">Why I Still Think Carol Is Partially Guilty<\/h2>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">One of the biggest hang-ups that the detectives have dealt with remains the driver of the recumbent bike that was known to be around the scene of the crime. It seems clear that Carol was the one who took it there, though the details get fuzzy around there, since nothing around Floyd&#8217;s body indicates she was involved.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While I don&#8217;t have any beyond-the-norm guesses for why Carol showed up, I&#8217;m guessing she went there knowing that Floyd was an emotional wreck, and that he was already dead when she went inside. Rather than reporting it as a suicide, however, I think that Carol&#8217;s first instinct was to redress the scene to make it look more like someone killed Floyd.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">More On DTF St. Louis<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/ok-now-im-convinced-writers-000500092.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ok, Now I'm Convinced The Writers On DTF St. Louis Are Just Trolling My Hometown;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Ok, Now I'm Convinced The Writers On DTF St. Louis Are Just Trolling My Hometown&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\"><strong>Ok, Now I&#8217;m Convinced The Writers On DTF St. Louis Are Just Trolling My Hometown<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Why go through such a horrible ordeal before being able to properly mourn her husband? Because life insurance policies often won&#8217;t pay out to beneficiaries when deaths are self-inflicted. Carol had already put the time and effort into convincing an already eager Clark to take out an insurance policy on Floyd, and there has to be something behind that impetus, other than just her thinking ill about his weight gain.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">If Floyd&#8217;s suicide led not to a million-dollar payout, but rather another pile of finance-wrecking funeral bills, Carol&#8217;s life would be in even worse shambles. So I don&#8217;t see any issues with believing her capable of cleaning up a crime scene to set it up more in her favor.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Do I think that Carol knew about Floyd&#8217;s boner pills and purposefully insulted his weight in front of Clark just so her hubby might be browbeaten enough to off himself? That&#8217;s some widlly f&#8211;ked up psychological warfare&#8230;but I&#8217;m not saying she&#8217;s <em>incapable<\/em> of it. We&#8217;ll have to wait and see.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>DTF St. Louis<\/em>&#8216; Season 1 finale is set to air on HBO on Sunday, April 12, at 9:00 p.m. ET.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When you buy through links on our articles, Future and its syndication partners may earn a commission. Credit: HBO Spoilers below for anyone who hasn\u2019t yet watched the latest episode of DTF St. Louis on HBO or via HBO Max subscription, so be warned! When DTF St. Louis first arrived on the 2026 TV schedule, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2360171,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[361698,458349,21917],"class_list":["post-2360170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-floyd","tag-floyd-smernitch","tag-hbo"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/DTF-St-Louis-Just-Sent-My-Floyd-Theories-Into-A.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360170","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2360170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2360172,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2360170\/revisions\/2360172"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2360171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2360170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2360170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2360170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}