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Title: Fargo
Post by: Ironwood on May 07, 2014, 05:25:02 AM
Again, something I thought was being talked about seems absent or my search sucks.

So we're about 3 or four episodes into the Fargo TV series here in the UK and, frankly, it's the best TV since True Detective.  Dark, funny and brilliantly put together, it's a sheer delight to watch.  For those used to regular bouts of the 'Ironwoods Shite Show Criticism Hour', you'll be surprised to know that I can't really fault this show very much at all.  It even manages to have me wincing like I'm watching Hannibal and giggling like I'm watching Archer within the same scenes.

The cast are all superb and despite the utter lunacy of the actual story (Cohen to the last second), they also manage to Convince.  Which is really impressive.

If you're not watching it, give it a try.  If you are, let me know if I'm wrong, hopefully without spoiling the rest for me if the US is that far advanced.


I know eagerly await Trippy merging this with the actual thread that's probably all done and dusted for weeks now...


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: eldaec on May 07, 2014, 05:38:55 AM
I've only watched the first one, and my only critism was that it resembled the film *too* much.

Wasn't so much the same type of characters doing stuff, as the same characters doing the same actual stuff.

But still enjoyed it, hoping the tv format helps them turn it into a properly overengineered wodehousian farce.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Ironwood on May 07, 2014, 05:58:32 AM
It diverges.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on May 07, 2014, 08:44:17 AM
I've been watching this, and once I found out WHY it got made, I enjoyed it more. It's not the Coen Bros., it's a young director/producer/writer aping the Coen Bros. using the Fargo true crime setting/style as a starting point. The Coen Bros. did endorse it but they don't really have anything to do with it.

That said, it's really good. Billy Bob Thornton is the real star of the show. He is both brutally scary and funny, often at the same time. If you liked the style of the movie, watch this show. Once it gets past the first episode and starts to diverge, it gets better.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Ironwood on May 07, 2014, 09:03:16 AM
I think the lead female cop is just awesome.  Some really stunningly understated acting going on there.  The diner scene with Colin Hanks and the daughter was just so perfect.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Surlyboi on May 09, 2014, 08:55:25 PM
We're not that far ahead in the States, and yes, Billy Bob owns this.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on June 10, 2014, 10:18:58 PM
This is great. I normally don't like Martin Freeman but he's actually really good in this, as are all the main cast.

It's tense & funny, has great dialogue and is beautifully filmed. I love it.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: eldaec on June 11, 2014, 05:52:12 AM
This is now definitely a good show.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Ironwood on June 11, 2014, 06:03:45 AM
It always was.  Excellent in almost every regard.

Molly ought to win that damn award.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Johny Cee on June 23, 2014, 11:48:31 AM
Fargo was all around excellent.  A couple of times, it teetered on the edge of being a bit too folksy odd, but was dragged back by Lester, Malvo, and Molly.

Things I liked:
- The tension!  The last two episodes it felt like anyone could be killed, especially since it's a miniseries, and I was sure a couple of characters who survived the whole ordeal were going to be casualities.
- The supporting cast.  You say "hey, it's that guy!" over and over in this show, with fairly well-known actors in even bit parts.
- Performances were all around excellent.
- Lester's moral journey, and how they could almost make you feel sorry for him at various points before having him do something despicable.
- Malvo was almost supernaturally scary without being unbelievable. 
- The last scene was pretty much perfect and was a great callback to the film.

Supposedly the network and the creator are trying to figure out if they want to do a second season.  The creator was floating the idea of going to an anthology format, where they ditch the characters who have earned their endings, and do a new season based on a new crime with the possibility of some actors returning to do new roles.  It was originally supposed to be a one and done miniseries.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on June 23, 2014, 11:58:14 AM
I would really love to see them do a show centered around Molly and Gus, though I think it might stretch credulity if we had another season of blood like this one. That character and actress really carried the show, and that's saying a lot considering Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman were so strong in this. You hit it spot on with the tension aspect - I was sure that Gus was going to get it and really didn't want that to happen. The supporting cast was fun too - I loved seeing Key and Peele and Dennis from Always Sunny in this.

Even if they don't do another season, this was absolutely fantastic.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on June 23, 2014, 12:17:32 PM
I'd be on board for the anthology approach.  I'd love to see them take an AHS approach - perhaps even one that looked to other unique crime / detective stories for inspiration.  LA Confidential,  Untouchables, Pulp Piction, Godfather, Reservoir Dogs... using the anthology approach to revisit movie concepts with deeper stories seems like a great idea to me.  Of course, I'd love them to continue with their strength, too, and do Fargo 2, Fargo 3, etc...

As for this Fargo: It started a bit slow, but then really got going... to the point where it ended too suddenly for me.  I'd have liked to see a bit more of the time between Lester's last 2 scenes.  However, all in all, I think it was amazing and I'm constantly recommending it to others.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on July 22, 2014, 04:35:59 AM
Renewed for 2nd season (http://variety.com/2014/tv/news/fargo-season-two-fx-1201265810/). Airing autumn 2015 at the earliest.

 :yahoo:


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on July 22, 2014, 07:54:09 AM
Awesome. I hate that we won't see some of the same characters, but I look forward to where they are going to go with it.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Ozzu on July 22, 2014, 08:20:12 AM
Awesome. I hate that we won't see some of the same characters, but I look forward to where they are going to go with it.

What I'm hoping for is a focus on that incident they kept referring to in 1979. They never really gave any details, but it was referenced a few times.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Signe on July 22, 2014, 08:26:07 AM
Nice.  I really enjoyed this show.  I hope the new season is just as good. 


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Rendakor on July 22, 2014, 05:31:12 PM
Awesome. I hate that we won't see some of the same characters, but I look forward to where they are going to go with it.

What I'm hoping for is a focus on that incident they kept referring to in 1979. They never really gave any details, but it was referenced a few times.
I thought that was referring to the original movie; is that not the case? I've never actually seen it (because I don't care for the Coen Bros) and I'm only halfway through season 1.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on July 22, 2014, 05:42:48 PM
No, the movie took place in the 1990's.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Goldenmean on July 22, 2014, 05:50:19 PM
1987 actually, but yeah, the only real plot tie to the original film was:

 
Though there were all sorts of nice nods to the movie cinematically. I liked the lingering focus on the dealer plates in the last episode.

BTW, looks like we are going to see Sioux Falls 1979 in next season: http://www.argusleader.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/07/21/fargo-moving-to-sioux-falls/12974775/ (http://www.argusleader.com/story/entertainment/television/2014/07/21/fargo-moving-to-sioux-falls/12974775/)


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Rendakor on July 22, 2014, 06:41:31 PM
Ahh, thanks. Might watch the film once I finish the show.

Episode 6 spoilers/question:


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Signe on July 23, 2014, 08:33:07 AM


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Rendakor on July 23, 2014, 06:59:55 PM
Fair enough. Google seems to agree with you, and at least they touched on it in the next episode.

Just finished it. Wow, what a ride.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: KallDrexx on October 16, 2015, 05:53:03 PM
Apparently this is back, and I've heard good things about the first episode. 


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on October 16, 2015, 08:52:33 PM
Shit. How did I miss that this started again?


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on October 17, 2015, 12:08:15 AM
It was awesome. I love the start of the autumn TV season.

Edit: Also, if you don't want to miss shows checkout TV Calender (http://www.pogdesign.co.uk/cat/). It'll even do a .iCal export so you can have it showing on your mobile device etc.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on October 18, 2015, 12:18:26 AM
Watched the first episode on demand. Holy shit, so good. Lots of actors that I've seen other places both big and small doing some really good work on this thing.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on October 20, 2015, 05:24:12 PM
Second episode was on last night. It was pretty good. A lot of tense moments and some trouble brewing with the crime family.

Actors in it so far that I have seen somewhere else:

Michael Hogan (Col Tigh from BSG) as crime boss dad
Brad Garrett (brother from Everybody Loves Raymond) as up and comer in the new crime syndicate
Kirsten Dunst (Mary Jane from the older Spiderman movies) as hairstylist wife
Ted Danson (from Cheers!) as old cop dad
Nick Offerman (you know who he is) as foul mouthed bingo player

I loved the first season and have it on bluray with the little beanie that came with the special packaging. This season is turning out to be pretty good so far, although no one has quite measured up to the sinister Lorne Malvo played by Billy Bob, yet.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Nevermore on October 20, 2015, 06:43:48 PM
Don't forget Jesse Plemons (Todd from Breaking Bad) as hairstylist's butcher husband.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on October 21, 2015, 07:44:02 AM
Other notables:

Jeffrey Donovan as Dodd (the wanna be crime boss who thinks he should lead because of being the oldest son)
Kieran Culkin as Rye (the idiot son who ended up in the windshield)
Jean Smart as Crime Boss Mom (from Designing Women)
Bokeem Woodbine as Mike Milligan (I still remember him as Crunch from that Wahlberg movie The Big Hit (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F4YJrwWvsi4))

I am loving this season as well. I think Milligan is going to be the breakout character from this season. He won't be as good as Thornton from season 1 but will have a similar style.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Hayduke on October 21, 2015, 08:45:28 AM
I'm enjoying it, but I don't understand all this aliens stuff.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Johny Cee on October 21, 2015, 09:26:05 AM
I'm enjoying it, but I don't understand all this aliens stuff.

Callback to The Man Who Wasn't There, along with the investment in a great new technology (electronic typewriter, versus drycleaning in the film).  I'm not sure it serves any more of a purpose than that...  In the film, it illustrated Billy Bob Thornton's disconnection/alienation from life.

Maybe aliens/conspiracy will be an underlying theme second season like biblical themes were in the first season?


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on October 21, 2015, 09:47:44 AM
Yeah, I don't think the aliens stuff is actually supposed to be... really happening... dunno. Hoping this doesn't turn into American Horror Story The Coens version.

Also, is every season going to have someone feeding an arm or a leg into a grinding machine of some kind? Because that'd be awesome  :awesome_for_real:


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Johny Cee on October 21, 2015, 05:55:13 PM
Yeah, I don't think the aliens stuff is actually supposed to be... really happening... dunno. Hoping this doesn't turn into American Horror Story The Coens version.

Also, is every season going to have someone feeding an arm or a leg into a grinding machine of some kind? Because that'd be awesome  :awesome_for_real:

There are a shitload of references to Coen movies so far this season.  Tigh's rant before the stroke definitely clicked as a homage to one of the films, though don't remember which (Hudsucker Proxy maybe?  Miller's Crossing?).  Ending of episode one was the lullabye from O Brother.  Conversation about death/the war between Sheriff and Trooper mirrors some of the themes/monologues in No Country (at least the novel.... haven't watched the film).

It definitely isn't aliens.


The tension and menace the show is able to maintain is amazing.  I half expect any of these quirky run-ins to end in a blood-bath.  Pretty much the only safe characters are the Trooper and young Molly.



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on October 22, 2015, 07:25:34 AM
The tension and menace the show is able to maintain is amazing.  I half expect any of these quirky run-ins to end in a blood-bath.  Pretty much the only safe characters are the Trooper and young Molly.

That's one of the reasons I think this show has been so creatively successful. There is real tension for all the characters and it doesn't fell in the slightest contrived despite the surreal nature of some of the characters quirks and their monologues. The fact that a character you really like could just eat it midway through the season makes you really want to binge watch. Hell, the 2nd episode was almost 90 minutes long and I wanted more when the credits rolled. That's good TV.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on October 22, 2015, 07:30:55 AM
This is how good True Detective wishes it was.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on October 22, 2015, 07:49:33 AM
TBF, season 1 of True Detective WAS this good.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Hayduke on October 22, 2015, 08:34:08 AM
Didn't stay this good though.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on November 17, 2015, 12:31:29 PM
This last episode was outstanding. Nick Offerman stole the show as the drunken lawyer and had the best scene in the series so far. Definitely worth sticking with it this far.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on November 17, 2015, 02:12:15 PM
"I think I've soiled myself."

Yeah, this show just keeps knocking it out of the park.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on November 18, 2015, 09:14:10 PM
Going back to Offerman and updated my sig after that masterpiece of a performance.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Ironwood on November 23, 2015, 03:26:30 PM
Jesus, this is better than season 1.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on November 23, 2015, 04:25:37 PM
Season 3 renewal.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on November 23, 2015, 06:14:18 PM
Well-deserved.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on November 24, 2015, 06:06:33 PM
Just watched last night's episode and holy shit, it just gets better and better.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Johny Cee on November 24, 2015, 06:37:00 PM
Going back to Offerman and updated my sig after that masterpiece of a performance.

But are you the King of Breakfast?

Nice callbacks to O Brother (O Death, and "mater familias") and Millers Crossing.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on November 25, 2015, 12:58:09 PM
And don't forget the Big Lebowski music.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on December 04, 2015, 12:42:49 PM
My god this is incredible. I think this season is one of the best things I've ever seen on TV. The craftsmanship throughout it is amazing. I love the attention to detail - the wood panelling in the ambulance ffs. Someone show the BBC, this is how you do a period drama.

And who knew Kirsten Dunst was such a good actress? Some of the scenes with Dodd and Peggy in the cabin were fantastic. After she's stabbed him and Ed comes in and Dodd looks at his stab wounds then at her and then at Ed. Hilarious.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on December 04, 2015, 03:23:23 PM
The scenes of the stabbing in the cabin were just gold. "Keep that bitch away from me." I was laughing my ass off the whole time.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on December 07, 2015, 10:23:27 PM

So good.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Ironwood on December 08, 2015, 01:02:41 AM
Do you chaps get this a week ahead of us then ?  I've just watched the cabin one.  It was truly awesome.  I loved the bar scene.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on December 08, 2015, 06:42:58 PM
Yeah, I think we're a week ahead. Next week is the finale for us.

The ending of this one though... just holy shit awesome. I can't think of a moment in either season that hasn't been top notch from the writing, to the direction to the acting all the way down.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on December 15, 2015, 03:20:00 PM
And it's over. Season 2 is done. Excellent season.

This episode really tied it all together and even


I really love this show! Looking forward to Season 3.

My favorite parts of the episode were:


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on December 16, 2015, 07:54:50 PM
Yeah, Mike Milligan's story resolution was just goddamn perfect. I loved everything about this show.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on December 16, 2015, 09:00:54 PM
Really enjoyed it and am looking forward to the threads of the first two seasons coming together in the third.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on December 17, 2015, 09:01:45 AM
When Ted Danson started talking about his language, I thought they were laying the grounds for season 3 but who knows?


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Miasma on December 17, 2015, 06:09:05 PM
I am so surprised that season two was actually somehow better than season one.  Just amazing.  I remember a network exec saying 'they probably wouldn't need an actor as good as Thornton for season two' and I assumed it was doomed.  Man was I wrong.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on December 17, 2015, 06:53:21 PM
Everything from the writing, directing and acting has been absolutely top-notch. This ought to be sweeping awards.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on December 17, 2015, 11:13:48 PM
Agree completely. These are, already, for me some of the best things I've ever seen on television.

It constantly surprised me too. I was expecting a far more bloody & violent season finale but what they delivered was so much more powerful. The Mike Milligan scene reminded me of Vic Mackey in The Shield.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Johny Cee on April 20, 2017, 07:07:33 PM
Season 3 started bitches!



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: apocrypha on April 22, 2017, 03:44:03 AM
I really liked the opening scene in East Germany which had Sylvester Groth in it, who was in Deutschland 83 (which is well worth watching). It seemed to only serve to illustrate what "This is a true story" might mean.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Johny Cee on April 22, 2017, 12:47:18 PM
I really liked the opening scene in East Germany which had Sylvester Groth in it, who was in Deutschland 83 (which is well worth watching). It seemed to only serve to illustrate what "This is a true story" might mean.

Right now, my guess is that the opening sets up a theme of identity/perception of identity.  The grandfather looks like he might have secretly been a big deal SF author in the 60s/70s, the two Stussi brothers are both played by the same actor, the identity of Pete postalwaite's character (he is repeatedly asked his name, finally gives what must be an alias), etc.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on May 02, 2017, 03:23:47 PM
I think that German scene will take on additional meaning later in the season...


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on May 03, 2017, 09:48:01 PM
God damn I love this show. Tonight's episode was fantastic.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on May 04, 2017, 09:04:21 AM
This episode was decent. It was a bit of a red herring though.

The only two things that really came out of it were:



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on May 04, 2017, 07:09:46 PM
This show isn't about the plot so finding things out is about #4 of the list I care about while watching it.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Threash on May 11, 2017, 08:56:17 AM
This season is bothering me.  Emmit and Sy didn't really do anything wrong besides not doing due diligence before taking a loan, there is no reason for them not to go to the cops at the first sign of trouble.  This is really lacking the driving guilt that made the prior protagonists get into deeper and deeper shit.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on May 11, 2017, 03:26:15 PM
This last episode was pretty good. The lead female cop is starting to put things together and I like the new female cop and how she is so upbeat and friendly.


The scenes with Ray were interesting too.


I did get a little grossed out as well.



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on May 14, 2017, 12:01:14 AM
This season is bothering me.  Emmit and Sy didn't really do anything wrong besides not doing due diligence before taking a loan, there is no reason for them not to go to the cops at the first sign of trouble.  This is really lacking the driving guilt that made the prior protagonists get into deeper and deeper shit.

I don't think it is guilt, it is fear. Look what happened to the lawyer who just googled the guy.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Threash on May 14, 2017, 06:42:37 AM
Right, the point is when the karma train hits the protagonists in previous seasons it was fully deserved, they all did something fucked up and then even more fucked up things to cover up.  I just don't think Emmit and Sy deserve the fucking they are going to get.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on May 14, 2017, 07:39:16 PM
I think the original sin is cheating his brother out of the estate, not the loan.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on June 01, 2017, 12:24:25 PM
The last two episodes were pretty good. I watched them both last night.


One thing I don't understand:



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Threash on June 01, 2017, 01:22:17 PM




Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Tale on June 01, 2017, 05:05:04 PM
I'm at episode 6 and loving this series. It's a really long high-quality Fargo movie. The acting is fucking awesome.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on June 22, 2017, 08:42:16 AM
Season finale was last night and it was great.

Outstanding show. Ewan MacGregor really did well, as did Carry Coon and David Thewlis.

The bowling alley was probably the weirdest part of the series, but so very cute.

Mr. Wrench (the deaf guy) was pretty awesome.



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on June 22, 2017, 12:45:02 PM
Bowling Alley was a Big Lebowski nod.

Great show.  Sad it might be the last one (might).  However, F that ending.  Not my cup of team.  There are only two ways I could respond to that ending.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on June 22, 2017, 10:59:05 PM
Ballsy ending. This season was all over the place, but I enjoyed it.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Threash on June 23, 2017, 06:50:20 AM
I still never got the feeling that Emmit and Syd deserved the fate they got like in previous seasons.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on July 02, 2017, 08:07:10 PM
I finally got finished binging the season. Holy shit, brilliant.

As for Emmit and Sy not deserving what they got, I'm not sure it's about that. Their story was about not only the corruption of a good man, but the corrupting influence of money, while Gloria's story was about discovering that she exists.

The ending:



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: MahrinSkel on July 02, 2017, 08:21:15 PM
The ending was obviously referencing Lord of War, IMO. Where Yuri Orlov was rubbing his captor's nose in the fact that all of his efforts were no more than an unknowing commercial maneuver, a negotiating tactic, V. M. Varga was pretty much telling Gloria that her entire career was a sham, that he was too powerful and the system too corrupt for anything resembling justice.

Fuck spoilers at this point, if you're reading this without having seen the final episode, you have no room to bitch.

--Dave


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Surlyboi on July 02, 2017, 08:46:37 PM
Was looking forward to more Swango/Wrench. Sad. That said, Varga went down. Or if he didn't, he ends up a dead footnote if there are future seasons.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on July 03, 2017, 02:25:11 PM
Anyone thinking Varga went down is an optimist. Anyone thinking he walked is a realist.

The show is not perfect, but it is on my top 5 shows of all time. I hope they find inspiration for a 4th season.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Surlyboi on July 03, 2017, 08:53:44 PM
I've ratfucked enough people in this life to be a realist.

I've also ratfucked people in real life without them knowing it to know that sooner or later, Varga's gonna piss off someone with the right connections and the wrong attitude.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on March 16, 2020, 02:40:51 PM
4th season is coming, but was just delayed.  I learned about the 4th season coming when I learned it was delayed, so bitter sweet.  This is my top TV show of all time at this point.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on September 28, 2020, 07:42:44 AM
Fargo is back - first episode of Season 4 was last night.  I have yet to watch it.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on September 28, 2020, 03:01:25 PM
First 2 eps were last night.  Interesting, but I have no idea where they are going with it.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Surlyboi on September 28, 2020, 09:21:24 PM
Yeah. There’s a lot of tangents in this one.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: jgsugden on September 28, 2020, 09:26:47 PM
...unlike the prior seasons?  This show is nothing but tangents for 3/4 of the season until you see how they connect.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on September 29, 2020, 01:42:54 PM
Ya, but this one seemed more overstuffed than usual.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on October 13, 2020, 12:30:47 PM
Great episode this weekend. All of the characters are developing well and the story is moving forward.

My favorite scene:



Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: HaemishM on November 28, 2020, 10:00:14 AM
I'm 3 episodes into this season and they are still introducing characters. I cannot stress enough how this show tends to just flout all the rules of long-form storytelling and succeed at it. Also, pretty amazing how many name/recognizable actors they get to do this show. I shouldn't be surprised as it's clear that actors wanting to stretch themselves creatively these days need to be working on the Netflix/Amazon Prime/FX level of streaming shows. I loved Timothy Oliphant as the Mormon marshall - lots of meta humor with that casting plus he is one of the best at delivering those kinds of lines. The guy playing Guitano is just amazingly hammy but it works on this show.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on November 30, 2020, 12:52:45 PM
I loved Timothy Oliphant as the Mormon marshall

I liked that he was also a Marshal at around the same time in the Mandalorian. In the Mandalorian, he looks super skinny compared to how he looks in Fargo. I think the trenchcoat helps him fill space.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: DevilsAdvocate25 on December 01, 2020, 11:47:20 AM
This past Sunday was the season finale of Season 4. I enjoyed the season. Good characters, good acting, engaging story. Chris Rock did a good job with a serious character. They always seem to get the best out of the top billed actors and actresses in this show. The sex scenes were cringy and awkward and there was a ton of smoking on the show.

My favorite character was a toss up between the Irishman and the Marshal. The damaged cop was interesting too.

The very end of the episode tied this season to previous ones:


I'm looking forward to the next season.


Title: Re: Fargo
Post by: Abagadro on December 01, 2020, 12:29:39 PM
I'd be surprised if there is another season.

This season was alright. Kinda fizzled at the end and I thought the entirety of the Fadda side of things was a waste of time and seriously miscast. Should have spent way more time on the Cannon side.