This season felt a bit incomplete and underwhelming to me until the final act, but upon finishing it and looking back, especially considering the heavy subject matter at times, this episode brought this season's themes to a satisfying and surprisingly hilarious conclusion.
What Fargo does best is follow its individual characters to their ends, its beautifully written, morally complicated, supernaturally-tinged characters. The final half of this episode did so to perfection, providing one of my favorite scenes of the show. This whole season has been about a woman who simply wants to live her life with her very wholesome family; she is completely single-minded, and she will use any means possible to be with them, booby-trap or Bisquik. Characters in this season are much more humanized than others; there's only one real villain, with a dark, dark heart. The X-factor, Ole Munch, is one of the more memorable characters from the whole series and provides some incredible moments, especially here. As soon as No Country for Old Men came to my mind, I couldn't stop laughing. It was the perfect homage.
As a whole, this season felt rather predictable. When done well, though, this isn't a bad thing. Going out of one's way to subvert expectations usually leads to a convoluted mess. This was a great return to form for one of the best shows left.
What Fargo does best is follow its individual characters to their ends, its beautifully written, morally complicated, supernaturally-tinged characters. The final half of this episode did so to perfection, providing one of my favorite scenes of the show. This whole season has been about a woman who simply wants to live her life with her very wholesome family; she is completely single-minded, and she will use any means possible to be with them, booby-trap or Bisquik. Characters in this season are much more humanized than others; there's only one real villain, with a dark, dark heart. The X-factor, Ole Munch, is one of the more memorable characters from the whole series and provides some incredible moments, especially here. As soon as No Country for Old Men came to my mind, I couldn't stop laughing. It was the perfect homage.
As a whole, this season felt rather predictable. When done well, though, this isn't a bad thing. Going out of one's way to subvert expectations usually leads to a convoluted mess. This was a great return to form for one of the best shows left.