Lorraine: Iniquitous. Her only redeeming feature...She is certainly not a wilting lily, she's a take no prisoners kind of gal. Still trying to pin down that accent...Kind of Grey Gardens with a splash of (somewhere) southern, spoken through clenched teeth. Sheriff Roy: Odious. The writers seem to be having great fun with this character. His evil is a bit cartoonish, a Boris Badenov-Tommy Udo amalgam. On a physical note, Roy seems to be fused from head to tailbone. That barrel chest and overstuffed hat are always stiffly in unison. Ole Munch: Not a true or born villain. More a robot like slave, made to do the bidding of the "paying" repugnants over the eons. You have to dig his 70's punk meets Braveheart fashion aesthetic.
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The Sins of Man(kind)...
thane-russey20 December 2023
Although the entire series is an interlude (morality play) in exploring the Seven Deadly Sins, this episode reveals the players and their true roles more clearly. You could probably argue Sheriff Roy embodies all the sins, but picking out the individual players is more fun.
Lust - Vivian Dugger - This one first emerges in this episode, almost a bit of a force, by introducing Vivian's apparently uncontrollable appetite for strippers.
Gluttony - Wink Lyon - He appears always to be drunk and lost in consuming the wealth around him.
Greed - Lorraine Lyon - This one is obvious, but you could argue that She and Sheriff Roy could be interchangeable in either sin.
Sloth - Lars Olmstead - Despite 'working" so hard at being a better golfer, he is the embodiment of laziness. He blames everyone else for his problems, including his equipment. He needs to be more active in working to achieve his dreams.
Wrath - Ole Munch - He is the actual instrument of (God's) revenge.
Envy - Gator Tillman/Danish Graves - You could argue that they are both satellites of Roy and Lorraine, respectively, and are, to some degree, jealous of who they are and what they represent.
Pride - Roy Tillman - ironically, because he views himself as an instrument of God's wrath.
Irony (as well as the 7 Deadly Sins) are hallmarks of the Fargo franchise, and they play out with emphasis in this episode.
Lust - Vivian Dugger - This one first emerges in this episode, almost a bit of a force, by introducing Vivian's apparently uncontrollable appetite for strippers.
Gluttony - Wink Lyon - He appears always to be drunk and lost in consuming the wealth around him.
Greed - Lorraine Lyon - This one is obvious, but you could argue that She and Sheriff Roy could be interchangeable in either sin.
Sloth - Lars Olmstead - Despite 'working" so hard at being a better golfer, he is the embodiment of laziness. He blames everyone else for his problems, including his equipment. He needs to be more active in working to achieve his dreams.
Wrath - Ole Munch - He is the actual instrument of (God's) revenge.
Envy - Gator Tillman/Danish Graves - You could argue that they are both satellites of Roy and Lorraine, respectively, and are, to some degree, jealous of who they are and what they represent.
Pride - Roy Tillman - ironically, because he views himself as an instrument of God's wrath.
Irony (as well as the 7 Deadly Sins) are hallmarks of the Fargo franchise, and they play out with emphasis in this episode.
Consummate Villainy
Hitchcoc22 December 2023
This episode brings out all the worst of the worst. And they are just right for each other. We have a man who is driven to become the avenging angel. Those who think they can actually control him are beyond belief. That little wimp deputy who relishes other people's violence hasn't a clue. He wants so badly to be like daddy. Then we have the female oligarch and her henchman. The golfer. Is he ever going to be sent packing? I felt for the poor guy who got tortured and killed because he happened to be in a room with a name change. He must have been a tad confused. The Sheriff, of course, is pure evil and self righteousness. Dot doesn't appear. KIng cobras don't alway make themselves known. Loving the series.
Something Went Wrong w/ Fargo
homercles1114 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
Let me preface this by saying that I am a proud liberal and proud feminist, but I find this season to be anti-man and that is a problem from a story standpoint. I had to stop this episode mid scene to write this review. The scene is the conversation between the officer and her husband. I get it, the husband is supposed to be echoing the toxic masculinity of Hamm's character BUT, how delusional does one have to be?!? He just woke up on the floor of his garage after passing out after playing indoor golf on an expensive system for 12 hours then complain about his wife not supporting him, despite her being the sole breadwinner and they being in massive debt. AND she cleans the house (which is in good order) and cooks their meals, like what is he talking about? And why is she with him?
One great thing about the past seasons of Fargo is their ability to write compelling characters and relationships and viewers could understand and like even the worst of characters. Like you can understand the Gerhardt clan's relationships, you can understand the twin brothers conflict. There is love under the conflicts and dysfunction. Despite excellent actors the relationships in this season are nothing but cringe. Hamm's son is dismissed by his cold father, Leigh's character is noxious and I don't know why anyone would want to be around her money or no-though I suppose her son being a momma's boy makes some sense.
I think part of the problem is that they are being too obvious with their themes-parasitic debt conglomerate, toxic masculinity of old school religion and the lawless nature of childish libertarianism. And as a result, all of the characters are 1 dimensional-even the best character-Juno Temple's Dot is just a badass mother tiger er lion, er Lyon.
Maybe it is the toxic extreme conservative themes that are a bit triggering, but I simply do not find Hamm's or his son's or the cop's husband's or Leigh's characters or stories compelling. But that being said, there is still a great deal to love about Fargo-the setting, the cinematography, the music, the occasional character moments and the hope that things will get better and the bad guys will get their just desserts.
One great thing about the past seasons of Fargo is their ability to write compelling characters and relationships and viewers could understand and like even the worst of characters. Like you can understand the Gerhardt clan's relationships, you can understand the twin brothers conflict. There is love under the conflicts and dysfunction. Despite excellent actors the relationships in this season are nothing but cringe. Hamm's son is dismissed by his cold father, Leigh's character is noxious and I don't know why anyone would want to be around her money or no-though I suppose her son being a momma's boy makes some sense.
I think part of the problem is that they are being too obvious with their themes-parasitic debt conglomerate, toxic masculinity of old school religion and the lawless nature of childish libertarianism. And as a result, all of the characters are 1 dimensional-even the best character-Juno Temple's Dot is just a badass mother tiger er lion, er Lyon.
Maybe it is the toxic extreme conservative themes that are a bit triggering, but I simply do not find Hamm's or his son's or the cop's husband's or Leigh's characters or stories compelling. But that being said, there is still a great deal to love about Fargo-the setting, the cinematography, the music, the occasional character moments and the hope that things will get better and the bad guys will get their just desserts.
Dissapointing writting
josecoba-0758122 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
I thought this series would keep the good quality of the previous ones (which i loven, especially S1 Y S2. This season started really interesting but little by little the writing has become really bad. The previous episode was totally inconsequential, and filler and this one is just straight up bad. The whole "I want a wife" part was like watching a caricature of a macho man with a ridiculously simplistic dialogue (if you want to show that a woman is strong you don't have to put on the other side a caricature of a dumb man...). . And instead you can approach the subject in a serious way, but no, we fall back into the soap opera chewing gum) . Real people don't talk like that. Or maybe this epidode is just terribly directed. Anyway, very sad and disappointed at this point.
Episode 506
bobcobb30121 December 2023
Warning: Spoilers
No Dorothy/Nadine in this episode and unsurprisingly it ended up as one of the best of the season.
Richa Moorjani has emerged as a breakout star of this season. I've become a fan and she has a certain quirkiness about the character of Indira that makes you root for her, a rarity in the world of Fargo.
This featured all of the bad guys in their element, some of them winning, others losing, but entertaining along the way. A lot of the jokes that you have been accustomed to from Fargo as well.
This season has been a little shaky to be honest, but this got me back on board and hoping it ends on a high note.
Richa Moorjani has emerged as a breakout star of this season. I've become a fan and she has a certain quirkiness about the character of Indira that makes you root for her, a rarity in the world of Fargo.
This featured all of the bad guys in their element, some of them winning, others losing, but entertaining along the way. A lot of the jokes that you have been accustomed to from Fargo as well.
This season has been a little shaky to be honest, but this got me back on board and hoping it ends on a high note.
Just give it a pass if you can
breathedirt17 February 2024
Warning: Spoilers
There is a scene in which a lazy (white) guy is telling his strong (non-white) wife that he wants a real "wife" (in unrealistic terms of the screenwriters it means "a woman who cooks and cleans, pleases her man, emotionally and financially supports him, and asks him about his day first"). Ah yeah, t(g)ender trap. Ridiculous dialogs and character portrayal. Unrealistic abilities and luck of female characters. Just the cape and spandex were missing. Not a great development of the story. What else is there to say about this. It is simply enough to make one want to stop watching what used to be a great show once.
I quit - six hours wasted..
T_Boone_Pickens_Esq23 January 2024
FX is now a subsidiary of Disney, so guess what "messages" are force-fed to to audience. Yes, all the typical ones.
Do the Coen Brothers watch this show anymore before it airs? There's NOTHING Coen Brothers about this show anymore.
Each episode is worse than the last, with one-dimensional characterisation that is better suited to a Saturday-Night-Live sketch than to - what should be - a mystery/thriller TV show.
I never quit a show half way through a season, but I can't bring myself to press the play button on my remote again.
Anything made with Disney money, since 2010, should be avoided at all costs.
Do the Coen Brothers watch this show anymore before it airs? There's NOTHING Coen Brothers about this show anymore.
Each episode is worse than the last, with one-dimensional characterisation that is better suited to a Saturday-Night-Live sketch than to - what should be - a mystery/thriller TV show.
I never quit a show half way through a season, but I can't bring myself to press the play button on my remote again.
Anything made with Disney money, since 2010, should be avoided at all costs.
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