A twisted sibling rivalry leads to murder, mobsters and cutthroat competitive bridge in a small Midwestern town.A twisted sibling rivalry leads to murder, mobsters and cutthroat competitive bridge in a small Midwestern town.A twisted sibling rivalry leads to murder, mobsters and cutthroat competitive bridge in a small Midwestern town.
- Male Ex-Con
- (as Daniel McDougall)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaAt Ennis Stussy's (Scott Hylands) house, as Ennis goes to the refrigerator, scenes from the second season of "Fargo" can be seen on the television screen.
- GoofsDuring the opening scene set in 1988, when Jakob Ungerleider tries to convince the colonel of his identity, the subtitles translate his comment as, "I am a German citizen." However, in the dialogue, he correctly and appropriately states he is a citizen of the German Democratic Republic (East Germany).
- Quotes
Ray Stussy: Hey! Dickhead!
Maurice LeFay: Huh?
Ray Stussy: I gotta place, turns out a place that needs some robbing. A little robbing, not wholesale burglary, just a specific... Just looking for a certain item. And if you do it... well let's just say... your little problem goes up in smoke.
Maurice LeFay: What are we talking about?
Ray Stussy: A stamp.
Maurice LeFay: A stamp?... Like a... postage stamp?
Ray Stussy: Yeah.
Maurice LeFay: Cool... Cool... So I mean, I know I'm the moron but...
Ray Stussy: It's not that kind of stamp numb nuts... It's a vintage stamp, it's got you know... sentimental value for me... It's my stamp.
Maurice LeFay: Your stamp.
Ray Stussy: But it's, you know, at someone else's house temporarily.
Maurice LeFay: Cool, cool... So why not just ask for it back?
Ray Stussy: Well it's, you know, complicated... Just get the damn stamp.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The 69th Primetime Emmy Awards (2017)
What I Liked:
The cinematography is solid, and each scene perfectly implements its well-crafted and memorable music score. On top of that, each actor gives a strong performance.
V. M. Varga is an intriguing character, perhaps the most memorable despite only one scene, and I will be fascinated to see what unfolds with him this season.
What I Disliked:
This episode was noticeably slow for a premiere, causing several uninteresting portions, especially the scenes involving Gloria and her son.
Ennis' death was poorly done and confusing, with no clear explanation as to how he died, in what was an odd death for an unremarkable character.
Overall:
Though underwhelming, this is a pretty good premiere. One can only surmise this season will improve moving forward.
7/10
King Cadmium.
- kingcadmium
- Mar 28, 2022
Details
- Runtime1 hour 7 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 2.00 : 1