Fargo - FX Greenlights Limited Series

[StarLord]

Just watched the episode from this week. A f****** UFO! Haha. Amazing!

Definitely my fav one yet.

 

[squeekness]

It was an interesting twist.

 

[Napoleon]

M. Night Shaymalan's probably crapping his pants right now.

 

[Brother Jack]

Hank, the one person who obsessed over them in this season missed out on them.

I'd like something more about that before the season's over. That was a pretty weird and intriguing bit for that character. But I wouldn't be surprised if there wasn't. I seriously doubt Hank's will be alive by the end anyway.

 

[MadVillainy]

Interesting little finale. Kinda quiet after the first bit, but I liked it.

Really sad [BLACKOUT]to see Ed go.[/BLACKOUT]

I thought [BLACKOUT]Mike's ending was funny. Funny how they treat to mob like a regular business. I mean they touched on it earlier in the season, but it was literally like any other office with accounting, mailroom, etc. Mike will go crazy at a job like that, but I don't think we've seen the last of him (season 3)[/BLACKOUT]

SOmething that i didn't even pick up on because I havent rewatched season 1 since last year:
[BLACKOUT]Apparently/allegedly Hanzee becomes "Mr. Tripoli" as shown in the finale. Mr Tripoli is the head of the Fargo mob in season 1 and gets killed by Malvo. Kinda disappointed in that outcome. The kids playing playground were Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench, one of them was deaf[/BLACKOUT]

 

[James]

I thought [BLACKOUT]Mike's ending was funny. Funny how they treat to mob like a regular business. I mean they touched on it earlier in the season, but it was literally like any other office with accounting, mailroom, etc. Mike will go crazy at a job like that, but I don't think we've seen the last of him (season 3)[/BLACKOUT]

SOmething that i didn't even pick up on because I havent rewatched season 1 since last year:
[BLACKOUT]Apparently/allegedly Hanzee becomes "Mr. Tripoli" as shown in the finale. Mr Tripoli is the head of the Fargo mob in season 1 and gets killed by Malvo. Kinda disappointed in that outcome. The kids playing playground were Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench, one of them was deaf[/BLACKOUT]

Damn, I didn't even remember that! This show is far too clever. Hanze, the deaf kid...geez, until reading your post I didn't think of any of it.

Mike's fate reminded me a lot of The Shield, and to a lesser degree Marlo in The Wire.

I thought the final was excellent. Ted Danson's explanation about his office seemed like a wee fib. After finishing what was an incredible season I'm inclined to agree with all the folks who've been saying Fargo is the best show on TV right now. Bring on season 3!

 

[Sawyer]

[BLACKOUT]The kids playing playground were Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench, one of them was deaf[/BLACKOUT]

It took me a second to pick up on that. At first, I thought it was just a weird background detail to focus on, and then it was just like a lightbulb went off. That was cool.

Had been wondering whether we would see [blackout]older Molly and Lou[/blackout] at any point in the season.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Did we ever meet Mr. Tripoli in the first season, or do they just talk about him? I don't remember.

I think my favorite part of the episode was the scene at the Gerhart's place with Mike, the Kitchen brother and that guy stealing the silverware.

 

[HighFivingMF]

Did we ever meet Mr. Tripoli in the first season, or do they just talk about him? I don't remember.

Yeah. He was the guy who ordered Malvo killed at the sea food restaurant. Had the lobster bib.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah. He was the guy who ordered Malvo killed at the sea food restaurant. Had the lobster bib.

Ah, okay. I'll have to rewatch that scene and see if the actor looked anything like Hanzee.

 

[Sawyer]

Ah, okay. I'll have to rewatch that scene and see if the actor looked anything like Hanzee.

I googled. He didn't.

Though, I guess that's why they included that bit about him having face-work done.

 

[Sawyer]

Seeing that season 3 might not be until Spring 2017. Which fits, considering the length in time between S1 and S2.

 

[MadVillainy]

2017?

No...NO

 

[BestGirl]

Good finale. I'm sad Ed died, but that was obviously always going to happen. It's disappointing that Betsy seemingly got the right medicine but will die anyway, but **** happens. Mike's ending was also strangely depressing, what with him missing Simone and then being given a soulless corporate position.

The only things I didn't really like about it were the lack of Karl and the failure to pay off Betsy's premonition that Hanzee might kill Lou. The episode should've run an extra ten minutes or so and had Lou and Schmidt square off against Hanzee in the grocery store.

ETA: I forgot to mention that I loved Mike's friendo and the way Lou shut down Peggy's bull**** in the car.

 

[James]

The only things I didn't really like about it were the lack of Karl and the failure to pay off Betsy's premonition that Hanzee might kill Lou. The episode should've run an extra ten minutes or so and had Lou and Schmidt square off against Hanzee in the grocery store.

It's odd, but I recall a scene in season one where Lou, while discussing Malvo with Greta, talked about sitting out on his porch with his gun one night while waiting for something to come. As season 2 carried on I really thought Hanzee was the thing he meant, some monster coming for Lou or his family, but then we never saw a scene like this. I'm shaky on the details as I don't remember the original scene that well, was it an inconsistency or another event unrelated to Sioux Falls?

I was okay with Hanzee getting away and no showdown with Lou, tense as that would have been. The face-changing business is pretty wacky but this show does manage to squeak in the odd bit of cartoonish absurdity here and there so I guess it works out in that regard. The premonition was a really neat scene, it added a lot of tension to the remainder of the episode!

 

[Matt]

It's odd, but I recall a scene in season one where Lou, while discussing Malvo with Greta, talked about sitting out on his porch with his gun one night while waiting for something to come. As season 2 carried on I really thought Hanzee was the thing he meant, some monster coming for Lou or his family, but then we never saw a scene like this. I'm shaky on the details as I don't remember the original scene that well, was it an inconsistency or another event unrelated to Sioux Falls?

I was okay with Hanzee getting away and no showdown with Lou, tense as that would have been. The face-changing business is pretty wacky but this show does manage to squeak in the odd bit of cartoonish absurdity here and there so I guess it works out in that regard. The premonition was a really neat scene, it added a lot of tension to the remainder of the episode!

Well, in fairness, Lou does tell Hank that he thinks Hanzee will show himself again eventually, so it could very well be referencing him on his porch, just waiting for Hanzee to pop back up. I mean, reflecting on his conversation with Malvo, it is very clear that the events of season 2/the Sioux Falls Massacre impacted Lou a great deal. So it could be tying back to that.

I loved that [blackout]Hanzee[/blackout] turned out to be [blackout]Mr. Tripoli[/blackout]. Such a cool way to tie it into season 1. He basically becomes the thing he hated [blackout]the Gerhardts[/blackout] and he in turn is killed by someone who was very much like him...a force of nature. Its oddly symmetrical.

 

[James]

Well, in fairness, Lou does tell Hank that he thinks Hanzee will show himself again eventually, so it could very well be referencing him on his porch, just waiting for Hanzee to pop back up.

Mmm, true! I hadn't thought of that, good work Mr. Matt.

 

[squeekness]

2017?

No...NO

That would suck.

 

[HighFivingMF]

It isn't that bad of a wait when you take into consideration there's hardly even 2 weeks left in 2015.

 

[MadVillainy]

Collider had this in their review

Giving all of Peggy’s fears and desires a climactic howl in the back of Lou’s squad car. She raged about the expectations put on her and other women. About how impossible that bar is. I mentioned last week that if you pause on the introductory true crime book, you could read about Peggy’s past. It’s clear she’s been defined by other people her whole life. Unable to forge her own path. It’s clear Lou doesn’t see her as a victim. It’s probably the one major thing I disagree with Lou about. Lou’s seen horrors and death, but he’s never been a woman. His dismissal of her explanation because “people are dead” actually makes me dislike young Lou quite a bit.

Not trying to trvialize anything Peggy and other women have/had gone through but Im with Lou. People are dead and in jail because of Peggy including her own husband. And from what I saw her life wasn't that bad.
On the other hand she's obviously a very sick person, if the reviewer wanted to defend, justify, or whatever her actions they shouldve used that

 

[Sawyer]

Yeah, that "But he's never been a woman!" is BS to me. You can't use feminist ideologies to hand-wave the fact that pretty much every bad thing that happened this season stemmed from her actions. Sure, the guy she hit with her car was a piece of s***, but come on... she's not the victim here.

 

[BestGirl]

It's odd, but I recall a scene in season one where Lou, while discussing Malvo with Greta, talked about sitting out on his porch with his gun one night while waiting for something to come. As season 2 carried on I really thought Hanzee was the thing he meant, some monster coming for Lou or his family, but then we never saw a scene like this. I'm shaky on the details as I don't remember the original scene that well, was it an inconsistency or another event unrelated to Sioux Falls?

There was a scene earlier in the season where he was sitting outside while wearing his uniform, fiddling with something. Betsy came out and asked him when he was going to come inside. I think that was what Lou was alluding to in the future.

Collider had this in their review

Not trying to trvialize anything Peggy and other women have/had gone through but Im with Lou. People are dead and in jail because of Peggy including her own husband. And from what I saw her life wasn't that bad.
On the other hand she's obviously a very sick person, if the reviewer wanted to defend, justify, or whatever her actions they shouldve used that

Yeah. Every woman who's had a career and family have struggled with those expectations, and nearly none of them have killed someone. Peggy's speech was just another of self-justification and an attempt to wriggle out of a situation she knew she'd caused.

 

[BestGirl]

Yeah, that "But he's never been a woman!" is BS to me. You can't use feminist ideologies to hand-wave the fact that pretty much every bad thing that happened this season stemmed from her actions. Sure, the guy she hit with her car was a piece of s***, but come on... she's not the victim here.

I'm sure if you were to ask Robert Durst why he killed all those people, he would snap, "You don't know what it's like to be rich!" It's stupid. No matter how miserable you are, you're responsible for your own actions, and Peggy rejected more than one opportunity to turn back.

 

[Rowsdower!]

Yeah, I don't have a lot of sympathy for Peggy. She's clearly mentally ill, but she was also really apathetic about all the damage she was directly or indirectly responsible for. She's not as bad as someone like Lester from season 1, but she's not a victim either.

 

[Sawyer]

Yeah, I don't have a lot of sympathy for Peggy. She's clearly mentally ill, but she was also really apathetic about all the damage she was directly or indirectly responsible for. She's not as bad as someone like Lester from season 1, but she's not a victim either.

Yeah, at least she seemed to give a s*** about Ed's well-being at the end of the day, whereas Lester purposefully put his (significantly nicer, more loving) second wife in the line of fire and was like "Well, hey, at least it wasn't me! HAHAHAHA!!!"