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Fargo - Season 2 - a new true crime chapter takes us to 1979 Sioux Falls - Mon on FX
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Cornballer
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- Inside Fargo: The Gerhardts (FX video on youtube)
dead souls
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Goddamn, another excellent episode.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Because America sucks.
Na, blame them for putting season one on fucking Hulu exclusively.
Bobby Roberts
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I do kinda wish Michael Hogan had a little more to do than just sit and glower. I mean, I understand that's the role. But I wanna see what he'd do with this dialog man.
*uses British guy to challenge your sentiment*
It is a shame about the ratings though.
NotTheGuyYouKill
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Why.
Wait till the season finale where he finally gets up with a revolver in hand and shoots Dodd in the head before keeling over.
You ever been forced against your will to use Hulu? It's garbage.
Netflix helps build audiences between the seasons who may have missed it initially.
User 479360
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Caught up today
I LOVED Season One and like this one as well, just not as much. It hasn't hooked me in the same way.
I wish the ratings would be better, though, because as a whole Fargo is one of the best shows out there.
I love how Season Two ties into Season One, what with everything Molly's father mentioned and her as a child. I like both casts a lot, too.
I LOVED Season One and like this one as well, just not as much. It hasn't hooked me in the same way.
I wish the ratings would be better, though, because as a whole Fargo is one of the best shows out there.
I love how Season Two ties into Season One, what with everything Molly's father mentioned and her as a child. I like both casts a lot, too.
RatskyWatsky
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Have they said if they're leaving clues re: season 3 in this season like they did last year? I could see the Gerhardts in 1951 as maybe being the story that next season focuses on.
Agree~
Agree~
Moff
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I certainly hope something like that happens, I was very excited to see him and disappointed when it seemed he was dying and now in a coma.
another great episode btw. I feel this whole season was done to specifically please me
Grizzlyjin
Supersonic, idiotic, disconnecting, not respecting, who would really ever wanna go and top that
That would be kinda cool. Like if in every season the show went further and further back until it was basically a Western.
Fargo S3 a snowy western could be awesome.
I bet they'll link season 3 to the rest of the series somehow. Not sure if it'd be an earlier era or a sooner one though.
Ratings better not impact a third season. Show's too good, but it's so seemingly expensive I can't see it getting revived by someone else if FX cancelled it.
Also, as a side note, the music played when Mollys mom was getting chemo and towards the end of the third episode is really, really good.
Cornballer
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- Calgary Herald: Fargo's funnyman: Brad Garrett spreads his wings as gangster in violent Alberta-shot series
As I noted in the renew/cancel thread, I don't think the show is in any danger of not being renewed by FX, but it's still disappointing to see the low numbers.
dead souls
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And the ratings actually bounced back up a bit this week as well. Up .15 to a .42 demo, which is right in line with every show on FX that isn't named American Horror Story.
I don't think he liked being in either situation, he just kind of found himself in them. But he sure keeps a cool head when he's in them.
Cornballer
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- Onion A|V Club's Polite Fight: Were Fargos two standoffs too many? (video)
Cornballer
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Embarrassing a civilian needs needs to teach a Sheriff how do his his job. He wasn't even close to entertaining the idea of a hit-and-run even though all evidence pointed to it. Fucking shoe on the tree, man. Liked how Peggy's trying to shoot the theory down with what i said: who's going to hit someone and drive with his body home? On that front things are progressing okay, i just don't get why the kickstart the plot this season with a more or less inexplicable behavior by Peggy.
Not sure how Mike knows and states as a fact Rye was the shooter and is now likely on the run, and on the other hand his family are none the wiser. Rye's name wasn't in the news, right?
Not sure how Mike knows and states as a fact Rye was the shooter and is now likely on the run, and on the other hand his family are none the wiser. Rye's name wasn't in the news, right?
forgeforsaken
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While Fargo is obviously not the true story it claims, that actually happened.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Gregory_Glen_Biggs
BertramCooper
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Jean Smart is totally getting an Emmy for this.
Mike knows it was Rye because he went to the typewriter guy. He managed to find out typewriter guy was working with Rye. In Cornballers post above you even see the gif of Mike asking questions about Rye's business. That's how they found out Rye was supposed to 'talk' to the judge to hold up his end of the deal. And since Mike ain't no fool it's not that hard to see the connection.
I do agree it's a bit silly they had Betsy explaining the hit and run theory.
I do agree it's a bit silly they had Betsy explaining the hit and run theory.
Plot of last season was jumpstarted by an the inexplicable act of Lester killing his wife with a hammer when a moment of anger gets the better of him. Plot of the film was kickstarted by the inexplicable plot created by Jerry to have his wife fake kidnapped for real in order get money from his father in law. These are all things that normal people don't do, that could be considered inexplicable.
Only none of them really are inexplicable, including Peggy, are they? You can explain them fairly easily by analyzing the character that perpetrates the act. They are all completely unusual behavior that makes perfect sense in the context of that character. They are not rational actions, but actions that none the less can be explained.
That's just like, your opinion, man
User 479360
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It's been over a decade since I last watched Fargo, the movie, but I own the DVD. I need to get on that.
I'd been wanting to watch it again before I started the show, but now I want to even more-so. I don't remember a whole lot.
I'd been wanting to watch it again before I started the show, but now I want to even more-so. I don't remember a whole lot.
I think it's safe to say that most people watching this show have never seen the film on which the show is based. It's probably more distracting because you know what they're trying to do.
I certainly hope so. She's been fantastic so far. Whole series has been about on par with season 1, I think.
I can't speak for the US of course. But in my area the only people watching this show are also Coen brothers fans. It's a very specific show with a weird kind of humour. My bet would be that most people who watch this show are familiar with the Coen bros and at least the Fargo movie.
Well, I don't meant to say the movie wasn't well known, but it is 20 years old. I happen to be a huge Coen brothers fan.
I do understand what you're saying though. It's like they took an existing script and added little "Minnesota nice-isms" into it, but I think that on the whole it's pretty effective.
This show was probably sold on how different it might be from your average show about crime in a small, quiet town. I agree that the actors are strong enough to play the characters without aping the Coen brothers, but I doubt the screenwriters know any better.
Well for me personally the only reason I began watching the first season was due to seeing Fargo for the first time a year beforehand and loving it.
Also apparently the other cop Lou was with in the last ep. was mentioned in the first season when Lou first met Gus.
Is this thread spoiler free? I finished season one yesterday and I really liked it. I loved the dry humour. Started watching season 2 today and I've seen the first two episodes. I don't know, I'm not feeling it so far. And this quote from the OP:
I'm not seeing this in the first two episodes. It's so much more serious and gritty compared to the first one, and I don't love this direction. It's like the exact opposite of what I liked from season 1. But it's not awful of course, it's just different so far. Still good.
Also, how many episodes have been aired? I thought the whole season 2 was on Netflix, but apparently it's only updated to episode 3...
I'm not seeing this in the first two episodes. It's so much more serious and gritty compared to the first one, and I don't love this direction. It's like the exact opposite of what I liked from season 1. But it's not awful of course, it's just different so far. Still good.
Also, how many episodes have been aired? I thought the whole season 2 was on Netflix, but apparently it's only updated to episode 3...
This thread isn't spoiler free, so be cautious. Only three episodes have aired so far.
This thread is not spoiler friendly, after the new episodes air we discuss things without spoilers.
And this is not your typical Netflix show that is uploaded at once. It's an FX show with weekly episodes. So you'll find the new episode on Netflix weekly, we're three episodes into season two now. There will be ten episodes.
And this is not your typical Netflix show that is uploaded at once. It's an FX show with weekly episodes. So you'll find the new episode on Netflix weekly, we're three episodes into season two now. There will be ten episodes.
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