Netflix misplaced the latest episode lol, now I can't watch it.
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Netflix has current seasons of shows? Since when is that a thing?
That's international, it's not available in the US. They've been doing this for a while depending on region.Netflix has current seasons of shows? Since when is that a thing?
Netflix has current seasons of shows? Since when is that a thing?
Netflix misplaced the latest episode lol, now I can't watch it.
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A small town cop finding her place in a much wider world. Go inside Fargo for a deeper look at Gloria Burgle.
That's international, it's not available in the US. They've been doing this for a while depending on region.
Yup.The guy doing the voice-over was Billy Bob Thornton right?
Yup.
Also, apparently McGregor and Thewlis did voicework on the robot animation last week.
I have no idea what Varga was referring to in his "peasants and pitchforks" speech. Really curious to see where this goes.
I assume its the eternal fear of the rich that the poor will put them up against the wall and shoot them for their excesses. Varga has just taken it to an extreme, where he seems to have altered his entire life to be rich yet invisible, so when "the revolution" occurs he can blend in with the common man. He's a man from the french revolution, living in modern times.
I just wonder if this "uprising" is something we'll see in this season, or if it's all in his head. Class warfare didn't seem like one of the main themes of the show so far. At the very least it did a lot to differentiate him from the kind of bad guy Malvo was.
Well, thematically Lorne Malvo was tied into lone wolf symbolism a lot, so the wolf theme for Varga feels somewhat familiar. Maybe it'll just be a Bemidji connection.Hawley said this season ties into the other seasons, has anyone noticed a link yet?
Fair enough. I don't remember the movie Fargo feeling all that suspenseful, either. The plot felt to me like an excuse to have weird characters spout amusing, off-kilter dialogue in an odd corner of the world. Either you get caught up in it or you don't. I was always sort of surprised Fargo (the movie) got so much praise -- it seemed designed to annoy people who wanted a conventional crime story. But it's true this season is less tense than season one.This show is about as suspenseful as a box of kittens.
The only thing that still irks me is the technology-not-cooperating motif.but I don't see how it can factor into the plotIt made sense this time to keep Gloria in the restroom.without having another series of UFOs descend from the heavens
Great catch, I missed making that connection.I think the whole "technology doesn't work for her" thing is going to tie into her dynamic withV.M. Varga. In the last two episodes it was established that he uses technology to spy on people. Gloria being completely tech-illiterate is likely going to help her deal with him/staying hidden from him.
Also, regarding the Varga characterthe whole listening in on people's phone calls thing with the picture of Stalin in the background and people asking him whether he's british, which he doesn't answer, makes me think he's maybe east german? That would tie into the prologue of Ep 1. He also uses German words on multiple occasions (think he's said "Guten Tag" at one point, in Ep 4 he says "Schweinekoteletts", though woefully mispronounced).
Also given the Peter and the Wolf intro, the name "Varga" seems likely connected to the Old Norse word "vargr," which means wolf. I recall all the wolf imagery associated with Lorne Malvo (I remember thinking the name Lorne was meant to be associated with "lone"), so that feels like a tie-in. Anyway, V.M. Varga joins a proud tradition of unusual, unplaceable villain's names like Lorne Malvo, Anton Chigurh, and Reince Priebus.Great catch, I missed making that connection.
I think the whole "technology doesn't work for her" thing is going to tie into her dynamic withV.M. Varga. In the last two episodes it was established that he uses technology to spy on people. Gloria being completely tech-illiterate is likely going to help her deal with him/staying hidden from him.
Also, regarding the Varga characterthe whole listening in on people's phone calls thing with the picture of Stalin in the background and people asking him whether he's british, which he doesn't answer, makes me think he's maybe east german? That would tie into the prologue of Ep 1. He also uses German words on multiple occasions (think he's said "Guten Tag" at one point, in Ep 4 he says "Schweinekoteletts", though woefully mispronounced).
Oh wow, I didn't realize he was the main character in A Serious Man. His performance has definitely stood out this season.I'm loving everyone's performance but Michael Stuhlbarg is stealing the season. He's so good.
Fair enough. I don't remember the movie Fargo feeling all that suspenseful, either. The plot felt to me like an excuse to have weird characters spout amusing, off-kilter dialogue in an odd corner of the world. Either you get caught up in it or you don't. I was always sort of surprised Fargo (the movie) got so much praise -- it seemed designed to annoy people who wanted a conventional crime story. But it's true this season is less tense than season one.
This conversation is making me realize that the Coens do like to do little summation moments at the end of a lot of their movies where they question what the point of their stories are, like Marge at the end of Fargo and her "all for a little bit of money" speech, the dialogue at the end of Burn After Reading "what did we learn? Fucked if I know.", that dialogue at the end of Lebowski between the Dude and the narrator that concludes by breaking the 4th wall a bit and riding the line of either poking fun at the idea of a pat resokution and genuinely taking comfort in it. By comparison, the death of Lester Nygard feels almost moralistic and old-fashioned. I guess we'll see how this season compares soon enough.This season is definitely the most "Fargo" season of Fargo.
- Ewan McGregor on Kimmel last night talking about Fargo (note that this leads off with a spoilery clip from an upcoming episode)