I think she's kind of the fly in the ointment. She basically killed the Mob boss when she misinterpreted the son's request to look after him, leading to this slow war of escalation and then she made the poison pie which is going to lead more trouble
For the most part, I'm digging the direction of the series. Particularly like Whishaw doing his hangdog Irishman caught in the middle of being an outsider to everyone, and Glynn Turman has been really good as Rocks Right hand and Consigliere. However, less sold on Schwartzman as he's kind of nebbish and albeit he's a force of nature as Genny in the Italian Crime drama Gomorrah (which I highly recommend), Salvatore Esposito feels like he's acting in a black and white movie with the amount of face acting he's doing. I dare say that's likely a directorial choice, but it's kind of not really making the best use of him. Olyphant is always good, especially when you give him any kind of a badge, but Jack Huston and his various PTSD ticks is more annoying versus engaging. Not remotely invested in the Funeral home drama at all, though.
I listened to the Watch Podcast and they kind of summarized it best in that everyone's maximising, which I think is a fair assessment.
Still going to see it through as there' really not much else on atm, but I'll be honest I've yet to be sold on any of the Fargo Season endings, as in any way satisfying. Hawley is great at taking you on a journey, but the destination is oftentimes underwhelming.