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[Macmanus]

I go to the cities once a year, maybe twice. I fucking hate the TC. You couldnt pay me to even think of living there.

Is this like a weird rural Minnesota thing? I live in Minneapolis because I love the city culture; but I also love fishing, camping, and the outdoors in general. I'm up at Voyager multiple times a year, camping every weekend, rock climbing in Red Wing, etc. However I keep running into people that hate everything to do with the cities and the residents from the cities. What's up with that?

Edit: And yeah, people in this state do talk like that.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

That was a great opening! So good. I felt the same like when I watched the first episode of True Detective and Hannibal.

I was legitimately saddened when the Chief was murdered by Billy Bob. That actor really got the decency of the character across and with the pregnant wife and everything

Billy Bob Thornton is like the fucking devil. Tom Hanks' kid was legit shook. I like how he just messes with everyone, but I hope he gets killed at the end of the season.

Martin Freeman is hilarious! I love the hilarious accent. It's probably not true to life, but it works here. Him murdering his wife was so messed up. My cousin actually cheered him on for killing her, I was like "whoa!"

Sam Hess was a douche, lol.

I like Solverson.

 

[triplestation]

Where did billy bob Satan go from the basement?

He's a supernatural character I can feel it

The way he looked at the dear

The way he just becomes interested in others problems outta nowhere

The way he just disappears

How he knows who Colin was talking to

 

[Alpende]

Loved it, didn't expect it to run for 1 hour and 10 minutes though. Are all remaining episodes that long?

I really enjoyed Billy Bob's and Freeman's characters. Freeman's acting was hilarious. Billy Bob is awesome to watch, him ratting out the kid that was pissing was great.

Shit escalated quickly though, damn.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Where did billy bob Satan go from the basement?

He's a supernatural character I can feel it

The way he looked at the dear

The way he just becomes interested in others problems outta nowhere

The way he just disappears

How he knows who Colin was talking to

It really did feel like he was supernatural, didn't he? It's weird. I kinda dig it. He's got a bit of an Anton Chigurh feeling to him. Unstoppable evil.

 

[Pocks]

The tonal shift at the moment Thornton asked Martin if he wanted him to kill Hess hooked me.

Thornton absolutely kills it. The scene when he met Hess had me laughing so hard.

Then hammer.gif — amazing.

I didn't watch any promo material, and I haven't seen the movie. This was such a pleasant surprise.

 

[Ekdrm2d1]

Interesting show. Caught the premier last night (finally.)

Still need to watch Shameless too. and House of Lies. lol finales

 

[Linius]

Loved it, didn't expect it to run for 1 hour and 10 minutes though. Are all remaining episodes that long?

I really enjoyed Billy Bob's and Freeman's characters. Freeman's acting was hilarious. Billy Bob is awesome to watch, him ratting out the kid that was pissing was great.

Shit escalated quickly though, damn.

Most likely just the pilot that runs a little longer to set the story.

Awesome pilot is awesome. Billy Bob is perfect. Hopefully we'll see more of Odenkirks character the rest of the episodes.

 

[ganon]

Where did billy bob Satan go from the basement?

It's been bugging me since yesterday. How did he managed to leave the basement??

 

[Beelzeboss]

It's been bugging me since yesterday. How did he managed to leave the basement??

I'm pretty sure there is a window above that fish poster Freeman headbutts.

That's my guess anyway.

 

[Blader]

I liked the pilot but it also reminded me of the Coen brothers' thing of creating nice, decent people and then doing the worst things to them -- which, even being as cynical as I am, never sits all that well with me. I'll give the second episode a shot though.

 

[Incandenza]

I got some real Randall Flagg vibes from Billy Bob Thornton's character.

 

[backflip10019]

Watched the pilot last night and really enjoyed it. Billy Bob and Martin were both great in their roles. Can't wait to see where this goes.

 

[Cornballer]

I'm pretty sure there is a window above that fish poster Freeman headbutts.

That's my guess anyway.

Yes, there were windows in the basement since the ground floor of the house is elevated. I went back and checked some gifs:

 

[ganon]

I'm pretty sure there is a window above that fish poster Freeman headbutts.

That's my guess anyway.

They look like they have bars on the outside though and it doesn't look openable.

 

[Cornballer]

They look like they have bars on the outside though and it doesn't look openable.

There's a better look here:

There was enough for suspension of disbelief for me, and it certainly wasn't something that took me out of the episode. There's also the undercurrent that Lorne is something of a force of nature and he's capable of a bit more than your average person.

 

[ganon]

There's a better look here:

There was enough for suspension of disbelief for me, and it certainly wasn't something that took me out of the episode. There's also the undercurrent that Lorne is something of a force of nature and he's capable of a bit more than your average person.

Yeah, you can see the bars or something clearly there. Here too on the other windows. I can't see any latch on the windows either.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

It's been bugging me since yesterday. How did he managed to leave the basement??

He’s the Devil, Mr. Ganon. He’s smoke.

 

[ganon]

He’s the Devil, Mr. Ganon. He’s smoke.

If you say so, Mr. NotTheGuyYouKillButAteAllHisLimbs

Spoiler

Not that it matters much, but it's Miss

 

[Meier]

Loved the premiere. Absolutely nailed it.

Billy Bob's last name in the title has been bugging me though.

 

[lamaroo]

Yeah, you can see the bars or something clearly there. Here too on the other windows. I can't see any latch on the windows either.

The horizontal lines? Those aren't bars, they're window wells.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

If you say so, Mr. NotTheGuyYouKillButAteAllHisLimbs

Spoiler

Not that it matters much, but it's Miss

Ms Ganon then.

 

[ganon]

The horizontal lines? Those aren't bars, they're window wells.

I still think it's stretching, but I'll just have to take it I guess

Ms Ganon then.

 

[Musolf815]

Back in college, I went to see Fargo in the theater with a friend from Minnesota (we were at the University of Wisconsin-Madison). Every now and then, she would whisper, "We do NOT sound like that!" or "Oh my God, we sound exactly like that!".

I feel like even if the original had some exaggerations in accents, it made up for them tenfold with the dialogue, it was spot on Minnesotan. Ah geez is a really common thing around here (hell I say it sometimes).

While the new show has characters with exaggerated accents as well, I think having a writer not from MN kind of hinders the "realism" of the dialogue. That said, I feel like the rest of the plot so far makes up for my minor gripes.

 

[SummitAve]

I still think it's stretching, but I'll just have to take it I guess

I don't know if it's that much o a stretch being it's code for a basement window to be accessible in case of a fire or whatever. I think he was just hiding though.

 

[desertdroog]

The horizontal lines? Those aren't bars, they're window wells.

For the non-basement having, here is an outside look.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

I think I missed something, what was the deal with Nygard's hand wound at the end? I remember him glancing at his hand in the earlier scene but I'm not connecting the dots

 

[Cornballer]

I think I missed something, what was the deal with Nygard's hand wound at the end? I remember him glancing at his hand in the earlier scene but I'm not connecting the dots

Didn't he get hit with some of the shotgun blast when the chief got taken out by Lorne? I'd have to go back and check again.

 

[desertdroog]

Yeah, he was hit with one of the balls in the shotgun blast.

He is hiding it so as not to implicate him in the murder of the Officer, particularly after fabricating his knockout on the basement wall.

Which is strange that he wakes up in the hospital, you think they would record the wound. I'm sure this will bite him in the butt down the line.

 

[Gozer the Gozerian]

Oh yeah! Somehow I missed the pellet wound in that initial scene and just saw him looking at his hand.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

Yeah, he was hit with one of the balls in the shotgun blast.

He is hiding it so as not to implicate him in the murder of the Officer, particularly after fabricating his knockout on the basement wall.

Which is strange that he wakes up in the hospital, you think they would record the wound. I'm sure this will bite him in the butt down the line.

Solverson's gonna SOLVE. DAT. SHIT.

 

[Socreges]

It really did feel like he was supernatural, didn't he? It's weird. I kinda dig it. He's got a bit of an Anton Chigurh feeling to him. Unstoppable evil.

That was exactly my thought. Especially during the conversation with the woman at the hotel.

And:

Who wants to know?
*looks around*
Me.

Possibly the best delivery of a single word ever.

 

[Socreges]

Yeah, he was hit with one of the balls in the shotgun blast.

He is hiding it so as not to implicate him in the murder of the Officer, particularly after fabricating his knockout on the basement wall.

Which is strange that he wakes up in the hospital, you think they would record the wound. I'm sure this will bite him in the butt down the line.

Yep. I don't imagine they'd miss that. Was hoping Lester is just too stupid to realize they've already seen it (which will muddy his story) rather than the hospital staff actually missing such an important detail.

 

[desertdroog]

Solverson's gonna SOLVE. DAT. SHIT.

It's in the name, she is a Solver, son.

 

[Linius]

That was exactly my thought. Especially during the conversation with the woman at the hotel.

And:

Who wants to know?
*looks around*
Me.

Possibly the best delivery of a single word ever.

And ending with that just taking a look at you bit. That scene was perfection.

 

[Snake]

That was a very, very good premiere. I hope they can keep up the quality, because that was some compelling-as-hell television. Freeman and Billy Bob are such great choices for these roles. And even after the extended nature of the premiere I kept wanting more.

Hopefully the buzz grows and this gets some more deserving ratings.

 

[Skinny Pete]

Loved it. Billy Bobs character is amazing and Freeman definitely is channeling William H Macys loser character from the movie. Can't wait for the next ep.

 

[Chairhome]

forgive me if it has already been asked, but my wife really wants to watch this but we haven't seen the movie. Should we still be okay (I hear its a different story anyway)? Thanks in advance.

 

[Cornballer]

forgive me if it has already been asked, but my wife really wants to watch this but we haven't seen the movie. Should we still be okay (I hear its a different story anyway)? Thanks in advance.

Yup, you'll be fine. There are some similarities, but the TV show and the movie have different characters and a different story.

 

[StopMakingSense]

forgive me if it has already been asked, but my wife really wants to watch this but we haven't seen the movie. Should we still be okay (I hear its a different story anyway)? Thanks in advance.

If anything, having seen the movie (one of my all-time favorite films) makes some of the visual/story similarities in the first half hour feel a little weird.

Which I got over as it became very much it's own story.

 

[inm8num2]

FX, why do you demand so much of my time to watch your excellent shows?

 

[Linius]

If anything, having seen the movie (one of my all-time favorite films) makes some of the visual/story similarities in the first half hour feel a little weird.

Which I got over as it became very much it's own story.

Yeah, the start of the episode was very similar to the movie. I didn't got to rewatching it but I think I'm gonna do that this weekend.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-XEHwUBubk

This is probably my favourite scene. Just some Minnesotan chitchat. Geez.

 

[Kadayi]

Great opening. Really digging it. Did not expect events to play out as they did in the basement. Interested to see where it goes from here. BBT is a total troll. Saying that though Sam Hess was a douche.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I'm really curious how Lester is gonna try to cover up what he did. Pretty sure Solverson's not gonna buy his shit.

 

[Chris R]

I'm also interested if Hess and Lester's brother were involved in any way, ya know with that gun running and what not.

 

[metsallica]

FX, why do you demand so much of my time to watch your excellent shows?

Best first-world problem!

 

[mattiewheels]

Loved it. Billy Bobs character is amazing and Freeman definitely is channeling William H Macys loser character from the movie. Can't wait for the next ep.

Watching the movie again was interesting, because I forgot how Macy's character never showed any remorse or fear in his situation. He was just so focused on each of his money plots that the killings never revealed any humanity in him. Only when he's caught does he show the fear. I can see a lot of that fear in Freeman already, even though they both share that pathetic, repressed vibe completely.

 

[Norwegian Rudo]

I'm really curious how Lester is gonna try to cover up what he did. Pretty sure Solverson's not gonna buy his shit.

I'm assuming Saul will be Sheriff, and it seems fairly obvious her opinion won't be much valued.

 

[NotTheGuyYouKill]

I'm assuming Saul will be Sheriff, and it seems fairly obvious her opinion won't be much valued.

That makes me think Saul is gonna get his head blown off and then we'll get a Solverson/Gimly team-up.

 

[Norwegian Rudo]

That makes me think Saul is gonna get his head blown off and then we'll get a Solverson/Gimly team-up.

I'm thinking more that they will be working together behind his back.