Grinchy
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Or season 2 of "A Serious Man" where it ends with a shot of a hurricane and the audience is left confused.
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Fargo - Thornton & Freeman in a new tale from the Coen Brothers' world - Tues on FX
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Or season 2 of "A Serious Man" where it ends with a shot of a hurricane and the audience is left confused.
RustyNails
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Lionel Mandrake
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Then a Blood Simple season. And a Barton Fink season.
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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What is this, the high hat?
Gozer the Gozerian
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boy i sure cant wait for the ladykillers season
Garrett 2U
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I'm hoping the opening scene of next episode is the two inept detectives walking through the chaos that Malvo caused inside the building.
Cornballer
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Higgins113
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HOLY SHIT! I just stumbled upon the best way to watch the shootout scene in fargo from last episode!
Happened upon this completely by accident. I actually glanced into a mirror and could see the show through the mirror and beyond being able to explain what happened, it appears that the mirrored windows on the Fargo building were negated by the mirror I was watching the show through and I could see Malvo through the window!
The scene looks so badass omg
Happened upon this completely by accident. I actually glanced into a mirror and could see the show through the mirror and beyond being able to explain what happened, it appears that the mirrored windows on the Fargo building were negated by the mirror I was watching the show through and I could see Malvo through the window!
The scene looks so badass omg
Umm...I...uhh...wat
RatskyWatsky
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Sounds legit!
Ape Gone Insane
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I'm going to go out and on a limb and say that I don't believe you.
Lionel Mandrake
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I don't think there's anything in science that would support that.
Higgins113
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I'm gonna roll my window up, then I'm going to drive away and you're gonna go home to NeoGAF. And every few years you're gonna look at this site and know that you're alive because you chose not to go down on a certain road on a certain night. That you chose to walk into the light instead of into the darkness.
I don't remember in quite a long time a tv show that is treating its viewers as total idiots as Fargo does. And Bemidjy's PD criminal incompetence has already surpassed that of 'Dexter''s Miami PD in mere seven episodes.
Let's start with that there was no logical reason for Lester to keep the hammer. Why would a person keep his murder weapon around, all still covered with evidence? It's like the writers thought 'ok, we want to pin the murder on Chaz down the line. How are we going to do that?' and the solution is a murderer keeps his murder weapon around and intact so he can later on have an idea 'lets plant the incriminating murder weapon that i had no business keeping around at my brother's'.
Do i need to wait for Molly so she can point that is whole deal screams as a set-up like no other? The PD does nothing. Run the hammer for prints - there will none of Chaz. Ask yourself, why would a killer keep the murder weapon so neatly and unwashed with the victim's blood in a firearm closet? When the prints come back negative, ask yourself why would he wipe his fingerprints and not the blood? And so on and so on. But our Bemidjy cops seems to not know about this concept called 'framing\incriminating an innocent' because not only they aren't shown doing the tests they need to do, they are in fact out celebrating cracking the case instead of bothering or caring about evidence.
What person watching this would think this shit flies? God damn it, these useless people haven't 'found' the shotgun that killed Vern even though it's right there in Lester's house which they have been through countless of times.
We continue with 2 FBI agent who somehow don't see a guy right in front of them pulling a machine gun and they go on to not hear a single freaking thing from Malvo's 3-stories massacre..Not to mention Malvo's suit is spick and span with no blood stains or splatter from his CQC activities.
No it's not funny. Maybe it would have if this whole series wasn't riddled with and based on law enforcement and other characters being complete imbeciles.
Last episdoe we had 2 hired gunmen follow Malvo in order to kill him, only to try and take him out amidst the worst storm this place have ever seen where visibility and accuracy is down the crapper. What made them choose that timing? Why didn't they keep waiting as they did all the day until Malvo enters a building\house and then surprise him and surely kill him with ease? But nope. Lets choose the worst moment to try and do that. I guess Malvo's character has to live and the writers thought it would hard to swallow him overcoming 2 guys who had the element of surprise and guns, but what they actually did was as hard to swallow and as infuriatingly moronic.
I mean just before that, after SWAT or whatever storm the house and kill Don, we hear on the police chatter them saying 'weirdest suicide by cop i've ever seen', somehow glossing over the fact that Don was taped in his place in manner that anyone with half a brain would suspect there's more to the scene and that's there probably another unaccounted for person involved in the matter.
What am i as a viewer to think other than that 'Fargo' is taking the piss and that its plot development hangs on characters acting idiotically and generally stuff not holding a drop of water?
Let's start with that there was no logical reason for Lester to keep the hammer. Why would a person keep his murder weapon around, all still covered with evidence? It's like the writers thought 'ok, we want to pin the murder on Chaz down the line. How are we going to do that?' and the solution is a murderer keeps his murder weapon around and intact so he can later on have an idea 'lets plant the incriminating murder weapon that i had no business keeping around at my brother's'.
Do i need to wait for Molly so she can point that is whole deal screams as a set-up like no other? The PD does nothing. Run the hammer for prints - there will none of Chaz. Ask yourself, why would a killer keep the murder weapon so neatly and unwashed with the victim's blood in a firearm closet? When the prints come back negative, ask yourself why would he wipe his fingerprints and not the blood? And so on and so on. But our Bemidjy cops seems to not know about this concept called 'framing\incriminating an innocent' because not only they aren't shown doing the tests they need to do, they are in fact out celebrating cracking the case instead of bothering or caring about evidence.
What person watching this would think this shit flies? God damn it, these useless people haven't 'found' the shotgun that killed Vern even though it's right there in Lester's house which they have been through countless of times.
We continue with 2 FBI agent who somehow don't see a guy right in front of them pulling a machine gun and they go on to not hear a single freaking thing from Malvo's 3-stories massacre..Not to mention Malvo's suit is spick and span with no blood stains or splatter from his CQC activities.
No it's not funny. Maybe it would have if this whole series wasn't riddled with and based on law enforcement and other characters being complete imbeciles.
Last episdoe we had 2 hired gunmen follow Malvo in order to kill him, only to try and take him out amidst the worst storm this place have ever seen where visibility and accuracy is down the crapper. What made them choose that timing? Why didn't they keep waiting as they did all the day until Malvo enters a building\house and then surprise him and surely kill him with ease? But nope. Lets choose the worst moment to try and do that. I guess Malvo's character has to live and the writers thought it would hard to swallow him overcoming 2 guys who had the element of surprise and guns, but what they actually did was as hard to swallow and as infuriatingly moronic.
I mean just before that, after SWAT or whatever storm the house and kill Don, we hear on the police chatter them saying 'weirdest suicide by cop i've ever seen', somehow glossing over the fact that Don was taped in his place in manner that anyone with half a brain would suspect there's more to the scene and that's there probably another unaccounted for person involved in the matter.
What am i as a viewer to think other than that 'Fargo' is taking the piss and that its plot development hangs on characters acting idiotically and generally stuff not holding a drop of water?
The PD buffoonery is intentional. They'e characters that fall in line with all the other exaggerations of small town living. Just enjoy the show. You're watching it as if it's trying to emulate real life rather than it being clearly a TV show with surreal moments throughout.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
Saty, best advice with this show is to just turn your brain off and enjoy the ride. I lost count of the weird stuff a while back but I still really like it.
You're way overthinking the show...
Lionel Mandrake
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But the show is based on actual events, told exactly as they happened out of respect for the dead.
There's nothing much to enjoy even with the brain off. And when they continue to give focus to these stuff then i can't ignore it.
You can do surreal without turning to a joke. Hannibal for instance has it's share of things that are difficult\impossible to suspend but either it's worth it or there are other elements to show that aren't directly related to them that are enjoyable.
I have little-to-none to work with with Fargo.
Mr. Saturn
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I thought Malvo took the shotgun with him?
As for the fingerprints coming back negative on the hammer I'm not sure that definitively proves it was a setup. I mean yes it would be bizarre for Chaz to wipe his fingerprints but not the victims blood, but for all they know, Chaz could have been wearing gloves.
Of course this doesn't change the fact that it would still be bizarre for Chaz to even keep the weapon in the first place (from the perspective of the police), I'm sure Molly will point out how strange/absurd this all is.
It would be nice if the other police were more on the ball in asking these questions, but the chief of police's theory was that there roving bands of vagrants breaking into people's homes and that's how Lester's wife and the chief got killed.
So he's been consistently incompetent, if he were smart one minute and then dumb the next I would have a problem with that, but this ehh I can take it.
As for Mr. Wrench and Mr. Numbers attacking Malvo in the storm, I would say that while it was a disadvantage for them, it was also a disadvantage for Malvo (though he still overcame it) considering he didn't even have a gun and also at the beginning of that episode when they show the Fargo crew eating in that restaurant, the man reading the accounts mentions Mr. Wrench and Mr. Numbers and says that they've been deployed for three days, so them attacking Malvo then could simply be because they were at the end of their limit for their job.
Pullin the machine gun out in the front of the building, eh I'll give you that one, that was really bizarre.
As for the fingerprints coming back negative on the hammer I'm not sure that definitively proves it was a setup. I mean yes it would be bizarre for Chaz to wipe his fingerprints but not the victims blood, but for all they know, Chaz could have been wearing gloves.
Of course this doesn't change the fact that it would still be bizarre for Chaz to even keep the weapon in the first place (from the perspective of the police), I'm sure Molly will point out how strange/absurd this all is.
It would be nice if the other police were more on the ball in asking these questions, but the chief of police's theory was that there roving bands of vagrants breaking into people's homes and that's how Lester's wife and the chief got killed.
So he's been consistently incompetent, if he were smart one minute and then dumb the next I would have a problem with that, but this ehh I can take it.
As for Mr. Wrench and Mr. Numbers attacking Malvo in the storm, I would say that while it was a disadvantage for them, it was also a disadvantage for Malvo (though he still overcame it) considering he didn't even have a gun and also at the beginning of that episode when they show the Fargo crew eating in that restaurant, the man reading the accounts mentions Mr. Wrench and Mr. Numbers and says that they've been deployed for three days, so them attacking Malvo then could simply be because they were at the end of their limit for their job.
Pullin the machine gun out in the front of the building, eh I'll give you that one, that was really bizarre.
shacklesmcgee
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Yeah, I'm pretty sure they haven't said nor shown the gun to still be in the house.
Classic Saty!
Although, for once, I actually agree with some of the stuff he's saying. The show is quite silly, though, and many of the characters are written to be unusually stupid/incompetent.
Although, for once, I actually agree with some of the stuff he's saying. The show is quite silly, though, and many of the characters are written to be unusually stupid/incompetent.
Her name was Georgia, right?
RustyNails
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I'm kind of annoyed by how terrible this post is
triplestation
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I'm with saty
Malvo is the most undeserving bad guy in fiction history because all his schemes are a guaranteed clean success because he's malvo
Malvo is the most undeserving bad guy in fiction history because all his schemes are a guaranteed clean success because he's malvo
Whoa whoa whoa. You realize Fargo's a dark comedy right? Like... it's not supposed to be taken super seriously and its ridiculousness is exaggerated for effect.
Also... how have you made it this far into the show and not turned back way earlier? The show's been pretty consistent in its 'you need to suspend your disbelief' factor for quite some time now. Are you some kind of masochist? You clearly aren't enjoying the show/don't understand what it's trying to do. I mean if watching shows that you don't enjoy is your thing then more power to you, but I don't get it.
triplestation
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I don't think the show even knows what it's trying to do
I watch it still idk why
I watch it still idk why
RustyNails
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You should see The Walking Dead thread.
"Omg this show sucks balls. It is seriously the worst thing ever on tv why do people watch this? A 10 year old could write better than this crap. Im done with the show."
cue next week,
"Omg this show sucks balls..."
I used to be like this.
Life has gotten so much better since I stopped watching it.
Grinchy
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But in all fairness, that show is fucking terrible. I can understand watching it as a guilty pleasure, though.
mattiewheels
And then the LORD David Bowie saith to his Son, Jonny Depp: 'Go, and spread my image amongst the cosmos. For every living thing is in anguish and only the LIGHT shall give them reprieve.'
It just feels like they wanted to recreate an Anton Chigurh type of character without really getting how to do that well, so you've got this guy who walks between the raindrops in a kind of hamfisted way to fit the humor of the show. We have a few eps left, so maybe they'll address it somehow, eh.
Fantastical
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I definitely have issues with this show. I'm still enjoying it, but I don't feel its the masterpiece some are making it out to be.
Why do they keep using terrible CGI? That building scene was completely ruined by how terrible the windows looked.
Why do they keep using terrible CGI? That building scene was completely ruined by how terrible the windows looked.
Saty's raison d'etre.
RustyNails
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Some people are not meant to enjoy things in life, just like some people aren't meant to find love.
Sectorseven
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Did they ever explain how he snuck out of the basement in the first episode?
Cornballer
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Short feature on Russell Harvard:
- NPR: In 'Fargo,' A Deaf Actor Gets His Chance To Be Wicked *spoilers for this week*
- NPR: In 'Fargo,' A Deaf Actor Gets His Chance To Be Wicked *spoilers for this week*
There's a spoiler for the upcoming episode in this article.
Cornballer
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Thanks. I added a note.
Cornballer
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New episode tonight:
Cornballer
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Three more including tonight. The finale is on June 17th.
Cornballer
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- HitFix Interview: Jordan Peele on bringing 'Key and Peele' chemistry to 'Fargo'
Cornballer
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Also note that the episode is scheduled to run an additional 17 minutes past the hour tonight, so adjust your viewing schedule/DVR accordingly.
In addition, a few critics with screeners have advised, like usual, that you either watch the episode live or stay off the internet until you've seen it.
In addition, a few critics with screeners have advised, like usual, that you either watch the episode live or stay off the internet until you've seen it.
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