Fargo

Dunst killed it this episode channeling her Kathy Bates/Misery. "Hun, did you stab the hostage?" ed and peggy keep their trail of death going on lol.

Also felt really bad for Hanzee this episode, he better make it out alive

There are zero bad things to be said about this show. So damn good.

Give Hazee shit about wounded knee so he starts shooting everyones caps was a nice touch. So much foreshadowing on this show, you also had Peggy going off about asking for permission to go to the bathroom then they end up dealing with Dodd needing to go to the bathroom, ed was in the phone booth with hangman, Probably missed a ton

GD, Peggy leveled up.

Hanzee is a great anti-hero/semi-villain.

Anyone notice the symbols in the bar? (above the bartender when Hanzee enters)

I wonder just how common it was to find English pint glasses being used in some podunk bar in South Dakota in the late 70's.

Chanur_sl said:

I thought Dodd was pretty funny in this episode. Donovan doing a good job with him.

Click to expand...

Nominate this episode for one of the all time greats. Damn.

Barraco Bisi_sl said:

I actually have a complaint about the last episode. Can anyone guess what it is?

Click to expand...

It ended to soon

Barraco Bisi_sl said:

I actually have a complaint about the last episode. Can anyone guess what it is?

Click to expand...

Hanzee dishonored his ancestors by shooting the two rednecks in the lower leg, not in the knee. A knee shot would have been infinitely more painful and gruesome, and fit in better with Wounded Knee plaque.

That bothered me, as did Hanzee's picture being in the paper. At best, in 1979, I figure they would've had a sketch. But to get a mug shot? This one I could buy somewhat due to the Sheriff wanting him for the other shit that took place prior to the bar shootout. But it bothered me as I was watching.

Is that really an issue ? mass shootings everywhere and all the people involed are identified and the Gerehardts have already gone to the cops.

Yea I'm ok with how that went down, oddly enough. But what did strike me was just how much they're going to the well re: knocking people out. It's like the cast is a bunch of fainting goats. The worst offender being the Butcher of Laverne (which was pretty cool when he called himself that) punching Dodd and completely knocking him out. Come on. Maaaybe a rifle butt to the head, ok. Maaaaybe a shock stick to chest (?). But an untrained Fat Damon meat cutter? You're better than this, Fargo.

Otherwise, a fucking awesome episode. When they zoomed in on the movie Peggy was watching and we're all like "Why are they showing us th- OH SHIT SHE'S ENAMORED WITH THE MOVIE AND DODD IS GONNA GET OUT FUCK FUCK FUCK!" And I'm not one to react or cringe much, but when Dodd reached down and tried to pull the knife out of his foot only to slice his hand made me jump back in my seat.

One Q though, what happened with Hanzee? I thought he was super loyal to Dodd, and while he's been an ultimate badass killing other gangsters, he was essentially suicidal in this episode. Kneecapping the assholes is one thing, but killing the cops and then killing an innocent (albeit a bigot)...no one can do that without repercussions. And then, Dodd was an asshole yes, but to just blow his brains out? I never got the feeling that Hanzee was a rabid dog on a chain just waiting for it to break so he could eat his masters, but that's sure what it seemed like this episode.

I think he knows the Gearharts are on the losing side and he's looking to get out of that.