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I also would have liked to see the look on Lester's brothers face when they told him he would be released from jail. Guy was not the best brother but he certainly didn't deserve being framed.
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Just finished episode 2, have to say the Billy Bob is one f'ed up character. good watching.
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Jeffery Donovan (Burn Notice), Kirsten Dunst, and Jesse Plemons (Meth Damon) cast for season 2.
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Heard good things about this show so I bought the bluray that comes with a beanie on a whim. I'm glad I did so far this show is amazing
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I don't think there was a bad episode. I was hooked from start to finish. Looking forward to season two.
I recently picked up the Blu Ray set and saw this. Really, really good show. Being a pretty hardcore Coen Bros. fan, I wasn't sure what to make of this to start out with, but I feel they do the Coen's style and "Universe" justice, while still being very original and putting together a novel, interesting story. It was interesting seeing all the references that ended up being red herrings. Glad to hear season 2 will be inspired in part by Miller's Crossing, as it's my favorite Coen Bros. film.
Obviously I'm extremely late reading any earlier posts.
I felt the tension was very strong as well, and I was worried about the various family members at the end. Not very like Billy Bob to let a guy go like that, unless maybe he planted some kind of evil seed in his mind first. Not the kind of guy to be swayed by a plea for his young child.
I thought the deaf guy might ultimately kill Malvo. Platt was shown again, at least on the Blu Ray, being awkwardly interviewed by Gus, totally destroyed emotionally.
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It's a long way off yet, but I'm looking forward to the next installment. Cast sounds good, and after how great the first story was I expect this one to be just as good. Both the movie and the TV show kept reminding me of the opening in the movie Blue Velvet, where we're shown a nice, quaint little town where everyone has a well-kept yard and home. It's all bright and happy. Then the camera moves down to show the bugs and dirt, telling us that just below that harmless and simple surface lies some really nasty stuff.
There were some truly evil people involved in this show.
There were some truly evil people involved in this show.
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Right on.
Right on.
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I rented this because I heard great things from a friend, and I adore it. The plot is fantastic, the characters are amazing, and the performances are phenomenal. It's got this beautiful, cinematic feel to it that really does give it the feeling of a "10-hour movie," and the music is incredible; I'm tempted to buy the soundtrack for their rendition of the opening theme, alone. This really is the golden age of television that we're living in, when this is the quality of the programming that we're getting.
I'll probably start with my thoughts on Lester. I'm probably really ****ed up, but I found myself rooting for him through a lot of it. The way his actions were framed, I thought, was brilliant for a dark comedy. The comeuppance that his wife and brother received were tremendously unbalanced, but they were the kind of satirical morality tales that would not be out of place in the twilight zone. "Love thy neighbor, or he'll bludgeon one of you and blame the other." It was such a brilliantly quirky character, and Freeman's performance was amazing, and I was really reminded by the journey of Walter White in a lot of ways. He's this little man in a little town who's constantly being belittled about his littleness, and out of nowhere, the devil himself whispers in his ear to "show them how big you are."
It's fascinating, in that it portrays his humanity, almost, as baggage that was weighing him down, but, at the same time, it's a cautionary tale, in that once he shed away his humanity, the hubris he was left with, ultimately, begot his demise. It really is wonderful, in that respect, because there are so many of those little pebbles spread throughout the series. Stavros Milos and his broken promise to God, Chaz Nygaard's wanting to be free of the burden of his brother, and, ultimately, finding that freedom in confinement. All of these little nuggets are so amazing because every part of them is tied to Lorne Malvo. He almost takes on this mythic status throughout the series because he's so deliciously evil, and he takes so much enjoyment out of knocking people down a peg.
Even though he's a hired gun, you can see that it's the pain he inflicts that motivates him, and it's fascinating to watch. The elevator scene was brilliant, in that he chastises Lester for costing him 6 months of work and a hundred thousand dollars, but, ultimately, brushes it off because he enjoyed seeing how surprised his coworker was just before being murdered. The unchecked maliciousness, though, was mesmerizing. You couldn't take your eyes off of him as he turned the Hess boys on each other and the "suicide" of Don Chumph.
It's part of the reason why I still couldn't help but root for Lester, even after seeing how vile he had become; Malvo really was like the embodiment of evil, and you couldn't help but be drawn to the underdog in that fight. It was a series largely defined by its villains, but it had a tremendous supporting cast. Allison Tollman was fantastic as Molly. She was tremendously competent, and her interactions with Odenkirk's Bill Oswalt were a joy to watch. You couldn't help but be frustrated by his obliviousness and stubbornness, while, all the while, appreciating the fact that it all stemmed from his innocence. That's what I loved about Fargo is that, by the end, it's a pretty straightforward tale of morality in that the righteous are rewarded and the unjust are smited, and yet, there are so many wonderful twists and turns to follow and enjoy along the way.
Colin Hanks' Gus Grimly turned out to be the most nuanced character of the series, in my mind, in that, by the end of it, he had gone through so much. That notion that Malvo was a predator, and that, ultimately, you yourself would have to become one in order to stop him was brilliant, and, even though he was commended for his bravery, there were still so many shades of grey in the way he dispatched Malvo. He would've surely been killed, had he done things differently, but it's still such a turning point for who he was. It was almost paradoxical in that his redemption was found in shooting an unarmed man with a broken leg 5 times.
All in all, though, it was an absolutely brilliant series, and I can't wait to find out what happened in Sioux Falls!
I'll probably start with my thoughts on Lester. I'm probably really ****ed up, but I found myself rooting for him through a lot of it. The way his actions were framed, I thought, was brilliant for a dark comedy. The comeuppance that his wife and brother received were tremendously unbalanced, but they were the kind of satirical morality tales that would not be out of place in the twilight zone. "Love thy neighbor, or he'll bludgeon one of you and blame the other." It was such a brilliantly quirky character, and Freeman's performance was amazing, and I was really reminded by the journey of Walter White in a lot of ways. He's this little man in a little town who's constantly being belittled about his littleness, and out of nowhere, the devil himself whispers in his ear to "show them how big you are."
It's fascinating, in that it portrays his humanity, almost, as baggage that was weighing him down, but, at the same time, it's a cautionary tale, in that once he shed away his humanity, the hubris he was left with, ultimately, begot his demise. It really is wonderful, in that respect, because there are so many of those little pebbles spread throughout the series. Stavros Milos and his broken promise to God, Chaz Nygaard's wanting to be free of the burden of his brother, and, ultimately, finding that freedom in confinement. All of these little nuggets are so amazing because every part of them is tied to Lorne Malvo. He almost takes on this mythic status throughout the series because he's so deliciously evil, and he takes so much enjoyment out of knocking people down a peg.
Even though he's a hired gun, you can see that it's the pain he inflicts that motivates him, and it's fascinating to watch. The elevator scene was brilliant, in that he chastises Lester for costing him 6 months of work and a hundred thousand dollars, but, ultimately, brushes it off because he enjoyed seeing how surprised his coworker was just before being murdered. The unchecked maliciousness, though, was mesmerizing. You couldn't take your eyes off of him as he turned the Hess boys on each other and the "suicide" of Don Chumph.
It's part of the reason why I still couldn't help but root for Lester, even after seeing how vile he had become; Malvo really was like the embodiment of evil, and you couldn't help but be drawn to the underdog in that fight. It was a series largely defined by its villains, but it had a tremendous supporting cast. Allison Tollman was fantastic as Molly. She was tremendously competent, and her interactions with Odenkirk's Bill Oswalt were a joy to watch. You couldn't help but be frustrated by his obliviousness and stubbornness, while, all the while, appreciating the fact that it all stemmed from his innocence. That's what I loved about Fargo is that, by the end, it's a pretty straightforward tale of morality in that the righteous are rewarded and the unjust are smited, and yet, there are so many wonderful twists and turns to follow and enjoy along the way.
Colin Hanks' Gus Grimly turned out to be the most nuanced character of the series, in my mind, in that, by the end of it, he had gone through so much. That notion that Malvo was a predator, and that, ultimately, you yourself would have to become one in order to stop him was brilliant, and, even though he was commended for his bravery, there were still so many shades of grey in the way he dispatched Malvo. He would've surely been killed, had he done things differently, but it's still such a turning point for who he was. It was almost paradoxical in that his redemption was found in shooting an unarmed man with a broken leg 5 times.
All in all, though, it was an absolutely brilliant series, and I can't wait to find out what happened in Sioux Falls!
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YankeesFanboy
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Missed this when it first aired, just saw the first episode. I like what I see so far!
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Since it's contained to a single season, they could really go bonkers with the story. Great stuff.
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Binge-watched the last six episodes of Season 1, can't wait for Season 2. What an amazing show. It was gut-wrenching, but riveting, to witness how easily Lester embraced his dark side. What a truly loathsome individual, perhaps even worse than Malvo.
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Thanks for posting, I like what I see! Creepy Todd in Fargo? 
