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Fargo goes out like it came in, except when it doesn’t
A palindrome is a phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards: “Madam I’m Adam,” or something like that. Fargo’s…
Fargo - Season 2
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It’s a long night at the Motor Motel on a climactic Fargo
Well, the Sioux Falls Massacre certainly lived up to its name. After a season full of dropped bodies, the climax of…
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The Blumquists entertain a guest with cabin fever on Fargo
There’s nothing so volatile as a person who doesn’t know their own mind. It’s become increasingly obvious that Peggy…
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Bear looks into his heart on Fargo
This show looks great, doesn’t it? And it sounds great, too. The colors are crisp and wintery and a little sad, and the…
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Charging men and muddled decisions on Fargo
Why did Hank leave the Blumquist house without checking on Peggy? “Rhinoceros” is a crackerjack hour of television,…
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On Fargo, all gifts are non-returnable
There’s a scene three quarters of the way through “The Gift Of The Magi” that sums up Fargo’s peculiar strengths and…
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Fargo is no country for anyone
You want to believe things used to be better. It’s something fundamental to the human experience; you want to believe…
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In Fargo, no one wants to own half a car
The story of Sisyphus is a story of futility. In Greek myth, Sisyphus was a human king known for his cleverness and…
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What’s the world coming to on Fargo?
As Hank Larsson gropes his way toward a working theory on the Waffle Hut killings, he muses, “Was this judge just in…
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On Fargo’s second season premiere, everyone hears the stories they want to hear
In the July 1979 speech that accompanies Fargo’s season-opening montage, Jimmy Carter decried a “crisis of confidence”…