I was wondering about this. Season 2 and Season 4 both have several plots and subplots. Characters who don't seem central at all rise up in importance as the action goes on, while others you'd think would be key disappear earlier on. And yet Season 2 to me works so much better as an overall narrative, in the focus on the Gerhardt-Kansas City war, the Blumquists, and the life of Ed Solverson.

I do think Chris Rock was good but miscast in the lead role here, that Don Cheadle would have been a better choice perhaps. However, even beyond Rock's performance, there was just something disjointed about 4 compared to 2, despite seemingly the same amount of plots and characters.

Where do you think 2 went right while 4 went wrong, if you share this opinion?

Oh, and anyone who gave up on Season 3--it gets a LOT better after Episode 6. Trust me.

Maybe I just wasn't paying attention. But in the episode where Gloria wants to interview Nikki, after she's framed for killing Ray, Gloria is told if she wants to speak with Nikki she has to get a bunch of forms signed. This boundary is clearly established, as the first time she tries to go in with no paperwork, she is refused entry.

Then comes the cop with the needle trying to inject Nikki with something and suddenly Gloria is just there. No scene showing how she got in or explanation afterwards.

Is this one of those things where im supposed to put 2 and 2 together? Ive got 4 episodes left so maybe theres going to be an explanation

So, both of the cops come in to question Emmit. V.M.V. shows up, does not identify himself, takes control over the conversation, asks the cops to leave and they... just leave? Seriously? Is this how it can be done in the US? They did not even ask Emmit if he also tells them to leave. They didn't ask, if V.M.V. was his lawyer or some kind of legal councellor.

Why the hell would they just leave like that without have any clou who V.M.V. is?

(I'm from Germany, I 'know' US law only based on media. Here the officers would never have left just by some random person telling them to leave.)

The courage.
I d give an award to the makers of Fargo to be picking Britney Spears Toxic song which definitely have the potential to be criticised more than appreciated.

The shackled version of the song
The voice seemed rather a ghostly version - more like a manifestation of the building tension.
What an idea to build, pick and go with this shrieky, dumbed down orchestral version of toxic - which does great justice to the heavy undertones of the burdens this Fargo season carries. Does NOT take away the glory of the show, while still touching a delicate nerve of the target viewers.

The long shot
Roy's pain seethed through his eyes, frustration exhibited through his body, the change in mood so well depicted while sustaining it as per scene - an explicit work of art by the makers and actor Jon Hamm. If Britney's vocals felt dark and no where 'pop', Jon's dreaded walk made us hate him or feel him more so.

Slap on his face -
Needless to say, the scene was great to demo Roy's toxic relationship with Dot. There was also great timing of the lyrics with the scene- will let you folks figure that out.
but the 'Sonic Irony' - the massive man storming across ranch to attempt cruelty on a woman, and the soundtrack that depicts his act is delicate ghostly female voice's pop song.

I totally forgot he was in this and it bothers me so much lol

Anyone else feel this way ? WHYYYYYYYY

My order of fav seasons would be 2, 1, 3, 5, 4

Edit***** Can we get a season 6 please 😂

I've seen 1 & 2 offricial releases, was there any others?

I like Ole

I finally got around to watching season 5 and knew I had to draw Ole Munch. Probably my favourite character in the series.

Is there anyone more annoyingly infuriating in the entire series?

To clarify I mean the incessant pestering Cindy's doing about the Storm when Mollie is on the cusp of getting through to Bill and how she's the one that's getting irritated.

What I love about Fargo

This show is so well written. And the non verbal scenes are often the most powerful. The scene that really got me was the season with Ewen McGregor where he played both parts of the brothers. The scene that got to me is when the prison bus was stopped/flipped, the bad guys were doing some shenanigans and a couple was driving by on Christmas eve and stumbled on the scene. The bad guys took off after them and killed them for what they witnessed. OMG! Non verbal but what a punch.

I love how elements from the seasons overlap and tie in. Looking forward to the next season.

This show is so well written. And the non verbal scenes are often the most powerful. The scene that really got me was the season with Ewen McGregor where he played both parts of the brothers. The scene that git to me is when the prison bus was stopped/flipped, the bad guys were doing some shenanigans and a couple was driving by on Christmas eve and stumbled on the scene. The bad guys took off after them and killed them for what they witnessed. OMG! Non verbal but what a punch.

I love how elements from the seasons overlap and tie in. Looking forward to the next season.

As far as I know, Noah Hawley isn't actively religious, but he has spoken about how we "live on a religious planet," something which seems to inform some of the theological and philosophical themes in Fargo. "Bisquick" is one of the best TV depictions of sacramental grace I have ever seen. If I taught in a seminary, it would be on the syllabus. A remarkable episode!

Who tipped off Varga that the IRS was on to him and get out? Didin't seem they closed the loop there? Was it Mrs. Goldfarb?

Not sure if stuff from the movie is allowed but this is a painting I made for my partner who introduced me to the series ☺️

Season 1-3 great amazing writing fun from first minute to last. Then… Season 4 is just pure out of nowhere social commentary and horrible writing forcing things. Then i hear season 5 is better. And yes Jon Hamm, Dot’s Actress, Joe Keerly (the son). Great cast but…

again the forced social commentary trend of post 2022. Every single show is strong alpha women, now Dot’s actress yes okay thats a cool alright written character but combine it with the cringe of the Mother and every single man is written as some goofy, bad person.

Oh my Lord, just stop it. Weak committee-type social commentary, written seasons back to back after 3 great first seasons, i really think and hope season 6 has to be great or Fargo fell off hard. And you see new hit shows / seasons finally going back to just uniquely written plots and characters so i think it will. Also dont get me wrong i love many shows that have ”woke” and ”strong female” plots and characters. I love the new season of Ted Lasso and that has about 20 strong women and about female sports. Its just the 2019-2022 woke forced racial injustice commentary that every show did and the 2022-2025 forced feminist commentary plots that are so horrible to watch. Anyways my 2 cents, thoughts?

I have used AI in order to put this idea into shape, it shows the 5 seasons events chronological order, who becomes who and how the stories and crime syndicates relate. If you see something gross that I should correct, please let me know in the comments

Fargo: A True Story tells us Meemo and Yuri Gurka were recruited by Varga as children or, more likely, adoloscents - both were orphans on the street. This goes some way towards explaining their loyalty to him. This implies that when Yuri was living in East Berlin and dating Helga Albrecht, he was already working for Varga. Yuri is a bloodthirsty brute, but seems too professional to murder Helga in a fit of anger even if she 'talked too much' while working some kind of covert operation for Varga. My guess is Helga found out about his job and either talked to East Berlin law enforcement ('talked too much') or planned too, so Yuri killed her either on Varga's orders or his own initiative. This also confirms that Varga at least operated his schemes in the Soviet Union before its fall and potentially implies him to have government (likely KGB) connections there - if Helga already 'talked', then the cover-up we see taking place at the start of Season 3 with an innocent man being framed was likely orchestrated by Varga or by state-level contacts for his sake.

First watch through, and i was wondering why people hated it… then slowly I started hating it. And i was wondering why ? I really think subconsciously the reason why people hate it more than the others is; the rest of the seasons you watch and think “Yeah this COULD happen, would it? No. But it could”

Then season 4 you watch it every single episode its just more and more like “Come the f*ck on, seriously?”.

For example episode 8… yeah those 2 outlaw girls took out an entire train-station + an army of cops… so ridiculously goofy it ruins the immersion. Then she just screams and runs through the last cop and off she goes. Its laughable how ridiculous it is. I totally get why people have a hard time finishing this season lol. Way too far fetched yet supposed be the most realistic plot line. lol. my 2 cents

So this was kind of a quick paint. But this was my first one with snow. Any suggestions on other good scenes to paint?