by Graham Osborne
It’s the penultimate episode of Fargo this week, and, oh boy, is it a doozy!
Maintaining the time-skip from the previous episode, we’re given some more depth to the events of the last year for each of the characters, particularly the adventures of Malvo and Lester.
It’s the penultimate episode of Fargo this week, and, oh boy, is it a doozy!
Maintaining the time-skip from the previous episode, we’re given some more depth to the events of the last year for each of the characters, particularly the adventures of Malvo and Lester.
Lester has managed to get away with murder, and done so quite lucratively. In a single year, he’s running his own insurance company with his new wife, has a new house and things couldn’t be better. Unfortunately a chance encounter with our ever-loving sociopath leaves a new series of events that could easily start a nice little segue into a second series if it gets commissioned. If it does happen, it’s reported to focus on a new set of characters and circumstances, but maintain a connection with both the film and current series. The introductory scenes to this episode seem to flow nicely into a new set of police enquiries, though it would include both Lester and Malvo in the running for any future series too.
As we’ve all come to expect, Malvo is still a manipulative, cold-hearted bastard. There’s a beautiful shot of him outlined by lights, with “wings” of blood on the wall behind him. It’s a little heavy handed as metaphors go, but helps to sell his job as a “hit man for hire” quite nicely. Also of note is the scene where he visits the Nygaard’s old house, now lived in by a young family. Malvo takes the time to describe all of the vicious acts that happened in the house in great detail - to two young children, reaching unprecedented new levels of evil.
As we’ve all come to expect, Malvo is still a manipulative, cold-hearted bastard. There’s a beautiful shot of him outlined by lights, with “wings” of blood on the wall behind him. It’s a little heavy handed as metaphors go, but helps to sell his job as a “hit man for hire” quite nicely. Also of note is the scene where he visits the Nygaard’s old house, now lived in by a young family. Malvo takes the time to describe all of the vicious acts that happened in the house in great detail - to two young children, reaching unprecedented new levels of evil.
Molly, Gus, Pepper and Budge are continuing to investigate the events of “one year ago.” In contrast to Malvo’s mental torture of two young children, there is a sweet scene with the Grimlys and Solversons at Lou’s Diner. It helps cement the happy families’ vibe that underpinned this episode and the previous one.
Lester’s reactions to certain stimuli are varied and over the top, his getting involved with Malvo at the beginning of the episode leads to the events throughout the rest of the show. It’s a shame that such things came to pass, however, his reaction to dealing with it encompasses a brand new level that could easily see Malvo gaining a partner in Lester before the series finishes.
As mentioned earlier, next week is the last episode. Everything is set to come to a head, and there’s still so much to cover in the show. What will happen to our beloved cadre of characters? There’s only one way to find out.
Lester’s reactions to certain stimuli are varied and over the top, his getting involved with Malvo at the beginning of the episode leads to the events throughout the rest of the show. It’s a shame that such things came to pass, however, his reaction to dealing with it encompasses a brand new level that could easily see Malvo gaining a partner in Lester before the series finishes.
As mentioned earlier, next week is the last episode. Everything is set to come to a head, and there’s still so much to cover in the show. What will happen to our beloved cadre of characters? There’s only one way to find out.
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