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Fargo (TV series)

Is there going to be another series?

Also, I didn't get why Gus was given a commendation rather than being arrested and charged.

Then there are the loose ends like Malvo apparently being a pastor and the weird bit with the creatures falling out of the sky...
 
I thought that - he was basically a civilian who walked in and executed Malvo

Yeah, I wondered if I maybe remembered something wrong, though that's how it looked to me too.

It's only now occurred to me what Molly's story about the gloves meant, mind. Having a derp week/month/year.
 
It's only now occurred to me what Molly's story about the gloves meant, mind. Having a derp week/month/year.
Oh, do explain. There were so many quotes left unexplained (like Malvo telling that personal trainer bloke tied up to a shotgun that he really hated Turkish delights) that I thought they were inconsequential to the plot.
 
Brilliant.

Apparently there is going to be a series 2, but with totally different cast? Sounds good if so.
 
Oh, do explain. There were so many quotes left unexplained (like Malvo telling that personal trainer bloke tied up to a shotgun that he really hated Turkish delights) that I thought they were inconsequential to the plot.

Malvo and Lester are the gloves. Molly needs the pair but she has lost Malvo, so she is letting Lester go in order to draw Malvo out, that way maybe someone else can get the pair.
 
Then there are the loose ends like Malvo apparently being a pastor and the weird bit with the creatures falling out of the sky...
the fish falling out of the sky was explained in the following episode by means of a news report heard on a radio that said a tornado had hit the area- at least that's how I interpreted.
 
the fish falling out of the sky was explained in the following episode by means of a news report heard on a radio that said a tornado had hit the area- at least that's how I interpreted.

Yeah, but to my mind that's not much of an explanation in terms of the narrative. Though I'm maybe just missing something.
 
Agree with that. I guess it was just for the benefit of the bloke who was being blackmailed, as the final confirmation (in his mind at least) his misfortunes were a punishment from God.
 
When watching it later I've been using 4od on the ps3.
The ads seem to have been broken for a while - it just shows that car going down the road twice.
 
Oh man it's not there on 4od yet via Virgin...I have been so excited and now nothing.
Try going to the 'all days' page on the catch-up TV service and check the available programmes for Sunday. Often, programmes are uploaded there the day after their initial broadcast.
 
The whole thing from first to last could not have been more prefect.

Just like the film too, the villains are not defeated by some thrilling shoot-out with the cops. They turn on each other and then just walk into the representation of goodness (ie Gus in this case),
 
The whole thing from first to last could not have been more prefect.

Just like the film too, the villains are not defeated by some thrilling shoot-out with the cops. They turn on each other and then just walk into the representation of goodness (ie Gus in this case),

I wanted Malvo to survive though. Simply because what an enjoyable character he's been.
 
It was a supremely confident piece of writing and direction. Nothing was wasted, nothing out-stayed its welcome. One of the great benefits of knowing that TV is now available for repeated viewing on DVD and download is that good characters and situations can be used just once and don't need to be flogged to death.
 
The whole thing from first to last could not have been more prefect.

Just like the film too, the villains are not defeated by some thrilling shoot-out with the cops. They turn on each other and then just walk into the representation of goodness (ie Gus in this case),

Yeah I'm with you on this, found the whole thing really satisfying. As for Gus getting away with it ... I think in a small town, with the FBI guys all dead, you'd find a way to cover it up that would mean no-one looked too hard.

Nice article here
http://time.com/2891259/fargo-finale-recap/
 
Yeah I'm with you on this, found the whole thing really satisfying. As for Gus getting away with it ... I think in a small town, with the FBI guys all dead, you'd find a way to cover it up that would mean no-one looked too hard.

"I think what you mean, Gus, is that you thought you saw him reach for a weapon..."

I was just surprised there was no mention of it.
 
Anyone feels like having a pop at the significance of the wolves? Agents of good or evil? One of them causes the mailman bloke to stop at the precise spot where Malvo is staying, therefore noticing him. But later another seems to looking at Malvo as if to warn him there is someone in the house waiting for him.

Having said that, I don't actually care that much about the need to explain every last shot and event in the series. It was such a pleasurable experience, even the unexplained/ odd bits add to its overall appeal.
 
Felt a bit like the wolf who helped Gus find him had returned to see the end of Malvo.

Is there a wolf reference in the bible at all? They seemed to use a lot of biblical/Malvo as the devil type stuff.
 
Felt a bit like the wolf who helped Gus find him had returned to see the end of Malvo.

Is there a wolf reference in the bible at all? They seemed to use a lot of biblical/Malvo as the devil type stuff.
there's wolf in sheeps clothing (and Malvo was often in a sheepskin, was he not?), and the wolf shall lie down with the lamb (Lester as lamb??). I thought it was just referring to our animal instincts - 'you cant change the wolf' kinda thing, but the biblical stuff does make sense.
 
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Ooh yes, it's all very intriguing.
There must be articles somewhere written by clever people about all the imagery they used. Or preferably by the Fargo writer/s themselves.
 
One of them causes the mailman bloke to stop at the precise spot where Malvo is staying, therefore noticing him. But later another seems to looking at Malvo as if to warn him there is someone in the house waiting for him.
Same wolf, surely? It's in the exact same location on both occasions.
 
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