Fargo Season 2

[KLin]

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live comments from reddit near the end of the episode.

 

[postmortemIA]

ending was very saucy

 

[BoomerD]

They've been dropping hints about that "surprise" all season. Glad to see it finally arrive.

 

[Newbian]

It was a very out of this world episode.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

Okay then...

 

[A Casual Fitz]

I could have done without the CGI alien ship. The plot is good enough on its own without all of that.

 

[squirrel dog]

sweet seeing the Indian shank that skank .

 

[ctbaars]

In the previous episode, the whole thing with Dodd in the cabin was very cartoony. I saw it going off the rails. Cartoon tie up on the post was okay but the story and the roping/hanging was far too cartoony. Out of nowhere he wrangles Ed the butcher. Right.

With this last episode. They jumped the shark.

I thought the (ufo) lights were a atmospheric light trick (optical illusion) from a train. Every episode you can hear a train horn. In the first episode, the only time before last night, the horn and train coincided with the lights in the sky. I cannot recall all the times the horn is heard but in the last episode it was when the Indian was getting out of the truck walking into the bar, the first time. Every episode had a train horn during the daytime. Note: I don't recall hearing a train horn in this last show. With all that was going on, I forgot to listen for it.

I was disappointed with the narration. It's what you do when you don't have enough time or dialogue or continuity to advance the plot properly.

Don't get me wrong. I love the show, great acting but I'm not dieing to see the finale anymore.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

In the previous episode, the whole thing with Dodd in the cabin was very cartoony. I saw it going off the rails. Cartoon tie up on the post was okay but the story and the roping/hanging was far too cartoony. Out of nowhere he wrangles Ed the butcher. Right.

With this last episode. They jumped the shark.

I thought the (ufo) lights were a atmospheric light trick (optical illusion) from a train. Every episode you can hear a train horn. In the first episode, the only time before last night, the horn and train coincided with the lights in the sky. I cannot recall all the times the horn is heard but in the last episode it was when the Indian was getting out of the truck walking into the bar, the first time. Every episode had a train horn during the daytime. Note: I don't recall hearing a train horn in this last show. With all that was going on, I forgot to listen for it.

I was disappointed with the narration. It's what you do when you don't have enough time or dialogue or continuity to advance the plot properly.

Don't get me wrong. I love the show, great acting but I'm not dieing to see the finale anymore.

I don't agree that the show jumped the shark, but it definitely went from a great to just good. I'm excited for the finale.

 

[Charmonium]

Spoiler

Having Hanzee turn on the family the way he did was a great plot twist, especially conning them into attacking the motel. Although that part didn't really make a lot of sense. If he really wanted to eliminate the Gerhardts, he should have set up an ambush that was the opposite of what he did. The cops weren't ready for this and it was like shooting fish in a barrel. The only reason most of the family went down was because Hanzee was killing them. But I guess that's what he wanted - to do the job personally and just use the police as a distraction.

The only explanation I can think of for the alien ship is that they were observing Hanzee and the reason he turned was because of them. But the other possibility is that the ship is man made like the Avrocar but on a much bigger scale. Although you would expect more of a down draft in that situation.

Personally, I liked the narration. It's hard to convey certain internal thoughts for a character that doesn't show any emotion. And having a narrator makes it feel more like someone is telling you a story.

 

[bigrash]

I'm not reading this thread cause I'm still on episode 5 of the new season, but so far it's awesome and even better than the 1st.

 

[Elixer]

Just got caught up... and I am also pondering the ufo.
The guy in the store had the sign next to his keys about ufos, but come on...

What is next, ET in the next episode?

 

[Carson Dyle]

The narration was very much like that of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Martin Freeman, who played Lester Nygaard in the first season of Fargo, was the narrator. He played Arthur Dent in the 2005 movie.

Hanzee's last name? Dent.

 

[Carson Dyle]

And I hadn't realized it until just now, but Lou Solverson, the Minnesota state cop at the center of season 2, is the same Lou Solverson from season 1 (the retired cop with the diner, played by Keith Carradine), some 20+ years earlier. And Molly Solverson from season 1 is the young daughter in season 2.

 

[A Casual Fitz]

And I hadn't realized it until just now, but Lou Solverson, the Minnesota state cop at the center of season 2, is the same Lou Solverson from season 1 (the retired cop with the diner, played by Keith Carradine), some 20+ years earlier. And Molly Solverson from season 1 is the young daughter in season 2.

Yikes, you really didn't know that until now? They talked about the Sioux Falls incident multiple times in the first season.

 

[MongGrel]

The narration was very much like that of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Martin Freeman, who played Lester Nygaard in the first season of Fargo, was the narrator. He played Arthur Dent in the 2005 movie.

Hanzee's last name? Dent.

Heh, really ?

I hadn't even kept up with the show, but that is a bit amusing.

Were there Vogon's in the UFO? The earth might end in the next one and poetry would be involved

I'm becoming curious about it now, he he.

 

[bobeedee]

The narration was very much like that of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy.

Martin Freeman, who played Lester Nygaard in the first season of Fargo, was the narrator. He played Arthur Dent in the 2005 movie.

Hanzee's last name? Dent.

The narration sounded like it was spoofing A Series of Unfortunate Events (narrated by Jude Law)

 

[A Casual Fitz]

The narration sounded like it was spoofing A Series of Unfortunate Events (narrated by Jude Law)

Or many other narrated movies... It was very unoriginal.

 

[Jadow]

And I hadn't realized it until just now, but Lou Solverson, the Minnesota state cop at the center of season 2, is the same Lou Solverson from season 1 (the retired cop with the diner, played by Keith Carradine), some 20+ years earlier. And Molly Solverson from season 1 is the young daughter in season 2.

not too quick on the draw eh?

 

[Homerboy]

And I hadn't realized it until just now, but Lou Solverson, the Minnesota state cop at the center of season 2, is the same Lou Solverson from season 1 (the retired cop with the diner, played by Keith Carradine), some 20+ years earlier. And Molly Solverson from season 1 is the young daughter in season 2.

LOL Yeah, you missed a big chunk of the season then too


As for the UFO, I didn't really mind it. The show is so quirky and odd, that it just seemed to actually fit in with the whole equation. Was it the greatest idea ever? No. But it wasn't horrible either.

 

[Carson Dyle]

Yeah, you missed a big chunk of the season then too

I don't see how it has any bearing at all on the season, other than realizing that Lou isn't going to die.

 

[Homerboy]

I don't see how it has any bearing at all on the season, other than realizing that Lou isn't going to die.

It doesn't really have any "bearing" per se, but I guess you just missed the subtle overlaps and hints and junk like that. Doesn't really detract from the enjoyment of it,.

 

[BoomerD]

They've been leading up to "just a flying saucer" since the opening episode...remember, the guy who shot up the restaurant...stopped in the roadway to look at "lights in the sky."

 

[Carson Dyle]

I'm not sure the first season was really any less fantastic. Lorne Malvo, the personification of the devil?

 

[Homerboy]

I'm not sure the first season was really any less fantastic. Lorne Malvo, the personification of the devil?

I'd take Milligan, The Kitchen Brothers and the Gerharts over him to be honest.