The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on june 21, 2017. The next season of fargo will be a prequel, of sorts, set in the 70s, which means that basically every major character will be mia for the second season. Minnesota state police trooper lou solverson patrick wilson and his fatherinlaw, rock county sheriff hank larsson, investigate an accidental murder scene left behind by the. Second, i have a theory about a lingering question at the end of the season. It provided a great amount of closure on all the major plot. Speaking with beau willimon at the atx festival, one fan pushed hawley to give a definitive answer on the strangest aspect of fargo season 2. Fargo season 2 will stun with its level of violence. So the ufo on this scene is probably another occurrence that allow ed and his wife to escape. He is a mysterious loner and true capitalist who delivers emmit, the parking lot king of minnesota, the bad news that he has just become partners with his employers, whose business interests lay outside the law. After serving in the vietnam war, hanzee betrayed his foster family. This season of fargo was darned good, a oneanddone season of capers, cops, and crime in the good ol midwest.
Fargo season two, which aired on october 12, 2015, takes the series back to 1979 to explore the infamousyetmysterious sioux falls incident that everyone insists on vaguely recalling in the first season. A new premise and a new set of characters had to be cast before a new season could even be shot. For example lorne malvo disappearing from lesters basement or stavros finding the money in the first season, or in the third season. The events of fargo season 2 take place in 1979 and, as uproxx pointed out, there was a famous minnesota u. The thing is, future lou already mentioned the case back in season 1, as did fellow cop ben schmidt. Why hanks madeup language wraps up the fargo season 2 finale how creator noah hawleys characters cryptic ruminations and neatandclean endings wrap up the fx shows staggering second season. A prequel to the events in its first season, season two of fargo takes place in the upper midwest in march 1979. But one of the most unbelievable, outofthisworld parts of season two is, in fact, a true story. Fargo has won multiple emmy awards and golden globes awards for outstanding work in television. Went by pretty quickly but, i knew i saw something there. Whether season two of fargo introduces aliens or not, only time will tell. Set in 1979, season 2 of fargo will center around mollys father lou solverson, who in season 1 was the owner of bemidjis seemingly only restaurant.
Each season of fargo stands alone you can watch them all out of order and still be able to understand whats going on. That line, part of a soliloquy that marge gunderson delivers to the crook shes apprehended at. Fargo season 3 finale explained hollywood reporter. Fargo season 2 episode 2 deals with the aftermath of ryes murder, and introduces the kansas city crime syndicate vs. The second season, though, really doubled down on that theme. In terms of the overall timeline, the second season of fargo is earlier in the book than the movie which would be in the middle and the first season which would be toward the end.
This interview contains specific spoilers for the third seasons penultimate episode of fargo and more general spoilers for the leftovers series. Palindrome and here ya are, and its a beautiful day. Noah hawley maybe wanted to adapt the timing and sett. In season 2, lou is thirtythree and freshly returned from the vietnam war.
Absolutely loved this fargo series 2 and the good thing was it played on my bluray player which is region 2 so if anyone is interested its not region locked im over the moon with this picture and sound is superb and such a great story which i sometimes cannot believe happened as it. Its as confidently filmed as season 2, with witty musical choices and a fallingairconditionercam, and the plotting promises all kinds of the cosmic surprises that have become a fargo trademark. Why this show is the heir to breaking bads throne the two shows have way more in common than it might appear at first blush. The bloody firefight unfolded in and around a shoddy hotel where ed and peggy blumquist were holed up under the protection of law enforcement woefully unprepared for the violence that. Meaning and purpose of the flying saucer in fargo season 2. The presence of a ufo over the proceedings in fargo is easily the weirdest part of the season so far, and over halfway through the season were no closer to getting an explanation for its presence. The finale of fargos third season sure does signify something. Oct 12, 2015 in the second season premiere, a surprising event at a diner. The ufoflying saucer comes from the coen brothers movie the man who wasnt there, starring billy bob thorton, who of course starred in fargo season 1.
One of the best written and best acted pieces of television available to watch. This season of fargo tried too hard to seem like a coen. In the penultimate episode of season 2, fargo unleashed the story behind the oftmentioned sioux falls massacre. Absurdity is everywhere in fargoin the original coen brothers film as well as the the fx television adaptation. A native american, hanzee was taken in by the gerhardt family. The season 2 finale makes it clear that sometimes, the. Loplop last week, the critic alan sepinwall wrote a persuasive defense of the individual tv episode in the age of serialization. Fargo season 2 episode 10 was a lovely and lowkey ending to fargo season 2. There are already a million great theories circulating about what that flying saucer really means. Fargo season 3 theories that will take your viewing. Are these more of the alien like visions that were hinted upon when she drew an.
Episode 9 ends with ohanzee dent betraying the gerhardts and leads them to ruin. The third season ended wednesday with a ticking clock, an increasingly dark interrogation room and an enigmatic smile from gloria. Fargo is a critically acclaimed series created by noah hawley, who is also the creator of fxs legion. What is the meaningpurpose of the ufo sightings and. He founded the fargo mob, before being killed by lorne malvo in 2006. It shows us criminals that dont look like criminals, heroes that dont look like heroes, pretends to be a true story when its not, and introduces stranger than fiction. The cast of fargo reacts to this seasons most bonkers plot.
Now im going to be stuck looking for aliens in every corner of every shot. Admirably devoted fans have spun plenty of theories about what the ufo might. The idea of an allknowing force from above looking down. I loved season 2 of fargo but the ufo seemed a bit out of place and unnecessary. There could be many reasons for it linking to a rumored reference there was rumored ufo sighting in minnesota in 1979. Fx the most recent clue to this whole extraterrestrial puzzle is little molly solversons drawing from episode the gift of the. But if i have to guess based on what hawley told variety, probably not literally.
Fargo creator noah hawley explains the ufos in season 2. Season 2 is a prequel to season 1 taking place in 1979 in luverne, north dakota, across the border from sioux falls, south dakota. Still, since fargo season 1 was so preoccupied with the notion of good and evil and biblical justice, its tempting to slot season 2s powerful presence in. The matched shots and alien coffee stain you might have missed on fargo duration. The premiere set up some intriguing potential scifi elements, so the fargo season 3 theories are already flying, especially considering how little the supernatural had to do with the source material. Hitfixs alan sepinwall points out an easter egg hidden in the fargo season 2 finale revealing that one of its characters already appeared in season 1. As an anthology, each fargo season possesses its own selfcontained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in. Using aliens as a metaphor for a foreign threat isnt much of a stretch, even if putting them in the context of fargo is just that. Varga is a main character and the main antagonist in fargo season 3. How the fargo finale revealed a hidden secret from season 1. Ohanzee hanzee dent, later known as moses tripoli, was dodd gerhardts accomplice and later the founder and head of the fargo mob.
In their 2001 noir the man who wasnt there, billy bob thornton also of fargo season 1 stars. As great as fargo season 2 is supposed to be, im really surprised that they couldnt come up with something original for mike. Requestspoilers for fargo season 2 the ufo anyone got any theories on why that ufo is there and what its role is in the season. The reallife ufo story behind this season of fargo. It follows the lives of a young couple peggy dunst and ed blumquist plemonsas they attempt to cover up the hit and run and homicide of rye gerhardt kieran culkin, the son of floyd gerhardt smart, matriarch of the gerhardt crime family.