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Short summary

Gloria tries to work around the system; Nikki finds herself in a familiar place; Varga comes up with an alternative plan; Emmit goes to dinner.

In the conversation with Emmit (Ewan McGregor) in the car, Sy (Michael Stuhlbarg) refers to Ray as a "leptard" ("your leptard brother"). The same insult was used by Lenny (Paul Braunstein) in season one to refer to Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard), who returns in this episode.

Michael Stuhlbarg (Sy Feltz) & Shea Whigham (Moe Dammick) also worked together on Boardwalk Empire (2010) as Arnold Rothstein & Elias 'Eli' Thompson respectively.

The prisoner sitting next to Nikki (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) on the bus is Mr. Wrench (Russell Harvard), the deaf hit man who was arrested at the end of the first season. Mr. Wrench is the only "Fargo" character to appear in all three seasons to date.

The police enter Nikki Swango's (Mary Elizabeth Winstead) motel room. The officers stop her and wrestle her down as she attempts to escape through the bathroom window. The scene is almost an exact recreation of Jerry Lundegaard's (William H. Macy) arrest at the end of the original film Fargo - Blutiger Schnee (1996).

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    • Author: Tansino
    I just wanted to add a couple thoughts to the excellent review by darbski (which you should read first).

    While I agree that new chief Dammick is stupid and lazy, I'm beginning to think he has an ulterior motive. He has blocked every effort to investigate each of the suspicious deaths.

    I also agree that Mashman is a coward, but since I'm sure Yuri unloaded his pistol before he came back to get it, he'd probably be dead otherwise. Yuri is just too cocky for that not to be true.

    Although it's apparent that Nikki was the only prisoner in the police station, I'm sure that the bus had already made several previous stops to pick up prisoners, which would explain the presence of Mr. Wrench (one of the mob hit men from season 1). Which brings me to my final thought: what if the bus crash had nothing to do with Nikki, but was orchestrated to free Mr. Wrench? What other purpose does his presence possibly serve - unless it's just an Easter egg. We will soon find out.

    So far, I think this as been the best season of Fargo so far. Hope the final episode won't be a yawner like the first two seasons.
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    • Author: Ceroelyu
    The new chief is so ineffectual. It would be interesting to see if he has any qualifications for his job. All he does is throw up roadblocks. This is something we need to know as the story moves to its conclusion. Are these guys so lazy that they can't even think about the evidence presented to them. Nikki has another near miss. It's as if she is a cat with nine lives. Gloria is starting to get her mojo working. There comes a point when you see that you are the only one invested and to hell with the rest. There is another one of those great scenes with Emit and Sy, having drinks with that woman who is talking turkey concerning their business. Varga recites a silly old nursery rhyme. The one about the crooked little man. Sy and Emit are about at the ends of their ropes. Varga has been in charge up to this point, but when Sy breaks down, their fragility and their dealt hand, desperate men with no hope can upset the apple cart.
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    • Author: Nalmergas
    **SPOILERS** It IS getting tiresome, isn't it?? The complete stupidity of the NEWCHIEF? How about the St. Cloud chief? How in hell did the new chief get authorization to revoke anyone's parole? I think that's the parole board and the court's duty. Remember the guys who were busting Ray's hump about Nikki? That's their job, not a cop's. Why were the other cells empty until they were gonna move Nikki, but the bus was almost full? Why wasn't there a full-court press to find out exactly HOW a guy with a syringe could get into the holding cells? Am I the only one thinking there HAS to be some kind of official involvement? When the needle guy was being braced by Gloria, I said (to the screen, of course) "Back up Gloria" at least three times. Well, she obviously wasn't listening to me, but she should have heard AT LEAST 75% of America shouting the same thing.

    As smart as she is, my question is this: why hasn't she or Winnie called up the State Police about the idiots in charge? Mashman is a coward through and through, as well as being lazy, fat and stupid. There is NO EXCUSE for him not shooting Varga's goon dead right there. Furthermore, his fear of calling his chief about that incident made it possible for the bus jacking.

    Soon, we pray, soon, somebody will show up to listen to Gloria and Winnie who has brains and authority. I wonder if Emit will join Sy in moving completely to the rottenest side in this case; after all, Sy wants to sacrifice another person to save himself. Will Emit join him?
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    • Author: Hbr
    Fargo

    The Law Of Inevitability

    Fargo being critically acclaimed and buzzed at awards shows is actually worth the hype and deserves the respect for its richness in acting, execution, writing and background score department. Fargo breeds power and vulnerability two opposite sides of the coin and walks right in the middle of it attaining a perfect balance between practicality and drama.

    Season 03; being nominated in Golden Globes for three awards, is witty and talkative unlike its predecessor that used to express itself more on violent tone whilst this one believes in humiliation, trickery and threats which in account of excellent execution works far better than any of it could ever have. On common terms, it still relies a lot on depiction of it hence on performance and execution on which it doesn't fail and addition to that it; as always, has amazing background score.

    The counter argumentative conversations increases as the interrogation begins but when it is in Ewan McGregor's case it is more comic than intense as he fumbles a lot and on David Thewlis is giving some of his best performance of his career.
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    • Author: Raelin
    To me the emotionally most intense episode from all three seasons, with a focus on my two favorite heroes of this season: Both hard shell, soft core Stuhlbarg and horse-stealing Winstead do an amazing job, and the tension watching the unravelling horrors is truly jaw-dropping. The strongest scene for me is Sy's psychic collapse (hence the caption) before his wife; while close second is Thewlis at the staircase, as combination between name- and faceless "It"/ viral "Mr. Smith" / classic Mephistopheles/ and totalitarian "Emperor" , in company with the iconic teddy-bear, pushing "Anakin Skywalker" /"Faust" Emmit under the christmas tree further to the dark side. But, these are just two examples of a truly outstanding episode that also includes a return of an old acquaintance...
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    • Author: Doktilar
    Besides some impressive performances and a nice cameo at the end, this was another less than stellar episode. I'm still struggling with the overall goal of this season as compared to the first two. I get it, this show is all about inevitable consequences, which is definitely what the title is referring to, but what's really all that different about this season? Also, at some point, Gloria has to catch a break. She can't be shut down for no reason by her superiors week after week. It just starts to feel like rehashed storytelling otherwise. I think the other thing that this season has failed to produce is high tension. The first few episodes captured that, but I don't think the tension has been high since the first murders. The first few seasons had a knack for developing unexpected tension during the smallest of dialogue scenes. That hasn't been the case thus far. With Wes Wrench's appearance at the end, we could finally get some sort of tie in with the actual town of Fargo, but as for now, the plot seems to have stalled.

    7.2/10
  • Episode cast overview, first billed only:
    Ewan McGregor Ewan McGregor - Emmit Stussy / Ray Stussy
    Carrie Coon Carrie Coon - Gloria Burgle
    Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Elizabeth Winstead - Nikki Swango
    Goran Bogdan Goran Bogdan - Yuri Gurka
    David Thewlis David Thewlis - V.M. Varga
    Michael Stuhlbarg Michael Stuhlbarg - Sy Feltz
    Russell Harvard Russell Harvard - Mr. Wrench
    Shea Whigham Shea Whigham - Moe Dammick
    Mark Forward Mark Forward - Donny Mashman
    Olivia Sandoval Olivia Sandoval - Winnie Lopez
    DJ Qualls DJ Qualls - Golem
    Mary McDonnell Mary McDonnell - Ruby Goldfarb
    Andy Yu Andy Yu - Meemo
    David Sparrow David Sparrow - Hans Muderlack
    Dinah Gaston Dinah Gaston - Motel House Keeper
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