Apparently Helga was the name of the victim in that strange cold opening interrogation to start the season. And the name Yuri was mentioned if I'm reading something right? Interesting
Also very good. This season's in for a great finish
MAN it's tough to see Hanzee ranked last out of those four villains because he was fantastic. I don't think I can rank them, they're all too great in different ways. And then you have the bumbling buffoons like Lester who by all accounts should be considered a villain but fits into his own category. This show is too good, even if it follows a bit of a formula each season and slots new characters into familiar roles, it's all still so great
I cheered when Nikki and Wrench showed up and took out the truck. And then again when Wrench showed up behind Meemo. I guess I get why Sy and Yuri were taken out before the end now, not sure either side's plot would advance the way it did with them still in the picture. I loved seeing Varga squirm and Nikki gain the upperhand but it was also a cool moment when Varga was a step ahead with the people dressed as him
Can't wait for the finale. I have no idea how it'll wrap up. I think Emmit basically just marched to his death tho
Yeah I was actually wondering about that the other day, apparently there was some scheduling conflict. He probably would've been way more memorable/funny than this current guy
I... wasn't a huge fan? Something just didn't add up for me. There was no driving force like the first two seasons had at the end that really made me excited to see how it'll all turn out. It was more like just watching stuff happen
It had some good moments sprinkled throughout (especially the end scene), but ehh. I think in the end this season definitely was a step down from the first two, even if it was still solid overall. The season peaked at the Nikki/Wrench escape sequence through the woods
I sorta agree. When Nikki and Wrench were escaping through the woods I was ALL IN. Super invested in them being safe and seeing the outcome. And in this one I sadly didn't feel that too hardcore
The Wrench/Nikki trap on Varga was really tense, but in the end too simple? Like way too simple. The cat and mouse stuff between Nikki and Varga was really fun in previous episodes but here Varga and his crew just felt kinda dumb, the ploy shouldn't have worked. It was just get them in the warehouse and shoot them up, I wanted some more clever shit on both sides. I'm also sad we didn't get to see Meemo die, I wanted to see a grisly death for him
The scene before with Emmitt going for the gun was also super tense. I didn't want him to die there. I sorta....didn't want Emmitt to die at all in the end? I dunno, he wasn't THAT detestable to me, he never sunk as low as Lester did and he clearly had deep regrets unlike Lester. I didn't even wanna see Nikki kill him, it was weird. I rooted for Nikki all season but in the moment I was hoping she wouldn't kill him there and just let him live his life in misery. But I didn't wanna see her die either at all, I also don't think her death was that fitting or anything
And man. POOR SY!!! What a terrible fate. I really wish we got more Yuri too. I guess if they continue he can show up sometime, he was a strong presence
Loved Wrench this season. I guess if Emmitt had to die it was nice to see Wrench get revenge for Nikki. It's cool that they brought a character back who we sorta felt nothing for and made him pretty great, what a rootable duo
I actually loved the final season. I guess people are outraged by the cliffhanger. I didn't hate it at all, I loved the set up and camerawork. I wish we got some hint of at least one person showing up through the window so there could be some speculation or something but I guess that goes against the point. Varga was a great villain, what a piece of shit
They could really push these characters in any direction they want in these Fargo finales. They had all the pieces in place and could've done whatever they wanted and I think there were probably some better arrangements and character fates they could've come up with to leave me more satisfied but overall it wasn't bad. The season overall had some pretty high highs so I'm content, the chase through the woods episode was one of the best things I've seen on tv this year for sure and there were other standouts. I do hope they do a S4 though because they can top this
"Emmit (like Nikki) was given a second chance, and refused to change. He profited from his dealings with Varga and while not an outright evil character he was very selfish, colds and cowardly. Like Jerry Lundergard and Lester Nygaard. In this scene he shows no guilt about what happened to Psy. The last thing he does is grin at a picture of him and smiles where most people would be overwhelmed with grief over what they ruined and whom they effected. Mr. Wrench represented fate coming back for Emmit for his unwillingness or inability to change, much like it did for Nikki"
Just read that somewhere. I guess it makes it easier to swallow, the two of them dying in ways I wasn't thrilled with. The whole unwillingness to change aspect of it. Emmitt WAS too happy at the end there and wasn't living a life of regret like I'd have preferred, and Nikki during the final scene felt like she had taken a step backwards in some sorta way
I read someone make the comparison to other Coen movies (as far as Nikki/Emmitt's deaths go) in that sometimes their characters just get unexpectedly anticlimactic endings, Chigurh most notably. Which I guess makes it easier to swallow since this whole show is basically a love letter to Coen movies (well beyond just Fargo). It definitely does make things more unpredictable since you never know if a character is gonna get a grandiose death or just get offed unexpectedly
I haven't heard a peep about this season. I had NO idea about this cast. Chris Rock as the lead is...interesting for sure. Jessie Buckley looks and sounds perfect for it
