Michael Noble Jul 21, 2017
The latest Fargo episode is visually arresting, funny and terrifying in turns. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers
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3.8 Who Rules the Land of Denial?
This was very much an episode of two halves. The first half was entirely given over to the continued pursuit of Nikki (and her new accomplice in escape, Mr. Wrench, last seen in season one) by Varga’s trio of murderous henchmen. As a standalone piece of television, it was incredible stuff - visually arresting and funny and terrifying at turns. Filmed from a raw palette of dirty blacks and grimy grey, the chase appeared to be taking place in a haunted forest, replete with animal heads, crossbow hunters and decapitations, like something from the tales of the Brothers Grimm if they’d been animated by the German Expressionists instead of Walt Disney.
In narrative terms, the...
The latest Fargo episode is visually arresting, funny and terrifying in turns. Spoilers ahead...
This review contains spoilers
See related Vikings renewed for season 5
3.8 Who Rules the Land of Denial?
This was very much an episode of two halves. The first half was entirely given over to the continued pursuit of Nikki (and her new accomplice in escape, Mr. Wrench, last seen in season one) by Varga’s trio of murderous henchmen. As a standalone piece of television, it was incredible stuff - visually arresting and funny and terrifying at turns. Filmed from a raw palette of dirty blacks and grimy grey, the chase appeared to be taking place in a haunted forest, replete with animal heads, crossbow hunters and decapitations, like something from the tales of the Brothers Grimm if they’d been animated by the German Expressionists instead of Walt Disney.
In narrative terms, the...
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