A young state trooper in connection with his Sheriff father in law become obsessed with investigating the family of a major mob syndicate of which somehow somehow a small town beautician and her husband get caught up in the mix.
It's a coy play on a fictitious tale that still manages to feel real, despite some truly oddball antics and extreme scenarios. That authenticity carved out of a mad world is what we were looking for... and it's exactly what was delivered tonight.
So far, this season is feeling like a more muscular extension of pre-established themes, with callbacks aplenty but a fresh set of characters who aren't entirely set up as analogs to Fargo characters past.
"Waiting for Dutch" was an incredible season premiere that put to rest any concerns that the series would not be able to live up to the nearly flawless Fargo Season 1.