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.
Let's talk about war. We might as well; this week, everybody's doing it. Two speeches about war bookend "Rhinoceros," last night's extraordinary episode of Fargo.
Episode 6, titled "Rhinoceros," is when the powder keg finally explodes. All truths are exposed, all grudges are set and all that remains is glorious violence.
"Rhinoceros" is a crackerjack hour of television, holding over the level of tension from last week's episode while upping the ante considerably, as nearly every character finds him or herself facing down a life-or-death situation.
As the body count rises, somehow I just keep smiling. Ah jeez, what does that say about me? It doesn't matter. It just shows you just how darn good Fargo is at its story-telling and tone.
"Rhinoceros" ditched some of the heavier Camus for some classic Carpenter, as Lou, Ed, Bear, Hanzee, Charlie, and Karl Weathers (with a K) reenact a politer version of Assault on Precinct 13.
At some point I just stopped taking notes on "Rhinoceros" and inched closer and closer to the screen 'til my eyeballs were pressed against the glass and nearly popped. That's how great an episode of Fargo "Rhinoceros" was.
For all his bluster, Karl Weathers comes into his own this week, as we first learn that he's the best (sorry, only) lawyer in town, and then get to see him back up his bravado with a sterling performance.
