Fargo - Season 2, Episode 05: The Gift of the Magi
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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.
"The Gift of the Magi" is making clear that fancy rhetoric isn't enough, and that even the toughest of leaders - also including Floyd and Joe - can fail to grasp how deep the problems run.
I'm beginning to feel that an appropriate subtitle to the second season of Fargo would be "No, This Was The Best Episode Yet," as it's what I've exclaimed after nearly every hour.
Perhaps the best testament to creator Noah Hawley and company's creation of a fully functioning universe up there in the blood-stained snow is that it's governed by a system of moral physics all its own.
Talk about tension! This masterful installment of Fargo turned the dial up to 11 on all fronts, while continuing to complicate the existing relationships between the characters.
After being teased with posters and film shoots, we get our first real world sighting of Ronald Reagan this week. Cult actor Bruce Campbell steps up to the plate with a great impression.
This is why I love Fargo. At the beginning of the episode, Dodd tells his mother about Ed the Butcher, a hit man hired by Kansas City. At the end of the episode, Ed the Butcher kills Dodd's henchman with a cleaver.
