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.
I loved this near-bottleneck episode, but we only have two more episodes left, you guys! Just like the sugar swirling in Mike's coffee last episode, the stories and characters are all circling around each other, and we're so ready for this epic massacre.
When you want to enumerate the many, many qualities that made "Loplop," the eighth episode of Fargo's second season, so goddamn good, you may as well start at the ending.
Fargo isn't exactly playing loose with its universe, but it doesn't feel tied down. It doesn't feel like it's filling in holes or pandering to fans or over-explaining and over-showing anything.
While one of the more subdued episodes, it goes to show the cemented transformation of Ed and Peggy from unfortunate bystander to active participant in this murderous game.
"Loplop" marked an eventful, streamlined hour-plus of television, marked with perfectly-placed moments of levity that helped break up some truly tense scenes.
