The stakes are higher.
The emotions seem more real.
And theres a central crime that hasnt already been solved by Gloria.
Credit: Chris Large/FX
The hour opened with the kind of evocative image thatFargohas specialized in: V.M.
Varga opens presents under Emmits Christmas tree with a switchblade.
And the presents dont seem to be opened.
The shows DNA is how those two meet and then clash with forces of good.
This time around, that clash has been more or less what weve come to expect fromFargo.
As labyrinthian as the Stussy plot is, Gloria cracked it right around the halfway point of the season.
So whats the big hold up?
Theres also Moe Dammick.
The first tell came during his interview with Nikki, in which he echoes V.M.
Varga nearly word-for-word in his explanation for Rays murder.
The second comes when hes quick to dismiss the security cam hack as a glitch.
We know that Vargas influence can seem almost godlike at times.
What would keep him from buying a small-town police chief?
That little glitch brought about two very significant moments for the season and possibly the series as a whole.
First, it gave my man DJ Qualls some work, which I can always support.
He shows up as Nikkis would-be syringe-wielding jailhouse assassin.
I can only hope that he survives the crash and bring some of that season 1 magic back toFargo.
