Gloria catches a break.

Most obviously, the fourth episode of the season got a narrator.

Youve got Emmit as the bird.

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Ray is the duck.

Nikki is the cat.

The Eastern European guy (who is probably the missing Yuri Gurka) is the sound of shotgun blasts.

Varga, naturally, is the wolf.

And Gloria, of course, is our Peter.

Hanzee killing Dodd Gerhardt might be a shock in the moment, but to history, its a detail.

That perspective is in line with howFargohas contextualized every aspect of its true stories.

But that is, of course, with only one episode of the machine.

Two weeks from now, we all may be marveling at the genius of thePeter and the Wolfparallel.

Thats part of the problem with discussing a highly serialized, highly stylized show on a weekly basis.

Weve only got part of the picture.

Whats interesting for this seasons mystery is that theres no direct justice to be had.

But will that be enough?

Shes chief, but she isnt chief.

She was Ennis step-daughter, but only for a little while.

And her husband ignores plans for when to give their son an Xbox.

The role has been handed out to a minor character, so were in uncharted waters here.

(Remember, the oboe is the sound of the duck.)

This week saw both David Thewlis and Michael Stuhlbarg really shining.

No one tries to eat the powder first.