The world is wrong." As we head into the final act of this isolating and claustrophobic season of Fargo, everyone's closer to getting the answers they seek, but at the same time, no one seems likely to get there first. Gloria and Winnie struggle to find the means of persuading their bosses that what they're investigating is substantial evidence of foul play. It's frustrating to hear the police chiefs question the integrity of their hypotheses, when their own integrity is in doubt. Mashed potatoes and all, Chief Dammick is looking like a right idiot with little to no professionalism.
The story of Nikki Swango has escalated quite a lot recently, and Mary Elizabeth Winstead plays it well as Swango first realises that the love of her life, Ray, is deceased. All that hard work has now feeling negligible as she's lost half the reason for doing it. With blood on her hands, she is guilty in some respect, but here she's been accused of the wrong crime and it's pitiful to see her so useless in a prison cell. When she first saw the photo of Ray, you could already tell that she was dissecting the evidence in the picture and already making assumptions about the glass scattered around the room. Intelligent and savvy, she's one of this season's best characters. Gloria is also getting things done, however, she has far more obstacles to overcome. As usual, bureaucracy takes hold of her situation and forces her to find other means of getting to her suspect. Unfortunately, due to the arrival of an unexpected character with a syringe, this almost puts her in more trouble. Along with that shocking last scene, there are a lot of questions about how this entire mess is being handled by Varga's associates. Clearly, Nikki has a vital role in the entire ordeal, so they are attempting to cut her out of the picture completely, but I can see things turning around soon. Emmit and Sy also had a great scene this week, as they attempt to negotiate a sellout at a dinner with Widow Goldthorpe. This is, of course, dangerous seeing as Varga wants to keep them as business partners, and adding Goldthorpe into the mix will only endanger innocent bystanders in their criminal activity. Emmit's character is clearly changing - he's at an impasse as how to protect his business while also uphold his reputation. Accidentally killing his own brother was the last straw for him, and he breaks down in tears on the steps of his own house - entirely in Varga's hands. Sy, also in distress, is in tears as her returns home to his family, now feeling completely lost after Emmit questioned his own loyalty. All the relationships seem to be falling apart, leaving Fargo in disarray. What comes next will be vital in defining whether this is a successful season or not. Considering the last season was incredibly fast, violent and far-reaching, I like the fact that Noah Hawley has gone for a quieter, more nuanced story in the third, giving characters more time to breathe and stories more time to sit in the stomach. I just hope that it can pull through with a big twist to finish, knocking over the chess board. 8/10
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