The season had ten episodes, and its initial airing concluded on december 14, 2015. Dec 14, 2015 watch fargo season 2, episode 10 palindrome. Fargo season 2 finale episode 10 palindrome gets wordy. Times are tough, friendo, but the season 2 finale of fargo is downright spectacular. Fargo has won multiple emmy awards and golden globes awards for outstanding work in television. Palindrome is the tenth and final episode of season 2 of fargo, as well as the twentieth episode. Emmit stussy, the parking lot king of minnesota, is a handsome, selfmade, real estate mogul and family man an american success story. Dec 15, 2015 here we are, the finale of fargos season 2. In the penultimate episode of season 2, fargo unleashed the story behind the oftmentioned sioux falls massacre. Several characters end up where they started out, or end up in a place that reflects their situation from the beginning of the season.
Palindrome begins with a view of ryes body back in the blumquist freezer, another look at a dead otto gerhardt shot at his kitchen table, dodd jeffrey donovan dead on the floor in that little cabin, as well as simone out in the woods, floyd where hanzee dent zahn mcclarnon left her. Each season of fargo stands alone you can watch them all out of order and still be able to understand whats going on. As an anthology, each fargo season possesses its own selfcontained narrative, following a disparate set of characters in various settings. Fargo is an american black comedycrime drama anthology television series created and primarily written by noah hawley. We know the future of these characters from season 1. That line, part of a soliloquy that marge gunderson delivers to the crook shes apprehended at the end. Nov 21, 2016 several characters end up where they started out, or end up in a place that reflects their situation from the beginning of the season.
A palindrome is a phrase that reads the same forwards and backwards. But, as in the first season of fargo, good eventually prevailed so good people could go on living their lives. Season 1 was a much tighter storyline, far more in keeping with the coen brothers focused tapestry model. In the events following the motel massacre, hanzee goes after ed and peggy. How did season 2 episode 10 of fargo, titled palindrome, get its title. Visit tunefind for music from your favorite tv shows and movies. The second season of fargo, an american anthology black comedycrime drama television series created by noah hawley, premiered on october 12, 2015, on the basic cable network fx. Fargo is a critically acclaimed series created by noah hawley, who is also the creator of fxs legion. All 63 songs featured in fargo season 2 soundtrack, listed by episode with scene descriptions. Palindrome is the tenth and final episode of season 2 of fargo, as well as the twentieth episode overall.
Moses is gunned down when lorne malvo storms the fargo crime syndicate headquarters. Fargo season 2 was as good as the first one overall for me. Second one was more action oriented, when first one was more about characters. Dec 15, 2015 that fargo season 2 ends on that note is just about all you need to know about the show and how its creators view the world. Numbers appeared as children in a flashback scene in the season 2 episode, palindrome, before the adult mr. A prequel to the events in its first season, season two of fargo takes place in the upper midwest in march 1979. Allowances may be made for adjustments to capital letters, punctuation, and word dividers. I can only think of one word to describe palindrome, and that is beautiful. The slow procession of gerhardt bodies in the opening moments of this final episode acts as a reminder of the high cost that this season has levied. The series premiered on april 15, 2014, on fx, and follows an anthology format, with each season set in a.
Kirsten dunst as peggy blumquist and jesse plemons as ed blumquist in fargo season 2 photo by chris large fx fxs fargo season two came to a close with the 10th episode titled palindrome which aired on december 14, 2015. The gerhardts receive a surprising offer, while two unlikely murderers do their best to clean up. We learn how they became who they are in the last episode of season 2. Fargos second season does not read the same forwards and. Fargo season 2, episode 10 palindrome written by noah hawley directed by adam arkin airs mondays at 10pm et on fx. Season two of fargo retains all the elements that made the series an awardwinning hit, successfully delivering another stellar saga powered by fascinating. Only one mentions the meaning of the word spelled the same forward as backward, such as madam and only to suggest that its metaphorical and unsuccessful at that im not even sure thats a thing a tv show could do, leastways across ten whole episodes. Hanzee is referred to a face man who he is told will make structural changes to his face.
Fargo season 2 finale stretches a little too far to connect. Fargo may be profligate with killing, but it never forgets the cost. Palindrome and here ya are, and its a beautiful day. Only one mentions the meaning of the word spelled the same forward as backward, such as madam and only to suggest that its metaphorical and unsuccessful at that.
Dec 15, 2015 fxs fargo season two came to a close with the 10th episode titled palindrome which aired on december 14, 2015. After the craziest hour of television last week, the finale palindrome brought a. It would have be frustratingly literal, for one thing. Fargo goes out like it came in, except when it doesnt. The bloody firefight unfolded in and around a shoddy hotel where ed and peggy blumquist were holed up under the protection of law enforcement woefully unprepared for the violence that was about to occur. The name he adopts tripoli is that of the mob boss 30 years from then in the first season of fargo. There was so much to love about palindrome that i decided to rank all of my. That fargo season 2 ends on that note is just about all you need to know about the show and how its creators view the world. Its principal cast consists of kirsten dunst, patrick wilson, jesse plemons, jean smart, and ted danson. What follows is a discussion of the fargo season 2 finale titled palindrome. The second season of fargo succeeds as a great crime drama with plenty of black humor, shows respect to the material that came before it, and delivered quality performances from the entire cast. Fargo season 2 episode 10 was a lovely and lowkey ending to fargo season 2.
Read patrick coopers fargo season 2 finale recap palindrome, which he calls a masterpiece, starring patrick wilson, kirsten dunst, and. Ok, at first, i was really impressed by what the leftovers writers did with the second season, and i felt that they changed televisions shows forever as, lost did back in the days, but now i had just seen fargo second season, and this show had blew my mind in pieces everywhere, noah hawley ok, at first, i was really impressed by what the leftovers writers did with the second season, and i. An anthology series inspired by the 1996 coen brothers film. In a small minnesota town, a shooting at a diner disrupts the lives of a state officer, a married couple, and a north dakota crime syndicate. Solverson in bed, like in the first episode of the season, and lou rep. S2 e10 palindrome i thought there was an alam parsons song at the end of one of. As tragic and crazy as the season has been, fargo has managed to tell an extremely compelling story in its own way. Why is the last episode of fargo season 2 called palindrome. Dec 15, 2015 fargo season 2 episode 10 was a lovely and lowkey ending to fargo season 2.
The show is inspired by the eponymous 1996 film written and directed by the coen brothers, who are credited as executive producers on the series alongside hawley. The second season of fargo, an american anthology black comedycrime drama television. The first season follows a drifter who brings trouble to smalltown minnesota in. Season 2 palindrome a badly wounded hanzee dent meets a man who provides him with documents for his new identity moses tripoli. It is a chance for those who survived the massacre to attempt to make sense of what transpired and to weigh the implications of a horrific level of violence.
Fargo season 2 finale stretches a little too far to. In the season 2 finale of fargo, lou solverson deals with the fallout from the sioux falls massacre. Fargos second season does not read the same forwards and backwards, because im not even sure thats a thing a tv show could do, leastways across ten whole episodes. This year, fargo takes us to southwestern minnesota in 1979, the same year i was born on the other side of the state. The tenth episode and fargo season 2 finale, entitled palindrome aired last night on fx. So spoke a character in the season finale of fargo, and so was the case, as the story came to a close with a whimper, not a bang, in palindrome. If you dont want to be spoiled, you should stop reading here. And with the season just finishing up, id like to take this opportunity to plead with series writercreator noah hawley for a third season that consists. It provided a great amount of closure on all the major plot points, while refusing the typical narrative tendency to. And with the season just finishing up, id like to take this opportunity to plead with series writercreator noah hawley for a third season that consists of at the very least episodes.
I can imagine some viewers arent entirely happy with the fargo finale. Most of characters on this episode had their own sort of palindrome. Billy bob thornton and martin freeman were absolutely superb as were most of the other performances. What a fabulous and fascinating ending to a wonderful season of television that exceeded all my already lofty expectations. Read patrick coopers fargo season 2 finale recap palindrome, which he calls a masterpiece, starring patrick wilson, kirsten dunst, and jesse plemons. In the end, the only rock pushing up the hill is family and as it was last season. For all intents and purposes, the castle served as the climax of fargo season 2, leaving the finale, palindrome, to be the storys denouement. In perhaps one of the best seasons of drama this year, fargo definitely proved its first season was no fluke. Wheres the actual palindrome in the season two finale of fargo. Last episode seemed to promise one last showdown between hanzee. With kirsten dunst, patrick wilson, jesse plemons, jean smart. The most pressing impediment to hailing the fargo season 2 finale as great let alone comparable to the superb season 1 kicker is that most of the action was either already complete.