
Strangers in an emergency room.
“Fargo” doesn’t stink. I’m not saying it was perfect. There were a couple of character issues toward the end that I’m still shaking my head over. But on balance, this 10-episode tale did a great job of capturing the feel of the Coen brothers’ movie without seeming like the lame spinoff I expected. Like the movie, it was funny, focused and occasionally horrific. Although I sometimes worried that we might drift off into “Twin Peaks” territory — a whiff of gratuitous weirdness here and there — the writers always came back to the story and ended it in a most satisfying way.
And I do mean “ended.” Apparently, this was it for “Fargo.” Ten episodes and out. That’s another thing I respect about the show. It’s been a big hit for FX, but so far there’s been little talk of milking it for another season. If it does come back at some point, it’ll have to be an all-new story and cast, since this one was tied up so neatly.

You’ll like Molly.
You should check it out. If you don’t have cable, it’s on Amazon Prime — less than $20 for the whole story. I’ve wasted a lot more money on a lot less.
Agree completely, Dave. Couldn’t this be like FX’s “American Horror Story,” with completely independent story arcs from season to season, even if some actors repeat in shifted roles? Seems a success like this wouldn’t go unmilked.
That would work. They may have been setting it up with Lou’s little talk about his encounter with evil in ’79 … but then they’d have to call it “Sioux Falls.”
Actually, that’s got to be what will happen. And if “Fargo” can take place in Bemidji and Duluth, I don’t see why it can’t take place in Sioux Falls, too.