S5.E8

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Episode aired Jan 2, 2024
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46m

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8.6/10

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Roy's political campaign rolls on. Indira chooses to stand up. At the same time, Witt strives to provide assistance.Roy's political campaign rolls on. Indira chooses to stand up. At the same time, Witt strives to provide assistance.Roy's political campaign rolls on. Indira chooses to stand up. At the same time, Witt strives to provide assistance.

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4.3K

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Trivia
Close to the end of the episode Danish is meeting with Roy in Roy's "office" in his house. There is a US flag on the wall with 38 stars. In episode 3 there is a 45 star US flag in the chapel.

Goofs
Dorothy says "Call the Midwife has like 13 seasons". The events are taking place in 2019, when Call the Midwife was on its 8th season. Of course Dorothy could have been mistaken, or using hyperbole, or it is possible that in the Fargo Universe, Call the Midwife could have been on its 13th season in 2019, but still, worth noting. Interestingly, when the episode aired, Call the Midwife was on its 13th season.

Quotes
Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead: [after catching Lars cheating on her] You need to be gone when I get home.
Lars Olmstead: Where am I supposed to go?
Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead: I don't care!
Young Woman: [sheepishly] Sorry.
Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead: "Sorry"? What are you sorry for? Besides betraying all women everywhere. Go ahead, take him. He's useless. I don't want him.
Lars Olmstead: Hey!
Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead: You know... I, too, would like a wife. Or, heck, I'd even settle for a husband. A real man. Someone who pulls his weight. Contributes.
Lars Olmstead: Hey, you know what? I contribute, okay?
Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead: [scoffs] You don't do SHIT! You don't work. Any clothes on your back, I paid for. You can't get to the grocery or put your dirty drawers in the hamper! You can't even shovel the walk or remember my birthday to save your goddamn life. You'd sooner sit in the dark than change a lightbulb. And you'd rather die than say thank you to the person that does. So, good luck to you. You can leave the toilet seat up on someone else's life from now on.
[turns to leave, but lingers in the doorway]
Minnesota Police Deputy Indira Olmstead: Shame on you. Both of ya.

Connections
References Call the Midwife (2012)

Soundtracks
Poor People's Store
Written by Kevin Patrick Russell
Performed by Shinyribs

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Featured review

7/10

The sadistic violence has gotten so bad since the first seasons

The first two seasons of Fargo were amongst my very favorite in the history of TV. Ever since season 3 though, the show has been spoiled by sadistic violence that makes my stomach turn. I'm sure some people just love it, but it ruins the whole show for me.

Like this season, 5, which has such an amazing cast, and is brave in how it just goes against so many typical conventions, in all sorts of ways. It's stimulating, interesting, and really well done. But why the sadistic violence seems to be so important for the makers, I cannot answer for the life of me.

It's a good thing this season came out 1 episode per week. If I would have watched several episodes in a day or a week, I would not have gotten so attached to the series, and I would have definitely stopped watching because making me watch all this sadistic violence just makes me, as a viewer, feel used.