Bisquik

I really felt strung along this season. I wasn't sure it was going to wind up being my favorite or even close. I rewatched the series leading up to this and actually enjoyed Season 4 a lot more than I did the first time. I'm annoyed at the Coen diehards that fail to see how a season like this one carries the torch in ways they were preparing narrative film for. It's honestly beautiful. It couldn't have been done wrong for sure, but it wasn't. I'm strangely satisfied this ending. It makes me think it could be the last season, but I hope it isn't. I beg of people who didn't love it to revisit later. Rewatch no country for old men. I think that's a good one to consider.

This was one of the most enjoyable seasons of Fargo that I've seen.. Great writing and acting easily make or break a show. The sharp, witty dialogue was brought to life by Juno Temple and Jon Hamm in this episode. Sam Spruell stole the show evoking so much unexpected empathy. Superb writing and acting was the key there.

And the cinematography? The foggy snow-covered plains made for an eerie setting for the ultimate battle between good and evil. Some might be disappointed that there wasn't more shooting and gratuitous gore. I'm fine with that. The brooding buildup to the battle is where it's at for me!

Unlike Yellowstone, Fargo actually has some good guys. The good guys are flawed, sometimes deeply, but that's what makes it feel approachable and authentic, and so much better than Yellowstone. We know people like the characters in Fargo in real life, or maybe we just wish we did.

It is a finale that you could easily give 1/10 and also you can easily give it to 10/10. It is a very extraordinary finale. When I was watching I thought that this storytelling, conclusion is not going properly this could end real bad. But after minutes I found myself thinking, actually this is very different way of ending things and very isolated to each character's own story. Not a "very hyped up events' exciting and fulfilling finalization" but more of a fulfillment of each character's story. And to me it was different and more peaceful and relaxing to watch than the finales we familiar to see.

By the way Ole Munch is a piercing character I liked him very much.

Season 5 throughout had many more ties back to the original movie - not in specific details but ambiguous similarities and parallels.

I suspect that if you were a fan of the movie before the intervening series appeared, you would find more appreciation of how it delivers the Coen-esq uniqueness.

No one should have been expecting an action movie type ending, particularly, again, with the original movie leanings. I feel episode 10 was as good an ending as possible within the context of characters and settings.

All of the characters seemed very well suited to their roles, especially Dot and Munch.

I enjoyed this season the most, I found the ending fabulous and hopeful. There are people who suffered centuries ago and moved to the now US. And it's brilliant that there is a character that serves as a bridge to the past. Because not everything is the American dream and the Sheriff. I really liked the acting, almost as good as the writing, if not better. Truly Hamm was credible as full of anger and vengeful. But Spruell as Ole Munch ( Moonk) makes the season multidimensional and not predictable. Some series are utterly boring but most are happy with them. This series makes you think about American values, not just a superficial display of them. I like the different characters, they are definitely not plain as so often happens. Excellent.