Morton's Fork

Review By Kamal K

Love it. Wanted to binge the whole season in one sitting! Decided to savor one episode a day. Billy Bob Thorton was phenomenal! His performance was simply brilliant. Like a force of pure evil and genius coming over this small town and it's residents. Freeman is equally captivating as we watch the evolution of his character Lester from unlucky, passive, and inconsequential to sociopathic ego maniac. It's also hilarious and wickedly clever. Outstanding!

Running from wrong decisions consequences won't help poor Lester. I think he would stay alive trying for one last marriage.

Molly takes the lead while Gus pursues a hunch. Lester manipulates a situation, and Malvo finds a new target.

What I Liked:

The cinematography is solid, and each scene perfectly implements its beautiful and mesmerizing music score. On top of that, each actor gives a strong performance, with Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman being the clear standouts.

Malvo is one of the most intriguing individuals you will see on television, with Thornton's portrayal being nothing short of superb, along with Freeman's portrayal of Lester.

Lester's transformation saw him become the most interesting character on this show, even more so than Malvo. As he became the antagonist in his own story, it was great to see him one-up Malvo, the man who sent him on his dark path of destruction.

What I Disliked:

Numerous characters never received any closure. Chaz, Kitty, Gordo, Mr Wrench, The Hess Family, and Stavros instantly came to mind, as these characters never appear or are even mentioned in this finale.

Malvo's demise was anti-climatic and ultimately forgettable. While I'm not against Gus killing him, it would have been interesting to see him face some form of punishment rather than receiving a citation for bravery.

Overall:

Fargo's finale is not without its flaws, nor is it a highlight of this fantastic season, but this was still a high-quality conclusion that mostly satisfies. You would be hard-pressed to find many shows more tautly written and produced in its premiere season.

8/10

Kind Cadmium.

Greetings from Lithuania.

"Fargo" (2014-) is definitely the best series i saw in a while (probably from the last season of "Breaking Bad"). Script is simply amazing - realistic, plausible yet very entertaining and involving. It has great characters, very involving plot, shocking scenes, terrific cinematography, directing and everything a great show should have. Pilot of "Fargo" was pure 10/10, while next 9 episodes were solid 9/10.

Overall, "Fargo" 1st season is great one. Everything here works so well that you will be glued to your screen during whole 10 episodes. I will definitely look forward to 2nd season.

When this series started, I was skeptical about how much it would achieve. Now, after 10 pitch-perfect episodes, I stand corrected. This series has done the impossible. It has crawled out of the shadow of the Fargo that gave birth to it and has carved its own identity. This is Hawley's Fargo.

Gripping and satisfying, the finale was brilliant throughout. Some part of me was expecting the appearance of a wood-chipper somewhere but Morton's Fork had more poetic ends in store though still with their fair shares of blood, gore and unrelenting suspense.

What I really liked about this series was the juxtaposition. One one hand the life is calm, unassuming, almost naive in the small town of Duluth and on the other there are dark forces prowling through the residents of this town who are oblivious to these forces until the very end.

The bloody game of chess between Malvo and Nygaard utilized these people as pawns and was very satisfying but I must add that the checkmate left a little to be desired.

All in all, I loved this series. The acting, writing, cinematography and, of course, the music were all top-notch. One of those series that I would gladly rewatch over and over again until I get bored, which I probably never will.