Rhinoceros

After the absurd premises that started the whole series in motion, this episode is truly a great one. The Blomquist couple proves once again to be stupid and possibly not worth risking your life to save them - but it's a policeman job....

The prison is the scene of a siege, handled in the most surprising way by the talkative, drunk lawyer. He was quite annoying with his non-stop chattering but luckily that turned into something else than a display of verbosity Tarantino-style.

A season high-point, no question about it; and if this is as good as it gets, I'm just fine with that.

'Rhinoceros' pits the Gerhardt clan against the police, and I mean that literally; the whole thing culminates in a standoff outside the precinct. It's almost "Assault on Precinct 13", I love it; especially the tension building (in peculiar Fargo style, like seeing Mike Milligan recite Jabberwocky as he's gunning up for a fight). The use of split screen to this effect is ingenious; very nice camera work here.

And as performances go, Ted Danson, Patrick Wilson and Jean Smart all deserve praise. But for me, Nick Offerman is the MVP, a background character who suddenly takes center stage with hilarious results. The man just goes to town with the material, and I'm very happy that he's been given something more to do.

This is superb television, 10/10

9.2/10 ? Are you guys insane, " Rhinocéros" is fine, this Season is fine and this show is fine. But not the Greatest you guys Fargo fans thinks it is, i mean yes it was an enjoyable episode of tv, but you must not have seen a lot of TV to rate this a 10, any breaking Bad episode is better than this, even " the fly" is better. Every better call Saul episode or every Lost episode. My point is, ok its good but not great. Season 2 characters are not as interesting as in Season 1, not even close, the cops are just boring, the indian and black man are nowhere near the bad Guy of Season 1, the family is flat, except maybe the older brother. Ed is okay, his wife might be the best character. But its just too absurde and weird, and not in a weird twin peaks way, no just weird, Pace is slow, but they want to be breaking Bad so badly, just doesn't work, Still its an 8/10 show.

Will be honest -- after the incredible and mind-boggling season 1 (will any fan of the series ever forget Billy Bob Thornton's performance?) I was having some trouble "syncing" to Season 2.

Then along comes this episode and I am gob-smacked.

As a standalone episode, one of the most engrossing TV hours I have ever spent. It just builds and builds and builds. Until you get to the stage where (metaphorically) your wife says she is having a baby and you just give her cab fare because you don't want to miss the ending.

When I was a younger reviewer working for print media (dinosaurs roamed, and politicians occasionally told the truth) I used to handicap the awards shows. This one is a puzzler. There are so many superb performances I am not sure where to start? All in, Nick Offerman as the drunken lawyer whose oratory rises to the occasion will (like Billy Bob from S-1) always remain cemented in memory. The rest of the cast do not hit even one false note, but he is a stand-out.

And Jean Smart, even with limited screen time, continues to give her best performance since the Aileen Wuornos story. I think every family wishes they had someone like her in it.

Wow.

When gangs meet police whos head would survive. I liked the twist of piggy character as a woman advocate especially when she kept the police standing letting the books on the chairs Tension thrilling dramatic events I like it all