The Law of Vacant Places

A twisted sibling rivalry leads to murder, mobsters and a cutthroat competitive bridge in a small Midwestern town.

What I Liked:

The cinematography is solid, and each scene perfectly implements its well-crafted and memorable music score. On top of that, each actor gives a strong performance.

V. M. Varga is an intriguing character, perhaps the most memorable despite only one scene, and I will be fascinated to see what unfolds with him this season.

What I Disliked:

This episode was noticeably slow for a premiere, causing several uninteresting portions, especially the scenes involving Gloria and her son.

Ennis' death was poorly done and confusing, with no clear explanation as to how he died, in what was an odd death for an unremarkable character.

Overall:

Though underwhelming, this is a pretty good premiere. One can only surmise this season will improve moving forward.

7/10

King Cadmium.

I'm going eight out of ten because it is still in progress. However, so enjoying this season. Great writing, great acting and great directing. All actors are doing an amazing job. But Mr. Thewlis is truly outstanding. His lines are fairly complicated and delivered perfectly! Wow, what a cool customer, a character with so much depth. A delight to watch. I predict an award for Mr. Thewlis, if not I should be very disappointed. Bravo. Can't wait for next week!

This pales in comparison to what the other 2 seasons pulled the viewer in as they considered watching more. I assume this is because of the expectations all had based on those past two season premiers.

The real staying power of a show is when one doesn't find oneself going to the computer to check on other 'news' or E-mails because the plot was boring.

Far too much unnecessary footage wasted on character development but in fairness once the 'out of town' Brit showed up as well as the comeuppance for the clueless perp it found its' legs.

I hope this doesn't meander into a swamp the way 'Taboo' did - great acting and a continuous 'deus ex machina' plot twists lacking any coherence.

This is only my second review and I just had to comment on the wonderful performances of Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Ewan McGregor last night. I have been a little depressed over how boring and unoriginal many TV offerings have become. Fargo has restored my faith in good television. You folks rock! I hope you read this and understand that you guys really are part of something special. Thanks for not insulting your audience and for making such carefully woven, engaging story lines. You give my wife and I something to look forward to on Wednesday nights. I can't remember the last time I watched a program that I didn't want to see end. I wanted more after it was over...more Winstead, more McGregor..more everything! Thanks for bringing a little hour or more of flavor into our lives!

loved the first episode of this new season.

like the two previous seasons (as well as first season of true detective) you slowly get immersed in the story, the environment, the characters.

it is slow, very slow, but in an incredible tensed way that you cannot get your eyes off the screen.

the humour is very very witty and delicate i found myself laughing many times at the subtle jokes, pauses and characters always being confused by the situation they are in, same style of humour as the movie and first two seasons.

awesome, hope the whole season will be like this premiere!