Close encounters of the … first kind.
(More on the last one a little later.)
At the request of the survivors, the names have been changed.
Credit: Chris Large/FX
Out of respect for the dead, the rest has been told exactly as it occurred.
Im Team Waffle Hut Massacre all the way.
Who wants to create a Kickstarter to publish this book for real?
The action begins in media res as we see the fallout from last weeks tense and contained episode.
Hanzee continues his Anton Chigurh tribute tour by returning to the gas station near the cabin.
Not much is known about our Hanzee Dent, Brixby continues.
We have no birth certificate, no tribal or family history.
Its fascinating that neither we nor Brixby cannot pinpoint when Hanzee turned against the Gerhardts.
NEXT:Take this quiz to find out if youre Gary Cooper or Betty LaPlage.
There are the Sioux Falls cops, who think this, sir, is the sound of opportunity knocking.
The Fargo police are inclined to agree and want in on the arrest.
Hank and Lou are outnumbered, but that isnt going to stop the state trooper from voicing his opinion.
Putting Ed and Peggy in Mike Milligans line of fire is a death sentence.
Thought you were Gary Gooper, S Cop, Ben Schmidt says.
Turns out youre Betty LaPlage.
What makes Lou different from the cops he must contend with is his compassion.
Now its too late.
The couple has been swept into something larger and much dumber.
This isnt about keeping them safe or whats just Lous concerns.
For him, the answer is helping people or at least trying to help them.
The idea even ties into what he does once leaving the force, feeding others in his diner.
Like the sticker says, We are not alone.
And neither is Lou.
Hes surrounded by people to care for.
Its a good thing that the heave-ho doesnt stop him.
Once he hears that Constances body has been found, Lou turns right back around.
NEXT: Its time for the Massacre at Sioux Falls.
And so everyone is heading to the Motor Motel.
The cops are with Ed and Peggy.
Hanzees already there with a sniper scope on the proceedings.
Thankfully, theres still one episode left to figure it out.
(This just narrowly beat out Kirsten Dunsts other gem, I stabbed him.)
Another smaller moment that made me laugh out loud was a throwaway Ben Schmidt line: Aw, Christ.
Its Rapid City all over again.
The line is here presumably to make viewers believe a similar flashback is in store for us next year.
But Ben Schmidt aint no Lou Solverson, and season 3 isheaded back to the present.
Good one, guys.
And then Hanzee killed Floyd.
What does the UFO mean?
Is it a necessary cultural artifact, reflective of what the Midwest was like in 1979?
Or is it a tease for the aliens that will act as the main characters for season 3?
What I like about the UFO is that it could be any of those things.
Throughout this season,Fargohas been stunningly fantastic television.
I called it the true heir toBreaking Badafter episode 2 aired, and I still feel that way.
Its impressive on every technical and creative level, a stand-out during an insanely good era for the medium.
But it takes real courage to hover in a big, fat flying saucer above your climactic shootout.
