By Fargo Talks Fargo
An Unofficial Podcast on the FX TV Series
Jeff Russo, composer for every season of Fargo to date, joins Bill and Charpie to chat. We get an update about his work and career along with a great dose of creative insight into how he scores the series. It’s...
Wrapping up this season with biscuity Bisquik goodness, Bill and Charpie take you down one last long rabbit hole. We talk about Gator’s change and Dot’s reaction, Things escalate with Roy as he seemingly has a spat with god and...
Bill and Charpie do a wee recap of the episode Bisquik, chat about chili, and their favorite moment from the episdoe ahead of their full breakdown. Dig in to this heaping bowl of thickness. Do a dollop!
The Useless Hand is up for a penultimate discussion. Gator and Ole go fishing. Roy rocks his own live mayday call. Then, Bill and Charpie explore the symbolism of the windmill and the dugout, and the significance of the Tillman...
In this episode, the guys discuss Fargo, episode 9 “The Useless Hand”. They share their hotdish takeaways and discuss the atmospheric cinematography in the episode. They touch on Indira’s job decision and Roy’s plea to the “patriots”. The conversation touches...
In this episode of Fargo Talks Fargo, Bill and Charpie discuss the themes of debt, control, and doppelgängers. They analyze the significance of the Blanket show title. They also explore the character dynamics between Roy and Dorothy, as well as...
Bill and Charpie blanket the discussion about where they are from and how it changes over time. The convo shifts to the similarities between The Simpsons and Fargo, which is odd. They highlight the standout moments from episode 8 with...
Linda delivers in this episode of FX’s Fargo. Bill and Charpie discuss the significance of the tennis theme, the volleys and back-and-forth between characters. Turns out to be bad day for everybody at Irma’s house. It’s also time to talk...
In this episode of Fargo Talks Fargo, Bill and Charpie discuss Season 5, Episode 7: Linda. They talk about the puppet theme in the episode. They also discuss the ax slaying and Kevin’s murder, as well as the introduction of...
Bill and Charpie discuss The Tender Trap. They see numerous points about the treatment of women by the doofus male characters. They also discuss Lars’ list of grievances which makes him super dooshus. The conversation then shifts to the meeting...
In this episode, Bill and Charpie discuss various themes and moments from Episode 6 “The Tender Trap” of Fargo. They talk about the gender ambiguity in the season, Indira’s power and influence, the quid pro quo exchanges between characters, Lars’...
Be cafeful when hunting tigers, you may end up in a postion you won’t like. Dot displays her ability to evade and escape, while Lorraine shows us how to get a deal done while dealing with doofus bankers. Danish and...
Goodness, Dot has herself running any which way but loose. In this episode of Fargo, The Tiger, we love to see how hard it is to cage a tiger (of any kind). Charpie thinks this was a Lorraine episode. Bill...
Even a few days later, we struggle with Insolubilia, both pronoucing it and fully grasping it. We dive into a fun house of mirrors and lies on this episode of FX’s Fargo. We continue to talk about debt, religion, and...
We skip over all the spooky scary attempted kidnap stuff for some commentary about one phrase. After that, it’s on to pancakes and our understanding or the lack thereof about the Liar Paradox. We even sneak in smidge of chat...
In The Paradox of Intermediate Transactions, we get all sorts of fun information. Roy’s got some work to do for Oden to try get life back to 1776, Ole takes us on a journey back to 1522 (suck it 1776),...
Oooo la la, after we learn a bit more about Roy we dig into a heaping spoonful of Ole backstory. Is it Ole or Bryn? Or is it both? Either way It’s his home now. Dot is saddened by the...
Things are starting to heat up in 2019 on Fargo. On “Trials and Tribulations” we find a lot out about what kind of man Roy Tillman is and is not. The continued story of finding out that Dot is not...
In this episode the guys break down FX Fargo’s Season 5, Episode 1 “The Tragedy of the Commons”. So much to consider as we meet this seasons cast of characters, with each of their unique issues and quirks. Everything from...
Welcome back to Fargo friends! We’re back for another season and the Fargo universe is rolling into 2019. Since this is aired right before Thanksgiving and FX gave us a double-header, we’ve combined into one super duper hot dish. Things...
Well gee dang it all…we seem to have come to another end to another season of Fargo on FX. Bill and Charpie talk about their final thoughts on the season. After we eased on down the road with the Fadda...
Yikes we work on reconciling the end of this season…no we don’t since it’s the hotdish. Both of us are a bit stunned by things and attempt to serve up our thoughts without going too deep into the main course....
We somehow connect this episode from Stevie Wonder to The Wire to the Red Hot Chili Peppers. You know, the usual stuff from us. Odis is still smiling on his way out. Bill can’t let go of Oz. Charpie is...
Fresh off a twister of an episode last week, we find ourselves learning about Happy in episode 10 of Fargo Season 4. We’ve got a double cross by cousins, our two possible “Dorothy” characters emerge at their own crossroads in...
How can we even start this show breakdown. East/West Fargo Episode 9 is a fully-packed episode. Likely our biggest Oz payoff of the season. Houses divided. Tin Woodman, Hickory in search of oil, sister racist witches, and a dang unfinished...
Things aren’t always as black and white as they seem in the episode of Fargo. In episode 9 East/West, we journey with Rabbi and Satchel to Liberal, KS to see where they are hiding out. We see Omie set his...
In this episode, The Nadir, on Fargo Talks Fargo the guys break down what’s going with nadir. Bill pronounces the word improperly but Charpie deems it nice and fancy. We share fun facts about a record in the episode from...
Josto professes his love. Gaetano and Josto find a way to seal their deal. Loy sets things in motion when he realizes the brother have not self-destructed. Deafy and Odis team up for the bust of the episode only to...
This week we clear up that carrot controversy thanks to listener, Robert. Keep the insights coming we love it. What is Lay Away all about? What is being put aside? Lions, tigers and Palominos, oh my! Charpie delves into a...
Welcome to another episode of Fargo Talks Fargo and the hotdish. In this episode we see Oraetta get her groove back, Loy and Josto play angles that don’t seem to be understood by their crime family and the “word” is...
Bill and Charpie break down Episode 6 Camp Elegance in this episode. Fan mail and theories abound. The Wizard of OZ references will not be going on away to strap in. Ethelrida has a creepy birthday. Charpie launches his new...
Happy Birthday Ethelrida! Charpie notes the quicker pace and staccato movement this episode 6 of Fargo. Camp Elegance shows the movement of the gears of war picking up pace. Odis gets a shower scene straight out of the movie Fargo....
In an episode of speeches, Bill and Charpie lament only slightly about too much of said speechifying (it’s a word we swear). We learn about Paris of the Plains and that the guys don’t know much about boulevards. They still...
Holy jeez. What the heck is going on? Bill is very distraught about this episode. He’s not ready to let go of Clarence Royce of the Wire. The gents chat about Glynn Turman. The end of wisdom is upon us....
Just another normal week here, ya know. Fargo continues in this fourth episode of the fourth season with some spooky, spooky business. It’s chilling to see what happens here so grab a pair of mittens. Bill and Charpie seem to...
Great Caesar’s ghost! What the heck was that creepy fella doing on the stairs at the Smutney house? Charpie reveals his bird theory around Oreatta. Bill agrees it is a solid play. Strange note: why was the guy shoveling snow...
Get ready for some double double double action in this full breakdown of Raddoppiarlo. Bill has an epiphany about the show title but still struggles to pronounce it correctly. Charpie digs into the dark history of the Nuremberg trials. The...
Fresh off skipping classes in Italian, the guys attempt to pronounce the third episode’s show title, Raddoppiarlo. It doesn’t go well. Charpie brings things to the Disney universe and Bill is perplexed but agrees it is worth some more thought....
In this episode, The Land of Taking and Killing, Bill and Charpie discuss the lion in the cage. Who is it? We meet some jail-weary travelers in Zelmare and Swanee. Ethelrida is clearly getting under Oraetta’s skin so she decides...
This week sure feels fuller than a fella at a lutefisk feed. Charpie and Bill dish up a little bit of action on episode 2. Somehow they end up reminiscing about Don Draper and smoking. Bill needs people to start...
Well wouldn’t ya know it, Noah and crew at FX and Fargo have jam-packed the episode full of history and nuance. Bill and Charpie discuss the meeting of so many characters. Also what’s up with swapping kids like 80’s Topps...
Oh hey there. We’ve been gone quite some time. It’s been since 2017 to be exact. Actually, Charpie has a more exacting number to share with you all in the episode. We hope all the mechanisms still function and this...
Bill and Charpie wrap up a fantastic season 3 of FX’s Fargo. This aggression will not stand, man. Wrench and Nikki take action against the V.M. Varga crew at a storage facility. Emmit realizes he is not food, especially not...
Ermagerd…we can’t believe this is the end of season 3. Bill and Charpie lament the ending of the hotdish. Send some hope into the world that Noah Hawley wants a season 4, will ya? We chat (briefly) about the season...
The guys get into a discussion about what it all means. Important stuff, like will a Blender Bottle make a decent Margarita. The answer is yes. Fargo S3, Episode 9 “Aporia” has us moving back to symmetry in cinematography with...
Bill and Charpie invent a new opening song. Things get deep when we talk about Village Inn breakfast. What does this have to do with Fargo? Nothing, but we like breakfast. Nikki shows her own brand of swagger and we...
Fargo’s Episode 8 “Who Rules the Land of Denial” brings us back to the chilling Fargo we all know and love. After a bit of a slow play, episode 8 ramps up the body count and tension. In a start...
We were super lucky to chat again this season with Maggie Phillips, the Music Supervisor for FX’s Fargo. Season three has been just as great as last year and Maggie walks us through a bit of the behind the scenes...
The guys break down Episode 7 “The Law of Inevitability” on this episode of Fargo Talks Fargo. Both Bill and Charpie go back and forth about what they think Nikki Swango is really up to. And what’s up with that...
So many scenes and so little time on the hotdish to discuss it all. Dammick is the climate change denier of good detective work, Bill thinks that Nikki is a still a cat, and Charpie continues his deep web of...