By Fargo Talks Fargo
An Unofficial Podcast on the FX TV Series
Fargo’s Season 3, Episode 6 “The Lord of No Mercy” takes us to a few deep places we didn’t expect. Bill and Charpie find themselves still talking about pravda and nepravda as VM spins tales. Meemo is a fine instrument,...
Aw geez, what the heck just happened there? Lemme just sit here and wait or what not. The guys record their reactions to Fargo Episode 6. What’s up with the bullseye? Why is Emmit so paralyzed to help? Meemo can...
Bill and Charpie both worry a bit about Stella not noticing that it’s not Emmit going it to the lady in the hooker wig. We cover the House of Special Purpose and the relation (albeit poorly) to Emperor Nicholas II...
Welcome to another hotdish about FX’s Fargo. Some unwitting moves made by Nikki and Ray in their package drop. Speaking of packages…VM Varga finds another place to put his package. Best Mug Ever. What more can we say? Oh, yeah....
The Narrow Escape Problem and Peter and the Wolf cross paths in this episode of Fargo. Charpie has a more singular view of narrow escape, while Bill applies it to many character situations. The fun of watching Ewan play a...
Aces to the narrator of this episode of Fargo. Nice to have a blast from the season 1 past on this episode mashed up with the talk of Peter and the Wolf. The guys talk about The Narrow Escape Problem,...
Fresh off the airplane and rocking in a hotel lounge, Charpie joins Bill to break down episode 3 “The Law of Noncontradiction”. Does this episode mean anything, does it matter, or are we all just particles floating endlessly until we...
Bill is joined by Jerome again for the hotdish this week to quickly chat about Fargo Season 3, Episode 3. We get the backstory from the newspaper clipping as Gloria heads to Hollywood on an investigative journey. We meet young...
Fargo Season 3, Episode 2 “The Principle of Restricted Choices” builds on the previous episode opening the world of Fargo up even more. Charpie joins Bill via Japan this week to talk about the building storyline. The guys revel in...
Warm up the oven for some tasty hotdish. Bill is joined by another Fargo-raised host, Jerome, this week while Charpie wings his way to Japan. Jerome loves Sy’s spot on accent and mannerism, Bill just wanted somebody to pee on...
Bill and Charpie dive into the world that is the first episode of season 3 of Fargo “The Law of Vacant Places”. Bill can’t help but continue the trend of Big Lebowski references and makes some strange prognostications (STFU Bill…er…Donny)....
Bill and Charpie are back for what will be another fantastic season of FX’s Fargo and Fargo Talks Fargo. This season kicks offs with a few changes from the guys about the full show breakdowns moving to Sunday recordings and...
Bill and Charpie answer post-show questions they have been receiving. They also pick the winner of the Fargo survival kit and announce a few more prizes that will be going out to six “lucky” winners. A quick 12 and a...
Bill and Charpie get together in Fargo to talk about their feelings and break down the show. Amidst a technical difficulty they have to go back and record a bit of the show. Sorry for the interruption in the show...
It has come to that time again this season on Fargo when we tie up the loose ends, leave the rest to the imagination, and say so long, farewell, auf wiedersehen goodbye. What a wild ride. Episode 10, Palindrome, proves...
Bill and Charpie have a conversation with Fargo Season 2 music supervisor, Maggie Phillips and chat about the songs behind the stunning season and how she came to be a music supervisor. Things get even more interesting when Maggie has...
Bill and Charpie talk about all the big payoff that come due in Season 2 Episode 9 “The Castle” of FX’s hit, Fargo. The massacre comes to fruition in this episode. Bill feels the UFO was a long time coming...
Ermahgerd! Martin Freeman narrates this episode which was ba-na-nas! Bill and Charpie are almost at a loss for what to talk about. Betsy takes a fall. Lou is run out of the town. Hanzee plays a serous hand and gets...
Charpie feels this has been the masterpiece so far this season. Bill isn’t sure yet, but loved the episode a bunch. In Episode 8 “Loplop”, we find out a lot about Peggy’s state of mind as the show opens. Dodd...
Grab a glass of Chablis and sit down for some hotdish with us. We learn how Ed and Peggy got Dodd to take a dysfunctional family trip with them after much prodding. Hanzee is on the hunt again and will...
Full recap of Episode 7 “Did You Do This? No, You Did” finds Bill and Charpie actually recording in the same rom together. Simone still has herself in a bad spot. Are her troubles over at the hand of Bear?...
Remind us to never get the windows washed in Fargo. This quick recap/reaction has Charpie in town with Bill to chat. Simone is an angel in white but has she met the undertaker. Bill thinks Karl could also be the...
Season 2, Episode 6 “Rhinoceros” charges us up with a lot of tension and a heavy dose of Karl Weathers. We talk with Carmela of the fxfargo.tumblr.com site this week. Simone tips Mike’s hand once again, The Gehrhardts are on...
Season 2, Episode 6 “Rhinoceros” is a tense one at times. Bill and Charpie give their quick reactions on this episode of the hotdish. Turns out Ed isn’t the only one who can’t sit in Peg’s chairs. Dodd and Bear...
In our Episode 5 recap of Fargo’s FX, we break down “The Gift of the Magi” with Joe Riley again. War is on and it’s a sneak attack. Tomato..tomahtoe….Honzee….Hanzee…either way that guy is tough as hell. We chat about Dodd...
Hot and fresh, ya know. Episode 5 “The Gift of the Magi” was a doozy 0n FX’s Fargo. The hunt and war are definitely on as shots are fired and the bodies begin to drop. Ed and Peggy play the...
This week we break down the each of the “wars” that Charpie sees happening in “Fear and Trembling” on FX’s Fargo. Lou is a bit lost about how to be around Betsy, Dodd reveals his possible protege, and Floyd makes...
This week’s podcast finds Bill on the road in South Dakota in search of Nixon. The gears of war seem to be spinning up, Dodd has been a bad, bad boy from the start, Ed and Peggy come face to...
The full recap of Episode 3 “The Myth of Sisyphus” has Bill and Charpie talking more about colors each character wears. The color grading in this season is a on point for Bill. There is stark contrast between the Gerhardt...
The guys give their quick reactions to this episode of FX’s Fargo, Episode 3 “The Myth of Sisyphus.” Bill digs the Jeff Russo choice of Yamasuki’s “Yama Yama.” Both guys are feeling a really strong German Nazi-type vibe from the...
Bill and Charpie recap Episode 2 “Before the Law.” Joining the Fargo Talks Fargo crew this week is Joe Riley from grillingaddiction.com. A longer episode garners a longer recap so settle in for insights into Kafka’s “Before the Law”, Bill’s...
Bill and Charpie give their quick take hot outta the oven. The nods to other Coen brother’s movies continues in Episode 2 “Before the Law.” Bill also notes plenty of orange and foreshadowing back to season 1 with Lester, his...
John Lamb, from The Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, joins Bill and Charpie to talk about the season 2 premiere. The guys recap all that they can about the cast of characters revealed in S02E01 “Waiting for Dutch.” Plenty of Coen-esque humor...
Holy geez…they had tater tot hotdish at the premiere! Bill recaps attending the premiere event in Fargo. Once the glow of cream of mushroom soup in a hillock of baked goodness wears off they discuss their initial thoughts about the...
Welcome back to a new season of FX’s Fargo and another season of Fargo Talks Fargo podcast. In a preseason show, Bill and Charpie chat about the upcoming season’s cast and trailer. Both guys are excited about the new season....
Bill and Charpie break down the season 1 finale of FX’s Fargo. Both are pleased with the results and want to leave a bit with the listeners to continue to think about. Bill notes that Noah Hawley says not everything...
Bill and Charpie fire up the oven for their final Hotdish of Fargo Season 1. Episode 10 “Morton’s Fork” wraps up as much as it can in this 90 minute episode. The guys start off getting all sad about the...
Jeff Russo, composer for FX’s Fargo, joins us this week to talk about his masterfully crafted score for the season. We chat about his beginning in popular band Tonic, his score work that started before a scene was even shot,...
Carmela and Mia from the FXFargo Tumblr blog join Bill and Charpie again this week. FX’s Fargo Episode 9 “A Fox, A Rabbit, and A Cabbage” is really lining up the forthcoming end of season one. Lorne has skills beyond...
Episode 9 “A Fox, A Rabbit, and A Cabbage” is on Bill and Charpie’s mind. As things are winding down for this season, Bill is putting on his sad face in prep for the end of Hotdishes and FX’s Fargo...
Bill and Charpie break down Episode 8 The Heap in this episode of Fargo Talks Fargo. Lester has some “out with the old in with the new” in this episode, Molly makes a case with Bill again, Budge and Pepper...
Julie Ann Emery, who plays Ida Thurman, joins us for another special episode of Fargo Talks Fargo. We chat with Julie Ann about her experience on the show, learning to ditch a Tennessee accent for a Minnesota accent, and insights...
Noah Hawley drops a great show on us in this week’s Fargo. Episode 8 “The Heap” shows us each character still dealing from the consequences of their recent actions. Lester is no longer a cowardly lion, Molly is trying her...
Tom Musgrave, who plays Bo Munk on Fargo, joins us for a special episode of Fargo Talks Fargo. We meant to chat about Episode 7 with Tom, but had such a fantastic time talking with Tom about his time on...
Bill and Charpie go it alone in this breakdown. The opening of this show was a fantastic play of acting, editing, and music. Lester’s plan masterfully goes off without a hitch since Molly isn’t there to ask questions. Gus has...
FX’s Fargo is moving towards it’s end this week in Episode 7 – “Who Shaves the Barber”. Bill and Charpie agree that the opening of this episode is fantastic. We get a quick explanation of the fish from the sky,...
John Lamb, features writer from the Forum of Fargo-Moorhead, joins us this week to recap the storm of the century on FX’s Fargo. Buridan’s Ass has us a bit confused about it’s application to this episode, but we rip through...
On the Hotdish we rejoin Chumpf in his Turkish closet and his last time using the Darth Vader line. Charpie thinks the mob/crime boss stereotype is a bit overdone. We finally get to see the evident glow of Storm Watch...
Joe Riley, from GrillingAddiction.com, joins us again to talk about Episode 5 of Fargo from FX. We chat about “flashbacks” and the proper terms for use and if we like it. Bill wrangles Charpie and Joe from their glorious reunion...
Noah Hawley really has a thing for flashbacks and we get another in the beginning. Bill suggests Lorne is yet another animal. Lester is a festering in jail with his new buddies and we finally find out more about the...