Fargo Talks Fargo

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 playing cards? Jeez, Bill would trade his 1950 Josto for a mind Rabbi 1950s Fargo playing card.  Is Nurse Mayflower our new Lorne Malvo? Has Mayflower met her match in a quick-witted Ethelrida. Who’s is the man in the street after Thurman Smutny wants to read his teenage daughter The Wizard of Oz? So many questions and so much information to keep and gather. Also, WTF is every 5 feet 10 inches about? Joplins, Herbst, and so much more. Gee dang it all, Noah. Let’s go!

FARGO — Year 4, Episode 1 – Pictured: Jeremie Harris as Leon Bittle, Chris Rock as Loy Cannon, Corey Hendrix as Omie Sparkman, Glynn Turman as Doctor Senator. CR: Elizabeth Morris/FX

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 thing gets to air since we’ve got all sorts of thinking and recollecting we’d like to do with you all again this season. Thanks for coming back to us, Noah Hawley.

FARGO — Pictured: Chris Rock as Loy Cannon. CR: Matthias Clamer/FX

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 a can of Campbell’s Condensed Cream of Mushroom soup that the guys can’t stop talking about. Feel free to rawhide a can for us. Gloria resigns, takes back her resignation, and moves on to a higher government calling. Oh, plus Sy attends a holiday party good as new (sans cup of tea). Thanks to the cast, crew, and all involved in another entertaining season of Fargo. And thanks to all the listeners of Fargo Talks Fargo for tuning in.

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 finale and fall into madness, cream of mushroom soup, and Charpie shows us his rap skills. Enjoy your dish. Ok then.

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 a nice does of reflection. Charpie wonders if the crime bosses should just figure out how to forge signature rather than go through all the trouble of murder. Bill wants to know what it all means. You know, like life and stuff. Is a fake grenade nepravda? This pressing question and more happen on the episode of Fargo Talks Fargo.

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 talk unicorns of the sea. Get the dish while it is still hot! Pray for the Moe Dammik zamboni death.

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 first half, we follow the journey of Nikki and Wrench as the attempt to escape the animal farm crew of Yuri, Meemo, and Nameless Dude. Bill believes many character have been in denial this season. Charpie seems to agree. We also find that Sy isn’t a fan of bitter ball tea, and Emmit is ready to chat. All this is wrapped up in this episode of Fargo Talks Fargo. F*ck it Dude, let’s go bowling.

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 work that goes into picking music. Maggie hangs with us as we cover Fargo, nonsensical Italian-American songs, stories about Don Rickles, and more. Maggie chatted with us after episode 5 aired and gave us a few hints about upcoming music and thematic ideas. Tune in!

Show links:

Gibberish Italian song story from NPR

Don Rickles Italian

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 bear? Why is VM opening the gifts? Sy breaks down during his Mr. Rogers work to home clothing swap, but shows his heartfelt humanity during the process. Gloria and Winnie deal with idiot men (no shocker there). All this and more. Enjoy!

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 conspiracy theory. Both guys are excited to see Russell Harvard on the show again. If you don’t know, look him up. Hello, Mr. Wrench! Simmer down…it’s a photo from season 1.