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[[WMG: Season 3 will be set during Probition.]]
A mish mash of Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and True Grit.
[[WMG: Karl is an Abraham Lincoln fanboy.]]
Chin strap beard? Check. Love of rhetoric? Check. Libertarian? Check. Lawyer? Check.
* This could also be ShoutOut to Nick Offerman's Ron Swanson who's a Teddy Roosevelt fanboy.
A mish mash of Miller's Crossing, Barton Fink and True Grit.
[[WMG: Karl is an Abraham Lincoln fanboy.]]
Chin strap beard? Check. Love of rhetoric? Check. Libertarian? Check. Lawyer? Check.
* This could also be ShoutOut to Nick Offerman's Ron Swanson who's a Teddy Roosevelt fanboy.
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[[WMG: Ronald Reagan will be killed.]]
* This is the show's chance for a TV show to finally assassinate Reagan. Similar to the film Inglourious Basterds, where Tarantino wasn't constrained by what actually happened so that he could show a monster who deserved to die brutally getting his head shredded by machine gun bullets, the same will happen here.
* This is the show's chance for a TV show to finally assassinate Reagan. Similar to the film Inglourious Basterds, where Tarantino wasn't constrained by what actually happened so that he could show a monster who deserved to die brutally getting his head shredded by machine gun bullets, the same will happen here.
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* The show has a strong theme of familial heritage throughout. At first glance, Malvo would be the last character one might expect to carry this theme. He loved destroying lives and screwing with people for the hell of it. He was a cold blooded psychopath, but the way he deals with Lester and Gus is a bit different. They are both very similar in that they back down from threats (Gus, to save his daughter and Lester, to save his own hide). He asks them questions and forces them to think about human nature. He also gives them warnings to "walk away", which he gives no one else. He doesn't want to kill them. He believes they're not worth killing as cowardly men, but if they step up to his challenges, he can groom them into killers themselves and pass on his memory. In effect, he is creating sons. [[spoiler: He tells Lester he is a man after Sam Hess dies and gives Gus a knowing smile when he shoots him. He is honestly proud of these men.]] That also explains the tapes of men he manipulated. They are sort of like family heirlooms. I think if Gus had gone down the same path as Lester and Malvo was around to see it, he would have had a tape as well.
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* The show has deals a strong theme of familial heritage throughout.lot with family themes. At first glance, Malvo would be the last character one might expect to carry this theme. He loved destroying lives and screwing with people for the hell of it. He was a cold blooded psychopath, but the way he deals with Lester and Gus is a bit different. They different than how he deals with others. Gus and Lester are both very similar in that they back down from threats (Gus, to save his daughter and Lester, to save his own hide). He asks them questions and forces them to think about human nature. He also gives them warnings to "walk away", which he gives no one else. He doesn't want to kill them. He believes they're not worth killing as cowardly men, but if they step up to his challenges, he can groom them into killers themselves and pass on his memory.lineage. In effect, he is creating sons. [[spoiler: He tells Lester he is a man after Sam Hess dies and gives Gus a knowing smile when he shoots him. He is honestly proud of these men.]] That also explains the tapes of men he manipulated. They are It's a sort of like family heirlooms. album. We know Lester has a tape, but we see no tapes for, say Stavros or his black mailer despite the fact he was playing mind games with both of them for several days. Also, I think if Gus had gone down the same path as Lester and Malvo was around to see it, he would have had a tape as well.well.
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* It's obvious Lorne killed Sam Hess for personal reasons. This may be for his own thrills since he is a sociopath, but it's possible he saw something in Lester. He told Lester that Hess' death was for his benefit, so maybe he wasn't lying. When they meet, he tells him, "We're not friends but maybe we will be someday." He kills Hess so that Lester will be able to make something of himself or die (perhaps a mercy kill in his eyes). Lester does, indeed make a better life for himself, which was Malvo's purpose all along. [[spoiler: When Lester confronts Malvo later, Malvo gives him several warnings and finally asks, "Is this what you want?". He asked the same question to Lester when he decided to kill Hess. He doesn't ask for permission from anyone else. He is sincere in asking Lester if he wants him to come after him as a way to test his manhood once more. He certainly loves the chase and likes a good WorthyOpponent as we saw when he spoke to Wrench in the hospital. To Malvo, he was doing him another favor by trying to kill him.]]
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* It's obvious Lorne killed Sam Hess for personal reasons. This may be for his own thrills since he is a sociopath, but it's possible he saw something in Lester.Lester and wanted to do him a favor. He told Lester that Hess' death was for his benefit, so maybe he wasn't lying. When they meet, he tells him, "We're not friends but maybe we will be someday." He kills Hess so that Lester will be able to make something of himself or die (perhaps a mercy kill in his eyes). Lester does, indeed make a better life for himself, which was Malvo's purpose all along. [[spoiler: When Lester confronts Malvo later, Malvo gives him several warnings and finally asks, "Is this what you want?". He asked the same question to Lester when he decided to kill Hess. He doesn't ask for permission from anyone else. He is sincere in asking Lester if he wants him to come after him as a way to test his manhood once more. He certainly loves the chase and likes a good WorthyOpponent as we saw when he spoke to Wrench in the hospital. To Malvo, he was doing him another favor by trying to kill him.]]]]
[[WMG: Malvo wanted to groom "cowardly" men as a way to pass on his lineage]].
* The show has a strong theme of familial heritage throughout. At first glance, Malvo would be the last character one might expect to carry this theme. He loved destroying lives and screwing with people for the hell of it. He was a cold blooded psychopath, but the way he deals with Lester and Gus is a bit different. They are both very similar in that they back down from threats (Gus, to save his daughter and Lester, to save his own hide). He asks them questions and forces them to think about human nature. He also gives them warnings to "walk away", which he gives no one else. He doesn't want to kill them. He believes they're not worth killing as cowardly men, but if they step up to his challenges, he can groom them into killers themselves and pass on his memory. In effect, he is creating sons. [[spoiler: He tells Lester he is a man after Sam Hess dies and gives Gus a knowing smile when he shoots him. He is honestly proud of these men.]] That also explains the tapes of men he manipulated. They are sort of like family heirlooms. I think if Gus had gone down the same path as Lester and Malvo was around to see it, he would have had a tape as well.
[[WMG: Malvo wanted to groom "cowardly" men as a way to pass on his lineage]].
* The show has a strong theme of familial heritage throughout. At first glance, Malvo would be the last character one might expect to carry this theme. He loved destroying lives and screwing with people for the hell of it. He was a cold blooded psychopath, but the way he deals with Lester and Gus is a bit different. They are both very similar in that they back down from threats (Gus, to save his daughter and Lester, to save his own hide). He asks them questions and forces them to think about human nature. He also gives them warnings to "walk away", which he gives no one else. He doesn't want to kill them. He believes they're not worth killing as cowardly men, but if they step up to his challenges, he can groom them into killers themselves and pass on his memory. In effect, he is creating sons. [[spoiler: He tells Lester he is a man after Sam Hess dies and gives Gus a knowing smile when he shoots him. He is honestly proud of these men.]] That also explains the tapes of men he manipulated. They are sort of like family heirlooms. I think if Gus had gone down the same path as Lester and Malvo was around to see it, he would have had a tape as well.
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[[WMG: Lorne Malvo believe he and Lester are friends, in his own way. ]]
* It's obvious Lorne killed Sam Hess for personal reasons. This may be for his own thrills since he is a sociopath, but it's possible he saw something in Lester. He told Lester that Hess' death was for his benefit, so maybe he wasn't lying. When they meet, he tells him, "We're not friends but maybe we will be someday." He kills Hess so that Lester will be able to make something of himself or die (perhaps a mercy kill in his eyes). Lester does, indeed make a better life for himself, which was Malvo's purpose all along. [[spoiler: When Lester confronts Malvo later, Malvo gives him several warnings and finally asks, "Is this what you want?". He asked the same question to Lester when he decided to kill Hess. He doesn't ask for permission from anyone else. He is sincere in asking Lester if he wants him to come after him as a way to test his manhood once more. He certainly loves the chase and likes a good WorthyOpponent as we saw when he spoke to Wrench in the hospital. To Malvo, he was doing him another favor by trying to kill him.]]
[[WMG: Lorne Malvo believe he and Lester are friends, in his own way. ]]
* It's obvious Lorne killed Sam Hess for personal reasons. This may be for his own thrills since he is a sociopath, but it's possible he saw something in Lester. He told Lester that Hess' death was for his benefit, so maybe he wasn't lying. When they meet, he tells him, "We're not friends but maybe we will be someday." He kills Hess so that Lester will be able to make something of himself or die (perhaps a mercy kill in his eyes). Lester does, indeed make a better life for himself, which was Malvo's purpose all along. [[spoiler: When Lester confronts Malvo later, Malvo gives him several warnings and finally asks, "Is this what you want?". He asked the same question to Lester when he decided to kill Hess. He doesn't ask for permission from anyone else. He is sincere in asking Lester if he wants him to come after him as a way to test his manhood once more. He certainly loves the chase and likes a good WorthyOpponent as we saw when he spoke to Wrench in the hospital. To Malvo, he was doing him another favor by trying to kill him.]]
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[[WMG: Ed becomes a hardened criminal by the time season 2 ends. ]]
* He'll be surprised at how good he is at killing people, and slowly comes to accept this as each kill gets easier for him.
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[[WMG: Peggy dies as soon as she drops Ed. ]]
* As the story goes along, she's encouraged to become more selfish. But her selfishness lacks some self-awareness, since she doesn't realize thta she's getting away because Ed is coddling her and hasn't stepped up against her.
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* As the "Missing Man", Rye is analogous to Bernie Baumbaum, Dodd to Johnny Caspar and Indian Joe to the Dane, while Floyd is Leo. Like Tom, Mike will quickly see the value in playing different sides of the family feud against one another for fun and profit. There will probably be a sequence similar to Leo's "Danny Boy" sequence wherein Floyd defends Otto and her home from a hit.hit.
[[WMG: Simone is out of her depth.]]
* While she's competent enough in the crime business, her feeding Mike information will not be to her best interest. Mike has shown how DangerouslyGenreSavvy he is, and she will be gotten rid of as soon as possible. Mike remarks that her desire to become "Flower Rainblossom" would turn out to be a bad thing, since after the 60's that girl probably ended up a prostitute.
[[WMG: Simone is out of her depth.]]
* While she's competent enough in the crime business, her feeding Mike information will not be to her best interest. Mike has shown how DangerouslyGenreSavvy he is, and she will be gotten rid of as soon as possible. Mike remarks that her desire to become "Flower Rainblossom" would turn out to be a bad thing, since after the 60's that girl probably ended up a prostitute.
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* WordOfGod says the UFO mystery, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane whether it's legit or not]], all plays into the culture of paranoia that was overtaking the country at the time. Because of the escalating problems caused by the waffle hut shooting (to the point that Lou later refers to the situation as the UltimateEvil) and the approaching visit by Ronald Reagan, government agents (FBI and Secret Service for sure, CIA or NSA less likely) will descend upon the town, raising hackles among the more paranoid, conspiracy-minded of the locals.
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[[WMG: Karl Weathers will [[spoiler:be abducted/encountered/contacted by the aliens]].]]
* Considering how convinced Karl (Nick Offerman) is that everything is connected and that there is a conspiracy afoot, he is exactly the kind of person they'd feel free to talk with, remembering the principle established by Douglas Adams that [[spoilers: they prefer to buzz "Some poor soul who no-one will ever believe"]].
[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoiler:be abducted by the aliens]].]]
* It seems to be foreshadowed by Hank's story about her protesting his eating an oyster he'd caught because "How would you like it if [[someone tore you ought of your home and ate you?]]". It could go either way who it happens to, but considering we don't know what happens to Betsy based on Season 1, and her terminal illness, it's more likely to be her. It might even occur during the scene described by Old!Lou in Season 1 when he [[spoilers: guarded the house at night from imminent intruders]]. After all, if he's out front, Young!Lou won't expect someone coming at them from above.
* Considering how convinced Karl (Nick Offerman) is that everything is connected and that there is a conspiracy afoot, he is exactly the kind of person they'd feel free to talk with, remembering the principle established by Douglas Adams that [[spoilers: they prefer to buzz "Some poor soul who no-one will ever believe"]].
[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoiler:be abducted by the aliens]].]]
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[[WMG: Karl Weathers will [[spoiler:be abducted/encountered/contacted by the aliens]].]]
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[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoiler:be abducted by thealiens]].]]
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[[WMG: Karl Weathers will [[spoilers: be abducted/encountered/contacted by the aliens]].]]
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[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoilers: be abducted by the aliens]].]]
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Considering how convinced Karl (Nick Offerman) is that everything is connected and that there is a conspiracy afoot, he is exactly the kind of person they'd feel free to talk with, remembering the principle established by Douglas Adams that [[spoilers: they prefer to buzz "Some poor soul who no-one will ever believe"]].
[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoilers: be abducted by the aliens]].]]
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[[WMG: Karl Weathers will [[spoilers: be [[spoiler:be abducted/encountered/contacted by the aliens]].]]
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[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will[[spoilers: be [[spoiler:be abducted by the aliens]].]]
It *It seems to be foreshadowed by Hank's story about her protesting his eating an oyster he'd caught because "How would you like it if [[someone tore you ought of your home and ate you?]]". It could go either way who it happens to, but considering we don't know what happens to Betsy based on Season 1, and her terminal illness, it's more likely to be her. It might even occur during the scene described by Old!Lou in Season 1 when he [[spoilers: guarded the house at night from imminent intruders]]. After all, if he's out front, Young!Lou won't expect someone coming at them from above.above.
[[WMG: Mike Milligan is the Tom Reagan of the series in its basis in "Miller's Crossing".]]
* As the "Missing Man", Rye is analogous to Bernie Baumbaum, Dodd to Johnny Caspar and Indian Joe to the Dane, while Floyd is Leo. Like Tom, Mike will quickly see the value in playing different sides of the family feud against one another for fun and profit. There will probably be a sequence similar to Leo's "Danny Boy" sequence wherein Floyd defends Otto and her home from a hit.
[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will
[[WMG: Mike Milligan is the Tom Reagan of the series in its basis in "Miller's Crossing".]]
* As the "Missing Man", Rye is analogous to Bernie Baumbaum, Dodd to Johnny Caspar and Indian Joe to the Dane, while Floyd is Leo. Like Tom, Mike will quickly see the value in playing different sides of the family feud against one another for fun and profit. There will probably be a sequence similar to Leo's "Danny Boy" sequence wherein Floyd defends Otto and her home from a hit.
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*** ...You do realise deaf people can read lips, right? I mean, Wrench was able to tell what Mr. Numbers and Molly were saying, too.
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WordOfGod says the UFO mystery, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane whether it's legit or not]], all plays into the culture of paranoia that was overtaking the country at the time. Because of the escalating problems caused by the waffle hut shooting (to the point that Lou later refers to the situation as the UltimateEvil) and the approaching visit by Ronald Reagan, government agents (FBI and Secret Service for sure, CIA or NSA less likely) will descend upon the town, raising hackles among the more paranoid, conspiracy-minded of the locals.locals.
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[[WMG: Karl Weathers will [[spoilers: be abducted/encountered/contacted by the aliens]].]]
Considering how convinced Karl (Nick Offerman) is that everything is connected and that there is a conspiracy afoot, he is exactly the kind of person they'd feel free to talk with, remembering the principle established by Douglas Adams that [[spoilers: they prefer to buzz "Some poor soul who no-one will ever believe"]].
[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoilers: be abducted by the aliens]].]]
It seems to be foreshadowed by Hank's story about her protesting his eating an oyster he'd caught because "How would you like it if [[someone tore you ought of your home and ate you?]]". It could go either way who it happens to, but considering we don't know what happens to Betsy based on Season 1, and her terminal illness, it's more likely to be her. It might even occur during the scene described by Old!Lou in Season 1 when he [[spoilers: guarded the house at night from imminent intruders]]. After all, if he's out front, Young!Lou won't expect someone coming at them from above.
** I agree. As an extension of that theory:
[[WMG: Karl Weathers will [[spoilers: be abducted/encountered/contacted by the aliens]].]]
Considering how convinced Karl (Nick Offerman) is that everything is connected and that there is a conspiracy afoot, he is exactly the kind of person they'd feel free to talk with, remembering the principle established by Douglas Adams that [[spoilers: they prefer to buzz "Some poor soul who no-one will ever believe"]].
[[WMG: Betsy Solverson or her father Hank Larson will [[spoilers: be abducted by the aliens]].]]
It seems to be foreshadowed by Hank's story about her protesting his eating an oyster he'd caught because "How would you like it if [[someone tore you ought of your home and ate you?]]". It could go either way who it happens to, but considering we don't know what happens to Betsy based on Season 1, and her terminal illness, it's more likely to be her. It might even occur during the scene described by Old!Lou in Season 1 when he [[spoilers: guarded the house at night from imminent intruders]]. After all, if he's out front, Young!Lou won't expect someone coming at them from above.
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** Jossed
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** Here's the quote from Showrunner Noah Hawley: “I like the idea that somewhere out there is a big, leather-bound book that’s the history of true crime in the Midwest, and the movie was Chapter 4, Season 1 was Chapter 9 and [Season 2] is Chapter 2." Any true crime (not just organized crime) story could take place as far back as 1871, when the city Fargo was founded. 30s era stuff would actually be closer to Film/OBrotherWhereArtThou or Film/BartonFink, which are also potential inspirations for future seasons. With the show's creative team remixing Fargo with other Coen Brothers movies, anything from Film/RaisingArizona to Film/BurnAfterReading to Film/TheBigLebowski (as another troper mentions above) and anything in between is fair game.
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* Season one showed that it was willing to use expies not just of characters from the Fargo film, but from other Coen Brothers' films, most notably Malvo being an expy of Anton Chigurh. Perhaps at some point a Midwestern version of the leads from [[film/TheBigLebowski]] will appear.
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* Season one showed that it was willing to use expies not just of characters from the Fargo film, but from other Coen Brothers' films, most notably Malvo being an expy of Anton Chigurh. Perhaps at some point a Midwestern version of the leads from [[film/TheBigLebowski]] Film/TheBigLebowski will appear.
** Confirmed, and Not-Walter's played by Creator/NickOfferman, [[TypeCasting of course.]]
** Confirmed, and Not-Walter's played by Creator/NickOfferman, [[TypeCasting of course.]]
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** According to WordOfGod, the Fargo franchise can be seen as individual chapters from "the history of organized crime in the mid west", with season 2 being chapter 2 of the book. The implication was that chapter 1 was the origin of the Gerhardt family fortune, but with how bleak and desolate things in the region would have been at the height of the dust bowl, great depression, and prohibition, Film/TrueGrit wouldn't be a bad comparison.
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But it will be on his terms, kinda like what Malvo said way back in Season 1.
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But it will be on his terms, kinda like what Malvo said way back in Season 1.1.
[[WMG: TheMenInBlack are coming.]]
WordOfGod says the UFO mystery, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane whether it's legit or not]], all plays into the culture of paranoia that was overtaking the country at the time. Because of the escalating problems caused by the waffle hut shooting (to the point that Lou later refers to the situation as the UltimateEvil) and the approaching visit by Ronald Reagan, government agents (FBI and Secret Service for sure, CIA or NSA less likely) will descend upon the town, raising hackles among the more paranoid, conspiracy-minded of the locals.
[[WMG: TheMenInBlack are coming.]]
WordOfGod says the UFO mystery, [[MaybeMagicMaybeMundane whether it's legit or not]], all plays into the culture of paranoia that was overtaking the country at the time. Because of the escalating problems caused by the waffle hut shooting (to the point that Lou later refers to the situation as the UltimateEvil) and the approaching visit by Ronald Reagan, government agents (FBI and Secret Service for sure, CIA or NSA less likely) will descend upon the town, raising hackles among the more paranoid, conspiracy-minded of the locals.
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* It will be set in a MinnesotaNice version of the wild west and may involve the Native American massacre that the Ronald Reagan movie seen at the beginning of "Waiting for Dutch" was based on in-universe.
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* It will be set in a MinnesotaNice version of the wild west and may involve the Native American massacre that the Ronald Reagan movie seen at the beginning of "Waiting for Dutch" was based on in-universe.in-universe.
[[WMG: Bear Gerhardt's gonna die.]]
But it will be on his terms, kinda like what Malvo said way back in Season 1.
[[WMG: Bear Gerhardt's gonna die.]]
But it will be on his terms, kinda like what Malvo said way back in Season 1.
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* Jerry will be released from prison and attempt to reconnect with his son, Scotty, who has followed in his father's footsteps and runs his own dealership. Scotty, however, doesn't want anything to do with Jerry, blaming him for getting his mother and grandfather killed, even going so far as to use Jean's maiden name, Gustafson, both to disassociate himself from the Lundegaard name and honor Jean and Wade.
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* Jerry will be released from prison and attempt to reconnect with his son, Scotty, who has followed in his father's footsteps and runs his own dealership. Scotty, however, doesn't want anything to do with Jerry, blaming him for getting his mother and grandfather killed, even going so far as to use Jean's maiden name, Gustafson, both to disassociate himself from the Lundegaard name and honor Jean and Wade.Wade.
[[WMG: Season Three will be partially based on Film/TrueGrit.]]
* It will be set in a MinnesotaNice version of the wild west and may involve the Native American massacre that the Ronald Reagan movie seen at the beginning of "Waiting for Dutch" was based on in-universe.
[[WMG: Season Three will be partially based on Film/TrueGrit.]]
* It will be set in a MinnesotaNice version of the wild west and may involve the Native American massacre that the Ronald Reagan movie seen at the beginning of "Waiting for Dutch" was based on in-universe.
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**To reinforce this theory, there are several points where the series implies a supernatural element to Malvo. Where he describes Lou's apple pie as the best since the garden of Eden, [[spoiler: when he strangles the Duluth PD officer and the lights flicker and short out for no reason, his seemingly uncanny ability to disappear without trace, when he kills his 'wife' and the dentist in the lift and the blood splatter [[http://i.imgur.com/ollSybc.jpg?1 appears to give him wings]], and when he visits Mr Wrench in hospital and talks to him, and ''Mr Wrench appears to hear him''.]]
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* Jerry will be released from prison and attempt to reconnect with his son, Scotty, who has followed in his father's footsteps and runs his own dealership. Scotty, however, doesn't want anything to do with Jerry, blaming him for getting his mother and grandfather killed, even going so far as to use Jean's maiden name, Gustafson, both to disaccotiate disassociate himself from the Lundegaard name and honor Jean and Wade.
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[[WMG: Season three will be set during the fracking boom.]]
* Season two is set in 1979, and season one was set in 2006-2007, just before the Great Recession began. Perhaps the third season will be set during the fracking boom of the early 2010s. It saw a huge migration of workers into the upper Midwest and saw towns boom, and even boomtowns to appear. That migration would allow Hawley to work in shadier elements. And the setting would be able to tap into hot topics of the time — anti-government movements, unemployed youth, etc.
* Season two is set in 1979, and season one was set in 2006-2007, just before the Great Recession began. Perhaps the third season will be set during the fracking boom of the early 2010s. It saw a huge migration of workers into the upper Midwest and saw towns boom, and even boomtowns to appear. That migration would allow Hawley to work in shadier elements. And the setting would be able to tap into hot topics of the time — anti-government movements, unemployed youth, etc.
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[[WMG: Season three Three will be set during the fracking boom.]]
* Seasontwo Two is set in 1979, and season one was set in 2006-2007, just before the Great Recession began. Perhaps the third season will be set during the fracking boom of the early 2010s. It saw a huge migration of workers into the upper Midwest and saw towns boom, and even boomtowns to appear. That migration would allow Hawley to work in shadier elements. And the setting would be able to tap into hot topics of the time — anti-government movements, unemployed youth, etc.etc.
[[WMG: Season Three will follow a much older and jaded Jerry Lundegaard.]]
* Jerry will be released from prison and attempt to reconnect with his son, Scotty, who has followed in his father's footsteps and runs his own dealership. Scotty, however, doesn't want anything to do with Jerry, blaming him for getting his mother and grandfather killed, even going so far as to use Jean's maiden name, Gustafson, both to disaccotiate himself from the Lundegaard name and honor Jean and Wade.
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[[WMG: Season Three will follow a much older and jaded Jerry Lundegaard.]]
* Jerry will be released from prison and attempt to reconnect with his son, Scotty, who has followed in his father's footsteps and runs his own dealership. Scotty, however, doesn't want anything to do with Jerry, blaming him for getting his mother and grandfather killed, even going so far as to use Jean's maiden name, Gustafson, both to disaccotiate himself from the Lundegaard name and honor Jean and Wade.
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* Two main cast members from Noah Hawley's previous show TheUnusuals appeared in the first season, and more will likely appear in the second. Perhaps Amber Tamblyn will play Molly's mother.
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* Two main cast members from Noah Hawley's previous show TheUnusuals appeared in the first season, and more will likely appear in the second. Perhaps Amber Tamblyn will play Molly's mother.mother.
[[WMG: An Expy of The Dude, or Walter will appear.]]
* Season one showed that it was willing to use expies not just of characters from the Fargo film, but from other Coen Brothers' films, most notably Malvo being an expy of Anton Chigurh. Perhaps at some point a Midwestern version of the leads from [[film/TheBigLebowski]] will appear.
[[WMG: Season three will be set during the fracking boom.]]
* Season two is set in 1979, and season one was set in 2006-2007, just before the Great Recession began. Perhaps the third season will be set during the fracking boom of the early 2010s. It saw a huge migration of workers into the upper Midwest and saw towns boom, and even boomtowns to appear. That migration would allow Hawley to work in shadier elements. And the setting would be able to tap into hot topics of the time — anti-government movements, unemployed youth, etc.
[[WMG: An Expy of The Dude, or Walter will appear.]]
* Season one showed that it was willing to use expies not just of characters from the Fargo film, but from other Coen Brothers' films, most notably Malvo being an expy of Anton Chigurh. Perhaps at some point a Midwestern version of the leads from [[film/TheBigLebowski]] will appear.
[[WMG: Season three will be set during the fracking boom.]]
* Season two is set in 1979, and season one was set in 2006-2007, just before the Great Recession began. Perhaps the third season will be set during the fracking boom of the early 2010s. It saw a huge migration of workers into the upper Midwest and saw towns boom, and even boomtowns to appear. That migration would allow Hawley to work in shadier elements. And the setting would be able to tap into hot topics of the time — anti-government movements, unemployed youth, etc.
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[[WMG: More cast members from TheUnusuals will appear in season 2.]]
* Two main cast members from Noah Hawley's previous show TheUnusuals appeared in the first season, and more will likely appear in the second. Perhaps Amber Tamblyn will play Molly's mother.
[[WMG: More cast members from TheUnusuals will appear in season 2.]]
* Two main cast members from Noah Hawley's previous show TheUnusuals appeared in the first season, and more will likely appear in the second. Perhaps Amber Tamblyn will play Molly's mother.
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[[WMG: The original movie's opening theme will play at some point during the series finale (ThemeMusicWithholding)]]
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* Confirmed
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** Confirmed, if Carl Showalter's stash of money counts as a character.
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[[WMG: At least one character from the movie will make a cameo.]]
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[[WMG: At least one character from the movie will make a cameo.]]]]
[[WMG: The original movie's opening theme will play at some point during the series finale (ThemeMusicWithholding)]]
[[WMG: The original movie's opening theme will play at some point during the series finale (ThemeMusicWithholding)]]
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Inversely, lets look at Numbers and Wrench. They will kill those who they truly believe to be evil; such as Lenny, who threatened to stab them. They need to make sure that Lester is the person who killed Hess before they kill him and once [[spoiler:Lester convinces them he didn't kill Hess]] they lose interest in the more visibly innocent Lester and move on to their new target.
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Inversely, lets look at Numbers and Wrench. They will kill those who they truly believe to be evil; such as Lenny, who threatened to stab them. They need to make sure that Lester is the person who killed Hess before they kill him and once [[spoiler:Lester convinces them he didn't kill Hess]] they lose interest in the more visibly innocent Lester and move on to their new target.target.
[[WMG: At least one character from the movie will make a cameo.]]
[[WMG: At least one character from the movie will make a cameo.]]
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[[WMG: Lorne Malvo can be seen as the Devil; The Fargo Syndicate, God; and by extension the hit men Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench are the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.]]
The Rabbi called Malvo "Se'irim", or Demon, when threatened by him. If we consider Malvo the devil, his actions in blackmailing Stavros have interesting implications for the man who believes The found riches to be a sign from God. Malvo kills good and bad people indiscriminately, and moved Lester down the path towards darkness by offering to kill Sam Hess. Not to mention his uncanny ability to deceive others like when he pretends to be Frank Peterson at Duluth PD or his penchant for leading others astray, like convincing the teenager to pee in the manager's gas tank.
Inversely, lets look at Numbers and Wrench. They will kill those who they truly believe to be evil; such as Lenny, who threatened to stab them. They need to make sure that Lester is the person who killed Hess before they kill him and once [[spoiler:Lester convinces them he didn't kill Hess]] they lose interest in the more visibly innocent Lester and move on to their new target.
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[[WMG: Lorne Malvo can be seen as the Devil; The Fargo Syndicate, God; and by extension the hit men Mr. Numbers and Mr. Wrench are the Archangels Michael and Gabriel.]]
The Rabbi called Malvo "Se'irim", or Demon, when threatened by him. If we consider Malvo the devil, his actions in blackmailing Stavros have interesting implications for the man who believes The found riches to be a sign from God. Malvo kills good and bad people indiscriminately, and moved Lester down the path towards darkness by offering to kill Sam Hess. Not to mention his uncanny ability to deceive others like when he pretends to be Frank Peterson at Duluth PD or his penchant for leading others astray, like convincing the teenager to pee in the manager's gas tank.
Inversely, lets look at Numbers and Wrench. They will kill those who they truly believe to be evil; such as Lenny, who threatened to stab them. They need to make sure that Lester is the person who killed Hess before they kill him and once [[spoiler:Lester convinces them he didn't kill Hess]] they lose interest in the more visibly innocent Lester and move on to their new target.
