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* Confirmed as far as the time period goes.

Two episodes into Season 4, it's clear that Satchel is growing resentful of his father Loy for handing him over to the Fadda Family. Through the course of the season, Satchel will grow close to his caretaker Rabbi Milligan -- a grown man who had been put in the same situation twice as a child. The two will forge a father-son bond while Satchel's resentment towards Loy turns into outright hatred (for added tragedy, Satchel may double cross the Cannon Limited and perhaps even kill Loy himself, just as young Rabbi shot his birth father Owney.) Eventually Satchel will change his last name to Milligan after the man he feels is his real father, and his first name to something more befitting an Irish Catholic man's son: Michael. Turns out he's actually the same character as Season 2's Mike Milligan, who worked for the Kansas City syndicate. Assuming the Mike Milligan of 1979 was 42 (the same age Bokeem Woodbine was in 2015), he would've been around 13 years old in 1950. How old do you suppose Satchel Cannon is during Season 4?

* 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.

By the second episode of season 4, it's clear that Satchel is growing resentful of his father Loy for handing him over to the Fadda Family. Through the course of the season, Satchel will grow close to his caretaker Rabbi Milligan -- a grown man who had been put in the same situation twice as a child. The two will forge a father-son bond while Satchel's resentment towards Loy turns into outright hatred (for added tragedy, Satchel may double cross the Cannon Limited and perhaps even kill Loy himself, just as young Rabbi shot his biological
father Owney.) Eventually Satchel will change his last name to Milligan after the man he feels is his real father, and his first name to something more befitting an Irish Catholic man's son: Michael. This means he is indeed the same character as season 2's Mike Milligan, who works for the Kansas City mob. Assuming the Mike Milligan of 1979 was 42 (the same age Bokeem Woodbine was in 2015), he would've been around 13 years old in 1950. How old do you suppose Satchel Cannon is in season 4?

By the second episode of season 4, it's clear that Satchel is growing resentful of his biological father Loy Cannon for handing him over to the Fadda Family. Through the course of the season, Satchel will grow close to Rabbi Milligan -- a grown man who had been put in the same situation twice as a child, and who is now charged with taking care of Satchel. They forge a father-son bond while Satchel's resentment towards Loy turns into outright hatred (for added tragedy, Satchel may double cross the Cannon Limited and perhaps even kill Loy himself, similar to young Rabbi shooting Owney.) Eventually Satchel changes his last name to Milligan after his real father, and his first name to something more befitting an Irish Catholic man's son -- Michael. This means he is indeed the same character as season 2's Mike Milligan, who works for the Kansas City mob. Assuming the Mike Milligan of 1979 was 42 (the same age Bokeem Woodbine turned in 2015), he would've been around 13 years old in 1950. How old do you suppose Satchel Cannon is in season 4?

The characters being associated with those from ''Music/PeterAndTheWolf'' may provide clues to the season's plot. So far, Emmit (bird) and Ray (duck) have been arguing, and Nikki (cat) has been trying to eat the Emmit (bird), true to the fairy tale. Now the predictions: To protect himself, Sy (grandfather) will try to stop Gloria (Peter) from looking too deeply into the company's finances and uncovering Varga (the wolf). Soon, Ray will become a problem for Varga, who will "eat" him. Emmit will end up siding with Gloria, and she will use him to lure Varga out into the open. Yuri (the hunter's shotguns, who apparently framed another man for murder in the 1988 German prologue and is incongruously a main cast member) will be revealed to be far more than he seems (like Hanzee), and will turn on Varga and attempt to kill him but will be stopped by Gloria, who will arrest Varga and send him to prison.

* 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.]]

* Confirmed. Mr. Wrench reappears in episode 7 "The Law of Inevitability", sitting next to Nikki Swango on the prison bus.

It looks like the season is going to feature the character, who is a writer, in violent flashbacks set in Los Angeles in TheSeventies. This storyline will have a ''Fargo''-ized remix of ''Barton Fink'' updated from TheForties.

The stamp itself is already a MythologyGag. They might take it even further by having it be Norm's three cent stamp from the film.

* Confirmed, if Carl Showalter's stash of money counts as a character.

* One of Dodd Gerhardt's unseen younger daughters who changed her name to distance herself from association with the familiy's criminal past.

Two of them appeared in season one, another two showed up in season two. Noah Hawley clearly likes to use the actors from his old show, so we can expect more in the third season.

** Confirmed. Kai Lennox cameos as Kellerman, the king of the Fargo underworld who killed Dieter Gerhardt in 1951 and is killed in revenge by his son and grandson in a movie theater.

Both as an homage to MushroomSamba scene from ''Film/TheBigLebowski'' and a ShoutOut to Ewan McGregor's role in ''Film/MoulinRouge''.

* Set in the present day. It could focus on a film crew making a movie based on the events of ''Film/{{Fargo}}'', which would make for plenty of self-referential humor and, with Hollywood actors being immersed in MinnesotaNice, FishOutOfWater comedy. The season could take pieces from ''Film/BartonFink'', ''Film/TheLadykillers'', and ''Film/HailCaesar'', which all relate to the film industry in some way. It could also have nods to ''Film/KumikoTheTreasureHunter'' by having a character come looking for the money. Seeing as how Stavros Milos reburied it in 2006, it's possible that they might even find it. The only thing they know about Carl Showalter is that he's kinda funny lookin', which could lead to an audition with multiple actors who are funny looking in different ways, and ultimately casting someone who looks nothing like Steve Buscemi. This would also be a good opportunity for a cameo by one of the original characters being interviewed by their present day actor (possibly an imprisoned Gaear Grimsrud or an older Marge Gunderson).

* 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.

* Set during Prohibition. Chief Gibson mentions that his father was deputized by Eliot Ness. Though Ness was based in Chicago, it's possible that one of his Untouchables was dispatched further north. Fargo was also where Deiter Gerhardt happened to immigrate in 1931 (the same year Capone was arrested) and proceeded to turn a shoe shine box into a front for bootleg alcohol. Also: "Tommy-Gun bloodbaths and heads rollin' in the road" would make for great television. Season 2 already did some of ''Film/MillersCrossing'', but not all of it, and it wasn't set during Prohibition.

* Set in the present day. It could focus on a film crew making a movie based on the events of ''Film/{{Fargo}}'', which would make for plenty of self-referential humor and, with Hollywood actors being immersed in MinnesotaNice, FishOutOfWater comedy. The season could take pieces from ''Film/BartonFink'', ''Film/TheLadykillers'', and ''Film/HailCaesar'', which all relate to the film industry in some way. It could also have nods to ''Film/KumikoTheTreasureHunter'' by having a character come looking for the money. Seeing as how Stavros Milos reburied it in 2006, it's possible that they might even find it. The only thing they know about Carl Showalter is that he's kinda funny lookin', which could lead to an audition with multiple actors who are funny looking in different ways, and ultimately casting someone who looks nothing like Steve Buscemi. This would also be a good opportunity for a cameo by one of the original characters being interviewed by their present day actor (possibly Gaear Grimsrud in prison or an older Marge Gunderson).

It's strongly implied that he's in deep with the wrong people, which is what sets the whole plot in motion. But who are the wrong people? The Kansas City syndicate took over the northwest underworld in Season 2, which takes place in 1979, and the film is set in 1987. Ronald Reagan appears in the season, and, because he was a big friend of corporate America, it's likely that the Kansas City syndicate flourished during his presidency, which ended in 1989, and was probably replaced by Moses Tripoli's Fargo-based mob sometime in the 90s.