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Television used in this episode:
Fargo, 2014 - Present, Created by Noah Hawley
The Fargo TV series incorporates a lot of ideas about morality, and its first two seasons have both used characters on extreme sides of good and evil to illustrate this.
The first season was basic, with Molly and Gus as two good-guy cops, merciless hit-man Lorne Malvo as pure evil and Lester fitting directly in the middle as a likeable character who had done something wrong.
These core characters’ motivations were clear by the end of the first episode, but the second season kept the concept fresh by subverting this template, and it wasn’t until the very end that we understood who places on the spectrum, and where exactly they sit.
While Lou and Hank were clearly the season's angels, Ed embodied everything we liked about Lester, with Peggy embodying everything else.The role of the ultimate villain actually ended up going to Hanzee, who revealed his true self towards the end.
All of this is a really fascinating indication of the themes of Fargo itself: Debaucherous evil contrasting a seemingly pure small town environment.
I’m excited to see how this spectrum will once again be repeated and subverted in the upcoming third season.
CULT POPCORN! 60 second video essays which focus on film, television and any other type of media we consume and devour handfuls at a time.
All external media in this video is used for educational purposes.
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Television used in this episode:
Fargo, 2014 - Present, Created by Noah Hawley
The Fargo TV series incorporates a lot of ideas about morality, and its first two seasons have both used characters on extreme sides of good and evil to illustrate this.
The first season was basic, with Molly and Gus as two good-guy cops, merciless hit-man Lorne Malvo as pure evil and Lester fitting directly in the middle as a likeable character who had done something wrong.
These core characters’ motivations were clear by the end of the first episode, but the second season kept the concept fresh by subverting this template, and it wasn’t until the very end that we understood who places on the spectrum, and where exactly they sit.
While Lou and Hank were clearly the season's angels, Ed embodied everything we liked about Lester, with Peggy embodying everything else.The role of the ultimate villain actually ended up going to Hanzee, who revealed his true self towards the end.
All of this is a really fascinating indication of the themes of Fargo itself: Debaucherous evil contrasting a seemingly pure small town environment.
I’m excited to see how this spectrum will once again be repeated and subverted in the upcoming third season.
CULT POPCORN! 60 second video essays which focus on film, television and any other type of media we consume and devour handfuls at a time.
All external media in this video is used for educational purposes.
