It is? I must confess I was really tired when I watched last episode and don't remeber much about it...
Yeah, I picked up on that, too, but hubby had completely forgotten.
I loved that last scene in the jail; that was great.
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Yeah, I picked up on that, too, but hubby had completely forgotten.
I loved that last scene in the jail; that was great.
Yeah, I was hesitant about the show at first (I haven't watched any of it, and had only seen the trailers), I was cynically worried that it was just another remake or a show to cash in on the movie.
But now that it's been revealed that the show is a sequel to the movie, I'm very much tempted to give it a try.
Thank God it's Friday! Now it's time to catch up.
I watched the movie for the first time about two months ago in anticipation of the series and I was amused, but not enthralled. The show, however, has won me over. From his first scene, Billy Bob Thornton (and the writers) has made Lorne Malvo into one of my all time favorite characters. While I don't want to emulate his illegal ways, I do admit, I wish I was half as cool as he was. His scene with Gus in the first episode was great ("Because some roads you shouldn't go down" is now a part of my list of phrases I keep handy in my brain in case I ever have cause to use them) and I loved this past episode's bit with "You've made a mistake."
Lester Nygaard, despite Martin Freeman's perfect casting, reminds me too much of Jerome Lundegaard. Both seem envious of successful family members (Jerome his father-in-law and Lester, his brother), end up getting their wives killed (though Lester actually kills his wife and Jerome's wife dies inadvertently due to his plan), not to mention them both being mediocre salespeople. I think, overall, Lester is the show's weakest plot line, though that's saying a lot, since it is still quite enjoyable to see him squirm.
The Stavros storyline really picked up this week with his "origin" story connecting to the film and Lorne's plans kicking in. I loved the last scene at the supermarket and am eagerly awaiting the next installment to see where this thing goes.
As I said, the show really won me over. It was enjoyable for the first three episodes, but this past week catapulted it to "Must Watch."
Lester Nygaard, despite Martin Freeman's perfect casting, reminds me too much of Jerome Lundegaard. Both seem envious of successful family members (Jerome his father-in-law and Lester, his brother), end up getting their wives killed (though Lester actually kills his wife and Jerome's wife dies inadvertently due to his plan), not to mention them both being mediocre salespeople. I think, overall, Lester is the show's weakest plot line, though that's saying a lot, since it is still quite enjoyable to see him squirm.
The Stavros storyline really picked up this week with his "origin" story connecting to the film and Lorne's plans kicking in. I loved the last scene at the supermarket and am eagerly awaiting the next installment to see where this thing goes.
As I said, the show really won me over. It was enjoyable for the first three episodes, but this past week catapulted it to "Must Watch."
^Me,too. It's really got me hooked now.
^The storm was so bad, it picked up all the fish from the lake??
Please tell me Molly isn't dead.
Please tell me Molly isn't dead.
She was, until she split off from her partner into a very low-visibility, shots-fired situation without a game plan, or really much communication at all. As Margie Gunderson might say, "I'm not sure I agree one hundred percent with your police work there, Molly."
Some nice call-backs to the movie, with the parking lot money drop and the parking attendant. And back to Blood Simple, with the shafts of light popping out through the bullet holes. Some very Coen-ish compositions, too, and the white-out visuals were very well done with kind of a dreamy quality.
Quite a body count in this one; things seem to be developing pretty quickly. I'm pretty sure Molly will be OK, though. Who else is there who can go up against the bad guys? I missed Odenkirk, BTW.
Yep, just halfway intelligent. Looks like ol' Lester has no redeeming characteristics--putting a gun in his nephew's backpack and trying to frame his brother. The police are pretty dim, but why wouldn't they think that Lester put the evidence in the gun safe himself (not the brother) while he was staying there?
Finally watched the latest episode and I can't remember seeing Lester get back to the hospital. Did it happen off camera or did they show it and I spaced out?
I screamed at the TV when Gus fired his gun, as I knew there was only one person he could have hit.
At least
I screamed at the TV when Gus fired his gun, as I knew there was only one person he could have hit.
At least
my DVR's listing for this week's episode says that Gus and Molly recover from a snag in their investigation. Love the euphemism for "Gus shooting Molly!"
He fired his warning shot up into the air, didn't he? There were 2 shots fired up ahead of his position.
It happened off-screen; after the nephew saw him the next time Lester was shown he was back in the bed with the bandage on.
My impression is it's a fairly small community hospital, maybe not a lot of rooms to spare.
It looked like he was shooting, somewhat panicky, toward where he saw the flashes. Definitely not in the air.
It was nice to see Key & Peele....playing the worst FBI agents ever.
The show definitely seems to be playing to the actor's strengths, as their part, minus the un-bleeped cursing, could have been a skit from the Key & Peele.
I enjoyed this week's episode, though the first half of the episode more than the second half. Poor Molly, though, can't catch a break. She finally makes some headway in the case and is shot, but they guy she likes. Glad to see it hasn't hurt their relationship, though it seems until she solves this case, for good, she's not interested in starting something serious with Gus.
Now, the Bemidji police department has figured they got this thing solved. Loved the beginning of the episode, though wavered between feeling sorry for Chazz and thinking he deserved some kind of comeuppance. Though, not being framed for his brother's crime/abetting a crime.
Malvo continues to be highly entertaining to watch, even in his short appearance. That whole part, with the sounds coming out of the building, but no visuals of what was happening inside was great! I loved how he just walked away from the scene.
Now, the Bemidji police department has figured they got this thing solved. Loved the beginning of the episode, though wavered between feeling sorry for Chazz and thinking he deserved some kind of comeuppance. Though, not being framed for his brother's crime/abetting a crime.
Malvo continues to be highly entertaining to watch, even in his short appearance. That whole part, with the sounds coming out of the building, but no visuals of what was happening inside was great! I loved how he just walked away from the scene.
That episode was AWESOME. Totally did not expect
the time jump.
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