Fargo: The Useless Hand (2024)
Season 5, Episode 9
8/10
One BIG issue
14 January 2024
Warning: Spoilers
This season has been exciting to begin with and dull at its centre. The previous episodes have been better but it's almost like 10 episodes was asking too much of the writers. The characters have been varied and I can't help but think it's been weird for the sake of weird. The acting has never been poor but some of its been one dimensional to say the least.

This episode was better paced and more engaging. The overall atmosphere was interesting and the cinematography like previous episodes beautiful.

My big issue is... Dot/Nadine has shown her resourcefulness from the very start but her choice to leave her gun when entering the grave/pit was unbelievably stupid. From what her character has achieved previously this just seems like bad writing or laziness. As if... it was merely there for a bit of tension. I feel this is indicative of this entire season. Brilliance one moment and laziness another. I feel that season 1 and 2 were phenomenal, 3 was adequate and it's just been downhill from there. Typical, American shows never know when to end and always opt for more episodes, to their detriment.
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