Dot became one of my favourite tv characters ever since episode 1. She is resourceful, determined, and unbowed. And her foil? A caricature of the self-righteous religious nutjob who spins scripture to suit their own twisted worldview. A character who to no surprise of anyone, upsets the same kind of insecure pathetic creatures out there who think strength comes from trampling on the disadvantaged, while confusing stupidity for "telling it like it is".
What is deeply ironic for the offended is that the show is evidently not written along political lines, because Lorraine clearly espouses similar traditional values as Roy, and yet does not suffer from the same self-righteous delusion; the primary difference of course being that she isn't downright insane.
In a time of progressive media with the usual crudely written "strong women" tropes, Fargo shows us that nuanced characters can still be written.
This episode would've been almost perfect, were it not have been bizarrely out of character for Dot to leave her rifle out in the open before barricading herself. For someone who has been up till now very cool and tactical, it felt like a major slip up by the writers. The oddest part is that it didn't even need to serve as a plot device, because Ron's goons would've found her anyway.
Either way, this episode does exactly what a penultimate episode is supposed to do: create anticipation for the final confrontation.
What is deeply ironic for the offended is that the show is evidently not written along political lines, because Lorraine clearly espouses similar traditional values as Roy, and yet does not suffer from the same self-righteous delusion; the primary difference of course being that she isn't downright insane.
In a time of progressive media with the usual crudely written "strong women" tropes, Fargo shows us that nuanced characters can still be written.
This episode would've been almost perfect, were it not have been bizarrely out of character for Dot to leave her rifle out in the open before barricading herself. For someone who has been up till now very cool and tactical, it felt like a major slip up by the writers. The oddest part is that it didn't even need to serve as a plot device, because Ron's goons would've found her anyway.
Either way, this episode does exactly what a penultimate episode is supposed to do: create anticipation for the final confrontation.