A Fox, a Rabbit, and a Cabbage

That's realy all I can say, I mean great Episode and all, Bit to me Lester Just became one of the Most unsympathetic Characters ever.

Lester loves nothing but in his deluded view of his potential and gets himself and those around him in danger or worse. Lorne only cares for the madness and violence. These two fit each other perfect.

Illogical actions by the characters, first Lester in the bar confronting malvo, and After the " walk away" , to Come back is illogical even for the new lester, hé knows this Guy is very very dangerous and asked for trouble just because the plot need it.

Second illogical action is malvo killing lester ( in fact his wife) without even talking to him without seeing the fear on his face. When we know since the Pilot that malvo love to play with his victims, he even talk about it in this very episode, in the elevator hé goes " the look on his face when i put the gun out, Classic ! " Illogical actions ruins a bi this episode, could have been a 9.5, in the end its a 8/10.

Self-preservation is supposed to be a basic instinct. Therefore, Lester going to greet is old "pal" Malvo in the Vegas hotel is one of the stupidest plot development I have ever seen.

Besides being totally coincidental - seriously, what are the chances - nobody, not even a mororic, smug, self-satisfied ass like Lester would put his life in danger by basically hanging a target on his chest and asking Malvo to shoot.

So far I quite liked this series but this episode is just way too idiotic. The one year gap makes little sense and I am really looking forward to see Lester and Malvo wiping each other out.

PS sort of scary to see how many fans the psycho Malvo character got. Yet another master of creepines, whose fake smile is apparently fooling everybody....

Lester has an unexpected encounter, Malvo changes course, and a new investigation leads Molly down a familiar path.

What I Liked:

The cinematography is solid, and each scene perfectly implements its beautiful and mesmerizing music score. On top of that, each actor gives a strong performance, with Billy Bob Thornton and Martin Freeman being the clear standouts.

Malvo is one of the most intriguing individuals you will see on television, with Thornton's portrayal being nothing short of superb, along with Freeman's portrayal of Lester.

Lester's transformation sees him become arguably the most interesting character on this show, even more so than Malvo. His actions in this penultimate episode see him reach the point of no return, causing multiple deaths and even sending his wife to her death.

What I Disliked:

It was odd that Lou didn't think to inform Molly about the man who had just been inquiring about Lester, the man she had been investigating for the past year. He knows that she has had her sights on him for a long time, so it made no sense that he wouldn't at least mention it to her.

Overall:

Fargo delivers a fantastic, near-perfect penultimate episode. With only one episode to go, one can only surmise how this tautly written and enthralling season will conclude.

9/10

King Cadmium.