Dorothy "Dot" Lyon seems your typical Minnesotan suburbanite: married to a doting husband, has a young daughter, lives in your average sought of house, goes to school PTA meetings. Her mother-in-law is a wealthy, powerful woman so when Dot is kidnapped that seems to be the motive. Or is it?
The first two seasons of Fargo were brilliant, with Season 1 being one of the greatest seasons of any show in the history of television. Season 3 was good but not great. Season 4 was mediocre and disappointing. Considering how poor S4 was and how much time had passed since its release (3 years), I thought that was that for Fargo.
To my surprise a Season 5 was produced. I was reluctant to watch it as the trend was downwards and it is rare for shows to bounce back after a bad season or two.
Having now watched the first episode of Season 5 it looks like Fargo might buck that trend. Quite brilliant: the intelligence is back, the humour is back, the Coenesque plot, characters and dialogue are back. Even the casting and performances have lifted: Chris Rock was one of the reasons for S4 being so mediocre but here Juno Temple is fantastic and quite the revelation as a dramatic actress.
Hopefully this isn't a false dawn and the remainder of the season is this good.