The Heap
- Episode aired Jun 3, 2014
- TV-MATV-MA
- 54m
- Director
- Writer
- Noah Hawley(created for television by)
- Stars
- Director
- Writer
- Noah Hawley(created for television by)
- Stars
- FBI Agent Pepperas FBI Agent Pepper
- (as Keegan Michael Key)
- Director
- Writer
- Noah Hawley(created for television by)
- All cast & crew
- See more cast details at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe black-and-white film Molly (Allison Tolman) watches in bed is Adventures of Kitty O'Day (1945), a comedy murder mystery starring Jean Parker as a secretary who tries to solve her boss's murder. Like Molly, who is also trying to solve her boss's murder, she is not taken seriously.
- GoofsPeele is listed as "FBI Agent Budge", Key as "Agent Pepper". But in the elevator, Key refers to Peele as "Agent Pepper". You can see Peele visibly wince, but he then follows on by referring to "myself and agent Budge."
- Quotes
FBI Agent Pepper: The file room. A room with files. Say you took one of them out.
FBI Agent Budge: Took it where?
FBI Agent Pepper: Doesn't matter. Let's say you took one of the files out. Is it still the file room?
FBI Agent Budge: Pizza today right? In the cafeteria? Or is it meatloaf?
FBI Agent Budge: Now I'm saying that you and I both agree that the file room minus one file is still the file room. Now, let's say you took another one out, and then another. If the file room minus one file is still the file room, and you keep subtracting one at a time, you could end up with zero files. I'm saying logically. Or even negative files, and it would still...
FBI Agent Budge: How do you have negative files?
FBI Agent Pepper: No, I'm just, logically I'm saying.
FBI Agent Budge: Cept no one is taking files, they just bring more.
FBI Agent Pepper: What about a cemetery? I mean, remove one body from a cemetery, it's still a cemetery, but a cemetery with no bodies, what's that?
FBI Agent Budge: Condos.
- ConnectionsFeatures Detective Kitty O'Day (1944)
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. One year has passed, and he is now the Insurance Salesman of the Year. It will be interesting to see what happens now that he's spotted Malvo in Las Vegas.
What I Disliked:
Chaz is still in prison one year later, even though his fingerprints weren't on any of the items in evidence, and Lester's were. Forensics would have discovered this long before the time jump.
Given this is a setup episode, there are some uninteresting portions, mainly the scenes between Gus and Molly.
Overall:
Though not the best this show has offered so far, this is still a great setup episode. Fargo has been a highly enthralling show to watch so far.
8/10
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- Mar 2, 2022
Details
- Runtime54 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.78 : 1
- 16:9 HD