A Muddy Road 

Malvo flips the script on the blackmail operation. Molly sets a trap, and Gus debates whether he should come clean. Lester's return to work has complicated repercussions.

Director:

Randall Einhorn

Writers:

Noah Hawley, Noah Hawley (created for television by)

Stars:

Billy Bob Thornton, Allison Tolman, Colin Hanks

Cast

Episode cast overview, first billed only:
Billy Bob Thornton	...	Lorne Malvo
Allison Tolman	...	Molly Solverson
Colin Hanks	...	Gus Grimly
Martin Freeman	...	Lester Nygaard
Bob Odenkirk	...	Bill Oswalt
Keith Carradine	...	Lou Solverson
Kate Walsh	...	Gina Hess
Joshua Close	...	Chaz Nygaard (as Josh Close)
Adam Goldberg	...	Mr. Numbers
Russell Harvard	...	Mr. Wrench
Glenn Howerton	...	Don Chumph
Joey King	...	Greta Grimly
Tom Musgrave	...	Bo Munk
Susan Park	...	Linda Park
Barry Flatman	...	Wally Semenchko

Storyline

Malvo flips the script on the blackmail operation. Molly sets a trap, and Gus debates whether he should come clean. Lester's return to work has complicated repercussions.

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Plot Keywords:

man in underwear | reference to the zombie apocalypse | milk shake | blackmail | gym | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Certificate:

TV-MA

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

29 April 2014 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

MGM Television, FX Productions, 26 Keys Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

16:9 HD

Did You Know?

Trivia

When Milos (Oliver Platt) is taking a shower, and the water turns to blood, Malvo (Billy Bob Thornton) is reading from Exodus 2, the story of Moses when he lived in Egypt. Later in the story of Exodus, God turns all the water in Egypt to blood.

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Goofs

The label on Stavros Milos' heart medication says "capsules." But Malvo replaces them with tablets. Milos would have certainly noticed the difference between his usual capsules and the tablets.

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Quotes

Lou Solverson: [Serving 3 milkshakes to the table] I put bourbon in one of them. Whoever finds it wins a prize.
Molly Solverson: He's only kidding.
[Takes a sip]
Molly Solverson: Oh wait. No, I win.

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Connections

References No Country for Old Men (2007)

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Soundtracks

Don't Cha
(uncredited)
Written by Sir Mix A Lot (as Anthony Ray), CeeLo Green (as Thomas Callaway) and Busta Rhymes (as Trevor Smith)
Performed by The Pussycat Dolls

User Reviews

it's already a dog-eat-dog..

Frago

A Muddy Road

The inside politics between Oliver Platt and Billy Bob Thornton is so balanced out that it is scary and amusing at the same time whilst on the other side Colin Hanks and Allison Tolman are finally teamed up in this third episode of which they were building up from the first one.