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Buridan's Ass

  • Episode aired May 20, 2014
  • TV-MATV-MA
  • 53m
IMDb RATING
9.3/10
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Martin Freeman in Fargo (2014)
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Malvo executes his master plan, while Lester attempts to craft one of his own. Gus and Molly team up in Duluth.Malvo executes his master plan, while Lester attempts to craft one of his own. Gus and Molly team up in Duluth.Malvo executes his master plan, while Lester attempts to craft one of his own. Gus and Molly team up in Duluth.
IMDb RATING
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10K
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    • Director
      • Colin Bucksey
    • Writer
      • Noah Hawley(created for television by)
    • Stars
      • Billy Bob Thornton
      • Allison Tolman
      • Colin Hanks
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    • Director
      • Colin Bucksey
    • Writer
      • Noah Hawley(created for television by)
    • Stars
      • Billy Bob Thornton
      • Allison Tolman
      • Colin Hanks
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    • 22User reviews
    • 5Critic reviews
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    Billy Bob Thornton in Fargo (2014)
    Martin Freeman in Fargo (2014)
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    Joshua Close in Fargo (2014)
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    Colin Hanks and Allison Tolman in Fargo (2014)
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    Billy Bob Thornton
    Billy Bob Thornton
    • Lorne Malvo
    Allison Tolman
    Allison Tolman
    • Molly Solverson
    Colin Hanks
    Colin Hanks
    • Gus Grimly
    Martin Freeman
    Martin Freeman
    • Lester Nygaard
    Glenn Howerton
    Glenn Howerton
    • Don Chumph
    Adam Goldberg
    Adam Goldberg
    • Mr. Numbers
    Russell Harvard
    Russell Harvard
    • Mr. Wrench
    Joshua Close
    Joshua Close
    • Chaz Nygaard
    • (as Josh Close)
    Barry Flatman
    Barry Flatman
    • Wally Semenchko
    Rachel Blanchard
    Rachel Blanchard
    • Kitty Nygaard
    Peter Breitmayer
    Peter Breitmayer
    • Ben Schmidt
    Gary Valentine
    Gary Valentine
    • Deputy Knudsen
    Oliver Platt
    Oliver Platt
    • Stavros Milos
    Gordon S. Miller
    • Dmitri Milos
    Spencer Drever
    Spencer Drever
    • Gordo Nygaard
    Jane McGregor
    Jane McGregor
    • Nurse Faber
    James Binkley
    • Mr. Carlyle
    Andy King
    • Mr. Jergen
    • Director
      • Colin Bucksey
    • Writer
      • Noah Hawley(created for television by)
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    • Trivia
      Buridan's Ass refers to an old philosophical puzzle by Jean Buridan, a French philosopher in the 14th century who used the idea of a mule situated equidistantly between two bales of hay as a way of examining free will. Buridan wondered if a mule would starve if it couldn't decide between two equivalent choices, since both choices were the same and one had no more appeal than the other. If the mule did choose one of them, the question would be what factor led to the mule's choosing, and was that actually an exercise of free will.
    • Goofs
      When Molly and Gus are driving through downtown Duluth, we notice a 'Ford Tower' on the left. However there is no such building in Duluth. The tower shown is from Calgary, Alberta.
    • Quotes

      Lorne Malvo: [after pulling the trigger on an empty chamber by Don Chumph] That's okay. I'd be insulted if you didn't try.

    • Connections
      Featured in The 66th Primetime Emmy Awards (2014)
    • Soundtracks
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      (uncredited)
      Performed by Adriano Celentano

    User reviews22

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    7/10
    A waste of potentiel great episode
    The snow, the atmosphere , everything was there to have a great episode, but something was off and it fall so flat, in the end its only a decent hour of TV.

    But man, we are millions miles away from the quality of the Pilot ( a masterpiece) I give a 7/10 here, could have been way better.
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    • nicofreezer
    • May 3, 2022

    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 20, 2014 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • High River, Alberta, Canada
    • Production companies
      • MGM Television
      • FX Productions
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    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      53 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1
      • 16:9 HD

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