The Heap

Molly faces pressure to close the case, while Lester starts to feel like a new man.

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

King Cadmium.

This episode was SO bad, I had to stop watching and come here to write this review.

Essentially, this is nothing but a FILLER episode. In fact, at one point it got so bad, they showed Gus and Molly watching television then cut TWICE to what they were watching. Using the fictional television program as filler. Fine - show them watching TV. But then don't use the television program itself to fill up screen time.

And what IS it with the bathroom scenes? It would seem the writer made a bet with someone to see how many bathroom scenes and puke scenes they could jam in one season.

The only saving grace of this episode was watching Kate Walsh act. She did a great characterization of Gina Hess. Other than that . . . This episode was the pits.