Rhinoceros

As the Blomquists go their ridiculous ways, being clueless to what is going on around them, we have an assault on their home. There are incredible visuals. When they go into the basement and see the piles of magazines, we are further made aware of how crazy Peggy truly is. Her fantasy world knows no limits. The Gearharts are on their doorstep. Nick Offerman is fantastic in his role as the right wing, much inebriated lawyer. Lou continues to try to be true to his calling and we wonder how he has stayed alive as long as he has. His wife continues to battle her cancer and it appears that she may have only received a placebo, not the experimental drug. There is betrayal from the daughter, Simone, who cares not at all about the future of her warring family. She is, of course, too stupid to realize what a dangerous game she is playing. Meanwhile, the Blomquists are off somewhere doing who knows what with a surprise in the trunk. Ed has received the title of "the Butcher" (which, of course, he is). is).

Will be honest -- after the incredible and mind-boggling season 1 (will any fan of the series ever forget Billy Bob Thornton's performance?) I was having some trouble "syncing" to Season 2.

Then along comes this episode and I am gob-smacked.

As a standalone episode, one of the most engrossing TV hours I have ever spent. It just builds and builds and builds. Until you get to the stage where (metaphorically) your wife says she is having a baby and you just give her cab fare because you don't want to miss the ending.

When I was a younger reviewer working for print media (dinosaurs roamed, and politicians occasionally told the truth) I used to handicap the awards shows. This one is a puzzler. There are so many superb performances I am not sure where to start? All in, Nick Offerman as the drunken lawyer whose oratory rises to the occasion will (like Billy Bob from S-1) always remain cemented in memory. The rest of the cast do not hit even one false note, but he is a stand-out.

And Jean Smart, even with limited screen time, continues to give her best performance since the Aileen Wuornos story. I think every family wishes they had someone like her in it.

Wow.

After the absurd premises that started the whole series in motion, this episode is truly a great one. The Blomquist couple proves once again to be stupid and possibly not worth risking your life to save them - but it's a policeman job....

The prison is the scene of a siege, handled in the most surprising way by the talkative, drunk lawyer. He was quite annoying with his non-stop chattering but luckily that turned into something else than a display of verbosity Tarantino-style.

I think watching Season 2 right after watching season 1 wasn't a good idea. 3 minutes tension isn't enough to rate this episode above 9. Kirsten Dunst feels like a filler for me I'm playing with my smartphone everytime she starts talking. Everything feels so forced like they try to be stylish and original but in my eyes this season is average. There aren't any likeable characters I cheer for.

Season 1 >>>>> in every aspect.

This episode was great, so tense and really well written, i really loved it