{"id":285218,"date":"2023-11-22T00:00:58","date_gmt":"2023-11-22T05:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tvobsessive.com\/?p=285218"},"modified":"2023-11-18T17:00:01","modified_gmt":"2023-11-18T22:00:01","slug":"fargo-brings-back-the-dark-humor-in-season-5-season-premiere-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tvobsessive.com\/2023\/11\/22\/fargo-brings-back-the-dark-humor-in-season-5-season-premiere-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Fargo Brings Back the Dark Humor in Season 5: Season Premiere Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"
The following recap contains spoilers for the Season 5 premiere of Fargo<\/strong>, S5E1, \u201cThe Tragedy of the Commons” & S5E2, Trials and Tribulations \u201d (written & directed by Noah Hawley)<\/em><\/p>\n\n
Fargo<\/em> is one of those shows that you either love or hate. I believe you need a specific type of humor in order to really understand the genius that is Noah Hawley. Set in the Midwest, Fargo<\/em> is an anthology series that follows seemingly ordinary people who get caught up in murder investigations. Usually, though, things aren’t what they seem.<\/p>\n
Such is the case in the latest season.<\/p>\n
Season 5 opens with a brawl in a school auditorium. Parents and school staff can be seen pulling hair, throwing punches, and throwing items across the room as a Fall Festival Planning Committee sign hangs behind the stage. Amongst the rioters are Dorothy Lyon (Juno Temple) and her daughter, Scotty (Sienna King). Dorothy tries to protect her daughter as they make their way towards the exit, but unfortunately, one of the men decides to put his hands on Dorothy. She tasers him and then a police officer who happens to be in close vicinity.<\/p>\n
Dorothy is arrested for assaulting that officer and it is here that we begin to get a picture of who she truly is, or rather, isn’t.<\/p>\n
On The Outside<\/h2>\n
Dorothy is married to car dealership owner, Wayne Lyon (David Rysdahl). He comes from a well-to-do family. His mother, Lorraine (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is the CEO of the largest debt collection agency in the U.S. and is thoroughly disappointed in Wayne for being such a sensitive, un-masculine man. She is also disappointed in his choice of spouse. She exudes power and isn’t afraid to use it to her advantage. Despite his family, Wayne lives a simple life with Dorothy and his daughter in Minnesota. Dontcha know?<\/p>\n
Dorothy is a stay at home mom, who cooks pancakes in the morning and likes to knit. She’s part of the PTO and has been fighting to expand the murder mystery selection of books at the middle school. To anyone looking in, it appears to be a normal, boring, family.<\/p>\n
As is learned by the end of Episode 1, this is far from the case.<\/p>\n
Roy Tillman & The Kidnapping<\/h2>\n
Fargo<\/em> wouldn’t be Fargo<\/em> without some outlandish shit going down. Enter the almost failed kidnapping. The day after she is released from jail, Dorothy is home alone knitting and watching daytime television. Two men enter the home in search of her. Their efforts to take her are almost thwarted as Dorothy burns kidnapper #1 in the face with hairspray and a torch. This buys her enough time to run, but she trips over the laundry, which for some reason is at the top of the stairs, and goes flying to the floor below. She’s fine though and uses an ice skate to slice kidnapper #2 in the face. Despite her mercenary moves, they are able to grab her and off they go.<\/p>\n